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  • KSL Collections Annex supports library storage on campus

    Carefully tucked into the secure, climate- and humidity-controlled, renovated spaces in the basement of the building known as the 11000 Cedar Incubator are…

  • Karamu Archives Research Wins Award

    Karamu House, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is the oldest African American performing arts and community educational center in the United States. In 2021, Kelvin…

  • Tin Pan Alley highlights KSL's music collection

    Kelvin Smith Library’s parent and family weekend program, Tales from Tin Pan Alley: The Cover Story of Digital Sheet Music, offered the community an engaging…

  • Take a well-deserved break before finals!

    Join KSL and University Health & Counseling Services on Monday, December 9, anytime from 11am to 2pm for a relaxing wellness break to recharge and destress.…

  • 2024-25 Freedman Fellows Announced!

    The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library has announced the recipients of the 2024–25 Freedman faculty and student fellows. The annual…

  • Enroll in KSL course for Spring Semester

    Navigating the Information Landscape: Misinformation on Social Media 

    Enroll in a 3-credit course on misinformation in the digital space, taught by…

  • Celebrate Legacy Week @ KSL

    Celebrate Legacy Week with Kelvin Smith Library!

    Learn more about an exhibit, contest, and the University Archives.

    Homecoming and Alumni Weekend…

  • Therapy Dogs are coming back!

    Kelvin Smith Library will host a visit with therapy dogs on Monday, December 2, from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the first floor.

    Build a study break into…

  • International Game Night @ KSL!

    Join the Kelvin Smith Library on Wednesday, November 6 from 7pm - 9pm in the Freedman Center for a celebration of International Games Month!

    This year,…

  • Pizza & Research

    Don't let your upcoming assignments scare you! Come see the KSL librarians in the Cramelot Cafe on Wednesday, October 30 from 5 - 6:30 p.m.

    Librarians…

  • Halloween Costume Contest at KSL!

    Visit KSL in your costume on Oct. 31 for a chance to win one of five $25 Amazon gift cards! 

    Calling all CWRU students! Dress your spookiest, your…

  • Election 2024: Be an Informed Voter

    Join us for Being an Informed Voter in the 2024 Election and Beyond Workshop 

    How do you make an informed decision as a voter in today’s current…

  • KSL's Innovation Week 2024

    Kelvin Smith Library’s Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship will host three tours during CWRU’s Innovation Week 2024. 

    Tuesday, October 29th from…

  • CWRU Faculty Services at KSL

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

    General Library Services

    Collection Access…

  • 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:…

  • 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/…

  • Celebrate Faculty and Staff Authors with the CWRU libraries!

    Join us on September 18, 2024 at 4 PM for a celebration of CWRU Faculty and Staff authors and editors with special guest, Joy K. Ward, Provost and Executive Vice…

  • Graduate Student Study Carrel Lottery (begins now!)

    Graduate students: enter the lottery to receive your own desk in KSL Case Western Reserve University graduate students are encouraged to apply for the Kelvin…

  • Game Night - Loteria!

    Join us on Wednesday, October 2nd at 7PM and learn to play Lotería - a traditional game of chance similar to bingo. There will be prizes (swag and gift cards)…

  • Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with KSL!

    Collections & Resources

    KSL Features Book Pop-up On the first floor of KSL, browse and borrow librarian-selected titles representing authors from and…

  • Digital Scholarship Workshop Series

    Explore the possibilities of digital scholarship through a series of library workshops this Fall R, Python, ArcGIS, Constellate, Census Data, Open Access!…

  • Kulas Music Collection Open House Event

    Help us welcome the Kulas Music Collection to its new location within Kelvin Smith Library!

    Join us on Friday, September 27 at Noon for an opening…

  • Generative AI and Information Literacy Day!

    Join us on Thursday, September 12th, 2024, at Kelvin Smith Library for Generative AI & Information Literacy Day. This event is perfect for educators,…

  • Welcome incoming students!

    Here's a few things to know about KSL as we begin a new academic year!

    Collections of books, electronic resources, and more!  At Kelvin Smith…

  • Trivia Night @ KSL!

