Brian C. Gray, special project officer at…
Global Entrepreneurship Week
November 07, 2022Participate in the KSL Online Entrepreneur Challenge!
Check out our Entrepreneurship@CWRU…
The Dogs are back!!
November 03, 2022Take 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…
GIS Day - Join Us!
November 03, 2022How 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!
November 01, 2022Kelvin Smith Library held its annual Library Resources Lab on Wednesday, Sept. 28 in Nord Hall.
Attendees experienced the library’s best resources and…
Pizza Research Party!
October 31, 2022Beat 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.,…
International Game Night
October 31, 2022Join KSL on November 2, 7-9 p.m. in the Freedman Collaboration Commons for the first International Games Month!
International Games…
OA Week 2022: Open Climate Resources
October 20, 2022In the last blog post, we discussed the connections between climate justice and open access (OA). In the following post, we will provide resources around this…
OA Week 2022: Open Access & Climate Justice
October 20, 2022In 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 theme for…
International OA Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice
October 20, 2022What is Open Access (OA) Week?
OA Week (October 24-30, 2022) is a time to bring together individuals and communities across the globe…
OA Week 2022: Climate Justice
October 20, 2022In 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,…
Weaving a Rich Story Through Research
October 10, 2022CWRU Alumna Shares Tapestry Expertise with Library Audience
Case Western Reserve University alumna Julia LaPlaca (GRS ‘19, art history…
Contest Winner!
October 04, 2022A big THANK YOU to everyone who entered the Picture Yourself in KSL photo contest and helped make it a success! We are pleased to…
Game Night Celebrates Hispanic Heritage!
October 04, 2022Join KSL's Game Night as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with Loteria - a traditional game of chance similar to bingo - on …
Scopus & SciVal Training Day
September 13, 2022Improve 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!
September 13, 2022Kelvin 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…
Celebrate Peer Review Week!
September 13, 2022Kelvin Smith Library recognizes and supports our researchers on campus and will be hosting activities that highlight the ways in which peer review contributes to…
Game Nights @ KSL!
August 25, 2022KSL offers monthly game nights throughout the academic year.
This year, we're kicking off the semester with Trivia Night on Wednesday, September…
KSL is Extending its Hours!
August 25, 2022Beginning Monday, August 29, 2022, KSL will offer study spaces throughout the first floor of the building all night long - Sunday through…
Welcome Class of 2026!
August 25, 2022Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) has a lot to offer to help make your first year successful!
Contact your…
Kelvin Smith Library Welcomes the Class of 2026!
August 23, 2022On 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!
May 11, 2022You're officially alumni! Take KSL on your personal lifelong learning journey and apply for your…
Application Extended! 2022-2023 Student Freedman Fellowships
April 04, 2022The 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!
April 01, 2022The 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!
March 21, 2022Founded in 1963, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer…
Attend Zoom Workshops on STEM Communication
March 02, 2022Want to learn how to navigate the challenges of reading and writing in STEM fields?
The Writing Resource Center and Kelvin Smith Library are excited to…
Annual Freedman Fellows Forum: April 19th in the Freedman Center
February 28, 2022Join Kelvin Smith Library for presentations by the 2021–22 Freedman Fellows recipients during its annual forum Tuesday, April 19, from …
OhioLINK print lending delays expected
February 24, 2022Due to ongoing delivery issues, OhioLINK will change CWRU's campus libraries delivery provider. There are important points to be aware of as you…
KSL Celebrates Staff Achievements
December 01, 2021Congratulations to our Kelvin Smith Library staff members for their recent notable achievements: Daniela Solomon, research services librarian…
Celebrate Art of STEM winners
December 01, 2021An 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
December 01, 2021On 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 19, 2021October 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 knowledge…
KSL Hours Extended for Midterms
October 12, 2021KSL's hours have been extended to 2 am for midterms beginning Monday, October 11 - Friday, October 15 for all current CWRU ID holders.
Go…
Historic Karamu House donates archives to Kelvin Smith Library
October 12, 2021Karamu 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!
September 14, 2021Stop 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!
September 07, 2021Join Kelvin Smith Library as we celebrate our 25th Anniversary with a series of events throughout the fall semester. We kick off the celebration with remarks…
Reopening July 1
June 29, 2021Kelvin 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 …
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Student posters from Intersections available to view through Digital Case
June 25, 2021For the first time, a collection of posters from Intersections has been added to Digital Case, Case Western Reserve’s…
Diversity Excellence!
May 19, 2021Congratulations 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!
May 12, 2021The 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
May 03, 2021Join 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
April 29, 2021As part of the CWRU Department of Music's graduate seminar on medieval chant and liturgy, Rosemary Heredos, a doctoral student in the CWRU Historical Performance…
Mythbusting Book Collecting Talk - Recording Available
April 28, 2021In 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
April 27, 2021Please join us for presentations by the 2020-2021 Freedman Fellow recipients. The forum will occur in two shorter, thematic zoom sessions to be held …
Wikipedia Edit-a-thon
April 21, 2021Have 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
April 15, 2021Campus 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,…
Open Access Forum for CWRU Faculty
March 18, 2021The 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
March 16, 2021Kelvin Smith Library will present "Mythbusting Book Collecting" with Rebecca Romney, a rare book dealer, appraiser, author and specialist on the HISTORY Channel'…
Instagram Takeover!
