News, Services, Events & Features @KSL

Kelvin Smith Library Summer Session Hours

Summer hours at KSL begin Thursday, May 9. Our 24x7 services take a break too and will resume with the Fall 2013 semester.

Revised summer hours are as follows:

REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS*

• Sunday: Closed
• Monday - Thursday: 8am - 8pm
• Friday: 8am - 5pm
• Saturday: 9am - 5pm

*Please note that KSL will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27.

CRAMELOT CAFE*

• Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 1:30pm

*Cramelot Cafe will be closed until Monday, June 3.

FREEDMAN CENTER FOR DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP

• Monday - Thursday: 9am - 8pm
• Friday: 9am - 5pm
• Saturday: 12pm - 5pm

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & HATCH READING ROOM

• Special Collections Reference Services through August 16, 2013: Monday - Friday, 1pm - 4:30pm (appointments strongly encouraged)
• Access to Special Collections materials: Monday - Friday, 9am - 12pm (by appointment only)
• Classes & presentations using Special Collections materials: Monday - Friday, 9am - 12pm and 1pm - 4:30pm (by appointment only)
• Hatch Reading room will be open for quiet study and to view exhibits: Monday - Friday, 9am - 4:30pm

Trial of Women & Social Movements, International - 1840 to Present

A trial of Women and Social Movements, International is available to all CWRU students, faculty and staff through June 23, 2013. Access is granted by IP recognition or VPN at the following address: http://wasi.alexanderstreet.com/

Details:

Women and Social Movements, International is a landmark collection of primary materials. Through the writings of women activists, their personal letters and diaries, and the proceedings of conferences at which pivotal decisions were made, this collection lets you see how women’s social movements shaped much of the events and attitudes that have defined modern life.

This release includes about 4,660 sources spanning approximately 150,000 pages, as well as links to 124 online resources. It also includes 25 scholarly essays that place the resources within a broader interpretive framework and guide users to particularly valuable documents.

If you can offer any feedback, please submit to Brian Gray (bcg8@case.edu).

New WEPA Kiosk at KSL!

We are pleased to announce that a new WEPA kiosk has been installed at Kelvin Smith Library! WEPA is a cloud printing network that allows anyone with an internet connection to upload documents and print anywhere a kiosk is located. WEPA kiosks can print directly from USB thumb-drives as well.

The WEPA kiosk at KSL has been installed on the first floor (along the wall where additional printers and copiers are located), bringing the total number of campus kiosks to 11!

Find all kiosk locations here.

Click here for more information.

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Extended Cramelot Hours During Reading Days & Finals

Cramelot Cafe will have extended hours during Reading Days and final exams. The revised hours during this time are as follows:

• Tuesday, April 30 - Thursday, May 2: 11:00am - Midnight

• Friday, May 3: 11:00am - 8:00pm

• Saturday, May 4: Closed

• Sunday, May 5: 2:00pm - Midnight

• Monday, May 6 - Tuesday, May 7: 11:00am - Midnight

• Wednesday, May 8: 11:00am - 9:00pm

• Thursday, May 9 - Friday, May 10: 11:00am - 4:00pm

For more information, please call 216-368-2992.

May 2013 New Media Faculty Development Workshops

Kelvin Smith Library and the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities invite you to register for two hands-on faculty development workshops facilitated by Digital Learning & Scholarship’s Creative New Media Officer, Jared Bendis, and Baker-Nord's Digital Humanities Manager, Lee Zickel.

Throughout the Spring 2013 semester, a diverse group of faculty attended a 13-week New Media Literacy reading seminar that was aimed at changing the way people think about media. In contrast, these hands-on workshops are about both thinking and doing.

Both workshops are free to attend, but space is strictly limited to 12 participants per series. Don't be shy! Everyone has the ability to attend these workshops if you are willing to take the time.

If you are interested in attending either series or have any questions, please email Jared Bendis at jared.bendis@case.edu.

1. Internet Tools Workshop 



(Two-day session)
Monday, May 20 & Tuesday, May 21
9:00am — 5:00pm each day

During this two-day introductory level workshop, we will work together to better understand the available tools that allow us to more efficiently manage the mass of information that is an inevitable part of being digital. We will go over how to best use Google Apps including tips, tricks and automation in Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Maps and YouTube that will help increase the efficacy of your time and productivity. We will also have hands-on experiences with Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Website creation and blogging for both personal and classroom use will be covered as well.

With only 12 slots available, we ask people to only sign up if they can commit to the full two days.

