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Visit the Michael Schwartz Library's table at the AHA! Book Festival on Thursday, June 7 at the Playhouse Square, Keybank State Theatre Lobby, 1519 Euclid Avenue. On display from 11:00 am – 8:00 pm will be a selection of our favorite photographs, copied from the Cleveland Press Collection in Special Collections at CSU’s Michael Schwartz Library, and all displayed online in our Cleveland Memory Project. Early photos of the Terminal Tower, Mr. Jingeling, Euclid Beach, Eliot Ness, Ghoulardi, and a host of other memories from Cleveland’s past will be on display. Select prints will be available for sale at special festival prices.

Meet Richard Klein, author of "Let’s Go Shopping at the Square" Cleveland's Leading Downtown Department Stores: A Business Legacy and The Legacy of the Pharmacy Industry:Cleveland, Ohio from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Ask questions about the history of Cleveland department stores or the Pharmacy industry, buy a book, and ask for an autograph!

Dr. Richard Klein has served as a professor and program coordinator at Cleveland State University for more than 30 years. In addition to his administrative and teaching responsibilities, he has written several professional articles for major publications such as Appraisal Journal, American Preservation Technology Journal and Real Estate Issues. He has most recently published several books in EngagedScholarship @ Cleveland State University under MSL Academic Endeavors, Michael Schwartz Library's publishing imprint.

The AHA! Festival: Arts and Humanities Alive runs from Thursday, June 7 through Saturday, June 9. Presented by Cleveland State University in partnership with Playhouse Square.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-05-25 09:51:22. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Cleveland Memory, EngagedScholarship@CSU, Library News.

The Digital CSU Working Group will host a showcase for digital projects created by CSU students and co-sponsored by the CSU Office of Research and the Michael Schwartz Library. The showcase will be held on Thursday, May 3, 2018 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm in the Student Center Atrium. Light refreshments will be served. Join us!

Digital CSU is a low-stakes environment to learn about digital methods in research & teaching across disciplines and colleges at Cleveland State University. It convenes once a month during the academic year.

For more information about Digital CSU, including the monthly meeting schedule, visit http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/digitalcsu/.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-04-24 14:16:18. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: EngagedScholarship@CSU, Library News.

Join the Friends of the Library for an excursion from CSU to the Great Lakes Brewing Co, on Thursday, May 10, 2018, during finals week. The tour begins at 10:00 a.m. (includes sampling of 4 beers), followed by a book discussion at 11:00 a.m. of A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage (led by Frank Klaus, Friends of the Library President). Afterward, guests will proceed to the Great Lakes Brewpub for lunch. Attendees will have an opportunity to shop in the Gift Shop.
Transportation to and from the Brewery will be provided.
Please note: brewery tours involve multiple stairwells, some of which are steep and narrow.

Registration is closed!

Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-04-13 15:36:48. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

April 8-14 is National Library Week, an annual celebration of the life-changing work of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries aren't just places to borrow books or study — they're also creative and engaging community centers where people can collaborate using new technologies and develop their skills and passions.

To celebrate National Library Week, the Michael Schwartz Library will have the following events:

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-04-04 08:21:10. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

The Michael Schwartz Library, in collaboration with the Center for eLearning, Center for Instructional Technology and Distance Learning (CITDL), and the Center for Faculty Excellence are sponsoring another Textbook Affordability Small Grant to help support faculty who are willing to adopt/adapt an open textbook for a class. Grant Applications are due April 23, 2018.

Open Textbooks Workshop
If you want to learn more about Open Textbooks and possibly apply for one of the grants, attend Dr. Glenda Thornton's presentation on Open Access Textbooks on Thursday, April 12 at 1:00 pm in RT 502.

Open textbooks are full, real textbooks licensed to be freely used, edited, and distributed. Increasingly, faculty members all across the country are adopting open textbooks as one way to address this crisis. In this workshop you can learn about open access textbooks and discover what is available in your field.

Attendance will be helpful in applying for a grant, but it is not required.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-03-28 09:21:41. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

A young Jewish refugee and her Chinese girlfriends in Shanghai during World War II (photo credit: Courtesy Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum)

Explore this little know, salient story of how Shanghai became a haven during the Holocaust for some 20,000 refugees at a time when many national borders were closed to immigrants.

Both events are free and open to the public.
For more information, call 216-687-3937
Sponsored by the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University and Cultural Crossings.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-03-12 11:33:23. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

Due to scheduled hardware upgrades, Scholar, the Library's online catalog, will be unavailable beginning 8 am on Monday, March 12th.

During this time you will not be able to:

• Search for Library materials using SCHOLAR.
• Access the Research Databases from off campus.
• Request materials from OhioLINK

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-03-08 14:44:03. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Friday March 9th - Saturday, April 21st, 2018

Generations of Clevelanders have looked to the spire of the Terminal Tower as a point of reference and as a beloved Cleveland icon. Friday, March 9th marks the opening of a new exhibition devoted to this landmark, titled "Cleveland's Endearing Symbol: 52 Stories of the Terminal Tower". Curated and designed by long-time Library staffers and originators of our Cleveland Memory Project Bill Barrow and Donna Stewart, the exhibit draws heavily on the collections at the Michael Schwartz Library and also includes material from many generous community partners. The exhibition is an affectionate and informative look at the role of the tower in the life of the city and includes hundreds of items: historical photos, artworks, film, media, ephemera, and kitsch. And a falcon, of course!

Join us for the opening reception and gallery conversation on Friday, March 9 at 4 pm, when Bill Barrow and Donna Stewart will highlight a few of the Tower's "52 stories".

Running from March 9th through April 21st at The Galleries at CSU at East 13th and Euclid Avenue, next to IdeaStream.

Read Steven Litt's review of the exhibition that appeared in the March 18th issue of the Plain Dealer.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-03-07 16:10:20. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Cleveland Memory, Library News.

Observed in the United States every March since 1987, Women's History Month is a time to recognize the great contributions women have made to our history, culture, and society and to celebrate their many achievements.

Please take the time to visit some of the websites highlighting women's history and Women's History Month below:

"Aviatrices" Ruth Nichols, Thea Rasche, Gladys O'Donnell, Blanche Noyes, Amelia Earhart, and Phoebe Omlie, 1929.

• Discovering American Women's History Online
• Famous Women of Cleveland Collection - from the Cleveland Memory Project
• First Ladies' Gallery - biographies & accomplishments
• Events at Cleveland State University:
  • CSU Strong Woman, Strong Leader 2018
  • Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World - a CSU Theatre and Dance event
  • The Mareyjoyce Green Women's Center - Events
• National Archives: Woman Suffrage and the 19th amendment
• National Women's History Museum
• Women's History Month - from the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
• Time Firsts: Women Leaders Who Are Changing the World
• Votes for Women: from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, (1848-1921)
• Women in Science and Engineering Digital Collection
• Women's History Month: Women of Color Whose Names You Should Know - USA Today

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OpenCon 2018 Cleveland
Monday, March 5, 2018
9:00 am - 3:45 pm
Cleveland State University
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
1801 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

To celebrate Open Education Week, Cleveland State University will be hosting its first OpenCon Satellite event on Monday, March 5, 2018 at the CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Moot Courtroom. Faculty, librarians, staff, students, and instructional designers are all welcome to attend. See the full schedule, which includes presentations such as "The Power of Open: Designing for Affordable Learning," and "Adopting and Adapting Open Textbooks," a faculty panel discussion, lightning round talks, and more at the OpenCon 2018 Cleveland Site.

OpenCon 2018 Cleveland is FREE but please register by March 1 via the EventBrite registration form.
A light breakfast and afternoon refreshments will be provided. Parking fees, lunch, and lodging are at your expense.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-02-23 16:28:42. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: EngagedScholarship@CSU, Library News.

Bill Barrow, Head of Special Collections at the Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University was in the spotlight Thursday evening, January 11th in an episode of Ideas, on WVIZ - Channel 25.

In the 4 minute segment, produced by ideastream's Mary Fecteau, viewers were treated to some of the treasures in the library's Special Collections while Bill Barrow expressed the importance of our city's history in understanding how Cleveland progressed to be what it is today and what it can be in the future. He also explained how a large part of that understanding comes from making history accessible, which is the focus of the Cleveland Memory Project.

Watch the segment now, available from the ideastream website.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-01-17 09:52:27. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory, Library News.

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Film Scripts Online contains 1,500 film scripts — an exploration of culture and cinema through the decades. This highly structured archive offers a bibliographic and biographical database of directors and writers, along with the full text of the movies themselves. From the earliest silent films through to the present, the cultural attitudes and lifestyles are reflected in the medium.

Students, instructors, and researchers use the Film Scripts Online Series for studying popular culture, film, diversity and gender issues, language and linguistics, writing, American history, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and other disciplines. Volume I contains hundreds of titles from classic American cinema. Volume II focuses more on contemporary and international films.

Film Scripts Online will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community until February 10, 2018. Find it on our Trial Databases page. Take the Film Scripts Online Survey — Once you've tried it, let us know what you think about this database.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-01-11 14:31:44. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Join The Friends of the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library for their Annual Local Author Series featuring Daniel Melnick.

He will discuss his novel, The Ash Tree, a story of the romance and marriage between an American Armenian girl and her immigrant husband who survived the 1915 Armenian Genocide in Turkey. From the 1920s through the early 1970s, the couple and their 3 children become vivid, quintessentially American characters, only for tragedy to find them again. Combining history and fictionalized memoir, The Ash Tree is an important, beautifully written novel of survival, new life, and heartbreak.

A question-and-answer session and a book signing opportunity will follow the presentation. The CSU Bookstore will sell copies of the book at the event.

Daniel Melnick has also written an earlier novel about the community of émigré musicians who fled Europe in the 1930s to Los Angeles, Hungry Generations; a study of music and modern literature, Fullness of Dissonance; and a novella about Israel during the Iraq war, with stories, Terror and Contrition. He has taught at UC Berkeley; California State University at Fresno; Cleveland State University where he is an Emeritus Professor of English; and --in retirement as a part-time lecturer--Case Western Reserve University. He is married to the artist Jeanette Arax Melnick, whose painting is on the cover of The Ash Tree. He and his wife live in Cleveland and have 3 children and four grandchildren

Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu.

The event is free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the general public but please register here.

Refreshments will be served.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2018-01-02 16:16:24. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

A planned network maintenance will be performed on campus Saturday December 23, 2017 from 6:30pm until 10:30pm that will cause sporadic network outages.

During this time you might not be able to access:

• Library's website.
• The Research Databases from off campus.

Other websites that will be affected include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-12-08 09:51:13. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

We know that Finals Week can be stressful, so in addition to providing study space, research help, and computers, the Michael Schwartz Library is also providing a Stress Busting Zone on the 1st floor in the Library Connection Lounge.

Come play with Derby.

All week long, you will be able to play games, color, and do puzzles. On Sunday from 10:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. there will be a visit from Derby, the therapy dog. On Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. there will be a playing with pop-up books session with Library Director, Glenda Thornton.

We hope to see you here and good luck on your finals!

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-12-05 09:37:11. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

The Digital CSU Working Group will host an Undergraduate Digital Research Showcase on Tuesday, December 5 from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm in the CPL Connection Lounge, located in the the Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor. Projects include digital exhibits on protest events such as Bloody Sunday, Kent State, and Tahrir Square http://csuhisppg.shelleyrose.org, public history stories on Cleveland Historical http://clevelandhistorical.org, and additional historical thinking projects. Light refreshments will be served. Join us!

Digital CSU is a low-stakes environment to learn about digital methods in research & teaching across disciplines and colleges at Cleveland State University. It convenes once a month during the academic year.

For more information about Digital CSU, including the monthly meeting schedule, visit http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/digitalcsu/.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-11-29 10:43:25. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

We want to know what you think.  Visit the Voting Booth on the 1st floor of the Library and answer three quick questions and you will be entered to win the use of a Library Study Carrel for six months.

Each person may vote only once. A winner will be randomly selected at the end of the question period. Winners will be notified via their CSU email account.

The Voting Booth is located to the left of the User Services desk as you come into the Library.

Come in & vote now!

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Join the Michael Schwartz and the Center for Faculty Excellence for CSU Faculty Workshops. All workshops are held from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Library, Rhodes Tower, room 401. Workshops are free, but registration is required.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-11-07 14:19:49. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

Digital CSU Methods Working Group

Please join Digital CSU for an Introduction to TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) Mark-Up Workshop, by Lee Zickel, Humanities and Social Sciences Technologist, Case Western Reserve University. Using a few real-world examples, this informational [workshop] will provide a brief introduction to TEI-XML mark-up and it's value as a scholarly and pedagogical tool.

The workshop will take place on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 in the Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, room 325 (viewing room) from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. The workshop is free and open to all CSU faculty, staff, and students. Lunch will be served.

Digital CSU is a low-stakes environment to learn about digital methods in research & teaching across disciplines and colleges at Cleveland State University. It convenes once a month during the academic year.

For more information about Digital CSU, including the monthly meeting schedule, visit http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/digitalcsu/.

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Campus Sustainability Month — October 2017

Paper Recycling Tips

• Paper Recycle bins on campus are not just for all types of paper, but are also for cardboard, such as that used in food packing (as long as it's clean) for example, boxes from granola bars or frozen food. The sleeves from coffee cups are acceptable too. Clean paper bags, such as that from carryout food, can also be recycled. And of course, magazines!
• A friendly reminder that paper with print on only one side can be reused for scrap notes or in a printer for printing rough drafts or notes for your own use. Duplication will also make a small size pad of paper from these sheets for about 50 cents.
• Websites of Interest:
  • Facts about paper recycling
  • 31 Ways to Reduce Paper Usage
  • 10 Ways to Recycle Paper
  • Best 25+ Recycled Paper Crafts Ideas on Pinterest

On behalf of the MSL Sustainability Interest Group, thank you for helping to make our campus more sustainable!

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This year's theme is Open in Order To ...

Throughout this week, CSU faculty can participate in Open Access Week Events, including:

• Open Educational Resources 101, a presentation by Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts and Humanities Librarian (Monday, October 23, at 12:30 in RT 502)
• Open Access Textbooks Workshop, by Glenda Thornton, Library Director (Tuesday, October 24 at 11:30 in RT 401)
• Map Walk of the Middle East (Wednesday, October 25 from 9:00 am - 6:00 pm in the Student Center Atrium)
• Scholarly Communications: Ask the Experts session with Barbara Loomis, Project Coordinator and Marsha Miles, Head of Digital Initiatives and Collections (Wednesday, October 25 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am in RT 502)
• Register for an ORCID Account and receive your own persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher (Monday - Friday at the Reference Center, 1st floor of the Library)
• More!

Visit the Open Access information table in the Library for resources and more. Review the schedule of events and create your own itinerary.

About Open Access Week
Academic and research communities are invited to learn how open access maximizes and promotes their work, provides stronger ownership for researchers and authors, and ultimately, has far reaching benefits for academia and society as a whole.

Now in its tenth year, "Open Access Week" facilitates the growing movement toward increased discoverability, sharing, use and preservation of information.

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Campus Sustainability Month — October 2017

Useful Information About Plastic Pollution

• Cuyahoga County Council is considering a 10 cent plastic bag fee in order to reduce plastic bag use and thus reduce plastic pollution in Lake Erie and connecting waters. Read an FAQ sheet about the proposed legislation.
• Single-Use Plastic Bag Facts from the Center for Biological Diversity
• How Do Japanese Dump Trash? Let Us Count the Myriad Ways - an article from the New York Times.
• Please consider reducing your use of plastic straws. Many restaurants automatically bring you a straw with every drink, but you can ask them not to do so ... or you can give it back to them if they serve a straw with your drink. Why all the fuss about straws? Read The Turtle That Became the Anti-Plastic Straw Poster Child from the Plastic Pollution Coalition.

On behalf of the MSL Sustainability Interest Group, thank you for helping to make our campus more sustainable!

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Campus Sustainability Month — October 2017

Computer and Power Tips

• Be energy efficient: turn off your monitor if you're not going to use it for 20 minutes, and your computer if you're not going to use it for 2 hours.
• Remember to turn off your computer, monitor, speakers, and other accessories when you leave for the day.
• Screen savers don't save power — they were designed to prevent image burn-in on older monitors. Instead, use sleep mode:
  • Windows 7: Control Panel -> System and Security -> Power Options -> Click "Change Plan Settings" for whichever plan is selected -> Turn off the display: 30 minutes (or your preference)
  • Windows 10: Settings -> System -> Power and Sleep -> Screen -> Turn off after: 30 minutes (or your preference)
  • Turn down your monitor's brightness to whatever minimum level is still comfortable for your eyes — do this on your laptops and cell phones, too, to save battery life.

Read More:

• U.S. Department of Energy – Energy-Efficient Computers
• Tips for making your PC use less power

On behalf of the MSL Sustainability Interest Group, thank you for helping to make our campus more sustainable!