March 15, 2021On 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…
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Welcome Back, Students: Things to Know About the Kelvin Smith Library
March 05, 2021Spring Semester 2021 Updates
Welcome back to the Kelvin Smith Library! Our highest priorities are to ensure your health and safety and to provide a…
Congrats KSL Challenge E-week Winners!
March 02, 2021As 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
February 17, 2021Join the KSL challenge to celebrate Engineering Week (E-Week)!
February 24; 9am - 7pm
Challenge your research skills by…
GIS Day!
November 09, 2020GIS 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
November 09, 2020The Walter Freedman and Karen Harrison Freedman Student Fellowships give undergraduate and graduate students funding to complete targeted digital projects under…
Virtual Game Night @ KSL
November 02, 2020Take 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…
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Virtual Library Resources Lab - Science & Engineering
September 17, 2020Join 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
September 16, 2020Join Kelvin Smith Library in celebrating all CWRU peer reviewers during the Peer Review Week!
Freedman Center Digital Scholarship Grant
August 25, 2020The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library is now accepting applications for Digital…
Freedman Student Fellows Program Applications Now Open
August 05, 2020The Walter Freedman and Karen Harrison Freedman Student Fellowships provide funding for undergraduate and graduate students to complete targeted, digital…
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Welcome Back, Faculty: What to Expect
July 24, 2020This 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!!
July 20, 2020Kelvin Smith Library is pleased to announce that starting Monday, July 27 until Friday, August 14, we will offer a temporary lobby pickup service for CWRU…
Kanopy Streaming Video Service Update
May 13, 2020As 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.
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For CWRU Faculty - KSL Resources and Services
May 12, 2020Your KSL Research Services Librarian is available to assist with library resources and any of your research needs! Check out the following list of answers to…
Library Catalog - Server Upgrade
April 28, 2020On 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…
Book Collecting Contest WINNERS!
April 21, 2020The 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
April 20, 2020The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship is now accepting…
COVID-19: Tell Your Story
April 19, 2020Case 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
March 18, 2020Congratulations 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…
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Master your coursework, paper & projects with KSL resources!
March 17, 2020By Erin Smith, research services librarian for the humanities
Hello from Kelvin Smith Library! The semester is well underway, and now is a good…
Enter KSL's Book Collecting Contest!
February 18, 2020Students 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
February 17, 2020Join us for a dialogue on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 from 4:00 - 5:00 pm in Kelvin Smith Library's Dampeer Room…
Love Data Week - Digital Scholarship Mixer
February 10, 2020Join 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…
Love Data Week - VR/3D Hangout
February 10, 2020Come experience virtual reality with the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship team in our dedicated VR space located on the first floor of KSL! Educational…
The Journey Ends to Begin, Voices a Century Apart: Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 28, 2020Tuesday, February 4, 2020; 12:30 – 2:00 pm
Kelvin Smith Library, 2nd floor, O’Neill Reading RoomFrederick Douglass was a Martin…
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Art of STEM Competition
December 17, 2019There'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
November 25, 2019This 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 the…
International Year of the Periodic Table
October 15, 2019Celebrate the International Year of the Periodic Table by participating in an online challenge from Monday, October 28th through Friday, November 1st for a…
Congratulations Library Resources Lab WINNERS!
October 11, 2019In its seventh edition, the Library Resources Lab 2019 prompted the interest of more than 100 students and staff who took the opportunity to learn about science…
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ILLiad System to be Upgraded!
September 17, 2019Kelvin Smith Library's ILLiad system will be undergoing a major upgrade on Tuesday, September 24th from 8:00am to 11:00am. ILLiad allows you to borrow library…
Technical Standards Workshop
August 27, 2019Technical standards are recognized as essential for industry and creating opportunities for students to become competent in the use of standards is a high…
Change to Service Offerings for KSL's Freedman Center
August 01, 2019Kelvin Smith Library’s Digital Learning and Scholarship Team recently completed an evaluation of the services of the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship in…
Meet the 2019-2020 Freedman Faculty Fellows!
June 10, 2019The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library is proud to announce the selection of the…
Join the Conversation: Toni Morrison and the Cultural Function of Narrative
June 07, 2019Kelvin Smith Library and The Alumni Association of CWRU will host the university's very first alumni-authored book discussion. CWRU Professor and Vice President…
Kelvin Smith Library Wins National Award
June 07, 2019The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) named the Kelvin Smith Library of Case Western University as the university recipient of the 2019…
An Afternoon with David & Richard Stradling
June 07, 2019David & Richard Stradling, authors of Where the River Burned Carl Stokes and the Struggle to Save Cleveland, will be at Kelvin Smith Library this…
Meet Barney Taxel, Cleveland Food Photographer, and Noelle Celeste, Creator of Edible Cleveland at Kelvin Smith Library
October 08, 2018Meet CWRU alumnus, Barney Taxel (‘72). He has chronicled Cleveland’s food scene for decades as a food photographer. His photos featuring culinary greats such as…
Kelvin Smith Library Announces Beta Launch of Digital Case
July 12, 2018We want you to test and give feedback on Kelvin Smith Library’s newly revamped Digital Case, Case Western Reserve University’s institutional repository. Digital…
3rd National Personal Librarian and First Year Experience Conference Makes a Splash in the Library World
July 12, 2018"Why can't librarians smile?" This was a response to a question that was asked two years ago when the library was looking to improve its engagement with students…