2. Media Production Workshop



(Three-day session)
Wednesday, May 22 through Friday, May 24
9:00am — 5:00pm each day

During this three-day workshop, we will go over the concepts and vocabulary of digital images, the culture of video and video production. Come explore the fundamentals of non-linear and interactive media theory with hands-on lessons in photo editing, video editing and interactive media creation.

With only 12 slots available, we ask people to only sign up if they can commit to the full three days.

Other New Media Reminders:

• The weekly New Media Reading group will start again in the fall. If you have any interest in this 13-week reading group, please email Jared Bendis as well.


• When it comes to new media, we are here to help! In addition to these workshops, we offer:
  o CaseLearns training workshops
  o Custom workshops and project consultation for your academic courses
  o Consultation and assistance in media prep (imaging) for manuscript work
  o Visualization consultation for your research
  o Copyright assistance in using new media (video, audio, images)
  

Join us for Digital Scholarship Lunch Discussions

The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship will hold two lunch-time discussions to continue the conversation started at this year's colloquium and the recently published white paper on the future of collaborative digital scholarship support on campus.

Join Roger Zender (Team Leader, Digital Learning & Scholarship) and Cheryl Seme (Digital Scholarship Librarian) for these informal sessions to share your experiences using technology to enhance research, give insight into field-specific research trends and provide feedback on how the Freedman Center, the library and its university partners can come together to support researchers. Lunch will be provided.

WHEN: Wednesday, May 1 and Friday, May 3 from 12:30pm - 2:00pm
WHERE: Dampeer Room (KSL 2nd floor)

Please RSVP using this form by 5:00pm on Monday, April 29. Refer questions to freedmancenter@case.edu.

Celebrate Preservation Week at KSL!

Preservation Week is April 21-27, and libraries all over the country are presenting events, activities and resources to highlight what they do individually and together to preserve personal and shared collections. Kelvin Smith Library is taking part in the festivities by offering the following free activities:

• Preservation Information Table (April 21-27) Stop by KSL to pick up free technical and practical information about preserving your personal collections! Materials are available all week in the KSL lobby.

• ALA Webinar 01: Preservation of Family Photographs "Here, There & Everywhere." This presentation offers basic guidance on the care and preservation of family photographs from 19th century tintypes to contemporary color prints. Learn about fundamental physical and chemical properties of photographic print and negative materials, including albums and scrapbooks, causes and mechanisms of deterioration and strategies for preservation, such as proper handling, storage and display techniques.
  Presenter: Debra Hess Norris, Chair of the Art Conservation Department at the University of Delaware, and Professor of Photograph Conservation.



  Tuesday, April 23rd, 2:00pm-3:00pm

  Hatch Reading Room (KSL 2nd Floor)

• ALA Webinar 02: Personal Digital Archiving Technology changes rapidly and if you don't actively care for your digital possessions you may eventually lose access to them. Learn about understanding common digital files (photos, recordings, video, documents, etc.) and what it takes to preserve them, as well as simple, practical tips and tools to help you preserve your digital stuff!
  
Presenter: Mike Ashenfelder, Digital Preservation Project Coordinator, has worked for the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program at the Library of Congress since 2003.



  Wednesday, April 24th, 2:00pm-3:00pm

  Hatch Reading Room (KSL 2nd Floor)
  
  

• Hands-On Archival Scanning Demo Join us for a demonstration of archival scanning techniques. Attendees are invited to bring up to 5 personal photos or documents to be scanned and copied onto provided CDs.

  

Wednesday, April 24th, 3:00pm-5:00pm

  Freedman Center (KSL 1st Floor)
  
  

• Free Raffle Attendance to any of KSL's events will also enter you into a raffle drawing to win a basket filled with archival storage supplies including an archival quality photograph album, polypropylene photo pages, document storage boxes and more! Tickets are free, but you must attend the event to receive your ticket.
  
  

For more information, email KSLadministration@case.edu or call 216.368.2992.

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Trial of CRCnetBASE eBooks Available Through May 17

Kelvin Smith Library is pleased to offer a trial to the CRCnetBASE eBooks over the next four weeks. Trail access is available at www.crcnetbase.com through May 17, 2013. Remember to be connected to the campus wired network, Case Wireless, or through VPN to gain full access. Please provide feedback or comments of interest to Daniela Solomon (dxs594@case.edu). 