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-10-10 09:12:01. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Social Explorer provides access to current and comprehensive demographic information with over 40 billion data elements and 220 years of data, including the entire US Census from 1790 to the present.

Social Explorer will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community until December 2, 2017. Find it on our Research Databases page. Take the Social Explorer Survey — Once you've tried it, let us know what you think about this database.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-10-03 11:15:31. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

October is Campus Sustainability Month — a month to celebrate and encourage campus efforts to adopt more sustainable practices. This year the newly-formed Michael Schwartz Library Sustainability Interest Group would like to help our campus develop more sustainable practices by sharing sustainability tips once per week throughout October.

To kick things off, here are some campus resources for improving sustainability that we can consult all year round:

• Cleveland State University's Office of Sustainability
• Ways to get involved in sustainability on CSU's campus
• Sustainability Fast Facts from our Campus Sustainability Officer
• CSU Campus Sustainability Work Groups
• Resources from AASHE (The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) to celebrate Campus Sustainability Month
  
  • "Beyond the Right Thing to Do: The Value of Sustainability in Higher Education" - report from AASHE (in PDF format)
• Tips for maintaining a sustainable workplace from the CDC

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-10-02 15:27:07. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

The Michael Schwartz Library, in collaboration with the Center for eLearning, Center for Instructional Technology and Distance Learning (CITDL), and the Center for Faculty Excellence are sponsoring another Textbook Affordability Small Grant to help support faculty who are willing to adopt/adapt an open textbook for a class. Grant Applications are due November 13, 2017.

If you want to learn more about Open Textbooks and possibly apply for one of the grants, attend Dr. Glenda Thornton's presentation on Open Access Textbooks on Tuesday, October 24 at 11:30 am. Go to Workshop and Registration details. Attendance will be helpful in applying for a grant, but it is not required.

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Join us in celebrating Northeast Ohio’s active community of book and paper innovators and our magnificent library and museum collections of fine and rare books during Octavofest 2017! Events will highlight The Artistry of Children’s Books.

Below are this year's Octavofest events at Cleveland State University and the Michael Schwartz Library:

• Pop-Up Books for Everyone
  October 2- December 15, 2017
  Michael Schwartz Library, first floor
  An exhibit of movable books from the collection of Glenda Thornton, Director of the Michael Schwartz Library, CSU.
  The exhibit is free and open to the public during Library Hours.
• Play with Pop-Up Books
  October 9, 2017, 3:00 - 4:00 pm and October 17, 2017, 4:00 - 5:00 pm
  Michael Schwartz Library, first floor
  Free and open to the public
  Glenda Thornton takes you on a hands-on exploration of some of the amazing and imaginative books in her Movable Book Collection. The books, themselves, cover a wide variety of topics spanning from the fantastic (fables, fairy tales, superheroes, mythical beasts) to the more mundane (technology and science).
• WatchArt! with Art Books Cleveland Members
  October 17, 2017, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Main Classroom, 1st floor lobby
  Free and open to the public
  Come meet, talk with, and watch the book artists of Art Books Cleveland (ABC) work on book projects.
• 
  Galleries Tour and Discussion with Emily Martin
  October 26, 2017, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  The Galleries at CSU, 1307 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115
  Free and open to the public
  Tour the state-of-the-art gallery with Robert Thurmer, Gallery Director, and Emily Martin, Octavofest's featured guest.
  
• Books that Move: 700 years of Innovation and Artistry
  October 31, 2017, 3 - 4 pm
  Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 502
  Free and open to the public
  Glenda Thornton, Director of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library, will present "Books that Move: 700 years of Innovation and Artistry". An exhibit of her collection of movable books will be on display in the Library in October.

Find out more about Octavofest.
See the Octavofest flier for 2017.

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Euromonitor - Passport is a global market research database providing insight on industries, economies and consumers worldwide, helping analyze market context and identify future trends impacting businesses globally.

Euromonitor - Passport will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community until December 15th. Find it on our Research Databases page. Take the Passport Survey -- Once you've tried Euromonitor - Passport, let us know what you think about this service.

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Join the celebration of our nation's heritage by participating in Cleveland State University's Constitution Day events!

Online Contest
Students can win one of two Viking Cash Awards valued at $25 or the grand prize of a Viking Cash Award valued at $50! Answer a few questions correctly in our Constitution Quiz and you could be a winner! Drawing will be held at 11:30 on Monday, September 18, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library (located in Rhodes Tower).

Constitution Day Commemoration
Monday, September 18, 2017
11:30 AM
Rhodes Tower, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library
Join us in the Library for free cupcakes to commemorate Constitution Day. Winners of the Online Contest will be announced

Lecture
Reforming the Civil Legal System to Assure "Justice for All"
Presented by James J. Sandman, President, Legal Services Corporation.
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Moot Court Room
One free hour of CLE credit.
More about the lecture.

Display
Visit the Constitution Day display titled "We the People" located on the 1st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library (in Rhodes Tower).

Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

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CSU Michael Schwartz Library will host a Partial Eclipse Viewing on the CSU Plaza near Rhodes Tower on Monday, August 21, 2017 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm. The partial eclipse begins at 1:06 pm and ends at 3:51 pm. The maximum partial eclipse is at 2:30 pm.

The Library has a very limited supply of free Eclipse Glasses for the community to use and share. The glasses are verified to be compliant with the ISO 12312-2:2015 international safety standard.

Visit the Library's Eclipse Exhibit (on the first floor) where you can see live streaming of the Eclipse Across America, from 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm.

Viewing Party at Edgewater
The Cuyahoga Astronomical Association (CAA), in cooperation with Cleveland Metroparks, will host an Eclipse Watch event at Edgewater Park, on Cleveland's western Lake Erie shore, from 12:30 to 4:00 PM, Monday, August 21. The event will be free and open to the public, no reservations required, to observe the day's solar eclipse. In case of rain, the event will be canceled. More information about the Eclipse Watch.

NASA Safe Viewing message: "The only safe way to look directly at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed Sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as 'eclipse glasses' or hand-held solar viewers. Homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the sun."

A full eclipse will be visible in Cleveland in April 2024.

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The Friends of the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library presents its selections for their 2017/2018 Book Discussion Series. The book discussions are free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the general public. Join us!

Super Boys: The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
by Brad Ricca
Wednesday September 27, 2017
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
In time for the 75th anniversary of the Man of Steel, comes the first comprehensive literary biography of Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel, creators of the DC Comics superhero Superman.—Amazon.com
Discussion leader: Brad Ricca, Author
Related: Visit the exhibit, Superman: From Cleveland to Krypton, at the Cleveland Public Library through December 31, 2017

A Man Called Ove: A Novel
by Fredrik Backman
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
A feel-good story, Fredrik Backman’s best selling novel about the angry old man next door is a thoughtful exploration of the profound impact one life has on countless others. “If there was an award for ‘Most Charming Book of the Year,’ this first novel by a Swedish blogger-turned-overnight-sensation would win hands down” (Booklist, starred review).
Discussion Leader: Ann Marie Smeraldi, Head, Library Teaching & Learning Services.

Silent Night
by Stanley Weintraub
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
The Story of the World War I Christmas Truce. In the early months of World War I, on Christmas Eve, men on both sides of the trenches laid down their arms and joined in a spontaneous celebration. Despite orders to continue shooting, the unofficial truce spread across the front lines.
Discussion leader: Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library.

Being Mortal
by Atul Gawande
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
In Being Mortal, bestselling author Atul Gawande tackles the hardest challenge of his profession: how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending. — Barnes and Noble
Discussion Leader: Vida Lock, served as Dean of Nursing at CSU.

A History of the World in 6 Glasses
by Tom Standage
Date TBD (NEW: In May 2018 near the end of the semester)
In early May, 2018 the Friends of the Library will host an excursion to a local brewery followed by lunch and a book discussion of A History of the World in 6 Glasses. Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history. — Amazon.com.
Discussion leader: Frank M. Klaus, President, Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library.

Refreshments will be served.

Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email Barbara Loomis.

Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse!!

If you're going to be anywhere in North America, on August 21, you'll want to take a peek at the portions of the sun being blocked for over two hours! Stop by and hear noted astronomer, Jay Reynolds, as he explains "History, Techniques and Where to Safely See Your Solar Eclipse"! Only here at The Michael Schwartz Library, on Tuesday, August 8, at 12:30 p.m.

Feel free to bring your lunch — light refreshments will be available. Also, stop by anytime to see the library display!

Find out more about the eclipse from NASA.

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A planned network maintenance will be performed on campus Saturday July 29, 2017 from 6pm until 10pm.

During this time you will not be able to access:

• Library's website.
• The Research Databases from off campus.

Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

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***The maintenance scheduled for Saturday, July 29th has been cancelled. There will be no down time for ProQuest Databases on Saturday.***

On Saturday July 29, 2017, ProQuest will be performing maintenance to upgrade its infrastructure and enhance security. The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 3:00 PM EDT and will last for nine (9) hours.

During this time, access to the ProQuest databases listed below will not be available, and users will be re-directed to a webpage explaining the scheduled maintenance:

• American Periodicals Series Online
• ARTbibliographies Modern
• Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A & I)
• Dissertations & Theses @Cleveland State University
• Ethnic NewsWatch
• GenderWatch
• New York Times
• New York Times (Historic)
• Physical Education Index
• ProQuest eBook Central
• Safari Books Online
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Wall Street Journal
• Water Resources Abstracts

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Service Restored but there may still be intermittent access problems.

ProQuest is currently experiencing a power outage and as a result, you may be unable to access the following databases/services:

• American Periodicals Series Online
• ARTbibliographies Modern
• Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A & I)
• Dissertations & Theses @Cleveland State University
• Ethnic NewsWatch
• GenderWatch
• New York Times
• New York Times (Historic)
• Physical Education Index
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Wall Street Journal
• Water Resources Abstracts

Safari Books Online and Proquest Ebook Central seem to be unaffected by the outage.

Twitter reports that they are still working to restore connectivity. (4:46 AM - 18 Jul 2017)

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by Vern Morrison, Digital Production / Electronic Course Reserve Associate, Michael Schwartz Library

Larry Doby (right) with Dale Mitchell, 1949.

On this date in baseball history, seventy years ago today, a 23-year-old man made his major league debut at Comiskey Park as a pinch-hitter for the Cleveland Indians. Wearing the number 14 on his uniform, he came to bat in the seventh inning of a game in which the Indians were trailing the White Sox, 5-1. With runners on second and third, a base hit would have put the Indians back in the game. Unfortunately for himself and for the Indians, the batter struck out, and the Indians went on to lose, 6-5.

It wasn’t an auspicious debut, but it was an historic one. That pinch-hitter was Larry Doby, and his appearance in the game made him the first African-American to play for an American League ballclub. Six weeks earlier, Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers, a National League team, became the first African-American to play in a major league game.

Doby had a tough time with the Indians in 1947. The day after his debut, he started in center field for the Indians, getting one hit in four at-bats. It was the only game he would start all year. In 29 games, nearly all of which Doby was used as a pinch-hitter, he got only five hits in 32 at-bats.

Like Robinson, Doby faced a lot of racial animus from spectators and opposing players. He was spat on, and he received hate mail, some of which included death threats. It would have been easy for Doby to have decided being a member of the Indians wasn’t worth going through all that.

But he persevered. Indians owner Bill Veeck and team manager Lou Boudreau believed in Doby, who was the team’s starting right fielder on Opening Day, 1948. Doby appeared in 114 games in 1948, playing right and center field, and had a solid year, batting .301 and helping the Indians win their first American League pennant and World Series since 1920.

Doby went on to have a sensational 13-year career, most of it as a member of the Indians. In 1954, when the Indians won 111 of their 154 games, Doby led the league with 32 homers and 126 RBI. His last game was on July 26, 1959. In 1994, the Indians retired his uniform number of 14. No Indians player will ever wear that number again. Doby was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998.

Doby died at his home in New Jersey in 2003 at the age of 79. In 2015, the Indians erected a statue of Doby outside of Progressive Field. He will be remembered and revered by Cleveland Indians fans as long as the game of baseball is played.

See photos of Larry Doby in Cleveland Memory.

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Are you a new CSU faculty member, part-time instructor, or adjunct? Has it been a while since you used the library? Would you benefit from a refresher on the Michael Schwartz Library's resources?

If you answered yes to any of the above questions, you might consider enrolling in the Michael Schwartz Library's Library Orientation course.

The online course is meant to serve as a resource for you as you access library materials, plan your instruction, and conduct your research. Unlike a traditional course, you can explore it at your own pace, consult only the modules that pertain to you, and un-enroll at any time.

Please don't hesitate to ask a librarian if you have any questions about the course or the library!

Register Here!

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IGI Global includes electronic resource collections containing thousands of reference sources spanning 11 subject areas. InfoSci Journals contains more than 21,000 full-text articles from over 170 scholarly reference journals.

IGI Global will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community until July 22, 2017. Find it on our Research Databases page.

IGI Global Survey -- Once you've tried IGI Global, let us know what you think about this service.

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OhioLINK will be completing maintenance on their systems Monday, June 26 from 10pm-11pm. During this time, users will not be able to access the following OhioLINK services:

• OhioLINK website
• Central Catalog
• Electronic Journal Center (EJC)
• Electronic Book Center (EBC)
• Digital Resource Commons (DRC)
• Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD)
• Finding Aid Repository (EAD)
• Rave URLS

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Effective July 1, 2017, there will be the following changes to overdue fines or fees:

• Textbooks - $1.00 per hour overdue fine
• Silent study carrels, 2nd/3rd floor - $1.00 per hour overdue fine
• Hourly reserve materials - $1.00 per hour overdue fine
• Group Project Rooms, 1st floor - $1.00 per hour overdue fine
• Presentation Practice Room, 3rd floor - $1.00 per hour overdue fine
• Skype Room, 3rd floor - $1.00 per hour overdue fine
• Meditation Room, 3rd floor - $1.00 per hour overdue fine
• Student Collaboration Room, 4th floor - $1.00 per hour overdue fine
• Community User fee - $100.00 per year

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There will be planned network maintenance being performed on campus Friday June 16th from 6pm until 7pm.

During this time you may experience a 5 to 10 minute interruption of service while accessing:

• Library's website.
• The Research Databases from off campus.

Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

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by Vern Morrison, Digital Production / Electronic Course Reserve Coordinator, Michael Schwartz Library

Indians player Jim Piersall being held back by a coach and by his manager, 1960.

Former major league baseball player Jim "Jimmy" Piersall, who played for the Cleveland Indians from 1959 to 1961, died on Saturday, June 3 after a lengthy illness.

Although he was a decent player—he played in the major leagues as an outfielder for 17 years, compiled a batting average of .272, and played in two All-Star games—Piersall was best known for his unpredictable and often outlandish behavior. Prone to mocking his fellow athletes on the field, Piersall frequently started fights with players from other teams, with umpires, and with his own teammates. In 1952, while a member of the Boston Red Sox, Piersall was admitted to a mental hospital with a case of what would later be known as bipolar disorder. He returned to the Red Sox in 1953, claiming that he was "sound and healthy." But while his behavior improved somewhat, Piersall never fully stopped the antics which made him a fan favorite—for instance, when he hit his 100th career home run, as a member of the New York Mets, Piersall ran backwards around the bases in celebration

Tony Perkins portrayed Piersall in the 1957 film "Fear Strikes Out," which told the story of Piersall's early career and his struggle with mental illness. Piersall's best season with the Indians was in 1961, when he led the team with a batting average of .322. The Indians traded Piersall to the Washington Senators that October for Dick Donovan, Gene Green, and Jim Mahoney.

When his playing days ended in 1967, Piersall found work as a hotel manager, a minor league baseball manager, a major league front office promotions assistant, and as a broadcaster for the Chicago White Sox.

In the photo shown here, taken at Cleveland Municipal Stadium on May 17, 1960, Piersall, holding two bats, is being restrained by Indians pitching coach Red Kress after Piersall had traded sharp words with New York Yankees catcher Elston Howard.

See photos of Jim Piersall in Cleveland Memory or read more about Piersall in the IPL Cleveland Indians Blog.

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Visit the Michael Schwartz Library's booth at the AHA! Outdoor Book Festival on June 7 at the Playhouse Square on Euclid Avenue. On display from 11:00 am – 8:00 pm will be a selection of our favorite photographs, copied from the Cleveland Press Collection in Special Collections at CSU’s Michael Schwartz Library, and all displayed online in our Cleveland Memory Project. Early photos of the Terminal Tower, Mr. Jingeling, Euclid Beach, Eliot Ness, Ghoulardi, and a host of other memories from Cleveland’s past will be on display. Select prints will be available for sale at special festival prices.

Meet Richard Klein, author of “Let’s Go Shopping at the Square” Cleveland’s Leading Downtown Department Stores: A Business Legacy from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm . Ask questions about the history of Cleveland department stores, buy the book, and ask for an autograph!

