Kelvin Smith Library

Case Western Reserve University libraries and the OhioLINK Consortium are upgrading their library services platforms (LSP) in June 2025 to Ex Libris Alma/Primo VE. The LSP is the suite of software that libraries use to acquire, manage and lend resources and allows users to search those resources. Th...

Visit the CWRU Democracy Fellows table at Kelvin Smith Library for your voting needs on Monday, Sept 30, from 2 to 3 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 2, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. in the first-floor lobby. The nonpartisan student voter engagement group which is supported by the university’s Center for Civic En...

Throughout much of Eastern Asia—including China, Vietnam, Japan and more—the successful harvest is celebrated when the moon shines bright in the sky and is an important event. The festival is celebrated this year Tuesday, Sept. 17. The Case Western Reserve University student community is invited t...

Join us on September 18, 2024 at 4 PM for a celebration of CWRU Faculty and Staff authors and editors with special guest, Joy K. Ward, Provost and Executive Vice President of Case Western Reserve University. This special event will honor faculty and staff who have published a book between the year...

Graduate students: enter the lottery to receive your own desk in KSL Case Western Reserve University graduate students are encouraged to apply for the Kelvin Smith Library study carrel lottery! The study carrels offer a space to work quietly and conduct research. Each carrel includes two locking u...

Join us on Wednesday, October 2nd at 7PM and learn to play Lotería - a traditional game of chance similar to bingo. There will be prizes (swag and gift cards) for the winners, along with snacks and soda! Due to limited space, registration is required. Sign up here!...

The CWRU Libraries invite members of the Case Western Reserve University community to join Provost Joy K. Ward at the 2024 Faculty and Staff Authors Celebration Wednesday, Sept. 18, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship’s Collaboration Commins in Kelvin Smith Library. This...

Collections & Resources KSL Features Book Pop-up On the first floor of KSL, browse and borrow librarian-selected titles representing authors from and stories about people in all of Latin America and the Caribbean, including graphic novels, novels, and memoirs. View the Hispanic Heritage Month libr...

The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) invites graduate students, faculty and staff members, and postdocs to the next UCITE Fridays event Sept. 13 from 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship’s Collaboration Commons at Kelvin Smith Libr...

Artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI are increasingly becoming a part of our research, instruction and daily tasks. Kelvin Smith Library will host a Generative AI and Information Literacy Day Thursday, Sept. 12, for educators, researchers and technologists eager to explore the integration ...