Kelvin Smith Library

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January 14, 2025
In an effort to streamline student ability to contribute and weigh in on library services on campus, Kelvin Smith Library and the Student Life Committee of the Undergraduate Student Government have launched a Library Advisory Committee.
Students are invited to fill out the interest form if they wou...

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December 16, 2024
The OhioLINK academic library consortium, which includes ӰƵ, will transition to a new library services platform (LSP) in June 2025. The LSP is the suite of software that libraries use to acquire, manage and lend resources—as well as allowing users to search for, find and...

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December 13, 2024
The Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship at Kelvin Smith Library announced the recipients of the 2024–25 Freedman faculty and student fellows. The annual fellowship program supports advancing digital scholarship research projects from ӰƵ faculty and students. The fell...

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December 11, 2024
Kelvin Smith Library is accepting course reserve requests for the spring 2025 semester.
Accepted materials include books and audiovisual materials (DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and CDs). Requests must be submitted via the form on the library’s website.
Course reserves staff recommend submitting requests b...

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December 02, 2024
Maximize your success during finals week with extended library hours and resources.
Extended library hours
From December 1 until December 17, KSL will be open 24 hours a day for those with a CWRU ID, with overnight access available on the first floor after midnight. View specific hours here.
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December 02, 2024
Submit Course Reserves Requests by January 2
Kelvin Smith Library is now accepting course reserve requests for the Spring 2025 semester.
Accepted materials include books and audiovisual materials (DVDs, Blu-ray discs, and CDs). Requests must be submitted via the form on the library’s website.
Cou...

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November 25, 2024
Kelvin Smith Library will host a visit with therapy dogs Monday, Dec. 2, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on the first floor.
Build a study break into your day, and stop by the library to visit with a few furry friends. Therapy dogs are meant to provide affection, comfort, and support to those who need it.
Reg...

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November 22, 2024
Members of the ӰƵ community are invited to hear from Hope Barkoukis, associate professor and chair of the Department of Nutrition at ӰƵ School of Medicine, Monday, Nov. 25, at 4:30 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 206.
Barkoukis, who was recently na...
November 20, 2024
The legacy of Forest City Hospital—an institution founded in 1957 by Black physicians to serve Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood—is now accessible online thanks to a team of experts at ӰƵ’s Kelvin Smith Library (KSL). With the support of an Ohio Local History Alliance g...

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November 20, 2024
Carefully tucked into the secure, climate- and humidity-controlled, renovated spaces in the basement of the building known as the 11000 Cedar Incubator are invaluable Kelvin Smith Library (KSL) resources for students, faculty, staff and the greater ӰƵ community to use in...