    Join Kelvin Smith Library for the traditional start-of-the-semester Trivia Night on Wednesday, September 4 from 7 to 9pm in the Lower Lever Classroom (LL-06…

  • Submit Course Reserves Requests by August 12

    Kelvin Smith Library is now accepting course reserve requests for the fall 2024 semester. Accepted materials include books and audiovisual materials (DVDs, Blu-…

  • Audubon's Birds of America Exhibit

    In Kelvin Smith Library’s Hatch Reading Room, you will find on display four plates from the collection of John James Audubon's Birds of America. These plates are…

  • Celebrate Pride Month with KSL!

    KSL Features Book Pop-Up On the first floor of KSL, find librarian-selected fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels, and traditional titles that highlight LGBTQIA+…

  • Save the Date: Faculty and Staff Authors Celebration!

    SAVE THE DATE!

    September 18, 2024 at 4PM Kelvin Smith Library, Freedman Center Collaboration Commons

    Save the date for a celebration of CWRU…

  • Apply now for the 2024-25 Freedman Faculty Fellowship!

    The Freedman Fellows Program is now accepting applications from full-time faculty for the 2024-2025 academic year. 

    The Freedman Fellows Program,…

  • Juneteenth @ KSL

    As we commemorate Juneteenth, join Kelvin Smith Library in reflecting on the ongoing journey towards freedom for all people, equality and knowledge. 

  • Library Services for our new Alumni - Class of 2024!

    Congratulations Class of 2024!

    Check out some library resources that can help you into the future:

    CWRU Alumni Library Accounts Kelvin Smith Library and…

  • Digital Accessibility for Everyone Day Event @ KSL

    Join us on Tuesday, May 14 in KSL's Freedman Center Collaboration Commons, to celebrate the 13th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)!

    Hosted by…

  • Finals Week Success with KSL!

    Maximize your success during finals week with extended library hours and resources.

    Extended library hours From today until May 9th, KSL will be open 24…

  • Longtime library worker chooses KSL’s Dampeer Room for dissertation defense

    Recent alumnus Samuel Nemeth, PhD (GRS ‘24, musicology), spent nearly 3 ½ years writing his dissertation titled, “‘Ces Magnifiques Instruments: Sound, Power, and…

  • Finals Wellness @ KSL!

    Join KSL and UH&CS for a finals wellness break. There will be food, a make your own tea bar, rock painting, chair massages, coloring, socializing , and more…

  • Celebrate CWRU Legacy Week with KSL!

    Explore the university’s rich history through digitized yearbooks, images, and commencement activities in the online archives and a special pop-up exhibit. From…

  • Winners Announced for KSL's Book Collecting Contest!

    Congratulations to the winners of the Kelvin Smith Library's Student Book Collecting Contest!

    The winners were:

    First place, graduate students:…

  • Laced with Love

    Join Kelvin Smith Library, Flora Stone Mather, and Arianna Papai, painting student at the Cleveland Institute of Art, for a blackout poetry crafting event on…

  • Therapy Dogs are coming back!

    You've almost made it to the end of the semester! Take a break at the Kelvin Smith Library on Monday, April 22 anytime from 12:30 - 2:00 p.m to visit with…

  • Interested in Publishing? Attend KSL's Symposium!

    Publisher's Symposium - April 5, 2024

    Hear directly from publishers at Springer Nature, Elsevier, IEEE, and more!

    Join us on Friday, April 5th…

  • Freedman Fellowship Focus: Jacqueline Curtis

    As a spatial epidemiologist, Case Western Reserve University Associate Professor Jacqueline Curtis, PhD, collects and looks for geographic patterns in disease,…

  • Freedman Fellows Forum 2024

    April 22, 2024 from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Kelvin Smith Library, Freedman Center Collaboration Commons

    You’re Invited to the Freedman Fellows Forum!

  • Students collaborate to preserve and understand our past

    An innovative collaboration of the classics, art history and computer science showcases the shared goals of three Kelvin Smith Library student employees to…

  • Art of Stem Winners Announced

    We are delighted to announce the exceptional winners of our 5th Art of STEM Competition, where creativity and scientific exploration converged spectacularly!…

  • Research help from KSL's experts!

    Are you working on a research project or paper and need to find information sources? You don’t have to go it alone! KSL has librarians who are trained to work…

  • Celebrate Women's History Month with KSL!

