Monthly Archive Index for KSL News Blog

OhioLINK Central Catalog Server Maintenance

Plan ahead: the OhioLINK Central Catalog is migrating to a new server on Thursday, July 7th, and will be temporarily offline from Noon to early evening. OhioLINK requests from the Central Catalog will not be available during the offline hours.

• The Case Catalog is not affected.
• OhioLINK databases, journals & electronic content will remain available for use.

Avoid network interruption to your work—plan your research to avoid the server migration, and place requests for OhioLINK materials before Noon on the 7th.

Independence Day Holiday July 4th

Kelvin Smith Library and the campus observe July 4th Independence Day, closing for the holiday. The library is open on Saturday July 2nd, closed for Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th. KSL reopens at 8 am Tuesday July 5th.

KSL now opens at 8 am (weekdays) all year.

Summer hours are only a click away—select the Today's Desk Hours icon in the upper right corner of the homepage, to see hours for the entire summer.

Stop in to work, relax, browse collections, meet with colleagues!

As always, the Case catalog is always available to you, including OhioLINK Catalog searching & requesting. Use E-journals & research databases by authenticating via an activated VPN session.

Don't Leave Home Without It - Chronicle Online

When you're at home this summer, or on a working hiatus across the globe, you can take it with you! Enjoy The Chronicle of Higher Education this summer, when you have more time.

If you're not on campus, reading the The Chronicle or any of our journals is as easy as activating your computer's VPN client, opening your browser, and typing the name of your favorite journal in the E-Journal finder.

With more free time this summer, explore different sections like:
• Facts & Figures (How Educated Are State Legislators?)
• nearly 2 dozen Topics (International Copyright & your research options in Hot Type: publishers say they are not the enemy...)
• Click on any of the 8 menu-bar sections sections, to display other relevant sub-sections to explore.

The Chronicle of Higher Education is purchased for you by the Case Libraries. Enjoy it with your activated Case VPN connection.

Behind the Scenes Movie: Redesign Competition

Watch movie highlights of the 3 student teams as they presented their plans for the KSL First Floor Redesign Competition. Then watch deans, vice presidents, architects, deputy provost and others react to the presentations and comment on the ideas. FIlmed over several hours, the selected movie scenes let you watch & listen in on the work of teams and decision-makers:

• Hear teams talk about elements like active/quiet spaces, color-coded signage, reading nooks, centralized technological spaces and more, including energy-producing sun tables.

• Watch the evaluation review panel discuss the teams' unique & repeating elements plus possibilities for new spaces.

Spend a few minutes "behind the scenes" & see winning ideas for the next phase of KSL as the heart of the campus!