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-05-31 15:02:18. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Cleveland Memory, EngagedScholarship@CSU, Library News.

The exhibit, "From Hidden to Modern Figures: NASA's Past Shows the Way to the Future," on loan from NASA Glenn Research Center, is on display in the library until May 15. It is based on the Hidden Figures movie and book, which tell the real life story of how three African-American women mathematicians working at NASA, contributed behind-the-scenes to John Glenn's first orbit around the earth in 1962.

Included in the exhibit are two interactive kiosks with narratives of local NASA women scientists from that time period up to the present. Of special interest are photographs and a narrative by Annie Easley, an African-American scientist and mathematician who worked at NASA Glenn Research Center and received her B.A. in Mathematics from CSU in 1978. Easley worked as a "computer" in her early career, similar to the women in Hidden Figures.

Also on display are replicas of scientific items (courtesy of the CSU Physics Department) shown in the movie, historic photographs, and books highlighting women and minorities in science and engineering. The books can be loaned out, including several copies of Hidden Figures.

Stop by to see the exhibit before it moves on!

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Effective June 30, 2017 the Michael Schwartz Library is cancelling its subscription to RefWorks. After that date, students, faculty, staff and alumni will not be able to use RefWorks through the library's subscription.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-04-10 09:17:32. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News, Reference.

The Michael Schwartz Library, in collaboration with the Center for eLearning, Center for Instructional Technology and Distance Learning (CITDL), and the Center for Faculty Excellence are sponsoring a Textbook Affordability Small Grant to help support faculty who are willing to adopt/adapt an open textbook for a class. Grant Applications are due May 1, 2017.

If you want to learn more about Open Textbooks and possibly apply for one of the grants, attend Dr. Glenda Thornton's presentation on Open Access Textbooks on Thursday, April 13. Go to Workshop and Registration details. Attendance will be helpful in applying for a grant, but it is not required.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-03-29 07:26:43. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

OhioLINK needs to complete some urgent maintenance on the systems that govern access to their servers.  This maintenance will take place on Tuesday, March 21 from 7:30-10pm.  They are expecting any service outage during that window to be less than 30 minutes.  During the outage, however, all OhioLINK services will be unavailable.

This will include:

• OhioLINK website
• Central Catalog
• Electronic Journal Center (EJC)
• Electronic Book Center (EBC)
• Digital Resource Commons (DRC)
• Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD)
• Finding Aid Repository (EAD)
• EZProxy
• Rave URLS

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Due to a scheduled internet outage, the following Library web services will be off-line from 8 PM - 10 PM on Tuesday March 14th.

• Library's website
• The Research Databases from off campus
• ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan)

Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

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The Mac Wellman Homecoming Festival, March 23 - 25, 2017, is a celebration of a groundbreaking playwright from Cleveland, Ohio, one who is widely recognized as among the most influential voices of the Off-Off-Broadway era.

Based for many years in New York, Wellman has authored dozens of plays, with productions spanning throughout North America as well as England, Germany, China, and Japan. In addition, he is regarded as a significant teacher of playwriting, and has impacted many of today's most important emerging writers from his position as head of the master of fine arts program at Brooklyn College. Mac Wellman is a major figure in American letters and an essential presence in the lineage of playwrights from the Cleveland area.

The Library exhibit, Damnable Artifacts: Production Memorabilia from the Plays of Mac Wellman, features set models, posters, programs, scripts, props, photos, postcards, T-shirts, and vintage reviews from productions spanning the career of the playwright. All items are original artifacts from the collections of lighting/set designer Kyle Chepulis and graphic designer David Prittie (both of the Flea Theater, NYC) and director/performer Clyde Simon (convergence-continuum theater, Cleveland). The exhibit is located on the first floor of the Library (in Rhodes Tower) and is free and open to the general public (extended through April 9) during regular Library hours.

Join us in giving long-overdue recognition to one of Northeast Ohio’s most lauded playwriting products. Schedule of Events.

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Music Industry Data is a growing repository of historical and current sales data, spanning 60 years from over 30 countries.

Music Industry Data will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community until April 21. Find it on our Research Databases page. Music Industry Data Survey -- Once you've tried Music Industry Data, let us know what you think about this service.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-02-21 10:15:37. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

CSU Digital Methods Working Group

Please join Digital CSU for a Citation Managers 101: RefWorks and Zotero Workshop, by Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts & Humanities Librarian.

The workshop will take place on Thursday, February 23, 2017 in MC 420 from 11:30 am -1:00 pm. Refreshments will be available for all attendees in MC 429 until 1:00 pm.

Save the Date
The Digital CSU March meeting will feature Mark Souther, Director, Center for Public History + Digital Humanities and History Professor, who will discuss Oral Histories. Thursday, March 23, 2017 in RT 502, from 11:30 am -1:00 pm.

For more information about Digital CSU, including the monthly meeting schedule, visit http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/digitalcsu/.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-02-17 10:30:52. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

Due to scheduled system maintenance at OCLC, FirstSearch databases, as well as some other OCLC databases, will be unavailable from 2:00 am - 8:00 am on Sunday, February 19th. These databases include:

• ArticleFirst
• Clase and Periodica
• OAIster
• PapersFirst
• ProceedingsFirst
• Worldcat

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-02-15 14:30:28. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

On Saturday January 28, 2017, ProQuest will be performing maintenance to upgrade its infrastructure and enhance security. The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 10:00 PM EDT and will last for eight (8) hours.

During this time, access to the ProQuest databases listed below will not be available, and users will be re-directed to a webpage explaining the scheduled maintenance:

• American Periodicals Series Online
• ARTbibliographies Modern
• Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A & I)
• Dissertations & Theses @Cleveland State University
• Ethnic NewsWatch
• GenderWatch
• New York Times
• New York Times (Historic)
• Physical Education Index
• RefWorks
• Safari Books Online
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Wall Street Journal
• Water Resources Abstracts

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-01-25 06:59:17. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Do you use digital methods in your research or teaching?

Do you want to learn more about digital tools available or in use on campus?

Please join us for our Digital Drop-in. CSU Faculty & Staff will be available to talk one-on-one about their expertise in various digital methods for teaching & research including Cleveland Memory, Zotero, Refworks, EngagedScholarhip@CSU, SelectedWorks, Omeka, Curatescape, Oral History, WordPress, Google apps, and more! Drop in when you can & talk tech with your colleagues!

The Drop-in session will take place on Thursday, January 26, 2017 in MC 420, Active Learning Classroom, from 11:30 am -1:00 pm. Refreshments will be available for all attendees in MC 429 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm.

Presenters: We are seeking additional participants with expertise in various digital methods & platforms. Please fill out the form at Digital CSU Working Group website if you are interested in participating as an expert.

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Stretch Your Dollar!   Use one of Our Textbooks...

The Michael Schwartz Library Textbook Center is now open for business on the third floor of the Library in the Multimedia area, RT 301. The Textbook Center has a collection of more than 30 print textbooks for some of the larger classes being offered this spring semester. They are available for you to use in the Library for 2 hours.

See what's available! Limited selection.

In addition to these print textbooks, the Library offers some eTextbooks, digital versions of books required for classes this spring.

See if one of your textbooks is available as an eTextbook.

If you don’t see your book on these two lists, check to see if it is on Reserve for your Course.
(Need the password? Contact the library or your instructor.)

Questions? Contact Melinda Smerek at (216) 687-2363.

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Join the Michael Schwartz and the Center for Faculty Excellence for CSU Faculty Workshops.
All workshops are held from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in the Library, Rhodes Tower, room 401. Workshops are free, but registration is required.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2017-01-19 13:19:08. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

Join The Friends of the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library for their Annual Local Author Series featuring Sam Thomas.

Sam Thomas will discuss his mystery novel, The Midwife's Tale, the first of The Midwife Mysteries. It's 1644, and Parliament's armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels' hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget's friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.

After the presentation, Mr. Thomas will offer a book signing opportunity. The CSU Bookstore will sell copies of the book at the event.

Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu.

The event is free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the general public but please register here.

Refreshments will be served.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-12-23 15:46:04. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

—by Beth Piwkowski, Special Collections/ User Services Associate, Michael Schwartz Library

Viktor Schreckengost: Art and Design From the Michael Schwartz Library Special Collections will be on exhibit until January 31st on the first floor of the Library. The exhibit includes displays of his artwork and materials relating to his contributions to the fields of ceramics, painting, and industrial design, including a set of dishware he designed for Salem China, and sketches of his sculptures for the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Schreckengost was born in Sebring, Ohio in 1906, studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art and in Vienna, where he became known for his work in ceramics and playing jazz saxophone. He returned to Cleveland and began to teach at the Cleveland Institute of Art at the age of 25, focusing on industrial design, and winning many awards for his work in ceramics, watercolors, industrial design, and pottery. He repaid his student loans working for Gem Clay, creating his "Jazz Series" of dishes and bowls for Cowan Pottery, designed bicycles and children's toys for Murray Ohio and Sears, and mass-produced dinnerware for American Limoges and Salem China. He also did work for General Electric, Harris Printing, and others, creating over 1500 works of art in his lifetime. He strongly believed in making good design affordable to everyone, not just the affluent, and this was reflected in his work.

He retired from industrial design in 1972, but continued teaching at the Cleveland Institute of Art for many years, and died in 2008 at the age of 101. In 2010, the family donated his materials to Special Collections. This comprehensive collection included materials from the Viktor Schreckengost Foundation, photographs and slides of the artist's work, visual reference files, personal photographs, papers and business correspondence, sketches, blueprints, tools, and other ephemera.

The Viktor Schreckengost Collection, which includes the artist/designer's correspondence, sketches, blueprints, and contracts with prominent firms in the Cleveland area, can be found in Special Collections at the Michael Schwartz Library.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-11-17 08:46:10. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

We want to know what you think.  Visit the Voting Booth on the 1st floor of the Library, answer a few questions, and you will be entered to win the use of a Library Study Carrel until the end of spring semester.

Each person may vote only once. A winner will be randomly selected at the end of the question period. Winners will be notified via their CSU email account.

The Voting Booth is located to the left of the User Services desk as you come into the Library.

Come in & Vote Now!

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Dead Phone? No Charger? Bad News!

...But the good news is that the Michael Schwartz Library is one of 10 locations where you can pick up an Oomf portable recharger for free for 24 hours. Look for the Oomf "stack" next to the Quick Look-Up PCs to the right of the User Services Desk as you enter the Library.

Information Services & Technology has entered a 3-month trial for this service. Read more about Oomf.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-11-09 15:20:19. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Crowds at the Great Lakes Exposition, 1936.

Come commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Great Lakes Exposition and the last time Cleveland hosted the Republican National Convention!

Celebrate Cleveland pride by engaging with the city's national and international history.

Explore at your own pace how the Great Lakes Exposition (GLE) can be used to examine diverse trends in a broader historical context through the use of historical fiction, virtual museums, and audio/visual presentations, among others.

The exhibit will be held on Thursday, November 10th from 8:30-9:45 on the first floor east wing of the Michael Schwartz Library. Presented by students in HIS 299 "Introduction to Historical Studies" with support from the History Department, and Michael Schwartz Library and Special Collections, and the Division of University Engagement.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-11-02 14:51:22. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Arts and Humanities, Library News.

EngagedScholarship @ Cleveland State University: Ask the Experts
October 27
10:30 am – 11:30 am
RT 503 (Michael Schwartz Library, 1860 East 22nd Street)
Do you have questions about our bepress services including publishing journals or books; posting articles; creating your own Scholars Page; managing conferences or ongoing meetings, and more? Ask our experts, Barbara Loomis - Project Coordinator, and Marsha Miles - Digital Initiatives Librarian. Drop in at Rhodes Tower 503 between 10:30 and 11:30 am on Thursday October 27th or email library.es@csuohio.edu for an appointment.

Find out more about Open Access Week 2016.

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"To Publish or not to Publish: That is the Question" EngagedScholarship @ CSU Provides the Answer
October 26
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
RT 502 (Michael Schwartz Library, 1860 East 22nd Street)
Free/no registration
Presenter: Richard Klein, Urban Studies
Dr Klein will discuss the trials and tribulations facing many academic writers within today's competitive world of print publishing, and how online publishing venues such as EngagedScholarship @ Cleveland State University with their highly competent librarians and equally efficient staff help to measurably lessen the burdens often attributed to such publishing efforts. EngagedSchoalrship@CSU consultants will be available after the formal presentation to answer questions about publishing YOUR book.

Tour of 3D Printing Lab
October 26
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
CSU Fenn Hall, Room 424, 1960 East 24th Street, Cleveland
3D Printers (and their users) can take advantage of open access designs. Tour the Mechanical Engineering department's 3D Printing Lab, hear from an engineering student about how the technology works and how it's used, and see a 3D printer in action.
Please email b.c.richards@csuohio.edu to register for this free event!

Find out more about Open Access Week 2016.

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Do you use digital methods in your research or teaching?

Do you want to learn more about digital tools available or in use on campus?

Please join us for our second meeting of the Digital CSU working group, a low-stakes environment to discuss all things digital! All CSU community members are welcome and refreshments will be served.

We will meet this month on Thursday, October 27 in RT 502 from 11:30-1:00 pm. Chris Rennison, Senior Instructional Technologist, Center for Instructional Technology and Distance Learning will present Augmented Reality Sandbox.

Learn more about Digital CSU.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-10-24 14:22:59. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Copyright and Creative Commons Workshop
October 24
11:30 - 12:30
RT 502
Free/no registration
Have you ever wanted to use someone's intellectual property but didn't know how to get permission? Or, have you ever wanted to freely share your own intellectual property but didn't know how? Well, there are millions of people out there who do freely share their creations with others by using Creative Commons licensing on their copyright materials. Come to this workshop to learn both how you can freely share your intellectual property and use intellectual property that has been licensed with a Creative Commons license.

Affordable Textbook Alternatives Workshop
October 27
2:00 - 3:00
RT 502
Free/no registration
We are all concerned about the rising cost of higher education but often may not know what we can do as individuals. Faculty want to assign the best quality textbooks possible for their students but they know that some of these materials are very costly. In this workshop, faculty will learn how to find and use openly licensed quality educational resources that are free to students. In many cases these resources can be adapted to the individual instructor's class and, because they are freely available, students will have the needed resources the very first day of class. What a great way to help students improve classroom performance! The event is free.

Find out more about Open Access Week 2016.

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Euromonitor - Passport is a global market research database providing insight on industries, economies and consumers worldwide, helping analyze market context and identify future trends impacting businesses globally.

Euromonitor - Passport will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community until November 30th. Find it on our Research Databases page. Take the Passport Survey -- Once you've tried Euromonitor - Passport, let us know what you think about this service.

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Rock's Backpages is an archive of music journalism and pop writing of the last 60 years. Comprising over 31,000 articles, the RBP library aggregates the work of over 650 writers across all popular-music genres from rockabilly to hip hop, via R&B, country and electronica (EDM). The RBP library also includes 500 exclusive audio interviews with music legends. The library features 5,000 artists, from Elvis Presley to Beyoncé.

Rock's Backpages will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community through November 4th. Find it on our Research Databases page. Take the Rock's Backpages Survey -- Once you've tried Rock's Backpages, let us know what you think about this service.

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The EngagedScholarship @ CSU real-time readership map.

Library technology will be on display at TechFest 2016 on Tuesday, October 25 in the Student Center Ballrom.

Michael Schwartz Library staff will demonstrate the CSU EngagedScholarship institutional repository, Electronic Course Reserves, streaming media, Research Guides, and other advanced tools.

Find out more about TechFest 2016.

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SPIE Digital Library is a database on optics and photonics research that provides access to more than 444,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1962 to the present. Over 50,000 SPIE papers are cited in more than 20,000 high-technology patents registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Thousands more appear in the international patent literature.

SPIE Digital Library will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community through December 10th. Find it on our Research Databases page. Take the SPIE Survey -- Once you've tried SPIE, let us know what you think about this service.

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Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD) is a research and teaching tool for academic institutions requiring course and collection information for Children’s and Young Adult books and other media. The content includes over 2.6 million fiction/non-fiction records with 650,000+ national and international awards, 40,000+ quality professional reviews, over 330,000 author/title links in addition to plus lesson plans and teaching guides. Students can easily determine interest and reading levels, select trade books, create thematic lists, interpret reviews and more. Individual MY CLCD accounts allow users to save their research.
NOTE: This trial is active until November 30, 2016.

ACLS Humanities E-Book Collection (HEB) is an online collection of nearly 4,600 books in the humanities and social sciences. The project includes both in-print and out-of-print books and many prize-winning works. It is an ongoing collaboration of the American Council of Learned Societies, various constituent member learned societies of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), and over 100 publishers.
NOTE: This trial is active until December 5, 2016.

Once you have tried them, please tell us what you think by completing and submitting the Children's Literature Comprehensive Database survey and the ACLS Humanities E-Book Collection.

