Monthly Archive Index for KSL News Blog
Financial Regulations & Practice--Friday Public Affairs Discussion Group
Join open discussion between esteemed guest speakers, the university, and the public, at the weekly Public Affairs Discussion Group, held on Fridays at the Kelvin Smith Library. Our November 4, 2011 topic is on the regulations proposed on the financial services industry, and how that can affect you. A practitioner and longtime participant on local boards, foundations & task forces, Michael's view is sure to spark controversy, enlighten, and engage the audience.
Reforms and regulations often have different results than planned or expected. Join us to hear more about the unexpected effects of regulation, whether it was from the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, or the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 in response to the recent financial collapse. Learn what to look for as regulations are passed...and what they look like after they are put into practice.
Sponsored by the Center for Policy Studies, the discussions take place in the 2nd floor Dampeer Room 12:30 pm - 1: 30 pm. Visitors are welcome to take advantage of beverages and food items at the main floor Cramelot cafe in the library & bring them to the discussion.
The KSL location map also indicates an underground parking garage for visitors (fee), and nearby metered street parking, as available.
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Your World Expands with SearchOhio and OhioLINK
Add another 14+ million items to a catalog where you can borrow online and have things delivered to Case...your world just expanded this month by another 14 million items!
SearchOhio, a group of 19 public library systems in Ohio, joined OhioLINK on October 3 as a peer-to-peer partner for sharing catalogs & delivery services. Expanding on the academic resources of OhioLINK, SearchOhio libraries bring popular books, DVDs, CDs to faculty, staff, & students of Case and other OhioLINK member institutions. KSL has already seen music CDs arrive ("CIM had a 75th anniversary for composer Steve Reich, I wanted to hear more,") cookbooks ("PBS has a great new cooking show, I can try the show recipes,") fiction & more. It's easy—Find & Borrow the same way you do for OhioLINK items:
• Search an item on OhioLINK Central Catalog
• Item not found? Click the new icon for SearchOhio (top of OhioLINK page)
• Select hypertext link in middle of page: "Request this title"
• Authenticate (Case network ID/password), select pickup site
• Keep for 21 days & renew up to 3x; renew media if there are no other holds on the item
• Renew online, via your Case library account: borrow, share, renew, return responsibly
• Daily, overdue, billed SearchOhio & OhioLINK fees apply to all borrowers in both systems
• Case libraries send courtesy automated notices via Case email. Keep your account in good standing, act on the emails, renewing or returning—or check your Case library account on the Case Catalog.
"I applaud the Ohio library community for ... cooperation between SearchOhio and OhioLINK. I feel honored to be part of a system that is going out of its way to provide greater access to library materials across the state of Ohio." Nancy Madden, Director of the Library, Edison Community College. (Fall 2011)
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Case Adobe Day Event @KSL
Kelvin Smith Library hosts the Information Technology Services (ITS) Fall Harvest 2011 Adobe Event on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011 from 1:00-4:30 pm in the library.
ITS presents this free event for all Case faculty, staff, and students to see Adobe's latest crop of software features that help you get your work done & enjoy it more!
Half-hour presentations by Tim Plumer, Sr. Solutions Engineer, Adobe Systems, Inc., makes it easy to listen 'n learn how to take your documents mobile, use forms, create visuals, and collaborate with Adobe® software.
Attend the Adobe® Fall Harvest@KSL and you can enjoy snacks, win a door prize, a fall pie from Pattersons, learn a lot about Indesign®, PhotoShop®, Connect™, and more.
Register now and enjoy the afternoon on November 3rd!
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And the Winners Are....Juried Art Contest Prizes
During October, NE Ohio and Kelvin Smith Library participated in Octavofest with KSL events, exhibitions, poetry readings & open mic sessions in Cramelot, and a Juried Art Contest. Artists were invited to browse an exhibit in the Special Collections Department and from those works, their inspirations resulted in several dozen submissions. Click the thumbnail images to enlarge the winning artworks.
• First Prize, $500: Japanese Secret, Igor Vorotilkin. Metal.
