Monthly Archive Index for KSL News Blog

Girl Scout Troop 71341 Visits Kelvin Smith Library to Learn All About Book-Making

Did you know in addition to supporting the research and learning at Case Western Reserve University, Kelvin Smith Library is also committed to cultivating the connections between scholarship and the public interest? In one of many ways that we engage with the community, just this last Friday, four middle schoolers from Girl Scout Cadet Troop 741341, went to Kelvin Smith Library’s Preservation work space to earn their “Book Artist” Badge. In order to earn their badge, they are required to complete a number of tasks or projects related to book construction.

Andrew Mancuso, Kelvin Smith Library’s Preservation Officer, prepared different work stations for the troop to make paper, bind notebooks, decorate books with gold leaf, and learn foil stamping. It was an incredible afternoon with new faces and a newly earned badge.

Thank you Troop 741341 for the visit!

Kelvin Smith Library New Policy Allows CWRU Staff 1-year Loan Period

Kelvin Smith Library is proud to announce a new 1-year loan policy for Case Western Reserve University Staff, the same loan period currently enjoyed by CWRU faculty. This change will especially impact staff who are teaching and conducting research at the university.

For more information, visit us at http://library.case.edu/ksl/services/circulation/borrowing/studentstaff.html

Tomboys and the Blossoming of Juvenile Fiction

Kelvin Smith Library is pleased to host Dr. Renée M. Sentilles presentation of “Tomboys and the Blossoming of Juvenile Fiction” on Thursday, March 29 at 4:00 pm in the Dampeer Room (2nd floor).

Tomboy heroines played a central role in creating the juvenile fiction market. Adventure stories written for middle-class boys had proven to be profitable, so an editor persuaded a reluctant Louisa May Alcott to write one for girls. Little Women, and the books that followed, opened up a new market that would come to shape and be shaped by adolescent American culture.

Dr. Sentilles is an Associate Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University. Her book American Tomboys 1850-1915 is about to be released by the University of Massachusetts Press. Copies will be available for purchase at event. This free and open to the public event is in conjunction with the Tomes for Tots: Youth Literature in Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections exhibition as well as for Women’s History month events.

No RSVP required.

For more information, contact Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections at kslspecialcollections@case.edu or 216-368-2992.

Endangered Data Week

Endangered Data Week
February 26th - March 2nd

Monday, February 26, 2018 | 2:15 pm
Intro to Web Scraping
There is a lot of data on the web, some in old, out of date formats, difficult to gather and use. This will be hands-on workshop on getting data off the web and into a useful format for analysis.
Presenter: Marie Vibbert, UTech

Tuesday, February 27, 2018 | 11:00 am
Citizen Analysts: How Regular People Use Public Data to Save the World
Easy accessibility of data can empower people to do their own fact-checking and analysis, and report their findings to their community. This session will give examples on the important role of the Citizen Analyst, and some strategies on how to become one yourself.
Presenter: Blaine Martyn-Dow, UCITE

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | 1:00 pm
Different Ways Data is Endangered
Join our faculty panel for a discussion of what biomedical data is collected, who controls it, and who has access to your data.
Presenters: Will Bush, Dana Crawford, and Jonathan Haines, Institute for Computational Biology

Thursday, March 1, 2018 | 2:30 pm
Finding, Rescuing, and Fair Use of Government Data
A demonstration and discussion of how you can find, rescue, and fairly use government data in your research and teaching initiatives.
Presenters: Mark Clemente, Amanda Koziura, and Evan Meszaros, Kelvin Smith Library

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Endangered Data Week is a new, collaborative effort, coordinated across campuses, nonprofits, libraries, citizen science initiatives, and cultural heritage institutions, to shed light on public datasets that are in danger of being deleted, repressed, mishandled, or lost.

This week, Kelvin Smith Library is working with departments across campus to raise awareness of threats to publicly available data, explore the power dynamics of data creating, sharing, and retention, and teach ways to make endangered data more accessible and secure.