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Join us in celebrating our region's active artist's community of book and paper innovators and our magnificent library and museum collections of fine and rare books. Join artists and book lovers to learn about our local rich resources and the exciting world of contemporary book and paper arts.

Below are this year's Octavofest events at Cleveland State University and the Michael Schwartz Library:

• WatchArt! with Art Books Cleveland Members
  October 13, 2016, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Main Classroom, 1st floor lobby
  Come meet, talk with, and watch the book artists of Art Books Cleveland (ABC) work on book projects.
• 
  Easy Book Structures
  October 18, 2016, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, RT 503
  Books can take many forms, from the very simple to the very complex. In this workshop led by Bette Bonder from Art Books Cleveland, you'll make two simple book forms: accordion and blizzard books. Each is easy and quick, but both can be decorated or modified for many uses.
  Cost to Attend: $25 (Free for CSU Students!)
  Call 216-875-9734 or email Barbara Loomis to register.
• A Book Museum for the Modern World Lecture with Rickey Tax
  October 20, 2016, 1:30 pm - 3 pm
  Michael Schwartz Library RT 503
  Mr. Rickey Tax is the featured guest of Octavofest 2016. He is the Head Librarian and Acting Director of the Museum Meermanno, the Dutch Museum of the Book. The Meermanno, in The Hague, The Netherlands, established in 1848, is the oldest book museum in the world.
  Call 216-875-9734 or email Barbara Loomis to register for this free lecture.
• Shakespeare in Cleveland Exhibit
  September 30 - November 4, 2016
  Michael Schwartz Library, first floor
  This year's Octavofest theme is "100," and the Michael Schwartz Library in partnership with the CSU English Department presents the "Shakespeare in Cleveland" exhibit to celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare. The exhibit includes images from Cleveland Memory, a scale model of the Globe Theater, and more.
  The exhibit is free and open to the public during Library Hours.

Find out more about Octavofest.
Read the 2016 Press Release.

This year’s program is made possible, in part, by the Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Postcard of League Park, ca. 1911.

—By Vern Morrison, Digital Production / Electronic Course Reserve Coordinator, Michael Schwartz Library

Built in 1891, League Park, located at the intersection of E. 66th St. and Lexington Avenue, served as the home to Cleveland's first major league baseball team, the Cleveland Spiders. The National League franchise folded in 1899 following a dismal 20-134 season. In 1900, the minor league Cleveland Lake Shores began play at League Park. In 1901 the team, renamed the Cleveland Bluebirds, was one of the charter franchises of the American League. After several more name changes, the franchise eventually became known as the Cleveland Indians.

From the Plain Dealer, 9/22/46.

The Indians played all their home games at League Park until the opening of Cleveland Municipal Stadium in 1932. From 1932 until 1946 the Indians played at both stadiums. As League Park never had outdoor lighting on the field, all games played there were of necessity scheduled during the daytime.

The Indians played their final game at League Park on Saturday, September 21, 1946, losing 5-3 to the Detroit Tigers in 11 innings. Dizzy Trout, the starting pitcher for the Tigers, pitched all 11 innings for the win.

Read more about League Park in Cleveland Memory.

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GeoScienceWorld eJournals platform provides a single point of access to 46 online journals from 28 leading global societies.

GeoScienceWorld eBook Collections provides 1,100 eBooks from leading global societies publishing in the Earth Sciences with full chapter downloads and a mobile device friendly eBook reader.

GeoScienceWorld will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community through October 31, 2016. Find it on our Research Databases page. Take the GeoScienceWorld Survey — Once you've tried it, let us know what you think about this database.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-09-19 15:08:00. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 11:30 a.m in RT 502

Do you use digital methods in your research or teaching? Do you want to learn more about digital tools available or in use on campus? Please join us for the first meeting of the "Digital CSU" working group, a low-stakes environment to discuss all things digital! All CSU community members are welcome and refreshments will be served. Topic: Working Group Introduction and Project Show & Tell.

For more information email Dr. Shelley Rose at shelley.rose.csuohio.edu or call 216.687.3935.

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Naxos Video Library offers selections from musical theatre, opera, ballet, musical theatre, documentaries, performance footage, and much more, with new additions arriving weekly.

Naxos Video Library will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community through October 7th. Find it on our Research Databases page. Take the Survey -- Once you've tried Naxos Video Library, let us know what you think about this service.

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Join the celebration of our nation's heritage by participating in Cleveland State University's Constitution Day events!

Online Contest
Students can win one of two Vikingcash Cards valued at $50! Answer a few questions correctly in our Constitution Quiz and you could be a winner! Drawing will be held at 11:30 on Friday, September 16, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library (located in Rhodes Tower).

Lecture
Unfit for Democracy: The Roberts Court and the Breakdown of American Politics
Presented by Stephen E. Gottlieb, the Jay and Ruth Caplan Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School.
Thursday, September 15, 2016
5:00 - 6:00 PM
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Moot Court Room
One free hour of CLE credit.
More about the lecture.

Constitution Day Commemoration
Friday, September 16, 2016
11:30 AM
Rhodes Tower, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library
Join us in the Library for free cupcakes to commemorate Constitution Day. Winners of the Online Contest will be announced and Northeast Ohio Voter Advocates (NOVA) will offer voter registration.

Display
Visit the Constitution Day display titled "We the People" located on the 1st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library (in Rhodes Tower).

Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-09-14 09:58:02. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

The Friends of the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library presents its selections for their 2016/2017 Book Discussion Series. The book discussions are free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the general public. Join us!

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion
by Jonathan Haidt
Wednesday October 5, 2016
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
As America descends deeper into polarization and paralysis, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has done the seemingly impossible—challenged conventional thinking about morality, politics, and religion in a way that speaks to everyone on the political spectrum.—Amazon.com
Discussion leader: Jeffrey Ford, Ph.D., Retired Faculty and Professional Staff Association (RFPSA), CSU.

1984
by George Orwell
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Written in 1948, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. although 1984 is in the distant past, Orwell's narrative is timelier than ever. 1984 presents a startling and haunting vision of the world, so powerful that it is completely convincing from start to finish.—Amazon.com
Discussion Leader: Richard Fox, Ideastream.

The Boys in the Boat
by Daniel James Brown
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Nine working-class American boys and their epic quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The number one New York Times bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany.
Discussion leader: Frank Klaus, Professor Emeritus, Accounting Department, CSU.

March
by Geraldine Brooks
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
3 - 4:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize—A powerful love story set against the backdrop of the Civil War. From Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic Little Women, Geraldine Brooks has animated the character of the absent father, March, and crafted a story "filled with the ache of love and marriage and with the power of war upon the mind and heart of one unforgettable man" (Sue Monk Kidd). —Penguin Books
Discussion Leaders: Richard Fox, Ideastream and Elizabeth Lehfeldt, Ph.D., Dean, Mandel Honors College, CSU.

Refreshments will be served.

Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu.

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The Michael Schwartz Library invites you to explore its audio and video collections in Multimedia Services. To insure that the materials you need will be available to you when you need them, please reserve videos in the library's collection as soon as possible by calling Multimedia Services at 216-687-9337.

Please contact Edith Creighton at e.creighton@csuohio.edu or 216-687-2142 if you have any questions.

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On Saturday August 20, 2016, ProQuest will be performing maintenance to upgrade its infrastructure and enhance security. The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 10:00 PM EDT and will last for eight (8) hours.

During this time, access to the ProQuest databases listed below will not be available, and users will be re-directed to a webpage explaining the scheduled maintenance:

• American Periodicals Series Online
• ARTbibliographies Modern
• Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A & I)
• Dissertations & Theses @Cleveland State University
• Ethnic NewsWatch
• GenderWatch
• New York Times
• New York Times (Historic)
• Physical Education Index
• RefWorks
• Safari Books Online
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Wall Street Journal
• Water Resources Abstracts

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-08-15 07:07:27. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Due to a planned electrical outage in Rhodes Tower, the following Library web services will be off-line beginning 6:30 AM on Saturday August 13th.

• Library's website.
• ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan)

Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

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The Michael Schwartz Library welcomes the Cleveland community and RNC attendees to the library during the week of July 18.

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Due to a planned electrical outage in Rhodes Tower, the following Library web services will be off-line from 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Saturday July 9th.

• Library's website.
• ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan)

The Research Databases will still be available for off-campus use via the OhioLINK website and you will be able to access Scholar, ECR and the Research Guides if you have bookmarked their URLs.

Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project, the Montage Collection, Octavofest, and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-07-06 06:55:25. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Due to planned maintenance, services provided by Scholar, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable on Monday, June 13th beginning at 7 am.

The following services will be affected:

• You will be unable to search for Library materials using Scholar.
• You will be unable to pay a Library fine or check out Library materials at User Services or Multimedia Services.
• You will be unable to request materials from OhioLINK.
• You will be unable to access the Research Databases from off campus.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-06-08 11:19:38. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Students can learn more about adding their Theses or Dissertations to EngagedScholarship@CSU by emailing library.es@csuohio.edu.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-05-12 13:44:47. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: EngagedScholarship@CSU, Library News.

Scholar is back online as of 3:30 PM 05/17/16.

Due to planned maintenance, services provided by Scholar, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable on Tuesday, May 17th.

The following services will be affected:

• You will be unable to search for Library materials using Scholar.
• You will be unable to pay a Library fine or check out Library materials at User Services or Multimedia Services.
• You will be unable to request materials from OhioLINK.
• You will be unable to access the Research Databases from off campus.

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In an ongoing effort to improve services and meet students' needs, you are invited to attend one of the following focus group meetings to tell us exactly what you need and what services we can offer in support of students. Refreshments will be served.

• Breakfast on Monday, April 25, 2016 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am in RT 503, Library 5th floor.
• Lunch on Friday, April 29, 2016 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm in RT 502, Library 5th floor.

Please RSVP to Ann Marie Smeraldi your name and the date you will attend.

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The Michael Schwartz Library in partnership with the English Department, is commemorating the Anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth and death on Tuesday, April 26 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm on the first floor of the Library.

Enjoy free cupcakes, hear a musical performance by lute song duo, Mignarda, and peruse our new "Shakespeare in Cleveland" exhibit, including images from Cleveland Memory, a scale model of the Globe Theater, and details about the traveling tour of First Folios stopping in Cleveland this summer.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-04-20 09:22:33. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Cleveland Memory, Library News.

The following services will be affected:

• You will be unable to search for Library materials using Scholar.
• You will be unable to access the Research Databases from off campus.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-04-12 15:47:26. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Starting now through May 6th, all OhioLINK members will have access to SAGE Stats. It features statistical data series created from more than 200,000 government and non-government datasets.

The trial includes access to SAGE’s full data suite:  State Stats, Local Stats, Business Stats, U.S. Political Stats. The State, Local, and Business Stats modules are integrated on the SAGE Stats platform. The U.S. Political Stats module has its own platform because the data conforms to different geographies (i.e. congressional districts).

Once you've tried it, take the SAGE Stats Survey to let us know what you think about it.

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NOW EXTENDED THROUGH APRIL 23RD!

Have a Library fine? During National Library Week, April 10-16, you can reduce your fine while helping Lift Up Vikes! by donating nonperishable food items.

For every item donated, $1 of your fine will be eliminated - up to $20 (cannot be used for replacement fees). Drop items off at first floor User Services.

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RILM Music Encyclopedias is a full-text compilation of 41 seminal titles published from 1775 to the present and comprising nearly 80,000 pages, the majority of which are not available anywhere else online. It is designed to meet the teaching, learning, and research needs of the international music community.

RILM Music Encyclopedias will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community through April 30th. Find it on our Research Databases page. RILM Music Encyclopedias Survey — Once you've tried it, let us know what you think about this database.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-04-01 07:22:29. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

GeoScienceWorld eJournals platform provides a single point of access to 46 online journals from 28 leading global societies.

GeoScienceWorld eBook Collections provides 1,100 eBooks from leading global societies publishing in the Earth Sciences with full chapter downloads and a mobile device friendly eBook reader.

GeoScienceWorld will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community through April 30th. Find it on our Research Databases page. Take the GeoScienceWorld Survey — Once you've tried it, let us know what you think about this database.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-03-28 09:30:01. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

On Saturday March 12, 2016, ProQuest will be installing critical firmware updates to its systems infrastructure. The window is scheduled to begin at 10:00 PM EDT and will last for eight (8) hours.

During this time, access to the ProQuest databases listed below will not be available, and users will be re-directed to a webpage explaining the scheduled maintenance:

• American Periodicals Series Online
• ARTbibliographies Modern
• Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A & I)
• Dissertations & Theses @Cleveland State University
• Ethnic NewsWatch
• GenderWatch
• New York Times
• New York Times (Historic)
• Physical Education Index
• RefWorks
• Safari Books Online
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Wall Street Journal
• Water Resources Abstracts

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-03-11 07:42:49. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Join The Friends of the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library for their Annual Local Author Series featuring Pauline A. Chen.

Pauline A. Chen will discuss the writing of her novel, The Red Chamber, which is based on the epic Dream of the Red Chamber--one of the most famous love stories in Chinese Literature. It recasts a timeless tale for Western audiences to discover.

New this year is the Friends of the Library Essay Contest for CSU Honors College Students (both Honors and Scholars Program) in partnership with the CSU Retired Faculty and Professional Staff Association and the Jack, Joseph & Morton Mandel Honors College. Honors College Students can submit an essay based on The Red Chamber for a chance to win $300. Ms. Chen will award the prize during the event.

Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu.

The event is free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the general public but please register here.

Refreshments will be served.

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NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year! Visit the first floor of the library during March to view the exhibit, which showcases GRC, Ohio astronauts, plus NASA books and memorabilia.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-03-07 09:16:06. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News, Science and Technology.

The Michael Schwartz Library, Student Government Association, the Center for eLearning, and the Center for Instructional Technology and Distance Learning are sponsoring a Textbook Affordability Small Grant to help support faculty who are willing to adopt/adapt an open textbook for a class. Grant applications are due March 30, 2016.

Open Access Textbooks are helping to drive down the cost of higher education and helping students succeed in the classroom. A recent survey found that 63.6% of students surveyed could not afford to purchase a required text thus their classroom performance was negatively impacted. Another 45.1% have indicated that they often select courses based upon the cost of textbooks. The use of open access textbooks to replace high priced commercial textbooks is one way to help students both financially and academically.

If you want to learn more about Open Textbooks and possibly apply for one of the grants, attend Dr. Glenda Thornton’s presentation on Open Access Textbooks. Attendance will be helpful in applying for a grant, but it is not required.

Presentation Dates:
Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in RT 325
Thursday, March 10, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in RT 325
Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. in RT 502
Thursday, March 24, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. in RT 502

Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

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In celebration of Women's History Month the Michael Schwartz Library, in conjunction with the English Department and the Common Reading Program, is hosting a Read-In Day from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm on Thursday, March 24th.

The campus community is invited to hear fellow faculty, staff, and students read aloud both fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry by and about women that is significant to them. This event is free and open to the campus community.

CSU students, in particular First Year Students enrolled in ASC 101 Introduction to University Life and Honors Students, are encouraged to not only attend the event for their enjoyment, but also for the opportunity to make the most of Women's History Month by learning about and sharing literary works by and about women. There is also the possibility that said works will foster among the attendees further interest and education about women's literature and history.

If you would like to participate as a reader contact Professor Barbara Walker, Department of English, at 216-687-2563 or b.s.walker@csuohio.edu to discuss your selection and to schedule a time (limited to 5 minutes). Sign up today!

Read-In Day is a national initiative that is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English that focuses on literacy by encouraging reading.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-02-12 12:41:08. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

ProQuest will be performing critical maintenance beginning at 10 pm on Saturday, February 13th until approximately 4 am on Sunday, February 14th.

During this time, access to the ProQuest databases listed below will not be available, and users will be re-directed to a webpage explaining the scheduled maintenance:

• American Periodicals Series Online
• Ancestry Library Edition
• ARTbibliographies Modern
• Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A & I)
• Dissertations & Theses @Cleveland State University
• Ethnic NewsWatch
• GenderWatch
• New York Times
• New York Times (Historic)
• Physical Education Index
• Safari Books Online
• Statistical Abstract of the United States
• Wall Street Journal
• Water Resources Abstracts

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-02-11 11:13:55. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Join the Friends of the Library for a bus excursion from Cleveland to the Kent State University Fashion Museum, located in Kent, Ohio on Friday, March 18, 2016, during CSU's spring break. The Museum contains important collections of fashion and decorative arts and its eight galleries feature changing exhibitions of work by many of the world's great artists and designers. There will be a 1 1/2 hour guided tour by a museum docent and time to shop at the museum store that features art, jewelry, books and other fashion related items. Afterwards the group will go to lunch at a local restaurant.
Fee: $30 (does NOT include cost of lunch)

Boarding
DEPARTURE: 9:00 A.M.
Guests can board the bus beginning at 8:45 a.m. at
Lakefront Lines
13315 Brookpark Road, Brook Park, Ohio
secure, free parking
The bus will return to the same location before 5:00 p.m.