Inspired by Japan. Described and illustrated by the Japanese. Written by eminent Japanese Authorities and Scholars. Captain F. Brinkely, Editor, of Tokoyo, Japan. Boston, c1897-1898.
"...illusion..." says Vorotiklin. "Discover what is beyond the obvious...train your visual perception, and...search your mind. Reality can be magical and mysterious."
• Second Prize, $250: Creation, Charley Willison. Mixed Media/Graphite.
Inspired by Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, 1791-1851. New York, 1934.
"...creation is crawling out of the pages of scientific papers, representing Shelley's message" says Willison, and it promotes "literature and exploration....books open up worlds." He urges viewers to "open up a book and see what it brings forth."
• Third Prize, $100: Don Quixote, Igor Vorotiklin. Graphic.
Inspired by Don Quixote Igor Vorotiklin. Graphic. Inspired by Historia del famoso cavallero, Don Quixote de la Mancha. Por Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, 1547-1616. London, 1781.
Vorotiklin has long been intrigued by Dali, and "the power of the fascinating and mysterious world of illusion.."
Read more details on the competition & events at KSL during the month-long celebration of the Book and Paper Arts.
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Conquer Sleep Deficit--Friday Public Affairs Discussion Group
Decide whether or not naps have value and could diminish escalating health issues & more, at this week's Public Affairs Discussion Group. Held on Fridays at the Kelvin Smith Library, these open discussions are designed to encourage scholarly interactions between the university and the public.
Friday, Oct. 28: Should the Workday Include Time for Naps? Research Concerning Sleep and Productivity. Elizabeth R. Click, ND, RN, CLE, Assistant Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, CWRU.
National sleep deficit affects our lives, work performance, and ultimately our wellness. Take a closer look at why the Centers for Disease Control reports on the magnitude of sleep deficit, and how growing research might steer the U.S. towards mid-day nap values that other cultures have understood for centuries. Join us as Dr. Click leads the discussion of research & trends—you might be convinced to adopt some behavior patterns as did some of our more famous 20th century notables.
Sponsored by the Center for Policy Studies, KSL hosts the weekly event & invites you to participate, 12:30 -1:30 pm, in the 2nd floor Dampeer Room.
The Kelvin Smith Library location map also indicates an underground parking garage for visitors (fee), and nearby metered street parking, as available.
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Vacant Urban Land--Friday Public Affairs Forum Discussion
When urban crisis and housing foreclosure meet new urban planning & development, there can be interesting new issues as well as challenges. Learn more, at this week's
"Public Affairs Discussion Group on Friday October 21 at 12:30 pm in the Kelvin Smith Library, Dampeer Room (2nd floor).
• Friday, October 21: What Can Be Done With Vacant Land in Shrinking Cities? W. Dennis Keating, Ph.D., J.D., Levin College of Urban Affairs, Distinguished Professor & Director of the Master of Urban Planning, Design and Development (MUPDD) Program, Cleveland State University.
Cities & suburbs are now faced with tens of thousands of abandoned houses as economics and tax bases change and force shifts in population demographics. Join us to hear about this and also about land banks—and how else we can facilitate change in our community.
Sponsored by the Center for Policy Studies and hosted each Friday at the Kelvin Smith Library, these open discussions are designed to encourage scholarly interactions between the university and the public.
The Kelvin Smith Library location map also indicates an underground parking garage for visitors (fee), and nearby metered street parking, as available.
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Meet the Winning Artists, Wed. 19th @KSL
Kelvin Smith Library's Octavofest schedule continues with an artist's book presentation, exhibition, Poetry Open Mic event, and the announcement of the awards from our Juried Art Competition. Join us at our Wed. 19th event & meet the artists!
• Wed. Oct. 19th, 3:30 pm. Learn more about "Artists' Books, Readers, and Reading" with a presentation by Cristine Rom, Director of the Gund Library at the Cleveland Institute of Art. 2nd floor Dampeer Room.
