The International News Commons on KSL's Lower Level features a variety of international content for browsing and research:
• SCOLA plasma screen with 24/7 broadcast news
• Dozens of international newspapers printed in KSL the same day they're published in the home country
• PressDisplay computer kiosk, with 1,000+ daily newspapers in 39 languages, from 82 countries
Come to the Open House to connect with others at Case, and perhaps have an opportunity to practice another language with someone! The Open House will also feature some demonstrations of research tools to help you locate international resources.
Thursday, November 19th
2:30 - 4:00 p.m. KSL Lower Level International News Commons
Beverages and international desserts
Gifts & Prizes
Honoring All Who Served...Veterans Day Salute at KSL
Kelvin Smith Library lobby exhibit cases hold treasures from the Civil War to today, and honor the nation's veterans. From the first day honoring war dead in 1919 by President Wilson, to President Obama's 2009 proclamation honoring veterans throughout time, the exhibit offers photos, documents, books, and more.
The exhibit features tri-folded flags presented to families of deceased veterans from WWI and WWII, along with medals, military documents, awards, and dog tags. U.S. Army Nurses are featured, as are Civil War photos from the 1860s, and several books highlight efforts of African American and Native American soldiers.
From the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs read more information about Veterans Day with links to the history of Veterans Day, a Veterans Day Poster gallery from 1978 to 2009, a FAQ with distinctions between Veterans Day & Memorial Day, and a U.S. Census Bureau demographic fact sheet about the 23.3 million U.S. veterans (2008 data), by region, service branch, gender, and more.
Find Out More About Zotero: Free Class Thursday 12th
Learn expert tips for working on Zotero to capture citations, pages, text, images & more, and then to organize and even share them using the popular open source Firefox extension!
This 2-hour free CaseLearns class shows you how to store author, title and all necessary fields and export them as formatted references in the citation style you prefer. Zotero combines the familiar best characteristics of citation software and the best of Web 2.0 tools like iTunes where you can link, tag & search with more advanced features—without software.
This web tool can be added to your research repertoire to easily generate footnotes or bibliographies. Sign up for Thursday's class on CaseLearns. And check out the Fall Semester Calendar, or download the Fall Semester brochure from the CaseLearns site.
Classes are offered to Case faculty, students, staff, and alumni; registration is required.
Enrollment and attendance policies are available on the main page.
Those who are old enough to remember the fall of the Berlin Wall also recall it as the end of the Cold War, and the Monday reception is an opportunity to bring together people to share memories and learn more about one of the most significant events of the 20th century.
Join others on Monday, Nov. 9 from 4-6:00 p.m. in the KSL Lower Level International News Commons to recognize the 20th anniversary and to pause and remember the event, share experiences, and learn more about it through images, video, texts, and conversations. Light refreshments will be served.
KSL Hosts Author Leonora Miano for Area High School Students
Kelvin Smith Library has partnered with the Ethnic Studies program to present a special discussion & book signing event on Nov. 6 with prize-winning novelist and Franco-Cameroonian author Léonora Miano.
As part of Kelvin Smith Library's Community Outreach service, the event is planned specifically for area high school students. Leonora Mianao will discuss her book AFropean Soul at 2:45 pm in the 2nd floor O'Neill Reading Room. All the students will receive a copy of the book and Miano will sign their books following the discussion. Students also will be able to talk with her at a reception in the Mather Reading Room.
This Kelvin Smith Library event follows a free public lecture by Miano at 12:30 (Clark hall 309), co-sponsored by Ethnic Studies, French and Francophone Studies, and the French Embassy.
Leonora Miano is the author of three novels: L'intérieur de la nuit (The Dark Heart of the Night); Contours du jour qui vient; and Tels des astres éteints. She has won the Louis Guilloux Prize 2006; the Montalembert Prize 2006; the René Fallet Prize 2006; the Bernard Palissy Prize 2006; and the Prix Goncourt des lycéens 2006.
KSL also has her work Contours du jour qui vient: roman, "Contours of the Day to Come," contemporary short stories of Cameroon fiction.