    Check out the many ways KSL is celebrating Women's History Month!

    Event

    Read Aloud Tuesday, March 26 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. in the KSL Art Gallery

  • Pizza & Research with KSL Librarians

    Want to avoid the stress of an all-nighter and stay ahead on your upcoming assignments? Come join us on Wednesday, March 6 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. in the Cramelot…

  • Enter KSL's Book Collecting Contest!

    CWRU Students who have built a collection of 10-50 books based on a theme are encouraged to enter a book collecting contest sponsored by Kelvin Smith Library.…

  • Celebrate Black History Month at KSL

    African American Studies Research Guide On this guide, find links and collections for reference works, primary and secondary sources, scholarly journals, news,…

  • Early Career Research, Visibility, and Publishing Series

    Gain insights into the publishing process during library workshops this spring!

    The Early Career Research, Visibility, and Publishing Series continues…

  • Black Voices on exhibit in Special Collections

    Black Voices in Special Collections features books and archival materials from Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections spanning different genres, periods, and…

  • New in 2024: Two additional Open Access agreements provide more no-cost publishing opportunities for CWRU authors

    Beginning Jan. 1, Case Western Reserve University’s network of libraries now has agreements with Elsevier and Springer Nature—through OhioLINK—increasing…

  • CWRU campus libraries receive LEAD award

    CWRU's University Libraries received the 2024 Library Excellence in Access and Diversity (LEAD) Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and…

  • Kick off the semester with Trivia Night!

    Wednesday, January 31, 2024 from 7 to 9 pm in KSL's LL06 classroom.

    Gather your friends and join us for our first Game Night event of the Spring Semester…

  • Karamu House archives is now available online!

    In 2021, Case Western Reserve University’s Kelvin Smith Library acquired the archive from Karamu House, the oldest African-American producing theater in the…

  • Taylor and Francis Online Journals

    Faculty, staff, and students now have access to all journal titles from Taylor & Francis - adding over 2,000 new online journal titles to the CWRU Libraries…

  • Digital Scholarship Workshop Series

    Explore digital scholarship tools at library workshops this spring

    Kelvin Smith Library will offer a Digital Scholarship Workshop Series this spring to…

  • Celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. at KSL

    Each year, Case Western Reserve University honors Martin Luther King, Jr.—the holiday, the man and the legacy—with a celebration that includes a range of…

  • Stress less this finals season!

    Join us for a variety of de-stress events, dedicated relaxation spaces, and online resources at Kelvin Smith Library.

    Library Events

    Therapy Dogs …

  • Art of Stem is back!

    Kelvin Smith Library presents the 5th edition of the Art of STEM Competition and Exhibit that showcases scientific work through creative visuals and explanations…

  • New CWRU research website serves as hub for data management tools

    Case Western Reserve University has launched a new research data website to help researchers gather, and find resources to measure, analyze, preserve and…

  • KSL evolves to accommodate the increase in undergraduate enrollment, with improved technology and program needs

    Since Kelvin Smith Library opened its doors in 1996, the Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate population has grown by 79.5% and technology used for…

  • Workshop highlights the significance of zines in LGBTQ culture

    To celebrate LGBTQ History Month, KSL and the university’s LGBT Center invited the community to make zines (taken from “magazine”). Participants learned about…

  • Cleveland’s Western Herb Society talks tea

    The library’s annual Homecoming and Reunion Week programming included a talk about one of the world’s most popular beverages, tea. Beth Schreibman Gehring,…

  • Readings and exhibit mark Hispanic Heritage month at KSL

    The library celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, with a read-aloud session. The event was held in collaboration with the Office for Diversity…

  • Announcing the 2023-24 Freedman Faculty Fellows

    The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library has announced the recipients of the 2023–24 Freedman faculty fellows. The annual fellowship…

  • Graduate Student Study Carrel Lottery

    Case Western Reserve University graduate students are encouraged to apply for the Kelvin Smith Library study carrel lottery. The study carrels offer a space to…

  • Early Career Research, Visibility, and Publishing Series

    Designed to support graduate and PhD students, postdocs, and everybody else interested in publishing, this series provides insight into successfully navigating…

  • Register for KSL's for-credit spring courses

    Kelvin Smith Library has partnered to instruct two, for-credit courses in Spring 2024 taught by KSL Librarians. Both classes will take place in KSL and address…

  • KSL shares special collection as host of Lewis Carroll Society conference

    Kelvin Smith Library shared the The Many Faces of Wonderland, a special collections exhibit curated by Arnold Hirshon, retired CWRU Vice Provost and University…

  • Take a Break in the Zen Zone!