REGISTER today! Seating is limited.

Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

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Join The Friends of the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library for their 2016 spring Book Discussion Series. The book discussions are free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the general public.

History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by national bestseller Karen Armstrong
Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. From classical philosophy and medieval mysticism to the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the modern age of skepticism, the author performs the near miracle of distilling the intellectual history of monotheism into one superbly readable volume, destined to take its place as a classic. — Random House
Book Discussion date: February 17, 2016 at noon
Location: RT 503
Discussion Leader: Dr Stephen C. Taysom, Assoc. Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies(Comparative Religion).

Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, An Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work, written by Jeanne Marie Laskas who tells the stories about the people from all over our country who make our lives run every day. This book discussion is in collaboration with the CSU Common Reading Experience.

Book Discussion date: March 28, 2016 at 1:30
Location: RT 503
Discussion Leaders: Ann Marie Smeraldi, Head of Library Teaching & Learning Services, Michael Schwartz Library and Barbara Walker, Lecturer, English Department
Pre-Registration required for First Year students

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone
Amazon.com's visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices. It is the definitive biography of the company that placed one of the first and largest bets on the Internet and forever changed the way we shop and read. Selected as a Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post, Forbes, the Economist and more. — Amazon.com
Book Discussion date: March 23, 2016 at 3:00 p.m.
Location: RT 503
Discussion Leader: Richard Fox, ideastream

Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu.

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View on Euclid Ave. Cleveland, O., 1878. (Photo from the display.)

Residence of Dr. L. Haldeman no. 242 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, 1874. (Photo from the display.)

The Galleries at CSU, 1307 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, South Gallery and Media Room.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2016-01-19 13:27:27. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Cleveland Memory, Library News.

Starting January 2016, the Libraries of Cleveland State University will be closing to the general public at 8 p.m. Faculty, staff, and currently enrolled students will be permitted in the Library until closing time.

Anyone in the Library after 8 p.m. may be asked to show a valid CSU ID.

In an effort to improve security and library services, a current Viking card will be required to enter the libraries at CSU after 8:00 p.m. This will take effect on January 11, 2016 at Cleveland-Marshall Law Library and on January 19, 2016 at the Michael Schwartz Library. Access will be restricted to currently registered students, faculty, and staff.

See Services for Courtesy Patrons and MSL Library Hours, or the Cleveland-Marshall Law Library website for more information.

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There will be a planned sporadic network outage on Tuesday December 22nd from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

During this time you will experience sporadic service outages while accessing:

• Library's website.
• The Research Databases from off campus.

Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

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There will be a planned sporadic network outage on Saturday December 12th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

During this time you will experience sporadic service outages while accessing:

• Library's website.
• The Research Databases from off campus.

Other websites that will be affected include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

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We know that Finals Week can be stressful, so in addition to providing study space, research help, and computers, the Michael Schwartz Library is also providing a Stress Busting Zone on the 1st floor in the Library Connection Lounge.

All week long, you will be able to play games, color, and do puzzles. On Monday and Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. there will be snacks (while supplies last) to help energize you and get you over the afternoon slump. Derby, the therapy dog, will be here on Monday evening from 8 to 10 p.m.

Finally, on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. you can watch Frozen in the Viewing Room, RT 325.

We hope to see you here and good luck on your finals!

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Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library.

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The Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching Program: The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational the Cultural Affairs and is administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE). It seeks to promote mutual understanding among teachers, their schools, and communities in the U.S and abroad. Participants in this three- to six- month program for U.S. teachers (or four-month program for international teachers) are based at university-level schools of education. They take courses, lead master classes and seminars, visit local schools, collaborate with each other online and in person, and complete an inquiry project of their design. Application deadline for U.S. teachers is November 4, 2015.

The IIE AIFS Foundation Generation Study Abroad Enrichment Grant: The IIE AIFS Foundation Generation Study Abroad Enrichment Grants is a professional development program to support U.S. secondary level (grades 6–12) teachers who have shown to be outstanding advocates for study abroad. The goal of the program is to help raise global awareness in the classroom and prepare students for global citizenship and study abroad. Fifty (50) enrichment grants of $1,000 each are available to teachers to conduct any learning activity in the U.S. or abroad that enhances their international outlook and global experience. Application deadline is December 1, 2015.

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Discover lively, interdisciplinary activities that help students understand the importance of sustaining global citizenship and informed decision making. In this full-day workshop, K-12 educators will engage in role-playing simulations, problem solving challenges, and critical thinking activities to build student' knowledge in math, science, and social studies. All participants will receive our classroom-ready curriculum, which emphasizes hands-on learning and cross curricular problem solving.  All activities are aligned to Ohio's New Learning Standards and the Common Core Standards.

Find out more -- Read program flyer.

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Learn about the geography, cultures and arts of modern Africa through the ESC's Fall 2015 workshops that explore the central, eastern and western geographic regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Enhance your content knowledge about non-Western countries and societies in response to Ohio's learning standards requirements. Pan-African scholars from Cleveland State and Kent State Universities will lead workshops and share their experiences teaching, living and working on the continent of Africa for the series "Teaching About Africa."

This event is a series of dates: September 2, 2015, October 22, 2015, November 13, 2015 and December 2, 2015.

Find out more -- Read pamphlet.

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The Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County and Cleveland State University Department of History are collaborating to present a summer Teacher Institute in the Humanities and workshops during Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 centering around local, national and global migration themes.

Migration in Global Context Workshops Schedule - Fall 2015 and Spring 2016

10/14/15: 4-6 p.m. Cleveland Museum of Art
Gallery walk: Migration Themes in Art
Cleveland Museum of Art, One Wade Oval, Cleveland OH 44106
Presenter: Beth Noren, master teacher and CMA teacher advisor

11/12/15: 4-6 p.m. Cleveland State University
Book discussion: Factory Girls (by Leslie Chang)
CSU Student Center Rm. 315, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115
Facilitators: Prof. Shelley Rose and master teachers

2/17/16: 4-6 p.m. Cleveland State University
Film viewing: Last Train Home
CSU Student Center, 3rd floor ballroom, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115
Facilitators: Prof. Shelley Rose, Prof. Wenqing Kang

4/15/16: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Cleveland State University
Teacher Symposium: Migration in Global Context
CSU Student Center, 3rd floor ballroom, 2121 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Tiffany Trimmer (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Teacher Presenters: panel discussions, presentations. and curricular showcase

Programs are free and open to the public, but registration is required. Contact Nadine Grimm at Nadine.grimm@esc-cc.org or 216-901-4243.

This program is made possible, in part, by the Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Octavofest: Celebrating the Book and Paper Arts in partnership with the Confucius Institute at CSU will feature a Lecture Series on Chinese Calligraphy with Master Chinese Calligrapher and Seal-Engraving Artist, Yongze He on October 31and November 14, 2015 at 3:00 in RT 416.

Chinese calligraphy is an elegant art and an important part of Chinese culture, dating back several thousands of years. This series of lectures will cover the history of Chinese calligraphy and Chinese script patterns. Participants will have the opportunity to hold Chinese brushes, write Chinese characters, and fully appreciate the beauty of Chinese calligraphy.

To register, please email Zijie Li at l.li89@csuohio.edu or call 216-687-5471.

Find out more about Octavofest.

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Need a break from studying? Looking for a way to escape the "Will the Weekend Ever Come?" blues?

Well, get your game face on and come to the first floor of the Michael Schwartz Library this Friday (Oct. 30th) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for International Games Day!

Join us for table games (provided by Critical Hit Games) and food (pizza and beverage).

International Games Day is a non-commercial, volunteer-run library initiative auspiced by the American Library Association in partnership with the Australian Library and Information Association and Nordic Game Day.

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SAGE Stats provides annual measures dating back more than two decades. It features statistical data series created from more than 200,000 government and non-government datasets. It is comparable to DataZoa, to which CSU currently subscribes.

Data-Planet Statistical Datasets is a web-based research solutions tool that provides access to data from licensed and public domain datasets. The Data-Planet repository contains more than 25 billion data points from 4.3 billion datasets sourced from more than 70 source organizations. It is also comparable to DataZoa.

Both databases will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community — SAGE Stats through November 16th and Data-Planet through November 13th. Find them on our Research Databases page.

Once you have tried them, please tell us what you think by completing and submitting the SAGE Stats survey and the Data-Planet survey.

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Scopus, from Elsevier, is an abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature including scientific journals, books and conference proceedings. Providing an overview of research in the fields of science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts and humanities, Scopus features smart tools to track, analyze and visualize research.

Scopus will be available on a trial basis to the CSU community through November 4th. Find it on our Research Databases page.

Take the Scopus Survey -- Once you've tried Scopus, let us know what you think about this database.

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CSU Faculty are invited to attend Open Access Week Workshops, including topics on Open Access Textbooks, Copyright and Creative Commons

• The high cost of some course materials can impede students’ academic success.
• The College Board estimates that the average student can expect to pay $1,200 for textbooks and supplies in 2013-14.
• The cost of textbooks is rising at a rate of 4 times inflation.
• 7 out of 10 students do not purchase a required textbook during their academic career because of cost.

More Open Access Week Workshops

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by Vern Morrison, Digital Production / Electronic Course Reserve Associate, Michael Schwartz Library

Lou Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians runs to first base in the 2nd World Series Game - 1948.

With the results of the games played on September 30, the Cleveland Indians have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention this season. Despite a strong second half, the Tribe simply ran out of time, and came up a little short.

I know it gets old to hear this all the time, but wait until next year! With a core of talented young position players such as Jason Kipnis, Yan Gomes, and Francisco Lindor, and with some of the best starting pitchers in the league in Corey Kluber, Carlos Carrasco, and Cody Anderson, the Indians are poised to make a genuine run at the pennant in 2016. At least that’s the dream!

In the meantime, Cleveland Memory can help revisit old glories, such as the 1948 season when the Indians won the World Series. This link will show you Cleveland Press photos from that championship season.

You can order hi-res digital copies or 8 x 10" prints of these photos, and of nearly any other photo you come across on Cleveland Memory. For more information, click here.

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September 27 through October 3, 2015 is Banned Books Week. Stop by the display on the first floor of the Library and show your support for the freedom to read by taking a mugshot with your favorite banned book. Post it on Instagram with the hashtag ‪#‎mycsulib‬ and ‪#bannedbooksweek‬ to share your love of the library.

Read more about banned books and freedom of speech.

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Join us in celebrating our region's active artist's community of book and paper innovators and our magnificent library and museum collections of fine and rare books. Join artists and book lovers to learn about our local rich resources and the exciting world of contemporary book and paper arts.

Below are this year's Octavofest events at Cleveland State University and the Michael Schwartz Library:

• WatchArt! with Art Books Cleveland Members
  October 6, 2015, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
  Main Classroom, 1st floor lobby
  Come meet, talk with, and watch the book artists of Art Books Cleveland (ABC) work on book projects.
• 
  Paper Gardens
  October 15, 2015, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, 1st Floor east
  Learn to create floral or sculptural art from recycled books. A limited number of books will be available for folding and participants are welcome to bring books to fold.
• Unfold Your Future: Careers in Book and Paper Arts
  November 5, 2015, 11:30 am - 1 pm
  Michael Schwartz Library
  Hear from a panel of presenters about book and paper arts. Discover the career possibilities in hand-made paper, fine-art edition printmaking, paper conservation, and creating book art. This event is ideal for anyone interested in art, design, k-12 arts education, and creative careers. This is also a Common Reading Project event.

Find out more about Octavofest.

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Join the celebration of our nation's heritage by participating in Cleveland State University's Constitution Day events!

Online Contest

Students can win the grand prize of a Vikingcash Card valued at $50 or one of two Vikingcash Cards valued at $25!
Visit https://library.csuohio.edu/promos/constitution/ answer a few questions about the Constitution, and you could be a winner! Drawing will be held at noon on Thursday, September 17, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library (located in Rhodes Tower).

Lecture

Presentation by Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Professors David Forte, Alan Weinstein, and Kevin O'Neil: A Review of Recent Supreme Court Cases
Thursday, September 17, 2015
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Moot Court Room of the Cleveland Marshall College of Law
One free hour of CLE credit pending.
Reception to follow in the Atrium. For more information, contact Jill McDonnell at 216-687-2354 or visit Lecture.

Constitution Day Commemoration

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Noon
Rhodes Tower, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library
Join us in the Library for free cupcakes to commemorate Constitution Day.
Winners of the Online Contest will also be announced.

Display

Visit the Constitution Day display titled "We the People" located on the 1st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library (in Rhodes Tower)

Call 216-875-9734 for more information

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Instagram Library Photo Contest

Follow us at @CSULibrary and post a photo on Instagram of yourself somewhere in the Michael Schwartz Library with the hashtag #myCSUlib for a chance to
win a $25 Viking Outfitters gift card!

Creative photos are encouraged, but please no nudity or inappropriate images.

The contest ends September 1st, and the photo with the most likes wins, so get out your selfie stick and start snapping some pictures!

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by Bill Barrow, Head of Special Collections, Michael Schwartz Library

Bill Barrow (left) with Congressman Louis Stokes (right) and event attendees, 2002.

When we first started including eBooks in Cleveland Memory, we targeted works we thought best illuminated the history of Cleveland, especially in the critical post-war period. Since many of those weren't yet out of copyright, we sought out the authors or their estates for permission to publish. In the case of Carl Stokes' Promises of Power autobiography, that permission was graciously granted by his brother, the Congressman Louis Stokes.

In 2002, we held an event to launch this eBook, being one of our first ones, and he attended the event, along with Mayor Stokes' son, Cordell. Meeting him, I quickly came to understand the deep affection he received from so many people, propelling him to 15 terms in the House, as he was such a tremendously warm individual who you'd like immediately upon meeting. I was so pleased and honored to have this chance to spend time with him and am sad to learn of his passing.

CSU History Professor Regennia Williams, Louis Stokes and Carl Stokes' son, Cordell.

Congressman Louis Stokes and Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library.

Louis Stokes signs autographs for event attendees, including Prestor Pickett, Coordinator, Mims African American Cultural Center, CSU (2nd from left).

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There will be a planned network outage for the entire Cleveland State Campus on Friday July 31st from 6 pm until 10 pm.

During this time:

• You will be unable to access the Library's website.
• You will be unable to access the Research Databases from off campus.

Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

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The Friends of the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library presents its selections for their 2015/2016 Book Discussion Series. The book discussions are free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the general public.

Hidden America: From Coal Miners to Cowboys, An Extraordinary Exploration of the Unseen People Who Make This Country Work, written by Jeanne Marie Laskas who tells the stories about the people from all over our country who make our lives run every day. This book discussion is in collaboration with the CSU Common Reading Experience.

Book Discussion date: October 14, 2015 at 2:00
Location: RT 503
Discussion Leaders: Ann Marie Smeraldi, Head of Library Teaching & Learning Services, Michael Schwartz Library and Barbara Walker, Lecturer, English Department
Pre-Registration required for First Year students

The Whiskey Rebels: A Novel by David Liss
America, 1787. Ethan Saunders, once among General Washington's most valued spies, is living in disgrace after an accusation of treason cost him his reputation. But an opportunity for redemption comes calling when Saunders's old enemy, Alexander Hamilton, draws him into a struggle with bitter rival Thomas Jefferson over the creation of the Bank of the United States. — Random House

Book Discussion date: November 18, 2015 at noon
Location: RT 503
Discussion Leader: Jane Dugan, Administrative Secretary, English Department

Spring 2016

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Brad Stone
Amazon.com's visionary founder, Jeff Bezos, wasn't content with being a bookseller. He wanted Amazon to become the everything store, offering limitless selection and seductive convenience at disruptively low prices. It is the definitive biography of the company that placed one of the first and largest bets on the Internet and forever changed the way we shop and read. Selected as a Best Book of the Year by the Washington Post, Forbes, the Economist and more. — Amazon.com
Book Discussion date: Spring 2016

History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam by national bestseller Karen Armstrong
Armstrong, one of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. From classical philosophy and medieval mysticism to the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the modern age of skepticism, the author performs the near miracle of distilling the intellectual history of monotheism into one superbly readable volume, destined to take its place as a classic. — Random House
Book Discussion date: Spring 2016

Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu.

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OhioLINK is moving to a new building and all OhioLINK hosted services will be down for the move during the following window: Friday, June 12, 6pm – Saturday, June 13, 12pm (noon).