CRCnetBASE provides access to full text handbooks, references, and monographs published by CRC Press and by Auerbach and Chapman & Hall. CRCnetBASE is made up of over 8,000 online books covering over 350 subject areas and  organized in over 40 collections. The trial offer includes:

SCI-TECHnetBASE 

BUSINESSnetBASE

ECONOMICSnetBASE

MILITARYnetBASE

ProjectMANAGEMENTnetBASE

PublicADMINISTRATIONnetBASE

CRC Press is a premier global publisher of scientific, technical, and medical content, providing essential material for academics, professionals, and students.

Celebrate National Library Week & Win! April 14-20

In 1966, the American Library Association (ALA) held the first National Library Week. In the words of ALA, "celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and library staff."

Communities matter @ your library is this year's theme for ALA National Library Week, April 14-20.

Academic libraries have historically supported research, learning, and scholarship on university campuses serving a wide range of purposes including: providing faculty and students with information resources for research; providing resources and information to aid in the teaching and service missions of colleges and universities; encouraging intellectual inquiry and discovery; and serving the broad educational needs of various user communities.

You can win:
Stop by Kelvin Smith Library before April 30 to fill out a quick questionnaire and you will be entered in a drawing with first, second and third place prizes!

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Ediciones Vigia: Handmade Cuban Book Exhibit & Reception

Join us for the opening reception of Ediciones Vigia, an exhibit presenting a sample of handmade books donated to Kelvin Smith Library by the Ediciones Vigia publishing house as the result of a CWRU study-abroad trip to Cuba. The event will also feature speaker Alfredo Zaldivar, Ediciones Vigia founder.



In summer 2012, Damaris Punales-Alpizar, CWRU Assistant Professor of Modern Languages and Literature, led five students on a study-abroad experience to Cuba, during which they worked at Ediciones Vigia. Because of the students’ efforts, 17 handmade books were donated to KSL by the publishing house. 



From its beginnings in 1985, Ediciones Vigia has produced books of both literary and artistic significance, using the most basic printing techniques to highlight the importance of craftsmanship in bookmaking. The books are a welcome addition to the library’s Special Collections and will be on display through May 19th. 



This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information email ksladministration@case.edu or call 216.368.2992.

Opening Reception featuring Alfredo Zaldivar

WHEN: Friday, April 19th, 4:00pm - 5:30pm

WHERE: First Floor Art Gallery, Kelvin Smith Library

Ediciones Vigia Cuban Book Exhibit

WHEN: Friday, April 19th - Sunday, May 19th (regular library hours)

WHERE: First Floor Art Gallery, Kelvin Smith Library

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Cleveland Play House Archives On Display Now at KSL

Discovery. Creativeness. Achievement. Thus defined the purpose of the Cleveland Play House by its 1915 founders. Now you can explore memories from America's oldest regional professional theater company first-hand. Archives from the Cleveland Play House are currently on display at Kelvin Smith Library.

The Cleveland Play House donated its archives to KSL in December 2011. Over 1,000 boxes of letters, manuscripts, research documents, photographs, posters and other artifacts were transported to the library. Since then we’ve only begun to explore the legacy contained in approximately 2.5 million pages of archives.

Select stories illustrated in this exhibit include:

• Technical innovation ranging from stage architecture to makeup design
• Partnership with Western Reserve University to legitimize university education of theater professionals
• 80 years of the Women’s Committee’s philanthropy and community outreach to “assist in every way possible in any way help was needed”
• The Frederic McConnell / Barclay Leathem collaboration that nurtured the non-profit theater community though the National Theater Conference
• Responses from generations of theater-goers to the Play House’s artistic choices
• Over 80 years of children’s theater programming

This unique exhibit is open to the public now through May 9, 2013:
Hatch Reading Room, Kelvin Smith Library (2nd floor)
Monday–Friday, 9:00am–4:30pm

For more information, please call 216-368-0189.

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Campus Treasure Field Trip: Lunch & Tour of Dittrick Medical History Center

On April 5th, KSL's Personal Librarian program is taking first year students to lunch and on a special field trip to a treasure on campus: a museum with rare works of Sigmund Freud and Charles Darwin, amazing biomedical art, the Percy Skuy Contraception Collection and more:

• Most Surprising: see things you didn't know about (what did cat bones & amulets have to do with contraception?) in this popular exhibit that answers questions & provokes conversations.
• Cadavers, Cameras, Action: see "Haunting Images," a new photo exhibit of medical students in their cadaver labs, circa 1880-1930, a rare glimpse into a world you don't see anymore.

Friday, April 5th
12:30-1:00pm Lunch @KSL, Meet in Room 215
1:00-2:00pm Tour to Dittrick Medical History Center

This special tour is limited to 20 students. *Sign up* by April 4th & get a confirmation of your lunch (vegetarian included) and tour.