    Kelvin Smith Library is introducing a new feature this fall - the Zen Zone, located on the first floor near Cramelot Cafe. This area is specifically designated…

  • Remembering new academic beginnings through Digital Case

    Digital Case is Case Western Reserve's online source for curated digital content about the University: photographs and audio recordings from University Archives…

  • Enter the KSL Photo Contest!

    Explore Kelvin Smith Library's four floors, miles of movable shelving, and over 900 seats to find YOUR space. We want to see any area in which you might feel…

  • Kick off the semester with Trivia Night!

    Gather your friends and join us for our first Game Night event of the academic year...Trivia! 

    Bring a team of up to six people, or be matched with…

  • Welcome Class of 2027!

    Kelvin Smith Library is open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week during the academic year. Find cozy armchairs, supportive desk chairs, individual study, quiet areas,…

  • Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month at KSL!

    Drawings of Robert Duncan O'Neill Reading Room Walls, KSL 2nd Floor Currently on display through August 2023

    Robert Duncan (1919-1988) was one of the…

  • Freedman Fellowships for Faculty

    The Freedman Fellows Program is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 academic year!

    Faculty Freedman Fellowships are open to all current full-time CWRU…

  • CWRU Faculty! Virtual Open Access (OA) Info Session

    Learn from Scholarly Communication & Copyright Librarian, Karen Caputo, about the proposed Faculty Open Access (OA) Policy being considered by the Faculty…

  • Kelvin Smith Library Scholarly Commons reaches milestone months after launch

    Scholarly Commons @CWRU, an online archive that provides access to scholarly output from Case Western Reserve University, has reached an impressive milestone of…

  • Research Impact Challenge

    The online scholarly presence of a scholar is built with information coming from multiple sources. Take control of your online presence by curating selected…

  • VIBE Exhibit Opening Reception

    Join us for the opening of VIBE, an exhibition by the talented painting student, DeAnne Smith studying at the Cleveland Institute of Art. DeAnne's acrylic works…

  • National Library Week Contest Winners!

    Kelvin Smith Library celebrated National Library Week 2023 by hosting a Six Word Story Contest with the theme, "There's More to the Story..." Over 100 CWRU…

  • 5 Things you need to know about KSL!

    Kelvin Smith Library invites you to celebrate National Library Week 2023 with the theme of ‘There's More to the Story,' suggesting that your campus library is so…

  • Special collections massive acquisition offers sensory experience in music history

    When David Rothenberg, PhD, professor and chair of Case Western Reserve University’s Department of Music, teaches classes about early music history he often…

  • Entrepreneurship Speaker Series

    Leading a Commercially Successful Company with a Social Mission

    Join us on Wednesday, April 26, 4 - 6 PM for the Case Western Reserve University…

  • VIBE Painting Pop-Up

    As we're winding down the semester, take a break and join DeAnne Smith, Cleveland Institute of Art painting student, and Kelvin Smith Library in a pop-up…

  • Last Session of the Grad Publishing Series!

    Join us for the last session of the Graduate Student Publishing Series this Wednesday, April 12 from 4 - 5 p.m. in the Freedman Center Collaboration Commons…

  • HoloU partners with KSL

    HoloUniversity (HoloU) is a collaboration between UTech, the Interactive Commons (IC), and the Kelvin Smith Library (KSL). Collectively, we work together to…

  • Students delve into digital world inside Kelvin Smith Library

    Kelvin Smith Library and the Seminar Approach to General Education and Scholarship (SAGES) program are helping students navigate and decipher social media and…

  • Braided Memories Exhibit and Reception

    Braided Memories is on display in the Kelvin Smith Library Art Gallery through April 21, 2023. A unique collaboration between Chilean Jewish poet Marjorie Agosín…

  • Last Game Night of the Semester!

    Join KSL for the last game night of the Spring Semester on Wednesday, April 5 from 7 - 9 p.m. in the Freedman Center!

