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KSL "Hearts" Our Faculty!

Invitation for CWRU Faculty to join us for a Valentine's-themed event.

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Celebrate Black History Month with KSL!

Learn more about new exhibits, resources, and events this month.

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Library System to be Upgraded

Learn more about the migration to a new Library Services Platform taking place in Spring semester.

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Applications open for 2025-26 Freedman Faculty Fellowships!

Learn more about the Freedman Faculty Fellows or apply today for a fellowship.

CWRU campus members utilizing a research and engagement librarian

Whether you need assistance connecting with resources, using them effectively, or finding answers to questions, our research and engagement librarians want to hear from you. Get in touch!

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Special Collections & University Archives

Special Collections and University Archives is home to the Kelvin Smith Library’s rare books and manuscripts collections, and the records of Case Western Reserve University.

 

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The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship

In the Freedman Center, the Digital Scholarship Team brings expertise and technology together in support of students, faculty and staff pursuing interdisciplinary, collaborative and experimental research and learning. Attend one (or all!) of the workshops available this spring that will allow you to explore new ways to advance your scholarship.

Discover Digital Scholarship
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250 years of Jane Austen

Kelvin Smith Library, Special Collections, Hatch Reading Room, 2nd Floor

2025 is a celebration of 250 years of Jane Austen! KSL recognizes this momentous year with the exhibit Jane Austen's Library beginning early February.

Save the date and join us on April 22, 2025 as KSL hosts the rare book dealer from Pawnstars and author, Rebecca Romney, for a presentation based on her current publication, Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writer Who Shaped a Legend.

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CWRU Faculty: Apply for the 2025-26 Freedman Fellowship

Feb 06, 2025

The Freedman Fellows Program is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Freedman Fellowships are year-long fellowships for CWRU faculty to develop research projects over the course of an academic year with targeted funding and support from…

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CWRU research website serves as hub for data management tools

Feb 04, 2025

Case Western Reserve University offers a centralized website to support scholars working with data. This platform provides essential information and best practices for creating, describing, storing, and sharing research data. It is a collaborative effort among CWRU…

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Celebrate Black History Month with Kelvin Smith Library

Jan 30, 2025

New Digital Exhibit: Did You Know? Black History at CWRU. This online exhibit illuminates Black scholarship, excellence, and the University’s concerted engagement in African American Civil Rights, support of Black scholars, and its spirit of equality and change. The…

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