Kelvin Smith Library
February 12, 2019
OpenAthens is the library’s new authentication system and has replaced VPN for off-campus access to most resources. It requires no action other than signing in through Case Western Reserve University's Single Sign-On. With OpenAthens, members of the campus community can access nearly all of the…
February 12, 2019
The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920, [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsKelvin Smith Library will host Herbert Woodward Martin, professor emeritus at the University of Dayton, for a presentation of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poetry. Dunbar (1872-1906) was among the first…
February 11, 2019
The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education and the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship are collaborating to offer a workshop series to help faculty to learn about digital scholarship and incorporate that knowledge into their teaching. The series is composed of five…
February 11, 2019
Students, staff and faculty are invited to get a different view of Kelvin Smith Library with a behind-the-scenes tour Tuesday, Feb. 12, from 3 to 4 p.m. Stops on the tour will include: Where the library keeps its most prized collections; The preservation lab; and The book freezer, which is…
February 08, 2019
The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) named Kelvin Smith Library the university recipient of the 2019 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award. Sponsored by ACRL and GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO, the award recognizes the staff of a university library for programs that…
February 07, 2019
Students are encouraged to put away their laptops and screens and experience a night of board games at the first Kelvin Smith Library Game Night of the semester. The event will be held today (Feb. 7) from 7 to 9 p.m. in the library’s Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship. Snacks and sodas will…
February 06, 2019
Kelvin Smith Library will host a series of workshops to support faculty and graduate students in maximizing the impact of their scholarly publications. The workshop series will help attendees navigate the evolving publishing landscape, including copyright law, marketing research, online presence…
February 06, 2019
Students who have a collection of 10 or more books and/or manuscripts that share a unifying theme can enter Kelvin Smith Library’s Book Collecting Contest for a chance to win $1,000. Participants must submit a 500- to 1,500-word essay describing the theme of their collection along with an…
February 04, 2019
In conjunction with the “Thirty” art exhibit, the Social Justice Institute, Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence and Kelvin Smith Library will host an event to commemorate the United Nations World Social Justice Day Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Kelvin Smith Library…
January 24, 2019
The Personal Librarian Program is kicking off the new semester with a scavenger hunt with questions designed to challenge students about Kelvin Smith Library spaces and resources. Students must complete the challenge by Friday, Jan. 25. The first 50 students to complete the Winter 2019 Scavenger…