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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 as well as digital copies of rare books and manuscripts in Special Collections.  Crissandra George, KSL Digital Collections Manager,…
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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 a group when you arrive. Each member of the winning team will receive an Amazon gift card. Enjoy snacks and sodas during the event. See you…
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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, reservable tables and rooms, and Cramelot Cafe.  Access thousands of resources, physical and digital, books, e-journals, databases, and…
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Submit your course reserve requests to Kelvin Smith Library
Kelvin Smith Library is accepting course reserve requests for the fall 2023 semester. Accepted materials include books and audiovisual materials (DVDs, Blu-ray discs and CDs). Requests can be submitted via the form on the library’s website. The course reserves staff members recommend requests be…
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Some Kelvin Smith Library online resources to be temporarily unavailable
Due to a library system upgrade beginning June 29, some electronic resources will become temporarily unavailable through the links on Kelvin Smith Library's catalog and discovery platform. On-campus service should remain uninterrupted.  Should you have trouble accessing a library resource, try…
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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 most influential post-WWII American poets and public intellectuals, one of the first literary figures to openly acknowledge his sexuality, and is…
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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 faculty, researchers, and instructors from all campus departments to support the planning and development of digital scholarship projects…
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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 Senate, including what it is, why it was proposed, and how faculty can help support it. During this info session, faculty will have the…
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 more than 1,000 downloads. “I’m very excited about reaching this milestone so quickly,” said Scholarly Communication and Copyright…
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3 ways to celebrate Pride Month this year
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month—a time that recognizes the contributions and achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer individuals throughout history. Throughout the month, people will gather for countless festivals, parades and other celebratory events around the…