Take a Sneak Peak at the beta version of the new KSL website.
Then take a 3-Question Survey to let us know what you think!
Features You Can Use:
• Search in One Place! Get started fast, with a quick search box on the top center of the homepage.
• QuickLinks: Looking for Hours, your library account, Course Reserves? The things you do all the time are in QuickLinks on the left side.
• Network Status:: Red light-green light tells you if you're connected when you're off campus. On the top right side of the new page, you'll see the light*#8212;when you activate your VPN connection off campus, you'll see the red light turn to green!
• Collections, Services, People: three main sections for everything you need to know!
We still have the great features you know and love, such as RSS, Request Forms, the News Blog so you know what's new, and more. Take a look at the differences, and let us know what you think, as we continue to develop the site for a January release.
*Look at the top left side for "Talk With Us":
• 'Contact Us' link for general questions or comments
• 'Ask a Librarian' link for your reference questions
• 'Survey' questions for you from time to time...and please answer our first 3-question survey!
Kelvin Smith Library hours change for the holidays, beginning on the last day of finals. Always "open" online, KSL offers you access to over 300 databases and 35,000 journals, 20,000 e-books, and more, all easily accessible through an active VPN connection!
December-early January Hours take a short break (24x7 takes a break, too), & KSL opens one hour later, at 9:00 a.m. weekdays. The university & the library are closed for the Christmas and New Year's Day holiday weekends:
- Wed., Dec. 19: close 5:30 p.m.
- Thurs. & Fri., Dec. 20, 21: open 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Sat., Sun, Mon., Tues., Dec. 22,23,24,25: Closed
- Wed.-Fri., Dec. 26-28: 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- Sat., Sun., Mon., Tues., Dec. 29,30, 31, Jan.1: Closed
Interim Hours with evening access are in effect from Wednesday, January 2 until the semester begins on Monday, January 14th. 24x7 will return after the MLK holiday, which this year occurs one week after the semester begins. More details on hours are always available from the via a QuickLink from the KSL homepage, or on the Hours Hotline at 216-368-6500.
Once again, Ohio is visionary in ensuring that its residents have access to information. Libraries Connect Ohio (LCO), a partnership of library organizations and libraries, provides seamless access to information resources for all Ohioans. Just as OhioLINK serves the academic community, the new Ohio Web Library has been designed to bring newspapers, trade publications, popular magazines, scholarly articles, maps, and much more to Ohio residents.
Ohio residents, K-12 teachers & students, state employees & legislators, and academic communities can log in with their institutional usernames/passwords to find a library near home or office, direct young students to Homework Help or online research assistance, or connect to online databases with Ohio Web Library.
For Ohioans, it's your tax dollars at work. Tell family, friends, neighbors, and explore it today. Find out more, from the Kelvin Smith Library December Research Spotlight!
Case researchers have a rich list of research resources that are licensed for use by the Case Libraries and our membership in OhioLINK, the state's academic consortium. Case is a founding member of OhioLINK. OhioLINK, OPLIN, INFOhio, and the State Library of Ohio are the major partners in this effort to connect Ohioans to information, from the first years of school through graduation, and beyond.
From Alliance to Westlake, maps of greater Cleveland, the Erie Railroad or Cleveland's Union Terminal, or the barn that became the Clague Playhouse in Westlake, Ohio's Heritage Northeast is a new resource that brings you maps, text, images, sound recordings and digital collections. A variety of university and public libraries partner to offer their collections from a searchable database. Try out the newest collections, from Oberlin College and the Akron-Summit County Public Library, for Ohio history and documents from the development of the Ohio and Erie Canal, as well as the Soap Box Derby!
Find International Jobs & Internships with Going Global
Case's newest database is a collaboration between the Kelvin Smith Library and the Career Center. When the Career Center investigated the licensing for Going Global, talks with Kelvin Smith Library ensured that the entire campus would have full access to the content, rather than access only for the Career Center. Going Global is a resource that helps people find international and U.S. jobs, internship opportunities, employment trends, industry focuses, country-specific career information, and much more.
Going Global highlights:
• International sites (31 countries) or U.S. regions & metropolitan markets
• USA City Guides —comprehensive snapshots & insider tips from office life to nightlife (Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, New York City, San Francisco, North Carolina Regional Triangle)
• Embassies, interviewing, cultural tips for the region
• 250,000+ constantly updated job openings & internship listings
• Customized alerts for new listings
• Helpful "User Guide" for tips on searching, browsing, chat, printing, bookmarks, & personal accounts.
Find Going Global on the Research Database list, a convenient link from either either the KSL homepage, or the Case Catalog. This is a Case-only resource that requires your Case network ID and password.