This will include:

• OhioLINK website
• Central Catalog
• Electronic Journal Center (EJC)
• Electronic Book Center (EBC)
• Digital Resource Commons (DRC)
• Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETD)
• Finding Aid Repository (EAD)
• EZProxy
• Rave URLS

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• Access 200 million data series
  
• Store reports in your personal sandbox
  
• Build graphs, charts, and tables driven by live data
  
• Upload your own data

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• South Garage (SG) 2101 East 21st Street: $2 for first hour-- $1 per hour after
• Lot 22, 2121 Euclid Avenue, under the Student Center (SC)--entrance from East 22nd Street: $1 per 30 minutes. This lot is located across the street from Main Classroom (MC) Film Screening Location--Prepay pay station (3 hour maximum)

• Metered parking is available on East 24th Street
• RTA Healthline and Trolley stop on campus near the Main Classroom entrance on Euclid Avenue

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The Michael Schwartz Library will close at 8 pm on Mon., March 30th due to a planned electrical outage in Rhodes Tower. During that time, we do not expect any disruption of services provided via the Library's website.

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Author Claire Gebben presents
The Last of the Blacksmiths
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, 503
Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University
Refreshments, Book Signing

The Friends of the Library Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series features Claire Gebben, who will visit CSU on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm in the Library, RT 503 to present her novel The Last of the Blacksmiths, the moving story of Michael Harm, a nineteenth century blacksmith from the Bavarian Rhinelands who dares to follow his dreams of freedom and prosperity and travels from Germany to Cleveland, Ohio, to pursue an artisan way of life. It is a tale of the disruption and dispersal of an immigrant family, the twilight of the artisan crafts, and the efforts of each generation to shape its destiny. A consummate storyteller, Claire Gebben demonstrates a brilliant ability to imagine and recreate the past with historical vigor and beauty.

She will tell the story behind the story, the discovery of the letters, the "journey" of family history research, and will conclude with tips to help others working on their stories.

William Barrow, Head, Special Collections at Michael Schwartz Library, will also discuss how Cleveland Memory.org and Special Collections can support family history research, as it did with our featured author.

Presentation followed by a question-and-answer session and and a book signing. Last of the Blacksmiths will be for sale by the CSU Bookstore at the event. Light refreshments will be served.

Click here to register.

Call 216-875-9734 for more information

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Book Discussion: The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University
Rhodes Tower, Room 503

One of the most revered novelists of our time -- a brilliant chronicler of Native-American life -- Louise Erdrich, returns to the territory of her bestselling, Pulitzer Prize finalist The Plague of Doves with The Round House, transporting readers to the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. It is an exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that upends and forever transforms his family.
Discussion Leader: Richard Fox, Ideastream.

Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu.

Free and open to the general public - refreshments served.

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Dissertation Boot Camp offers access to services and quiet space for CSU Ph.D. and doctoral students.

The Writing Center, Michael Schwartz Library, and the Graduate Student Resource Center have teamed up to offer you one solid week of time dedicated to completing your dissertation and addressing any needs you have related to completion.

Students may participate in ALL or PORTIONS of the following FREE services:

• Lots of dedicated and unstructured time to write in a quiet environment.
• A chance to gain access to one of 5 free library carrels during boot camp week.
• One-on-one consultation and short workshops by writing tutors and librarians from the CSU Writing Center and The Michael Schwartz Library.
• A specialist available to assist with your questions about formatting and OhioLink submissions.
• CSU Counseling Center staff leading sessions on motivation.
• Campus Recreation staff leading physical activity breaks.
• Morning and evening sessions are offered to meet the needs of students who work.

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There will be a planned network outage for the entire Cleveland State Campus beginning Saturday February 28th at 7:00 PM until 10:00 AM Sunday March 1st.

During this time:

• You will be unable to access the Library's website.
• You will be unable to access the Research Databases from off campus.

Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

In celebration of Women's History Month, the Michael Schwartz Library, in conjunction with the English Department, the Common Reading Program, and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, is hosting a Read-In Day from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm on Thursday, March 26th.

The campus community is invited to hear fellow faculty, staff, and students read aloud both fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry by and about women that is significant to them. This event is free and open to the campus community.

CSU students, in particular First Year Students enrolled in ASC 101 Introduction to University Life, are encouraged to not only attend the event for their enjoyment, but also for the opportunity to make the most of Women's History Month by learning about and sharing literary works by and about women. There is also the possibility that said works will foster among the attendees further interest and education about women's literature and history.

If you would like to participate as a reader contact Professor Barbara Walker, Department of English, at 216-687-2563 or b.s.walker@csuohio.edu to discuss your selection and to schedule a time (limited to 5 minutes). Sign up today!

First Year Students please register here

Read-In Day is a national initiative that is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English that focuses on literacy by encouraging reading.

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Date: Feb. 26th
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Michael Schwartz Library, first floor, east end

All are invited to attend a very special conversation about the history of CSU with Regennia Williams, Ph.D., author of the new commemorative book Cleveland State University: 50 Years, and Bill Becker, University Archivist, in the Michael Schwartz Library.

Dr. Williams and Mr. Becker, both CSU alumni who have worked at the University for more than 30 years, will reflect on their personal experiences and memories as well as the evolution of CSU since its creation in 1964.

A book signing and light refreshments will follow the presentation. Attendees will also be able to view the Library's new 50th Anniversary exhibit, prepared by Sarah Benedict, featuring historical photographs, publications, and memorabilia from the University's Archives.

This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Library and CSU Marketing

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Join the Friends of the Library for a bus excursion from Cleveland to the National First Ladies' Library, located in Canton, Ohio on Friday, March 13, 2015, during CSU's spring break. Tour the Museum and Research Library and the Saxton McKinley House, view the exhibit titled, "The Forgotten First Ladies;" shop in the Victorian Gift Shop, followed by lunch (and a discussion of first ladies) at Bender's Tavern.
Fee: $30 (does NOT include cost of lunch)

Boarding
DEPARTURE: 9:15 A.M.
Guests can board the bus beginning at 8:45 a.m. at
Lakefront Lines
13315 Brookpark Road, Brook Park, Ohio
secure, free parking
The bus will return to the same location before 5:00 p.m.

REGISTER today! Seating is limited.

Peruse the First Ladies Bibliography or read about Ohio's First Ladies compiled by the National First Ladies' Library.

Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

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Join the Friends of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library for book discussions in February and March.
Location: Rhodes Tower, room 503.
Free and open to the public.
Light refreshments will be served.

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

From the internationally bestselling author of No god but God comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth. Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic characters by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived.
Discussion Leader: Greg Sadlek, Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, CSU.

The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

One of the most revered novelists of our time -- a brilliant chronicler of Native-American life -- Louise Erdrich, returns to the territory of her bestselling, Pulitzer Prize finalist The Plague of Doves with The Round House, transporting readers to the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. It is an exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that upends and forever transforms his family.
Discussion Leader: Richard Fox, Ideastream.

Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu.

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Due to a systems upgrade at OCLC, FirstSearch databases, as well as some other OCLC databases, will be unavailable from 12:01 AM through 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 3. These databases include:

• ArticleFirst
• Clase and Periodica
• OAIster
• PapersFirst
• ProceedingsFirst
• Worldcat

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We want to know what you think. Visit the Voting Booth on the 1st floor of the Library and answer a question and you will be entered to win $10 in Viking Cash.

Each person may vote only once. Two winners will be randomly selected at the end of the question period. Winners will be notified via their CSU email account.

The Voting Booth is located to the left of the User Services desk as you come into the Library.

COME IN & VOTE NOW!

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Do you have fines or overdue books?

The Michael Schwartz Library will have a one-time amnesty program from December 1-13, 2014. For any fine/billed book that is less than two years old, the Library will offer the following options:

1. Fines - We will waive any fine, dollar for dollar. For example, if you pay $10, we will waive $10 in fines.
2. CSU owned billed books - Bring the book back and we will waive half of the billing fee if the other half is paid.
3. CSU owned billed books - If you have lost the book, we will accept $45 as payment for the book.
4. OhioLINK billed books - Bring the book back and we will waive half of the billing fee if the other half is paid
5. We cannot accept payment for billed OhioLINK books in lieu of returning them as they are not our books.

We encourage you to take advantage of this one-time offer as any fines/billed books that are not taken care of within two years may be referred to the Attorney General of Ohio's office.

If you have any questions please contact Zachary Lynn at (216)687-2480 or z.lynn@csuohio.edu.

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On Friday, November 21st a planned network outage at 5 pm on the Library's 8th floor will disrupt most Library web services. During this time:

• You will be unable to access the Library's website.
• You will be unable to access the Research Databases from off campus.
• The Math Emporium will be down. Use alternate location in the LCLC on the first floor.

Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

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Octavofest: Celebrating the Book and Paper Arts continues at Michael Schwartz Library on October 25

CSU Michael Schwartz Library in collaboration with the CSU Poetry Center and Hydeout Press, will host levyfest at the Michael Schwartz Library on Saturday, October 25, 2014 from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm. levyfest is an annual festival and conference celebrating 1960s Cleveland poet, publisher, and artist d.a. levy (1942 - 1968) and his influence upon small press publishing, print and book arts and the poetry communities of Cleveland, Ohio and beyond.

Join us for opportunities to meet with contemporaries of d.a. levy active during the Mimeograph Revolution, learn about print history and the role of the small press in Cleveland and peruse the Michael Schwartz Library's d.a. levy Collection (more about the collection at www.ClevelandMemory.org/levy), and share in the levyfest experience!

More levyFest events will be held throughout Cleveland from October 24 to October 26, 2014. Visit levyfest 2014 for details.
See the Octavofest calendar at Octavofest.org for a complete schedule of book and paper art events in Northeast Ohio.

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Due to the upgrade by IS & T of the campus network, connection to the campus network will be disrupted on various floors throughout the Library in the coming weeks.

During each outage, you will not be able to log onto library computers, access the Internet or wireless network, or print on the affected floor for the duration of the outage. See the schedule below:

*On Friday, November 21 the planned network outage will disrupt most Library web services. During this time:

• You will be unable to access the Library's website.
• You will be unable to access the Research Databases from off campus.

Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

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Now through December 16, Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library hosts the Science On a Sphere exhibit presented by NASA Glenn Research Center and sponsored by NASA's Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program.

Science On a Sphere is a mesmerizing visualization system developed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that uses computers and video projectors to display animated data on the outside of a suspended, 6-foot diameter, white sphere. The result is a unique and intuitive educational platform that can show real-time weather, planets, moons, tsunamis, climate models, and is only limited by the imagination.

The Science On a Sphere exhibit has sparked the interest of several Washkewicz College of Engineering Senior Design Project students. They plan to create new material to display on the sphere that effectively communicates technical information to a broad audience. Students and faculty are encouraged to visit the exhibit and see how it can be incorporated into their curriculum.

Presentation Schedule:

• Tuesday, October 14th ~ 11:30 - 12:30
  Jeff Woytach from NASA Glenn will discuss the Solar System.
• Tuesday, November 4th ~ 11:30 - 12:30
  Jeff Stevenson, Public Programs Coordinator, Imagination Station in Toledo, Ohio.
  Presentation title: "Dynamic Earth" - The earth below our feet has always been a constant in our lives. However, our planet has been changing and evolving long before we arrived and will continue to do so for millions of years after.
• Thursday, November 20th ~ 11:30 - 12:30
  Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr., Executive in Residence at the Washkewicz College of Engineering, former Associate Administrator for mission support at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., and former Director of NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Dr. Whitlow will discuss highlights of his 34 year career with NASA.
• Thursday, December 11th ~ 11:30 - 12:30
  Eli Naffah, Space Communications and Spectrum Management Branch Chief



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Folding Book Art Workshop
October 9, 2014
Noon- 1:30 pm
Michael Schwartz Library
1st floor, east
Free and open to the general public

Celebrate Octavofest at the Library by creating folded book art. Books destined for recycling can be transformed by folding their pages to create voluminous and intriguing shapes. Examples can be seen in the Octavofest exhibit area through October 31. A limited number of books will be available for folding and participants are welcome to bring books to fold. Call 216-875-9734 for details.

Octavofest: Celebrating the Book and Paper Arts
Join us in celebrating our region's active artist's community of book and paper innovators and our magnificent library and museum collections of fine and rare books. Join artists and book lovers to learn about our local rich resources and the exciting world of contemporary book and paper arts.

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The Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University, Cleveland Public Library, and the Ohio Center for the Book, along with other founding partners Art Books Cleveland and the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, have once again teamed up to present the 6th annual Octavofest, a month-long series of events in October to call attention to the book and paper arts.

Below are this year's events at Cleveland State University and the Michael Schwartz Library:

• Morgan Conservatory Special Exhibit at the Michael Schwartz Library for Octavofest
  September 27, 2014 - October 31, 2014
  The Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation will present three special displays in the Michael Schwartz Library during Octavofest. The displays will present hand papermaking, letterpress, and bookmaking through a collection of objects and ephemera relating to each discipline.
• "Folding Book Art" Workshop
  October 9, 2014, noon - 1:30 p.m.
  Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, 1st Floor east
  Celebrate Octavofest at the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library by creating folded book art. Books destined for recycling can be transformed by folding their pages to create voluminous and intriguing shapes. A limited number of books will be available for folding and participants are welcome to bring books to fold.
• WatchArt! with Art Books Cleveland Members at Cleveland State University
  October 14, 2014, 10:30 a.m. - 2: 00 p.m.
  Cleveland State University, 1st floor lobby of Main Classroom building, 2121 Euclid Avenue
  Come meet, talk with, and watch the book artists of Art Books Cleveland (ABC) work on book projects
  
• LevyFest 2014
  October 24, 2014 - October 26,2014
  Cleveland State University Campus and several locations throughout the community including at local bookstores and art galleries
  LevyFest 2014 is a poetry festival and conference celebrating Cleveland poet, publisher, and artist d.a. levy (1942-1968) and his influence upon small press publishing, print and book arts, and the poetry communities of Cleveland, Ohio, and beyond.

Find out more about Octavofest.

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Available now through October 23rd, visit the display located on the first floor of the Michael Schwartz Library, featuring artifacts discovered in the area previously known as the Central Market District in downtown Cleveland.

From 1991 through 1992 archaeologists from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH) along with historians from Cleveland State University explored and excavated an early community located southeast of Public Square in the area known locally as the Central Market District. To most Clevelanders the Central Market District, located in the shadows of the city's great skyline, brings to mind the bustle of busy nightclubs or the aging facades of old Cleveland landmarks. Few if any people would associate this area with archaeology, let alone remember that from 1796 through the 1860's this area was home to one of Cleveland's earliest frontier communities. Many of Cleveland's early immigrants made their way to this close-knit, working class neighborhood of small houses crammed closely together in the area defined by Ontario Street to the west, Prospect Avenue to the north, East Ninth Street (or Erie Street as it was known then) to the east, and Carnegie Avenue (or Ohio Street) to the south.

The Central Market District collection, which includes carefully recovered and analyzed fragments of cutlery, furniture, hardware, plates, bowls, cups, and saucers, show how individual families furnished their homes and entertained their guests. In addition, clay, stone, and glass marbles, lead soldiers and parts from ceramic dolls, clay tobacco pipes and musical instrument parts also offer unique and detailed information on the social aspects to the lives of past Clevelander's with regards to city's nineteenth century residential communities.

The objective of this summer research project involved the analysis, interpretation, and curation of more than 120,000 prehistoric and historic artifacts recovered from the Central Market District. In order to properly document the transition from a residential community to a commercial area, the crew fully documented, inventoried, and separated all of the historic artifacts by both the date they were manufactured and the areas that they were recovered in with regards to the structures nearby. Processing and analysis were conducted by Anthropology majors Rachel Daley, Katie Fry, and Kyle Riordan in the Department of Anthropology's archaeological curation laboratory and facilities. Artifact processing included the sorting, labeling, and general cataloging of all of the artifactual materials of the Central Market District. The items chosen were then carefully analyzed and researched using research documents, historic libraries, and special collections.

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Location for all discussions: Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University
Free and open to the public.
Light refreshments will be served at all book discussions.

Walkable City by Jeff Speck
Wednesday October 1, 2014
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time, is by Urbanist Jeff Speck, who dedicated his career to determining what makes cities thrive. And he has boiled it down to one key factor: walkability. Making walkability happen is relatively easy and cheap; seeing exactly what needs to be done is the trick. In this essential new book, Speck reveals the invisible workings of the city, how simple decisions have cascading effects, and how we can all make the right choices for our communities.
Discussion leaders: Barbara Walker, Professor, English Dept. and Ann Marie Smeraldi, First Year Experience Librarian, Michael Schwartz Library, CSU.

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Maya Angelou's memoir, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a book as joyous and painful, as mysterious and memorable, as childhood itself. It captures the longing of lonely children, the brute insult of bigotry, and the wonder of words that can make the world right (Random House.com). Attendees will also have an opportunity to read a passage from their favorite Maya Angelou poem. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou are available at the Library.
Discussion leader: Barbara Strauss, Assistant Director, Discovery Support Services, CSU.

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth by Reza Aslan
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

From the internationally bestselling author of No god but God comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth. Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic characters by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived.
Discussion Leader: Greg Sadlek, Dean, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, CSU.

