Brian C. Gray, special project officer at…
Take a Break in the Zen Zone!
September 14, 2023Kelvin 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…
Enter the KSL Photo Contest!
August 25, 2023Explore 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…
Remembering new academic beginnings through Digital Case
August 25, 2023Digital Case is Case Western Reserve's online source for curated digital content about the University: photographs and…
Kick off the semester with Trivia Night!
August 23, 2023Gather 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 a…
Welcome Class of 2027!
August 21, 2023Kelvin Smith Library is open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week during the academic year. Find cozy armchairs,…
Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month at KSL!
June 20, 2023Drawings of Robert Duncan
O'Neill Reading Room Walls, KSL 2nd Floor
Currently on display through August 2023Robert Duncan (…
Freedman Fellowships for Faculty
June 07, 2023The Freedman Fellows Program is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 academic year!
Faculty Freedman Fellowships are open to all current full-…
CWRU Faculty! Virtual Open Access (OA) Info Session
June 06, 2023Learn from Scholarly Communication & Copyright Librarian, Karen Caputo, about the proposed…
Kelvin Smith Library Scholarly Commons reaches milestone months after launch
June 05, 2023Scholarly Commons @CWRU, an online archive that provides access to scholarly output from Case Western Reserve University…
VIBE Exhibit Opening Reception
May 18, 2023Join us for the opening of VIBE, an exhibition by the talented painting student, DeAnne Smith studying at the…
Research Impact Challenge
May 18, 2023The online scholarly presence of a scholar is built with information coming from multiple sources. Take control of your online presence by curating selected…
National Library Week Contest Winners!
May 08, 2023Kelvin 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!
April 20, 2023Kelvin 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
April 18, 2023When 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
April 11, 2023Leading a Commercially Successful Company with a Social Mission
Join us on Wednesday, April 26, 4 - 6 PM for the Case…
Last Session of the Grad Publishing Series!
April 10, 2023Join us for the last session of the Graduate Student Publishing Series this Wednesday, April 12 from 4 - 5 p.m. in the Freedman Center…
VIBE Painting Pop-Up
April 10, 2023As 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…
HoloU partners with KSL
April 06, 2023HoloUniversity (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
April 03, 2023Kelvin 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
April 03, 2023Braided Memories is on display in the Kelvin Smith Library Art Gallery through April 21, 2023. A unique collaboration between Chilean Jewish poet…
2023 ICPSR Summer Program
March 30, 2023Founded in 1963, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Summer…
Last Game Night of the Semester!
March 30, 2023Join 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…
Humanities in Leadership Learning Series
March 23, 2023Join us Tuesday, April 4 from 4 - 5 PM in the Dampeer Room at Kelvin Smith Library for Exploring queer-trans…
Celebrate Green Open Access Day!
March 17, 2023Green 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
March 13, 2023The ILiADS (Institute for Liberal Arts Digital Scholarship) Steering Committee welcomes proposals for the eighth Institute for Liberal Arts Digital Scholarship!…
Braided Memories Exhibit & Reception
March 13, 2023Join Chilean Jewish poet Marjorie Agosín and Chilean Jewish photographer Samuel Shats for refreshments and the multimedia exhibit, Braided Memories, in…
Pizza and Research Party!
March 13, 2023Avoid 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…
Celebrating Lunar New Year!
February 21, 2023History of Cleveland's Chinatown documentary screening & Faces of Chinatown exhibit reception
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Celebrating Black History Month
February 15, 2023Join Kelvin Smith Library in celebrating Black History Month!
Our Voices: Stories From Black Authors
Wednesday, February…
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What I Wish I'd Learned in Grad School About...
February 02, 2023You 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…
New CWRU Faculty Orientation
February 01, 2023In 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…
A Reading and Conversation with Author, Garth Greenwell
February 01, 2023Case Western Reserve University’s Department of English will host…
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
January 19, 2023Join Kelvin Smith Library in commemorating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a showing of the documentary film:
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KSL Trivia Night!
January 13, 2023Gather 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
January 12, 2023This past year marked the 50th anniversary of our Special…
Extended Hours for Finals!
November 29, 2022KSL 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…
In the Cards
November 28, 2022Join KSL for an end of the semester craft activity featuring art, fate, food, and giveaways!
In response to National Human Rights Month and World AIDS…
The Dogs are back!!
November 28, 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…
Global Entrepreneurship Week
November 07, 2022Participate in the KSL Online Entrepreneur Challenge!
Check out our Entrepreneurship@CWRU…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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 - 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…
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…
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…