• An awards reception follows the presentation & winners of the Juried Art Competition will be announced by Arnold Hirshon, Associate Provost and University Librarian of the Kelvin Smith Library. Celebrate with the winners, 2nd floor Dampeer Room.
• 9 am- 6 pm See where the artists' ideas started. Exhibition, "Books that inspired the artists for the Juried Art Competition." Special Collections Department, 2nd floor.
NE Ohio's Octavofest, Celebrating the Book and Paper Arts continues throughout October, and is funded in part by a generous grant from the George Gund Foundation.
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Cramelot Extends MidTerm Hours
Just when you need it most, Cramelot extends hours during Mid-Term study week!
This Monday through Thursday, the cafe stays open late so you can get that last sandwich, apple, coffee, power bar, etc., to get you through the long hours of studying.
• Monday, Oct.17 - Thursday, Oct. 20: 11 am - Midnight
• Cramelot recently implemented loyalty punch-cards for your coffee.
• Buy 10, get 1 free!
Stop in During Fall Break Hours, Too:
Friday, Oct. 21, 11 am - 4 pm
Sunday, Oct. 23, Noon - 9 pm
Mon. & Tues. Oct. 24-25, 11 am - 6 pm
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The Campaign for the Republican Nomination for President, Friday Public Affairs Discussion Group
Will the Republican nominee for President win the 2012 election because voters want to distance themselves from those who are in office when unemployment is high? Find out what reputation the winner of the straw poll at the Florida Republican convention might have on the nominee outcome, at this week's Public Affairs Discussion Group. Join us on Friday, October 14 at 12:30 pm in the 2nd floor Research Commons-Mather Room.
Justin Buchler is an elections specialist who uses spatial models to study the effects of competitive elections on political institutions. FInd out his position on healthy vs failed democracy as he shares his view of election results, plus more about his recently published book, Hiring and Firing Public Officials: Rethinking the Purpose of Elections.
Sponsored by the Center for Policy Studies and hosted each Friday at the Kelvin Smith Library, these open discussions are designed to encourage scholarly interactions between the university and the public.
The Kelvin Smith Library location map also indicates an underground parking garage for visitors (fee), and nearby metered street parking, as available.
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Learn How to Zotero, CaseLearns Free Class
When you work on the web, you can save, cite and sync your research in your web browser, with Zotero. Take a free CaseLearns class on Wednesday Nov. 9 and learn more about this open source research tool that's versatile & easy to use.
Using Zotero you can grab & store citations and keep track of web pages, images, PDFs, add your notes, and link it all together in one research collection. Save your own work, or collaborate with your group in an exciting new way:
• Store your work across multiple computers or a free online storage server
• Synchronize & update your research collections
• Choose from popular citation styes to generate footnotes & bibliographies
Write your next paper with an easy to use tool, and learn how to do it by taking a free CaseLearns class:
Wednesday Nov. 9, 10 am - Noon
Sign up (required) on the convenient online registration page. Classes are free, so look at other offerings, and read the No Show Policy. Sign up for a class today & learn something new!
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Western Reserve Historical Society Art Exhibit
A new collaborative venture between the Kelvin Smith Library and the library of the Western Reserve Historical Society brings a WRHS art exhibit to the our campus.
Fourteen framed artworks now adorn two walls on KSL's main floor. Enjoy the renderings of Walker and Weeks, famous illustrators, connections to Cleveland's industrial presence, and more. We've also created an online gallery for this one-year loan from the WRHS library collection.
This exhibit is open to visitors during Regular Business Hours. Plan your visit today, to see some some of the region's famous people, places, & political themes now hanging in the Kelvin Smith Library.
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Octavofest Juried Art Exhibit Awards Prizes October 19th
See what inspires people when they read and explore rare manuscripts, as we announce the winners in the Juried Art Competition at the Kelvin Smith Library on Wednesday, October 19th. The artist's inspirations resulted in works of ink & watercolor, digital photography, lino cuts, cast paper, acrylic, metal, graphics, block prints, and more—and they are all on display in the library.
Twenty works with artists' statements explain which item in the Special Collections exhibit inspired their works. 