The Round House by Louise Erdrich
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

One of the most revered novelists of our time -- a brilliant chronicler of Native-American life -- Louise Erdrich, returns to the territory of her bestselling, Pulitzer Prize finalist The Plague of Doves with The Round House, transporting readers to the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota. It is an exquisitely told story of a boy on the cusp of manhood who seeks justice and understanding in the wake of a terrible crime that upends and forever transforms his family.
Discussion Leader: Richard Fox, Ideastream.

Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu.

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Join the celebration of our nation's heritage by participating in Cleveland State University's Constitution Day events!

Online Contest

Students can win the grand prize of a Vikingcash Card valued at $50 or one of two Vikingcash Cards valued at $25!
Visit https://library.csuohio.edu/promos/constitution/ answer a few questions about the Constitution, and you could be a winner! Drawing will be held at noon on Wednesday, September 17, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library (located in Rhodes Tower).

Discussion

Presentation by award winning author Roger K. Newman, One Nation Under Surveillance
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Moot Court Room of the Cleveland Marshall College of Law
On free hour of CLE credit pending.
Reception to follow in the Atrium. For more information, contact Jill McDonnell at 216-687-2354.

Constitution Day Commemoration

Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Noon
Rhodes Tower, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library
Join us in the Library for free cupcakes to commemorate Constitution Day.
Winners of the Online Contest will also be announced.

Display

Visit the Constitution Day display titled "We the People" located on the 1st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library (in Rhodes Tower)

Call 216-875-9734 for more information

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Meet Karen Long, former book editor for The Plain Dealer and current host and sponsor of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards (AWBA), as Cleveland Public Library kicks off this season's "Brown Bag Book Clubs at Main Library." This kick-off event will be held at noon on September 3, 2014 at Cleveland Public Library, Main Library, 2nd floor, Literature Department. Karen will discuss all of the 2014 AWBA winners including The Big Smoke by Adrian Matejka, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra, and My Promised Land by Ari Shavit. A more in-dept discussion of each book will occur weekly beginning Wednesday, Sept. 10, at noon in the Literature Department.

Karen R. Long served as book editor of The Plain Dealer for eight years before becoming the host and sponsor of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards, as a consultant for the Cleveland Foundation. Long is a vice president for the National Book Critics Circle, where she is a judge for its six annual prizes, awarded each March in New York City. A voracious reader since she wore her cat-eyed glasses to kindergarten in Seattle, Long raised three children in Cleveland Heights with husband Joe Frolik.

View/print the flyer of the new season of all book discussions to take place in the Literature Department.

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Postcard of League Park, ca. 1911.

by Vern Morrison, Digital Production Assistant, Michael Schwartz Library

Mostly demolished and long neglected, historic League Park, at E. 66th St. and Lexington Avenue, has been refurbished. Built in 1891, the park was the home of the Cleveland Indians until the 1940s, and was also used by the Cleveland Rams football team and by teams from baseball's Negro Leagues.

In recent years, the city of Cleveland has been restoring the park, which now hosts an artificial turf baseball field which will be used by Cleveland high school teams. On Saturday, August 23, 2014, the city had a ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the park.

For Further Reading:

• League Park in Cleveland Memory
• "League Park reopens to a historic appreciation, beautiful restoration and hopeful future," Plain Dealer article from August 23, 2014

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• Wednesday, August 13, 7:00-8:00 p.m.


• Monday, August 18, 5:00-6:00 p.m.


• Wednesday, August 20, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.


• Thursday, August 21, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.


• Friday, August 22, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.

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A security guard escorts Indians pitcher Tom Hilgendorf from the field after he was hit on the head with a folding chair.

by Vern Morrison, Digital Production Unit Coordinator, Michael Schwartz Library

Established in 1901, the Cleveland Indians are a charter member of the American League. From the early days at League Park through the present day at Progressive Field, the Indians have taken part in nearly 9,000 major league games in that span. Cleveland has played host to the greatest players in the history of baseball, including Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle, and our own Bob Feller. Clevelanders have watched World Series games here, have seen perfect games pitched here, have seen fielders record unassisted triple plays here.

Of all of those thousands of home games, one of the most famous -- and certainly the one which was the most infamous -- took place in Cleveland Municipal Stadium between the Indians and the Texas Rangers on Tuesday, June 4, 1974. That is a day which will forever live in infamy as Ten Cent Beer Night. The game is not remembered for the play on the field, but rather for the behavior and actions of a few hundred of the 25,000 fans in attendance, many of whom took full advantage of a special promotion enabling them to purchase beer for the low price of ten cents a cup.

Umpire Joe Brinkman leads a bleeding fan off the field during the fan riot in the infamous "Ten Cent Beer Night."

With no real restrictions on how many beers one person could buy at that price, many fans began to consume as much beer as they could hold. And perhaps bored with the game itself (the Rangers took an early lead and never trailed), many of these intoxicated fans began to misbehave. Some of them ran out onto the field, not always fully dressed. Others lit firecrackers in the stands, or threw projectiles, including bottles and full cups of beer, onto the field.

Despite repeated pleas for civility and order by team officials over the public address system, the mayhem continued. In the ninth inning, with the score tied at 5-5 and the Indians at bat, one fan tried to steal the cap from the head of Rangers outfielder Jeff Burroughs. Angry and fearful for the safety of his players, Rangers manager Billy Martin led his team, some of whom were brandishing baseball bats, onto the field to defend themselves. In a show of solidarity, some Indians players came out to join them.

But it was no use. Hundreds of fans stormed the field, and as the cliché goes, a melee ensued. Some fans took drunken pokes at Rangers players, at Indians players, and at one another. Indians pitcher Tom Hilgendorf was hit by a folding chair. When umpire Nestor Chylak was himself injured, he'd decided he'd seen enough, and declared the game forfeited to the Rangers.

For a time, the Indians continued to hold promotions involving beer sold at a discount, but they placed and enforced restrictions on how much beer one person could buy, and became less tolerant of rowdy and intoxicated fans.

Like it or not, the memory of Ten Cent Beer Night, like the flaming Cuyahoga River, has become and may forever be part of our city's legacy.

See photos of Ten Cent Beer Night in Cleveland Memory.

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As of June 1, 2014, OhioLINK is discontinuing its real-time chat reference service, KnowItNow. The Michael Schwartz Library is currently investigating a replacement for this service, which will be made available this summer.

If you need quick reference help, use our email reference service, or call the Reference Center at (216) 687-5300.

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Due to a scheduled software upgrade, the ContentDM server for Cleveland Memory will be off-line from approximately 8 am until noon on Monday May 5, 2014. During this period, visitors to the Cleveland Memory website will be unable to search or otherwise access the digital collections in the ContentDM database.

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From a production of Romeo & Juliet at the Great Lakes Exposition, 1936.

Cleveland Public Library & Great Lakes Theater commemorate William Shakespeare's 450th Birthday!

Wednesday, April 23, 2014
12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.
Cleveland Public Library
Main Library, 2nd Floor

Great Lakes Theater joins the Cleveland Public Library to celebrate the 450th Anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare. The Great Lakes staff perform a scene from one of Shakespeare's best-loved plays, Romeo & Juliet!

This will be followed by a Workshop presented by Great Lakes Theater staff. It will culminate in an audience participation recreation of the fight scene between the Capulets and the Montagues in Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.

More Shakespeare Celebrations at CPL

Browse Cleveland Press Shakespeare Photographs: 1870-1982 in EngagedScholarship@CSU
Cleveland Press Shakespeare Photographs: 1870-1982, a collection of more than 400 publicity photographs depicting scenes from stage productions, motion pictures, and televised productions are available in EngagedScholarship@CSU, a showcase for research and creative output of Cleveland State University.

Read more about this digital gallery or contact Michael Schwartz Library's Special Collections at 216-687-2449.

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Come to the Michael Schwartz Library and use the Voting Booth to answer one question and you will be entered to win $10 in Viking Cash.

Each person may vote only once. Three winners will be randomly selected at the end of the question period. Winners will be notified by their CSU email account.

The Voting Booth is located to the left of the User Services desk as you come into the Library.

COME IN & VOTE NOW!

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LearningExpress Library has a new interface, LearningExpress Library 3.0, that replaces its current website. Return users for LearningExpress Library and for Job & Career Accelerator will need to create new accounts for the new system, since accounts that were set up with LearningExpress Library 2.0 will no longer work with version 3.0.

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Michael Schwartz Library
1860 East 22nd Street
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Cleveland State University
Free and open to the general public
Refreshments

Join the Friends to discuss Caleb's Crossing by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks, who takes a remarkable shard of history and brings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College.

About the book
The narrator of Caleb's Crossing is Bethia Mayfield, growing up in the tiny settlement of Great Harbor amid a small band of pioneers and Puritans. Restless and curious, she yearns after an education that is closed to her. As often as she can, she slips away to explore the island's glistening beaches and observe its native Wampanoag inhabitants. At twelve, she encounters Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the tow forge a tentative friendship that draws each in the world of the other. Bethia's minister father tries to convert the Wampanoag, awakening the wrath of the tribe's shaman, against whose magic he must test his own beliefs. One of his projects becomes the education of Caleb, and a year later, Caleb is in Cambridge, studying Latin and Greek among the colonial elite, There, Bethia finds herself reluctantly indentured as a housekeeper and can closely observe Caleb's crossing of cultures. In Caleb's Crossing, Brooks has created a luminous tale of love and faith, magic and adventure (Penguin Books). A New York Times bestseller.
All are welcome!

For more information, call 216-875-9734.

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The Friends of the Library Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series will feature Laura Taxel, who will visit CSU on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 503. Laura Taxel is an award-winning journalist and author and she will provide an engaging discussion and presentation about the Market and her three year odyssey of researching and writing Cleveland's West Side Market: 100 Years & Still Cooking, coauthored with Marilou Suszko. Her book chronicles the history of one of the oldest municipally-owned and-operated retail food markets in America. Using stories, memories and photos, she takes readers on a tour of the building, into the lives of vendors and shoppers, and give them a deeper, richer understanding of the foods, traditions, and rituals that are part of the Market culture. Book signing opportunity.

Refreshments from the West Side Market will be served.

Call 216-875-9734 to register for this free event.

More National Library Week Events!

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In observance of African American History month, Wendy Partridge will speak on the history and conservation treatment of two monumental murals by African American artist Elmer Brown (1909-1971). The murals were commissioned in 1940 for one of the first housing projects in the United States under the auspices of the WPA's Federal Arts Project. When their original building was demolished, these important murals were saved in a highly creative collaboration between the Housing Authority and Cleveland State University. They are now on public view in a highly prominent location in the Ballroom of the Student Center at CSU.

The talk will focus on Elmer Brown and the history of the murals in the context of the federal arts program in Cleveland, where a number of African American artists far exceeded the national average. It will also address the complicated deinstallation, conservation treatment, and reinstallation of the murals by the ICA.

The presentation will be given in the Student Center Ballroom (3rd floor) at Cleveland State University, 2121 Euclid Avenue, on Wednesday, February 26th at 10:00 a.m. This program is free and open to the public and is provided as part of ICA's Education and Outreach initiative, which is funded in part by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture and the Ohio Arts Council. It is hosted by Cleveland State University's Michael Schwartz Library, History Department, and the Black Studies Program.

About the presenter

Wendy Partidge at work in the lab.

Wendy Partridge has a graduate degree in Paintings Conservation with an M.A. in art history from the Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. Prior to working for the ICA, she had internships and fellowships at the National Gallery, Washington, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She is a professional associate of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC) and served for two years as chair of the AIC Paintings Specialty Group. She enjoys the community engagement and teaching opportunities afforded by working at a non-profit regional conservation lab. She is also the coordinator of the letterpress studio at Zygote Press in Cleveland.

For more information, call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu

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In celebration of Women's History Month, the Michael Schwartz Library, in conjunction with the English Department, the Common Reading Program, and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, is hosting a Read-In Day from Noon to 1:00 pm on Tuesday, March 25th.

The campus community is invited to hear fellow faculty, staff, and students read aloud both fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry by and about women that is significant to them. This event is free and open to the campus community.

CSU students, in particular First Year Students enrolled in ASC 101 Introduction to University Life, are encouraged to not only attend the event for their enjoyment, but also for the opportunity to make the most of Women's History Month by learning about and sharing literary works by and about women. There is also the possibility that said works will foster among the attendees further interest and education about women's literature and history.

If you would like to participate as a reader contact Professor Barbara Walker, Department of English, at 216-687-2563 to discuss your selection and to schedule a time (limited to 5 minutes). Sign up today!

First Year Students please register here

Read-In Day is a national initiative that is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English that focuses on literacy by encouraging reading.

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Due to unforeseen circumstances, services provided by Scholar are currently unavailable. Until the situation as been resolved, the following services will be affected:

• You will be unable to search for Library materials using SCHOLAR.
• You will be unable to access materials on Electronic Course Reserve.
• You will be unable to access the Research Databases from off campus.
• You will be unable to request materials from OhioLINK.

We are working to restore services as soon as possible.

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(Photo copied under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License)

Join the Friends of the Library for their bus excursion from Cleveland to the James A. Garfield National Historic Site, located in Mentor Ohio on Friday, March 14, 2014, during CSU's spring break. You can take a guided tour of the home Garfield acquired in 1876; explore the Visitor Center, a restored carriage barn built in 1894; or walk the tranquil park grounds. Lunch will follow at a local restaurant, which includes a discussion of Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and Murder of a President by Candice Millard, and more.

• 9:00 a.m. at Lakefront Lines (secure free parking), 13315 Brookpark Road, Brook Park, Ohio


• 9:35 a.m. at Cleveland State University, 2101 East 21st Street, Cleveland, between Chester and Euclid Avenues (wait for the bus in the vestibule/enclosed stairwell attached to the parking garage--NOTE THIS NEW LOCATION

REGISTER today! Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

See the James A. Garfield Collection at Hiram College on ClevelandMemory

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Cleveland Press Shakespeare Photographs: 1870-1982 in EngagedScholarship@CSU

Tom Hanks in Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1979.

Cleveland Press Shakespeare Photographs: 1870-1982, a collection of more than 400 publicity photographs depicting scenes from stage productions, motion pictures, and televised productions can now be found in EngagedScholarship@CSU, a showcase for research and creative output of Cleveland State University.

While most of the images in the new digital gallery are William Shakespeare's plays, other derivative or non-Shakespearean period productions such as Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate and George Bernard Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra are also incorporated.

From a production of Romeo & Juliet at the Great Lakes Exposition, 1936.

Regional production companies including Cleveland's Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, the Stratford Festival in Ontario Canada and others are represented. Notable actors and artists include Richard Burton, Katherine Cornell, John Gielgud, Rudolf Nureyev, Laurence Olivier, and Tom Hanks. The collection can be browsed by title, year of production, or by genre such as comedies, English histories, romances, Roman plays, and tragedies and can be used as primary resources for the study of theater or Shakespeare.

For more information, contact the Michael Schwartz Library's Special Collections at 216-687-2449.

CSU faculty, staff, or students who would like to add their scholarly works to, or learn more about, EngagedScholarship@CSU can contact Barbara Strauss, Assistant Director, Library Discovery Support Services, at b.strauss@csuohio.edu or 216-687-2362.

Credit: The Shakespeare Photographs: 1870-1982 Collection was originally developed by Lesley E. Jorbin, Librarian Emerita

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1. Check to see if the title is on this LIST. (The list will be updated daily)
2. If listed, look at the the "Range Number Location" column to find your journal's location.
3. Go to the 4th floor and find the corresponding range number. (Range numbers are clearly posted at the end of each range of shelves.)
4. Find your journal there.

Still need help? Call User Services at (216) 687-2478.

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Book Discussion for February

The Friends of the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library continue their Book Discussion and Local Author Book Talk Series this spring. Join the Friends for a book discussion of Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and Murder of a President by Candice Millard on Wednesday February 19, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 503.

James Abram Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, and a renowned and admired reformist congressman. This is an extraordinary account of his rise from poverty, the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy. Written by the bestselling author of The River of Doubt, Candice Millard. (See below for more information about a James. A. Garfield Excursion on March 14).

Upcoming in March...

The Friends will meet again on March 26, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in RT 503 to discuss Caleb's Crossing. Pulitzer Prize-winner Geraldine Brooks takes a remarkable shard of history and brings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. In Caleb's Crossing, Brooks has created a luminous tale of love and faith, magic and adventure (Penguin Books). A New York Times bestseller.

Meet Local Author Laura Taxel in April

The Friends of the Library Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series will feature Laura Taxel, who will visit CSU on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 503. Laura Taxel is an award-winning journalist and author and she will provide an engaging discussion and presentation about the Market and her three year odyssey of researching and writing Cleveland's West Side Market: 100 Years & Still Cooking, coauthored with Marilou Suszko. Her book chronicles the history of one of the oldest municipally-owned and-operated retail food markets in America. Using stories, memories and photos, she takes readers on a tour of the building, into the lives of vendors and shoppers, and give them a deeper, richer understanding of the foods, traditions, and rituals that are part of the Market culture. Book signing opportunity. Refreshments from the West Side Market will be served. Call 216-875-9734 to register for this free event.

