Kelvin Smith Library
November 12, 2013
Kelvin Smith Library's Fiscal Year 2013 annual report, A Year of Creating Value, is now available.
From the installation of state-of-the-art technology, to improvements to facilities and additions to collections, the report summarizes the highlights of the last year. It also features collaborations...
October 31, 2013
Space is still available in the following CaseLearns courses, open to all ϳԹ faculty, staff, students and alumni:
Making Your First Map
In this workshop, attendees will receive a general introduction to GIS (geographic information systems) and ArcGIS (v10.2) software. At...
October 30, 2013
The weekly Public Affairs Discussion Group will continue this week with a talk titled, “Press Freedom and the Edward Snowden Affair.”
Jim Sheeler, the Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and Media Writing, will lead the discussion, which will take place Friday, Nov. 1, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. i...
October 17, 2013
Kelvin Smith Library is running a trial of BrowZine, a new tablet application that allows users to browse, read and monitor many of the library’s scholarly journals in a format designed for the iPad and Android tablet.
Items found in BrowZine can easily be synced with Zotero, Dropbox and several ot...
October 14, 2013
Kelvin Smith Library will host several events as part of Octavofest, an annual celebration of the book and paper arts during the month of October. This year’s events center on the theme of travel and are free and open to the public.
Around the World in 80 Books
From Monday, Oct. 7, to Friday, Nov. 2...
October 10, 2013
The work of Julian Stanczak, world-renowned painter and pioneer in Optical Art, will be featured in a series of four exhibitions at ϳԹ’s Kelvin Smith Library. The first exhibit, "The Genesis of Perceptual Art," will be on display through Nov. 29 in the library’s newly re...
October 01, 2013
This year marks Kelvin Smith Library’s 100th anniversary as a Federal Depository Library. To honor this occasion, a ceremony will be held Friday, Oct. 11, from 1 to 3 p.m., in the Dampeer Room (second floor).
The ceremony will include a presentation by George Barnum, agency historian at the U.S. Go...
September 26, 2013
Kelvin Smith Library will host an open house on Friday, Sept. 27, from noon to 3 p.m., on the first floor.
During the open house, attendees can check out the new computers and multimedia equipment available to faculty, students, staff and alumni, hear about new services and library resources, and t...
September 20, 2013
The Kelvin Smith Library will offer two RefWorks 2.0 information sessions this fall to inform the campus community about the benefits of using this powerful research management, writing and collaboration tool.
The sessions will take place on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 2 to 3 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. ...
August 19, 2013
Kelvin Smith Library presents a new exhibit: “Observing the Natural World: The Art and Science of Natural History.” Beginning in the 1830s, Clevelanders with an interest in natural history established societies to collect, catalog and study natural history specimens. These local initiatives reflecte...