    Bring your favorite game or play…

  • 2023 ICPSR Summer Program

    Founded in 1963, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program offers rigorous, hands-on training in statistics,…

  • Humanities in Leadership Learning Series

    Join us Tuesday, April 4 from 4 - 5 PM in the Dampeer Room at Kelvin Smith Library for Exploring queer-trans intimacy, disability aesthetics, and community…

  • Celebrate Green Open Access Day!

    Green Open Access (OA) or self-archiving allows authors to openly share their scholarship regardless of whether they published their work open access.  Many…

  • Institute for Liberal Arts Digital Scholarship Submissions

    The ILiADS (Institute for Liberal Arts Digital Scholarship) Steering Committee welcomes proposals for the eighth Institute for Liberal Arts Digital Scholarship!…

  • Braided Memories Exhibit & Reception

    Join Chilean Jewish poet Marjorie Agosín and Chilean Jewish photographer Samuel Shats for refreshments and the multimedia exhibit, Braided Memories, in which…

  • Pizza and Research Party!

    Avoid the stress of an all-nighter and get ahead on your upcoming assignments with the help of KSL librarians in the Freedman Center Collaboration Commons on…

  • WISER Light Bulb Drop

  • Celebrating Lunar New Year!

    History of Cleveland's Chinatown documentary screening & Faces of Chinatown exhibit reception

    Wednesday, February 22 4:30 - 7:00 PM

    We invite…

  • Celebrating Black History Month

    Join Kelvin Smith Library in celebrating Black History Month!

    Our Voices: Stories From Black Authors

    Wednesday, February 22, 3:00-4:00 PM in the…

  • What I Wish I'd Learned in Grad School About...

    You may have heard the phrase “publish or perish” in relation to academia, but it can be difficult to know where to begin in the world of publishing. This series…

  • A Reading and Conversation with Author, Garth Greenwell

    Case Western Reserve University’s Department of English will host several events with award-winning author Garth Greenwell as the 2023 Stonum Writer-in-Residence…

  • New CWRU Faculty Orientation

    In partnership with the Office of Faculty Development, CWRU's new faculty members are invited to attend a brief orientation/tour of Kelvin Smith Library. Members…

  • Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

    Join Kelvin Smith Library in commemorating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a showing of the documentary film:

    King in the…

  • KSL Trivia Night!

    Gather your friends and join us for the popular KSL Trivia Game Night! Create a team of up to six people, or we'll match you up with a group when you arrive.…

  • Special Collections in KSL

    This past year marked the 50th anniversary of our Special Collections department. The unique collections of rare books, manuscripts, and fine and performing arts…

  • Extended Hours for Finals!

    KSL is extending hours during finals! 

    Beginning on Sunday, December 11, KSL will be open 24 hours until Wednesday, December 21 for the last day of…

  • The Dogs are back!!

    Take a wellness break with therapy dogs at KSL!

    Back by popular demand the K9 Caring Angels Therapy Dogs are returning to KSL. These certified dogs and…

  • In the Cards

    Join KSL for an end of the semester craft activity featuring art, fate, food, and giveaways! 

    In response to National Human Rights Month and World…

  • Global Entrepreneurship Week

    Participate in the KSL Online Entrepreneur Challenge!

    Check out our Entrepreneurship@CWRU online research guide and learn some new resources in a variety…

  • GIS Day - Join Us!

    How do you take your research data to the next level? Consider exploring GIS! (Geographic Information Systems)

    The Kelvin Smith Library is celebrating…

  • Library Resources Lab Winners!

    Kelvin Smith Library held its annual Library Resources Lab on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in Nord Hall.

    Attendees experienced the library’s best resources and…

  • International Game Night

    Join KSL on November 2, 7-9 p.m. in the Freedman Collaboration Commons for the first International Games Month!

    International Games Month is an…

  • Pizza Research Party!

    Beat the post-break blues with free pizza and get ahead on your upcoming assignments! 