Location: Kelvin Smith Library, Freedman Center, 1st Floor

For more information: http://endangereddataweek.org/

KSL Game Night: Blind Date with a Game

It's time for KSL's GAME NIGHT: BLIND DATE WITH A GAME! Games will be carefully curated from a wide range of levels and themes and personally hand wrapped. Pick one out with your friends and unwrap your next adventure!

Put away your laptops and screens and bring your friends for a night of nerdy and super fun board games at the Freedman Center on the 1st Floor of the Kelvin Smith Library! Bring your friends or meet new ones!

Bring the competition and we'll provide snacks and soda.

Over 30 board and card games will be set out and made available to you and your friends including:

- Power Grid
- One Deck Dungeon
- Elder Sign
- Hanabi
- Red Flags
- Gloom
- One Night Ultimate Werewolf
- Escape Room: The Game
- Mysterium
- Love Letter
- Fluxx
- Boss Monster
- Pandemic
- Munchkin Bites
- Zombie Dice

Art+Feminism Wiki Edit-A-Thon 2018

Date & Time: March 7, 2018 | 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
Location: Kelvin Smith Library, Freedman Center

Wikimedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. While the reasons for the gender gap are up for debate, the practical effect of this disparity, however, is not. Content is skewed by the lack of female participation. This represents an alarming absence in an increasingly important repository of shared knowledge.

Let’s change that. We are partnering with the Cleveland Museum of Art Ingalls Research Library! Join us for a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related to art and feminism. We will provide tutorials for the beginner Wikipedian, reference materials, and light snacks/refreshments. Bring your laptop, power cord and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. People of all gender identities and expressions are invited to participate.

Please bring your laptop and power chord and stop by today!

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1964688487128851/

The Mbom-Mvet: Epic Tales, Music, and Dance of Central Africa

Kelvin Smith Library is proud to host Essouma Long on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 in two separate performances (12:30 pm and 4:00pm in Kelvin Smith Library, Lower Level 06). Born in Cameroon, Long is a modern-day oral historian. Similar to the griots of Western Africa, he is a Central African historian, storyteller, poet, singer, and musician who is part of an oral tradition that preserves collective and genealogical history of tribes and villages.

Come experience this once-in-a-lifetime event featuring artistic creativity steeped in Central African history with the spoken and sung narratives of legends of past, enduring tribal values, and ancestral history.

For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/668873539902900/

This event is sponsored by Kelvin Smith Library and the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.

Kelvin Smith Library Reduced Hours Over Spring Break

Kelvin Smith Library will have reduced hours over spring break:

Friday 3/9: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 3/10 - Sunday 3/11: LIBRARY CLOSED
Tuesday 3/12 - Friday 3/16: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 3/17: LIBRARY CLOSED

CaseLearns Spring Schedule Released

Along with providing collaborative study space and essential resources for the teaching and research at Case Western Reserve University, did you know Kelvin Smith Library provides world-class hands-on experience and theoretical workshops in leading and emerging technologies? From Adobe Photoshop to Web Design, these instructional courses target specific needs that are not covered in traditional campus classrooms but have proven to be an essential need for academic professional development. Our free workshops are offered throughout the semester for any Case Western Reserve University student, faculty, or staff, and led by industry professionals with over 20 years of experience.

Register today at library.case.edu/caselearns.

Literature Review Resources for the Social Sciences | Thursday, 15 February 2018 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Bridging the New and Old: High Tech Scholarship for the Next Generation | Monday, 19 February 2018 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Also available on 3/30, 4/5, 4/6, 4/12, 4/13, 4/19, 4/20

Adobe Photoshop: Digital Images (Part 3) | Tuesday, 20 February 2018 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Incorporating Media Projects in Your Curriculum | Wednesday, 21 February 2018| 10:00am 11:30am

PowerPoint – From Intro to Advanced | Thursday, 22 February 2018 | 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Adobe Photoshop: Digital Images (Part 4) | Tuesday, 27 February 2018 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm

GIS Mapping | Monday, 5 March 2018 | 9:30am - 11:30am

Basics of Making A Research Poster | Monday, 5 March 2018 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Measuring Scholarly Research Impact: Your Story Through Metrics | Monday, 19 March 2018 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Introduction to Web Design with Wordpress | Tuesday, 27 March 2018 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Telling your story: Using Acting Techniques to Engage Your Audience | Tuesday, 3 April 2018 | 10:00am - 11:00am

Alternatives to the Research Paper | Wednesday, 4 April 2018 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Introduction to Data Visualization | Thursday, 5 April 2018 | 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Can’t find the right class? In addition to our regularly scheduled courses, CaseLearns offers a catalog of on-demand workshops for groups of 5 or more. For more information, contact us at caselearns@case.edu.

Finding Love at Kelvin Smith Library

 

'Tis the month of love! We have a special story for you that is a testament to the amazing staff and work environment here at Kelvin Smith Library. We are more than just a library that provides resources, and exceptional services and expertise. We create experiences. These experiences are about learning and discovery and sometimes we find love along the way.

"My name is George, and I had a student job in the mail room when I attended Case Western Reserve University. I worked for Agnes Hargrove in that capacity from Fall 2000 to Spring 2002. During that time I started dating one of the other student employees while we were working together, Laura. Well... Laura and I kept dating, got married in 2006, had 2 kids, and we are currently living happily together in California.

I thought you might be interested to hear about us, considering we wouldn't be together if we hadn't been able to meet and get to know each other while working in the mail room. Agnes fostered a friendly, welcoming environment there, which made us more comfortable. Laura and I still talk about working there together."

Faculty & Graduate Workshop Series: Spring Schedule Just Released

Due to popular demand, Kelvin Smith Library’s Faculty Workshop Series and Graduate Workshop Series is coming back this spring. Working in partnership with the Lillian & Milford Harris Library, the Judge Ben C. Green Law Library, and the Cleveland Health Sciences Library, Kelvin Smith Library will be hosting a series of workshops to support faculty and graduates as they prepare for publication and promotion.

The workshop series will help both faculty & graduates navigate the evolving academic landscape, from copyright law, marketing research, online presence, to negotiating publishing contracts.

For more information, you can reach the Kelvin Smith Library team at caselearns@case.edu or (216)368-2992.

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FACULTY SCHEDULE:

Session 1 | Thursday, 15 February 2018 | 5 pm - 6 pm | Increasing Your Scholarly Impact as a Faculty Member

Session 2 | Friday, 23 February 2018 | 12 pm - 1 pm | Research Services, Tools, and Resources

Session 3 | Thursday, 8 March 2018 | 5 pm - 6 pm | Digital Scholarship, Services, Data Visualization, and Data Management and Preservation

Session 4 | Friday, 30 March 2018 | 12 pm - 1 pm | Leveraging Your Rights as an Author: Copyright, Publishing, and Author Rights

Session 5 | Thursday, 12 April 2018 | 5 pm - 6 pm | Where to Publish?: How to Select and Target Publishers

Session 6 | Friday, 27 April 2018 | 12 pm - 1 pm | Marketing Your Scholarship and Yourself

For more information, visit up at: researchguides.case.edu/FacultyWorkshopSeries.

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GRADUATE SCHEDULE:

Session 1 | Tuesday, 13 February 2018 | 3 pm - 4 pm | Increasing Your Scholarly Impact as a Graduate Student

Session 2 | Thursday, 22 February 2018 | 4 pm - 5 pm | Research Services, Tools, and Resources

Session 3 | Tuesday, 6 March 2018 | 3 pm - 4 pm | Digital Scholarship, Services, Data Visualization, and Data Management and Preservation

Session 4 | Thursday, 29 March 2018 | 4 pm - 5 pm | Leveraging Your Rights as an Author: Copyright, Publishing, and Author Rights

Session 5 | Tuesday, 10 April 2018 | 3 pm - 4 pm | Where to Publish?: How to Select and Target Publishers

Session 6 | Tuesday, 24 April 2018 | 4 pm - 5 pm | Marketing Your Scholarship and Yourself

Register today at: researchguides.case.edu/GraduateStudentWorkshopSeries.