Sign up at http://tinyurl.com/ksl-lunchandlearn to reserve your lunch choice!

Special thanks go to our tour leader Jennifer Kane Nieves, MA, Archivist and Museum Registrar, who joins us for lunch. KSL Personal Librarians will be there for Q&A, too!

New Service for Faculty: OhioLINK and Interlibrary Loan Department Office Delivery

As part of our continued efforts to provide high quality and more convenient services for our faculty, KSL is offering a new service to academic departments in the College of Arts and Sciences, Case School of Engineering and Weatherhead School of Management. We are now prepared to deliver physical materials borrowed from OhioLINK and Interlibrary Loan to a secured location designated within your departmental office. Delivery will occur five days per week, usually within one business day, after KSL receipt.

If your department chooses to opt in for this service, you must agree to the following guidelines:

• Deliveries will be made daily, Monday-Friday, except on university holidays, winter and spring breaks, and during a specified time window.
• The department must identify a secure location for materials to be delivered. This location must be available for deliveries weekdays during normal business hours. KSL will work with your department to determine in advance the regular delivery schedule. The faculty member will receive an email notification that the materials have arrived, and unless otherwise noted, the materials will be delivered to the department office.
• Once delivered, the department will take full responsibility for the materials delivered, e.g., to ensure against damage or loss. The library cannot subsidize any loss that might occur once books are delivered to a departmental office. Any charges for lost or damaged items will be billed directly to the individual faculty member.
• Each faculty member within the department must declare in advance whether or not she or he wants to have OhioLINK books delivered to the academic department service or if the faculty member prefers to continue to pick up the books at the library. This choice will be for all items (e.g., a faculty member cannot choose to have some delivered and some picked up).  If the choice is to have materials delivered, this will authorize library staff to check out loaned materials to the faculty member’s library account.
• Any materials (both OhioLINK and Interlibrary Loan) lent by another library that are designated at “restricted, building-use only” will be unavailable for campus delivery and must be used at KSL.
• This service is available at this time only for faculty materials in the College of Arts and Sciences, Case School of Engineering and Weatherhead School of Management. KSL-owned items will continue to be checked-out in person at KSL or by the faculty member's previously designated representative, such as a graduate teaching assistant (contact the KSL service center at 368-3506 for more information about setting up a designated representative).

Please let us know no later than Tuesday, April 2, 2013, if you are interested in having this service provided for your department by completing this online form. If we do not hear from you, your department faculty will not be included in the service at this time.

Celebrate Graduate/Professional Appreciation Week! 5 Things You Should Know About Kelvin Smith Library

You are invited to a luncheon to learn how Kelvin Smith Library is here to help save you time, provide access to the information you need and make the research process as easy as possible.

When: Thursday, April 4th from 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Where: Research Commons, Kelvin Smith Library (2nd Floor)

RSVP by April 1: click here to register online or call 216.368.2992

EndNote Training Workshops @KSL

Need help getting started with EndNote? Are you an advanced user but have specific questions about EndNote features and functionality?

Bring your questions and your laptop with EndNote already loaded* to one of the two EndNote workshops offered at KSL:

These workshops are free and open to the whole campus but seating is limited. Please RSVP to dxs594@case.edu or 216.368.8790.

*CWRU offers discount pricing for EndNote software through ITS Software Center (https://softwarecenter.case.edu)

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Faith on the Web: Transformations in Religious Experience, An Exploratory Panel Discussion

Digital communications via the internet and other forms of social media have fundamentally transformed how people learn about and participate in religious practice. Religious institutions in the 21st century continue to struggle with the powerful decentralizing effect the web is having on traditional religious authority and on the modes of intellectual and theological exchanges among scholars, religious leaders, congregants and outside observers. Beyond internal dynamics, there seems also to be emerging a “Wikipedia” effect, or a “web consensus” dynamic, in which practitioners interpret and share their perspectives on faith and worship outside traditional institutions, structures and lines of authority. People are creating their own online spiritual communities that may well compete with, or even overtake, historical communities.

Join us for a lively discussion with professionals and researchers who are exploring these questions, and what this all may mean for the future of religion and religious culture.