    On Wednesday, November 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., connect with…

  • OA Week 2022: Climate Justice

    In the last blog post, we discussed Open Access (OA) and OA Week. In this and following posts throughout the week, we will dive deeper into this year’s theme,…

  • OA Week 2022: Open Climate Resources

    In the last blog post, we discussed the connections between climate justice and open access (OA). In the following  post, we will provide resources…

  • OA Week 2022: Open Access & Climate Justice

    In the last blog post, we discussed climate justice. In the following  post, we will discuss how climate justice relates to Open Access (OA) and the…

  • International OA Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice

    What is Open Access (OA) Week?

    OA Week (October 24-30, 2022) is a time to bring together individuals and communities across the globe to participate in OA…

  • Weaving a Rich Story Through Research

    CWRU Alumna Shares Tapestry Expertise with Library Audience

    Case Western Reserve University alumna Julia LaPlaca (GRS ‘19, art history and museum studies…

  • Game Night Celebrates Hispanic Heritage!

    Join KSL's Game Night as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Loteria - a traditional game of chance similar to bingo - on Wednesday, October 5 from 7-9 PM…

  • Contest Winner!

    A big THANK YOU to everyone who entered the Picture Yourself in KSL photo contest and helped make it a success! We are pleased to announce our winner of an…

  • Celebrate Peer Review Week!

    Kelvin Smith Library recognizes and supports our researchers on campus and will be hosting activities that highlight the ways in which peer review contributes to…

  • Scopus & SciVal Training Day

    Improve your H-Index, shape your reputation, and find new opportunities to collaborate with other peers by learning advanced tips on how to get the most out of…

  • Library Resources Lab is Back!

    Kelvin Smith Library invites the campus community to its annual Library Resources Lab on Wednesday, September 28, from 12 pm to 3:30 pm in Nord Hall 356. …

  • Welcome Class of 2026!

    Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) has a lot to offer to help make your first year successful!

    Contact your Library Advisor to help answer questions, assist you…

  • Game Nights @ KSL!

    KSL offers monthly game nights throughout the academic year.

    This year, we're kicking off the semester with Trivia Night on Wednesday, September 7, 2022…

  • KSL is Extending its Hours!

    Beginning Monday, August 29, 2022, KSL will offer study spaces throughout the first floor of the building all night long - Sunday through Thursday nights. If you…

  • Kelvin Smith Library Welcomes the Class of 2026!

    On Aug. 22, 1,550 first-year students and their families visited Kelvin Smith Library to attend the Information Fair, one of the first events during new student…

  • Congratulations Class of 2022!

    You're officially alumni! Take KSL on your personal lifelong learning journey and apply for your alumni card today.

    Benefits include access to valuable…

  • Application Extended! 2022-2023 Student Freedman Fellowships

    The Freedman Student Fellowship program will provide undergraduate and graduate students the ability to partake in an internship or grant track. Applications…

  • 2022-23 Faculty Freedman Fellowships: Apply now!

    The Freedman Fellows Program supports and funds full-time, board-appointed, tenured or tenure-track faculty, and clinical research faculty, at the rank of…

  • 2022 ICPSR Hybrid Summer Program Registration Now Open!

    Founded in 1963, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer Program offers rigorous, hands-on training in statistics,…

  • Attend Zoom Workshops on STEM Communication

    Want to learn how to navigate the challenges of reading and writing in STEM fields? 

    The Writing Resource Center and Kelvin Smith Library are…

  • Annual Freedman Fellows Forum: April 19th in the Freedman Center

    Join Kelvin Smith Library for presentations by the 2021–22 Freedman Fellows recipients during its annual forum Tuesday, April 19, from 10 a.m. to noon in the…

  • OhioLINK print lending delays expected

    Due to ongoing delivery issues, OhioLINK will change CWRU's campus libraries delivery provider. There are important points to be aware of as you plan for library…

  • KSL Celebrates Staff Achievements

    Congratulations to our Kelvin Smith Library staff members for their recent notable achievements: Daniela Solomon, research services librarian for chemistry and…

  • Celebrate Art of STEM winners

    An opening reception and awards ceremony will be held Wednesday, March 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Kelvin Smith Library, to celebrate winners of the Art of STEM…

  • Introducing: Yolanda Cooper, Vice Provost and Lindseth Family University Librarian

    On Jan. 1, 2022, Kelvin Smith Library welcomed Yolanda Cooper as vice provost and Lindseth Family University Librarian. For more information, please read the…

  • Open Access Week: October 25-31, 2021

    October is here, which means it's time to celebrate Open Access Week (OA Week).  Each year's OA Week is guided by a theme, and this year focuses on…

  • KSL Hours Extended for Midterms

    KSL's hours have been extended to 2 am for midterms beginning Monday, October 11 - Friday, October 15 for all current CWRU ID holders.

