Kelvin Smith Library

KSL librarians share five hidden gem resources they wish more people knew about! 1. You can ask KSL anytime. With the library’s new 24/7 chat service, you can access real-time help from librarians around the clock. 2. You can enjoy free access to The New York Times. Members of the CWRU communi...

The Case Western Reserve University Archives collects, preserves, and makes available for use the permanently valuable records of Case Western Reserve University and its predecessor institutions. This Legacy Week, Archivists have selected materials from the collection for display that showcase past ...

The OhioLINK academic library consortium, which includes CWRU, will transition to a new library services platform (LSP) in June. The LSP is the suite of software libraries use to acquire, manage and lend resources; the software also allows users to search for, find and access those resources. Follow...

The American Library Association is recognizing National Library Week April 6–12, a celebration highlighting the valuable roles libraries, librarians and library staff play in strengthening and enriching lives. The theme this year is “Drawn to the Library.” National Library Week sign To mark th...

Kelvin Smith Library has been welcomed as the newest sustaining member of APTrust, a consortium that accepts digital materials in all formats from member institutions and provides high-quality digital preservation storage, active monitoring, and an established community involved in digital preservat...

The Case Western Reserve University faculty adopted the Faculty Open Access (OA) Policy last March, enabling wider dissemination of their scholarly articles. This policy allows faculty members to retain rights to openly share and reuse their work, including posting it in CWRU’s open access repositor...

The Cleveland Bystander offers a fascinating glimpse into Cleveland’s high society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is now accessible online through Digital Case, the university’s platform for curated digital content. Originally published as Cleveland Town Topics and Country Club Ne...

Case School of Engineering PhD candidate Olatunde Akanbi’s agricultural and geospatial research synthesis involves so much data that a regular computer would crash trying to process it. Monitoring crop health and soil nutrient flows requires aggregating massive datasets, including satellite imagery ...

Last March, CWRU faculty adopted the Faculty Open Access (OA) Policy to provide wider dissemination of faculty’s scholarly articles. The OA Policy allows faculty members to retain rights to openly share and reuse their scholarly articles, including publicly posting their article in CWRU’s open acces...

Kelvin Smith Library will join worldwide events, festivals, exhibitions and performances in celebrating the 250th Birthday of Jane Austen, her enduring legacy and her continued impact on literature and culture. Allison McGreal, an MA candidate in English literature, instructs the Spring 2025 Academi...