Kelvin Smith Library

Ruby Dee, Robert Guillaume and Langston Hughes are just a few of the familiar names associated with Karamu House—the oldest African American-producing theater in the United States. Since 1915, Karamu House—located on Cleveland’s east side—has nurtured the careers of dancers, photographers, sculptors...

African American Studies Research Guide On this guide, find links and collections for reference works, primary and secondary sources, scholarly journals, news, data and other collections available from Case Libraries, as well as links to professional associations, CWRU related curricula, and events ...

Gain insights into the publishing process during library workshops this spring! The Early Career Research, Visibility, and Publishing Series continues this spring and will offer workshops on various topics to support graduate students, postdocs, and anyone else interested in publishing. The serie...

Each year, Case Western Reserve University lights up a part of campus to remember community members or their loved ones who have passed away. Students, faculty and staff can submit names to be read during the ceremony. Light the Campus ceremony will be held in person Monday, Feb. 26, at 5 p.m. on t...

Black Voices in Special Collections features books and archival materials from Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections spanning different genres, periods, and styles, but share a common thread of celebrating the Black experience and expression. The exhibit includes contributions from some of the mo...

As of Jan. 1, Case Western Reserve University’s network of libraries has agreements with Elsevier and Springer Nature—through OhioLINK—increasing opportunities for CWRU authors to publish at no cost with seven total publishers. The Elsevier agreement covers open access (OA) publishing fees in elig...

Students are invited to gather their friends and join Kelvin Smith Library for the first game night of the spring semester Wednesday, Jan. 31, from 7 to 9 p.m. This event will feature a trivia competition. Students can create teams of up to six people. All members of the winning team will receive ...

Join Kelvin Smith Library in recognizing Black History Month with a film screening of A Trumpet at the Walls of Jericho (2005) Friday, Feb. 2, from 3 to 5:30 p.m. in the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship. This film is director Mike Kirk’s historic documentary profiling Black abolitionist Rev....

Beginning Jan. 1, Case Western Reserve University’s network of libraries now has agreements with Elsevier and Springer Nature—through OhioLINK—increasing opportunities for CWRU authors to publish at no cost with seven total publishers. The Elsevier agreement covers OA publishing fees in eligible, ...

The submission deadline for Kelvin Smith Library’s Art of STEM Competition is Wednesday, Jan. 31. The fifth annual contest celebrates scientific work presented through creative visuals and explanations. Case Western Reserve University faculty, students and staff, Cleveland Institute of Art students...