Featured Panelists

• Peter Haas: Abba Hillel Silver Professor of Jewish Studies, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, Case Western Reserve University
• Darin Freeburg: Doctoral Candidate, Center for the Study of Information and Religion, College of Communication, Kent State University
• Doris Donnelly: Professor of Theology, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, Director of the The Cardinal Suenens Center, John Carroll University

• Mark Eddy (moderator): Research Services Librarian for Religious Studies, Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University

When: Thursday, March 28, 1:30pm – 3:00pm
Where: Dampeer Room, Kelvin Smith Library (2nd floor)

For additional information, contact Mark Eddy at 216.368.5457 or mxe37@case.edu

Parking information: http://library.case.edu/ksl/whoweare/visitorinfo/

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The Freedman Center Colloquium: Exploring Collaboration in Digital Scholarship

The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship is pleased to announce its 2013 colloquium: Exploring Collaboration in Digital Scholarship. The focus for this year's event will be to highlight how the production and support of digital scholarship is a necessarily collaborative process, and is better because of it.

Speakers from Emory University, THATCamp, Research Data Alliance, College of Wooster, NITLE, and the University of Cincinnati will share their thoughts on how collaborative processes have brought a new level of discovery and understanding in support of scholarship. Joining them will be representatives from the Kelvin Smith Library to discuss the future of the Freedman Center and a shared vision for supporting digital scholarship on campus.

To learn more about this event, including a full list of presenters and topics, visit: http://library.case.edu/ksl/colloquium/

WHEN:
Monday, April 8, 1:00pm – 5:30pm
Tuesday, April 9, 9:00am – 12:00pm

WHERE:
Clapp Reading Room, Kelvin Smith Library (first floor)

This is a free event. Click here to register.

Trial of World Scientific Available Until March 20th

A trial of World Scientific, a collection of e-books in various disciplines, is available now through March 20, 2013. CWRU faculty, students and staff have full access to content by visiting http://www.worldscientific.com/page/ebooks-trial.

Topics include:
• Asian Studies & Social Science
• Business & Economics
• Chemistry
• Computer Science
• Engineering
• General Interest
• Life Sciences
• Materials Science
• Mathematics
• Medicine and Healthcare
• Nanotechnology
• Nonlinear Science
• Physics

Remember to be on the campus wired network, Case Wireless or VPN to gain full access. Users are encouraged to contact Brian Gray (bcg8@case.edu) with any feedback, comments or questions about the trial.

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RefWorks 2.0 InfoSession at KSL!

Learn how to use this powerful online research management, writing and collaboration tool:

• How to sign up for a new account.
• How to export references to RefWorks from the online catalog, Summon and online databases. 

• How to organize your references in RefWorks. 

• How to use Write-N-Cite to quickly import citations and write a paper. 

• You can keep your account after graduation.

When: Thursday, March 28th from 1—2pm
Where: Kelvin Smith Library, Room 215

To RSVP, please email Yuening Zhang at yxz508@case.edu.

This class is open to any interested CWRU students, faculty and staff.

To learn more about RefWorks, click here.

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Trial of CQ Almanac Online Now Available!

A trial of CQ Almanac Online, a reference for studying the U.S. Congress, is available now through March 14, 2013. During this time, interested faculty, students and staff have full access to content by visiting library.cqpress.com/cqalmanac. Remember to be on the campus wired network, Case Wireless or VPN to gain full access. Users are encouraged to contact Brian Gray (bcg8@case.edu) with any feedback, comments or questions about the trial.

Time is limited, so check out CQ Almanac Online today!

• Renowned and authoritative coverage of the people, elections, legislation, and controversies in the U.S. Congress since 1945
• Accessible, in-depth review and analysis of legislation and policy for each year, organized by policy area
• Comprehensive roll call votes for all major legislation
• An unbiased look at the issues that mattered most in a given year

Online adds:

• Navigate with ease through over 60 years of congressional coverage
• Access tables, graphs, and charts that help explain the issues
• Browse by subject, decade, or by a particular year's table of contents
• Use Policy Tracker to explore a specific policy topic and see how it has changed over the years
• Save useful documents or frequent searches for future consultation
• Automatically generate citations in four styles with CQ Press's CiteNow! feature

More About CQ Almanac:
Since it was first published in 1946, CQ Almanac has been the definitive annual reference for studying the U.S. Congress. Building on the reporting and analysis done throughout the year by CQ's award-winning news staff, the Almanac offers original narrative accounts of every major piece of legislation that lawmakers considered during a congressional session. Arranged thematically, CQ Almanac organizes, distills, and cross-indexes for permanent reference the full year in Congress and in national politics. Its clear and concise language makes the Almanac an essential resource for scholars, journalists, interested citizens, and students of the U.S. legislative system.

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