Events
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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.

 

Digital Scholarship workshop series
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 fall that will allow you to explore new ways to advance your scholarship.

tin pan alley sheet music
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Tales from Tin Pan Alley

Kelvin Smith Library, Art Gallery, 1st Floor

Explore the history of sheet music publishing and American culture through eye-catching covers from the Tin Pan Alley era (1895 through the mid-20th century). The exhibit features digitized sheet music, which can be viewed, shared, and downloaded from Digital Case, the university’s online source for curated digital content from University Archives, CWRU Special Collections, and Partner Institutions.

Join us at an event on Friday, September 27 to welcome the new location of the Kulas Music Collection, view the exhibit, and hear context and performed excerpts from Dr. Daniel Goldmark, Associate Dean and Head of Popular Music Studies.

Highlights

CWRU Faculty Services at KSL

Kelvin Smith Library is your partner in research & engagement, instruction, and digital scholarship!

Register to vote at Kelvin Smith Library

Visit the CWRU Democracy Fellows table at Kelvin Smith Library for your voting needs on Monday, Sept 30, from 2 to 3 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. in the first-floor lobby. The nonpartisan student voter engagement group which is supported by the…

CWRU Libraries transitioning to new services platform

Case Western Reserve University libraries and the OhioLINK Consortium are upgrading their library services platforms (LSP) in June 2025 to Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE. The LSP is the suite of software that libraries use to acquire, manage and lend resources and allows users…