    Go here for more…

  • Historic Karamu House donates archives to Kelvin Smith Library

    Karamu House, the nation’s oldest African American producing theatre and cultural arts center, is donating its archives to Kelvin Smith Library for preservation…

  • Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month!

    Stop by Kelvin Smith Library's Art Gallery located on the first floor near Cramelot Cafe and view an exceptional exhibit from seven artists within the Cleveland…

  • KSL Celebrates 25 Years!

    Join Kelvin Smith Library as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a series of events throughout the fall semester. We kick off the celebration with…

  • Reopening July 1

    Kelvin Smith Library will reopen to the public for in-person use Thursday, July 1. Non-CWRU guests must show identification to enter the building and masks will…

  • Student posters from Intersections available to view through Digital Case

    For the first time, a collection of posters from Intersections has been added to Digital Case, Case Western Reserve’s online source for curated digital…

  • Diversity Excellence!

    Congratulations to Mark Clemente on his Staff Diversity Excellence award from Case Western Reserve University's Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal…

  • Receive Funding & Support for Your Digital Scholarship Project!

    The Freedman Fellows Program is now accepting applications from full-time faculty and students for the 2021-2022 academic year. Since its inception the program…

  • Tips & Strategies to Get Your Social Science Journal Article Published

    Join us for an informative webinar featuring Jessica Lipowski and Karen Shrayer, Publishing Editors at SAGE Publishing as they break down each step of the…

  • Medieval music manuscript inspires doctoral student's project

    As part of the CWRU Department of Music's graduate seminar on medieval chant and liturgy, Rosemary Heredos, a doctoral student in the CWRU Historical…

  • Mythbusting Book Collecting Talk - Recording Available

    In case you missed it...

    KSL is delighted to share with you the recording of our recent book collecting event that took place on April 13. Rebecca Romney…

  • 2021 Freedman Fellows Presentations

    Please join us for presentations by the 2020-2021 Freedman Fellow recipients. The forum will occur in two shorter, thematic zoom sessions to be held Wednesday,…

  • Wikipedia Edit-a-thon

    Have you ever thought to yourself "Why isn't there more information on my favorite topic in Wikipedia?" Now is your chance to fix a gap in a Wikipedia article!…

  • Celebrate Scholarly Books by CWRU Authors

    Campus faculty and staff are invited to join in celebration of scholarly books published by CWRU authors in 2019 and 2020 in a virtual event Thursday, April 22,…

  • Open Access Forum for CWRU Faculty

    The Faculty Senate Committee on University Libraries and the four University Libraries invite CWRU faculty to participate in a campus forum about a possible…

  • Register for "Mythbusting Book Collecting" with Pawn Stars' Rebecca Romney

    Kelvin Smith Library will present "Mythbusting Book Collecting" with Rebecca Romney, a rare book dealer, appraiser, author and specialist on the HISTORY Channel'…

  • Instagram Takeover!

    On Wednesday, February 24, Anastasia Tsang, a student assistant at KSL, wrote a blog post on the library as part of an Instagram takeover with CWRU Undergraduate…

  • Welcome Back, Students: Things to Know About the Kelvin Smith Library

    Spring Semester 2021 Updates

    Welcome back to the Kelvin Smith Library! Our highest priorities are to ensure your health and safety and to provide a warm,…

  • Congrats KSL Challenge E-week Winners!

    As part of the Engineering Week (E-Week) activities, the KSL Challenge dared students to test their research skills with ten engineering source-related questions…

  • Engineering Week Challenge

    Join the KSL challenge to celebrate Engineering Week (E-Week)! 

    February 24; 9am - 7pm

    Challenge your research skills by answering ten…

  • GIS Day!

