Kelvin Smith Library

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 logg...

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 bel...

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 a...

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 opportuni...

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 Librari...

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 world—from P...

The Freedman Fellows Program is accepting applications from full-time Case Western Reserve University faculty members for the 2023-24 academic year. Faculty Freedman Fellowships support the planning and development of digital scholarship projects and instruction. Applicants may request funding amoun...

The Kelvin Smith Library Art Gallery will celebrate the opening of VIBE, an exhibition by Cleveland Institute of Art student DeAnne Smith, Tuesday, June 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. Smith is part of The Cleveland Foundation’s Creativity Works Experiential Learning Program, supported by the Fenn Education Fu...

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join Kelvin Smith Library for Research Impact Challenge, a series of weeklong emailed activities to help them take control of their online scholarly presence. The challenge will help participants increase the visibility and disc...

The online scholarly presence of a scholar is built with information coming from multiple sources. Take control of your online presence by curating selected scholarly profiles. This process will also help in increasing the visibility and discoverability of your scholarly work which may result in gre...