• A colorful work about books & more heralds philosophy, Chaucer, & Thomas Acquinas.
• Art plus poetry is the result of reading the Flemish Book of Hours.
• Interest in Greek & Egyptian myths turns into cast paper book, column, and owl.
• A block print of an antique car is evidence of a Cleveland automobile maker.
• Frankenstein inspired a mixed media work that literally opens up words.
Join us for more Octavofest events at KSL on Wednesday, October 19 & find out who wins 1st , 2nd, and 3rd cash prizes:
• 3:30 pm, "Artists' Books, Readers, and Reading," Presentation by Cristine Rom, Gund Library Director, Cleveland Institute of Art.
• Winners of the Juried Art Competition are announced after the lecture by Arnold Hirshon, Associate Provost and University Librarian of the Kelvin Smith Library.
• 9 am - 6 pm: "Books that inspired the artists for the Juried Art Competition," Exhibit in the 2nd floor Special Collections Department, Kelvin Smith Library.
• Reception follows the lecture and award presentations.
Octavofest events at the Kelvin Smith Library celebrate the book and paper arts in NE Ohio, along with many other institutions' events during October. Octavofest is partially funded by a generous grant from the George Gund Foundation.
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Entrepreneurship: From Academia to Reality - Can It Happen?
Celebrating the entrepreneurial Case culture, KSL hosts an event that invites alumni & friends who have started businesses to connect with each other during Alumni Weekend. Their stories can inspire other generations of successful entrepreneurs much like the recent Richey-Mixon interview reveals about their $5 M gift for the new 'think box' building.
The Office of Corporate Relations has gathered an impressive panel from around the world & you can hear them share their path from-idea-to-success. Joseph Mandato, DM'04 and CWRU Trustee, and Managing Director of De Novo Ventures leads the panelists through their ideas, risks, innovations and expertise.
Join us on Friday, October 14th at 3:00 pm in the Kelvin Smith Library for this lively discussion with panelists:
• Mark Chance, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics; Interim Chair, Dept. of Genetics; Professor of General Medical Sciences, CWRU. Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder, NeoProteomics
• Victoria Livschitz, BS'94. Founder and CEO, Grid Dynamics
• Charu Ramanathan, MS'00, Ph.D.'04. Co-Founder and VP Scientific Affairs, CardioInsight
• Charles stack, LAW'82. Founder and CEO, Sideways, Inc.
Register for this event at kmo30@case.edu
Photo, 10/14/11: Joseph Mandato, center, with panel members.
The Kelvin Smith Library location also indicates underground parking garage for visitors (fee), or at the Veale Garage at Adelbert & Circle Drive.
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Climate Change: Friday Public Affairs Discussion Group
Next month over 20,000 delegates will meet in Durban, South Africa. This week's Public Affairs Discussion Group will explore whether or not the delegates & heads of government from over 100 countries can agree on a plan to curb emissions.
Come hear Professor Green's focus on energy and global environmental regulations. In Durban, climate negotiators will be dealing with high emission levels and the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto protocol. Her research on climate change and international law & regulations will help us understand the scenario of global environmental policies, and our future.
Join us on Friday, October 7 at 12:30 pm in the Kelvin Smith Library 2nd floor Dampeer Room. Sponsored by the Center for Policy Studies and hosted each Friday at KSL, the events encourages scholarly interactions with the university and the public through open discussion groups.
The Kelvin Smith Library location also indicates an underground parking garage for visitors (fee), and nearby metered street parking, as available.
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Poetry Readings and Open Mic Events @KSL
Participate in Octavofest by performing at KSL! We're hosting several Poetry Readings and Open Mic sessions during the lunch hour in October. Read more about the Octavofest events at KSL, and celebrate with others who enjoy art, books, and words!
• Tuesday, October 11
• Tuesday, October 18
• Tuesday, October 26
Octavofest, Celebrating the Book and Paper Arts, is a month-long arts event throughout NE Ohio & CWRU is one of the many member participants. It is funded in part by a generous grant from the George Gund Foundation.
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