    GIS Day is an annual event for students, staff, faculty and the broader community to learn more about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and to celebrate the…

  • 2020-21 Freedman Student Fellow

    The Walter Freedman and Karen Harrison Freedman Student Fellowships give undergraduate and graduate students funding to complete targeted digital projects under…

  • Virtual Game Night @ KSL

    Take a study break and join Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) for a special edition of Virtual Game Night featuring trivia Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. Trivia night will…

  • Virtual Library Resources Lab - Science & Engineering

    Join the Kelvin Smith Library for a Virtual Library Resources Lab on Wednesday, September 23 from 1 to 3 p.m. The Virtual Library Resources Lab will feature…

  • Peer Review Week

    Join Kelvin Smith Library in celebrating all CWRU peer reviewers during the Peer Review Week!

    Peer Review Week is a yearly global event celebrating the…

  • Freedman Center Digital Scholarship Grant

    The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library is now accepting applications for Digital Scholarship Grants for the 2020-2021 academic year…

  • Freedman Student Fellows Program Applications Now Open

    The Walter Freedman and Karen Harrison Freedman Student Fellowships provide funding for undergraduate and graduate students to complete targeted, digital…

  • Welcome Back, Faculty: What to Expect

    This information applies only to Kelvin Smith Library. The service information may vary for the other campus libraries (Health Sciences, Law, and Mandel School…

  • Lobby Pickup Service @ KSL!!

    Kelvin Smith Library is pleased to announce that starting Monday, July 27 until Friday, August 14, we will offer a temporary lobby pickup service for…

  • Kanopy Streaming Video Service Update

    As of May 15, 2020, KSL will begin licensing Kanopy films on a title-by-title basis, as a more cost effective model for providing this service.

    Please…

  • For CWRU Faculty - KSL Resources and Services

    Your KSL Research Services Librarian is available to assist with library resources and any of your research needs! Check out the following list of answers…

  • Library Catalog - Server Upgrade

    On Monday, May 18, 2020, the CWRU Library catalog (catalog.case.edu) is being upgraded to new servers. The upgrade will take a majority of the day to complete,…

  • Book Collecting Contest WINNERS!

    The Kelvin Smith Library's Student Book Collecting Contest is one that we look forward to each year, and are excited to learn about the collections the entrants…

  • Freedman Fellows Applications now being accepted

    The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship is now accepting applications for the 2020-2021 Freedman Fellows Program…

  • COVID-19: Tell Your Story

    Case Western Reserve University Kelvin Smith Library is seeking to document the personal experiences of our students, faculty, staff, and alumni, and other…

  • 3rd Annual Art of STEM Competition WINNERS

    Congratulations to the winners of the 3rd Annual Art of STEM Competition! We had an enthusiastic response with seventy-one submissions. All entries can be viewed…

  • Master your coursework, paper & projects with KSL resources!

    By Erin Smith, research services librarian for the humanities

    Hello from Kelvin Smith Library! The semester is well underway, and now is a good time to…

  • Enter KSL's Book Collecting Contest!

    Students who have built a collection of 10-50 books based on a theme are encouraged to enter a book collecting contest sponsored by Kelvin Smith Library. Winners…

  • Voices from Around the Globe

    Join us for a dialogue on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm in Kelvin Smith Library's Dampeer Room located on the second floor.

    The Bamileke…

  • Love Data Week - Digital Scholarship Mixer

    Join us in the Freedman Center on Thursday, February 13th from 3:30-4:30 pm to meet the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship Team and a few of this year's…

  • Love Data Week - VR/3D Hangout

    Come experience virtual reality with the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship team in our dedicated VR space located on the first floor of KSL! …

  • The Journey Ends to Begin, Voices a Century Apart: Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Tuesday, February 4, 2020; 12:30 – 2:00 pm Kelvin Smith Library, 2nd floor, O’Neill Reading Room

    Frederick Douglass was a Martin Luther King, Jr. of the…

  • Art of STEM Competition

    There's still time to participate in the Art of STEM competition! Look at science and research from an artistic angle and share its inherent beauty with the…

  • Test Exhibit Item

    This is the exhibits article type.  It works just the same as a regular news article.  You can add a gallery of images to the bottom, and you must tag…

  • Brian C. Gray & E. Gail Reese Co-author Book on Personal Librarians

    Brian C. Gray, special project officer at Kelvin Smith Library, and E. Gail Reese, public engagement services and library administration associate director, co-…