Save the date for the Friends of the Library Second Annual Spring Break EXCURSION: MARCH 14, 2014!

The Friends of the Library are planning a James A. Garfield excursion on Friday, March 14, 2014, during CSU's spring break. Take a chartered bus from Cleveland to the James A. Garfield National Historic Site, located in Mentor Ohio. You can take a guided tour of the home Garfield acquired in 1876, explore the Visitor Center, a restored carriage barn built in 1894, or walk the tranquil park grounds. Lunch will follow at a local restaurant, which includes a discussion of Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and Murder of a President by Candice Millard and more.

REGISTER today! Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

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Hours for the Michael Schwartz Library over the Thanksgiving Holiday are as follows:

• Wednesday, November 27 ~ 7:30 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.*
• Thursday, November 28 ~ CLOSED
• Friday, November 29 ~ CLOSED
• Saturday, November 30 ~ CLOSED
• Sunday, December 1 ~ 2 pm - 10 pm

*Service is limited to the Library first and second floors only from 6 to 8 pm.

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Cleveland Press employee, Mrs. Catherine Mills,
faints the day of John F. Kennedy's death.

CONTINUED FROM PART 1.

Photos of the Cleveland Press newsroom taken that day show a frantic staff rushing to get the story to press, all the while dealing with the shock of the tragic event.

The home delivery of the Cleveland Press was as much as two hours late that evening as more than 125,000 copies of the Home Edition of the Cleveland Press, without news about the assassination, were recalled and delivery trucks were reloaded with the latest edition quite literally ripped from the presses.

Bishop Nelson M. Burroughs of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio expressed the following:

"In John Kennedy, we have a man whose complete devotion to his country was strikingly evident. We honor him for all he has done for us. Thoughts and prayers and support of all Americans will surround the new President in the task he assumes."

In the end, the dreadful events of that day left Greater Clevelanders, along with the rest of nation, to grieve the loss of a "devoted leader" and to ponder an uncertain future with a new one as Head of State.

Read more Press articles about Cleveland's reaction to the assassination.

*"Shock, Grief Grip Big Crowds Here." The Cleveland Press 23 Nov. 1963: A1 and A6. Print.

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The teletypes in the Cleveland Press UPI room came to life with the first reports at 1:34 p.m.:

Then, at 1:39 p.m., the newsfeed took a dire turn:

Sen. John F. Kennedy addressing a crowd at a
1960 campaign rally at Euclid Beach Park.

President John F. Kennedy was only 46 and, at the time, the youngest president to ever be elected when he was struck down by two bullets while riding in a motorcade on his way to a speaking engagement in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. The youngest president to be elected was also the youngest president to die.

Fifty years have passed since the assassination and many of us who were around then can still recall where they were and what they were doing when they heard the tragic news and the feeling of shock, disbelief, and sadness that followed.

An article* on page one of the Cleveland Press from November 23rd, the day after the assassination, captures the local reaction to the tragedy:

News of the assassination jammed telephone systems causing, as the Press reported, the worst tie-up of phone facilities in memory. Children were sent home from school, events were cancelled and downtown stores dressed their windows for mourning with black crepe and photos of the deceased president. CONTINUED IN PART 2.

*"Shock, Grief Grip Big Crowds Here." The Cleveland Press 23 Nov. 1963: A1 and A6. Print.

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Michael Schwartz Library
Rhodes Tower, room 503
Registration required

Dr. Charles Hersch, Chair and Professor, CSU's Political Science Department, will present a public lecture-discussion on his book, Subversive Sounds: Race and the Birth of Jazz in New Orleans. It probes the history of New Orleans, uncovering a web of racial interconnections and animosities that was instrumental to the creation of a vital American art form--jazz. Drawing on oral histories, police reports, newspaper accounts, and vintage recordings, Charles Hersch brings to vivid life the neighborhoods and nightspots where jazz was born.

To register, email Dr. Regennia N. Williams at r.williams@csuohio.edu, subject line "Subversive Sounds".

The lecture and discussion are presented with the support of the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This event is in partnership with Octavofest: Celebrating the Book and Paper Arts.

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Folding Book Art Workshop
October 22 at noon
Michael Schwartz Library
1st floor, east
Free and open to the general public

Celebrate Octavofest at the Library by creating folded book art. Books destined for recycling can be transformed by folding their pages to create voluminous and intriguing shapes. Examples can be seen in the Octavofest exhibit areas September 30 - October 31. A limited number of books will be available for folding and participants are welcome to bring books to fold. Call 216-875-9734 for details.

Octavofest: Celebrating the Book and Paper Arts
Join us in celebrating our region's active artist's community of book and paper innovators and our magnificent library and museum collections of fine and rare books. Join artists and book lovers to learn about our local rich resources and the exciting world of contemporary book and paper arts.

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The Campus Community is invited to attend The Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library book discussion of Life of Pi by Yann Martel. This Booker Prize winning novel is at once a realistic, rousing adventure and a meta-tale of survival that explores the redemptive power of storytelling and the transformative nature of fiction. It will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., in the Library, RT 503. The event is in collaboration with the University's Common Reading Experience in which first-year students enrolled in ASC 101: Introduction to University Life participate. Carrie Love, lecturer, will lead the discussion. Refreshments will be served.

About the book: Pi Patel, the son of a zookeeper who has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. He sets sail from India to America aboard a Japanese cargo ship with his family and their zoo animals, but when the ship sinks, Pi escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain.

For more information, call 216-875-9734.

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The Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University, Cleveland Public Library, and the Ohio Center for the Book, along with other founding partners Art Books Cleveland and the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, have once again teamed up to present the 5th annual Octavofest, a month-long series of events in October to call attention to the book and paper arts.

Below are the events hosted by the Michael Schwartz Library:

Exhibits: September 30, 2013 - October 31, 2013

• "Adventure on the Atlantic: One Man's Voyage"
  Memorabilia surrounding the story of the smallest boat ever to cross the Atlantic nonstop.
• "SLAM: Chapbooks as Bursts of Poetry"
  This exhibit includes examples of chapbooks from the Michael Schwartz Library collection to celebrate bursts of creativity as both literary works and lovingly crafted paper and book art. Items date from the early 1960s through present day.

Lectures / Discussions / Workshops

• "Urban Education in Poetry"
  September 30, 2013, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, 1st Floor east
  An eclectic panel of speakers will discuss the evolution of poetry chapbooks, explore their significance to avant garde poets, and explain their continued importance as a means for talented, but not yet discovered, poets to make their works known.
• "William X 2: A Poetry Reading"
  September 30, 2013, 6:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
  Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, 4th Floor
  The Collister Hutchison Poetry Room
  The national book award winning poet William Billiter will read from his newest collection of poetry along with William D. Waltz, the 2012 winner of the Cleveland State University Poetry Center's open book competition. They will also answer questions about getting your poems published in national journals and making your own journal and/or chapbook. Light refreshments and book signing.
• "Subversive Sounds: Race and the Birth of Jazz in New Orleans"
  Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 pm
  Michael Schwartz Library (Rhodes Tower, 503)
  Registration required
  Dr. Charles Hersch, Chair and Professor, CSU's Political Science Department, will present a public lecture discussion on his book, Subversive Sounds: Race and the Birth of Jazz in New Orleans.
  If you register for the event by October 11, 2013, you will be entered into the drawing for a free copy of Dr. Hersch's book. Write to Dr. Regennia N. Williams at r.williams@csuohio.edu -- subject line "Subversive Sounds." Others are invited to read library copies, or purchase copies, and join the October and subsequent book discussions.
  The lecture and discussion are presented with the support of the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
• "Folding Book Art" Workshop
  Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, 1st Floor east
  Bring your books to fold and transform into voluminous and intriguing shapes!

Find out more about Octavofest.

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Due to a hard-drive failure on our proxy server, access to the Research Databases via the Michael Schwartz Library website, Scholar and Research Guides is temporarily unavailable.

Please use the research databases available through OhioLINK at http://www.ohiolink.edu/resources.cgi until the problem is resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Due to the plaza deck repair work currently in progress, starting at 10 am on Friday, August 16th, all access to Rhodes Tower/Library on the plaza level will be CLOSED until 12 pm Friday, August 23rd. All students, staff, faculty and visitors will need to access the Library, Rhodes Tower and Rhodes West from the Lower (Street) Level. Additional signage will be posted. Lower Level access will be maintained at all times.

Pedestrian access to the buildings will be maintained at all times, however some doors and or pedestrian routes will be closed from time to time depending on construction activities. Detours and alternative routes will be posted.

For further details, visit www.csuohio.edu/offices/architect/.

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Huntington National Bank will have 30 historical checks from their collection on display in the Michael Schwartz Library through the end of July. The checks were a gift from the late John Sherwin, a director of the former Union Trust Bank, which was acquired by Huntington Bank in the 1980s.

Dating back more than a century, several checks were personally written and signed by U.S. Presidents, including George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson to name a few. Also on display is the only check written by a female, Susan B. Anthony and checks by American literary greats such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ernest Hemingway, and Mark Twain (signed with his surname, Clemens). Lastly, in honor of Independence Day, a portion of the exhibit is dedicated to iconic figures in American History, including a few who had signed the Declaration of Independence.

The Exhibit is available during Library Summer Hours.

Huntington National Bank is now the official bank of Cleveland State University

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The Michael Schwartz Library will be open the following hours during the summer semester(s), May 18 - August 9, 2013:

• Monday-Thursday
  7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Friday
  7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday
  CLOSED

Exceptional Days:
The MS Library will be CLOSED on Monday, May 27th and Thursday, July 4th. The Library will be OPEN from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 27th and August 3rd.

Alternative Weekend Locations:

• Law Library (E. 18th between Chester and Euclid) May 20-July 21, 2013
  • Saturday-9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Sunday-Noon to 8 p.m.
• Cleveland Public Library (Superior Ave. between E. 3rd and E. 6th)
  • Saturday-10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Sunday-CLOSED

Computer Labs on Campus:

• Mobile Campus -- Borrow a laptop or iPad (SC 128)
  • Saturday - 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Sunday - Closed

Access the Library's resources online 24/7 at https://library.csuohio.edu.

Regular Library hours will resume on August 24, 2013.

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What's your favorite book? Has it ever been publicly challenged?

Come and read an excerpt of it at the
Banned Books Reading
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
12:00 to 1:00 P.M.
CSU Michael Schwartz Library
1st floor, east
Sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the CSU Michael Schwartz Library in support of freedom of speech and National Library Week
Brown Bag Event

How to Participate
Submit your chosen literary passage in advance of the event to schedule your time on the microphone. Or, just come to 1 st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 during the common hour to hear the readings.

Interested in doing a reading, but not sure that you have ever read a banned book? Visit the Library's Intellectual Freedom web page for recent examples. Choose a short passage to read (or consider briefly discussing why a certain book or author was censored) then send your idea to Victoria Jarufe, Cleveland State student and member of Honors and Scholars Student Association at clevelandstateHSSA@gmail.com.

Exercise your right of free speech!

This event is open to all faculty, staff, and students.

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Coming to the big spring Open House at Cleveland State University on Saturday, April 6th? Be sure to include the Michael Schwartz Library as one of your must-see destinations.

In addition to guided and self-guided tours of our fantastic library, we will be holding a book sale from 10 am until 2 pm.

Register now to attend the Spring Open House, and we look forward to seeing you in the Michael Schwartz Library on April 6th!

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VENUE CHANGED TO MAIN CLASSROOM (MC) 304

Free and open to the public

Meet Mary Doria Russell, winner of numerous national and international literary awards, on April 18, 2013 at Noon in the MAIN CLASSROOM ROOM 304. Her visit will include a discussion of her new fiction, Doc , which examines the Old West of Doc Holliday and Dodge City, followed by a question-and-answer session, and a book signing. Doc will be available for purchase directly before and after the event, courtesy of the CSU Bookstore. The event is free, but please call 216.875.9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu to register. Refreshments will be served.

Born to the life of a Southern gentleman, Dr. John Henry Holliday arrives on the Texas frontier hoping that the dry air and sunshine of the West will restore him to health. Soon, with few job prospects, Doc Holliday is gambling professionally with his partner, Maria Katarina Harony, a high-strung, classically educated Hungarian whore. In search of high-stakes poker, the couple hits the saloons of Dodge City. And that is where the unlikely friendship of Doc Holliday and a fearless lawman named Wyatt Earp begins -- before the gunfight at the O.K. Corral links their names forever in American frontier mythology -- when neither man wanted fame or deserved notoriety.

A national best seller! "A magnificent read ... filled with action and humor yet philosophically rich and deeply moving ... more realistic yet more riveting than any movie or TV western ... Doc Holliday is the tragic hero in this terrific bio-epic." - - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) [review from Amazon.com]

About the Author
Mary Doria Russell is a New York Times bestselling author and has been called one of the most versatile writers in contemporary American literature. Her novels, which include of The Sparrow, Children of God, A Thread of Grace, and Dreamers of the Day are critically acclaimed, commercial successes. They are also studied in literature, theology.

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Join the Friends of the Library Brown Bag Book Discussion of Rachel Maddow's book Drift:The Unmooring of American Military Power on April 4 at noonin RT 503. Discussion will be led by Barbara Strauss, Assistant Director, Discovery Support Services, Michael Schwartz Library.

The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America's dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war. To understand how we've arrived at such a dangerous place, Maddow takes us from the Vietnam War to today's war in Afghanistan, along the way exploring Reagan's radical presidency, the disturbing rise of executive authority, the gradual outsourcing of our war-making capabilities to private companies, the plummeting percentage of American families whose children fight our constant wars for us, and even the changing fortunes of G.I. Joe. Ultimately, she shows us just how much we stand to lose by allowing the scope of American military power to overpower our political discourse.

Sensible yet provocative, dead serious yet seriously funny, Drift will reinvigorate a "loud and jangly" political debate about our vast and confounding national security state {Amazon.com).

Join the conversation! Refreshments will be served. Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

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Beginning Sunday, March 24, 2013, the Michael Schwartz Library will have NEW hours.

The NEW hours will be as follows:

• Sunday - 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
• Monday through Thursday - 7:30 a.m. to Midnight
• Friday - 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Saturday - 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Late Night Study will be available until 3 a.m. starting the week of May 5, 2013.

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This spring, Special Collections will be starting a major conservation project of its photograph collections in order to preserve them for use by future generations. Beginning May 12, 2013, the end of Spring Semester, Special Collections will discontinue the practice of allowing users direct use of the photographs in our collections. This is a fundamental change from our present practice of allowing users ready access to these prints.

To view images not yet available on our Cleveland Memory Project, Special Collections users will need to fill out a request for the images for up to five folders from this specific list of Press Collection folders, or other of our collections. Special Collections staff will then make contact sheets (in PDF format) of the requested images. These will be distributed at no cost on a first come, first served basis, with expedited service to students and faculty.

Our goal is that eventually access to all our images will be provided via our Cleveland Memory Project website, where 50,000 of our popular images already reside. As we work our way through the hundreds of thousands of images that are not yet in Cleveland Memory, we thank you for your patience and continued interest in our collections. If you have any questions, please ask!

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>>THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.<<
In celebration of Women's History Month, the Michael Schwartz Library, in conjunction with the English Department, the Cleveland State University Poetry Center, and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, is hosting a Read-In Day from 2:30 to 3:30 on Wednesday, March 20th.

The campus community is invited to hear fellow faculty, staff, and students read aloud both fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry by and about women that is significant to them. This event is free and open to the campus community.

CSU students, in particular, are encouraged to not only attend the event for their enjoyment, but also for the opportunity to make the most of Women's History Month by learning about and sharing literary works by and about women. There is also the possibility that said works will foster among the attendees further interest and education about women's literature and history.

If you would like to participate as a reader contact Professor Barbara Walker, English, at 216-687-2563 to discuss your selection and to schedule a time (limited to 5 minutes). Sign up today!

Read-In Day is a national initiative that is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English that focuses on literacy by encouraging reading.

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EBSCO will be performing scheduled maintenance from Friday, 22 February at 11:00 PM to Saturday, 23 February at 3:00 AM Eastern Time on their e-journal full-text access servers.

Direct access to articles from EBSCO's linking services will be unavailable for the following list of publishers:

• National League for Nursing
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists(ASHP)
• Intellect Ltd.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press (MIT Press)
• College of Business and Public Affairs
• e-Med
• IUPAC
• NRC Research Press

Only articles from these eight publishers (which accounts for a very small percentage of actual journal titles) accessed via A-to-Z TOC Browse, EJS, or SmartLinks+ will be affected.

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Please be advised that ARTstor will be performing an upgrade to its systems beginning on Saturday, January 26th at 11:00 PM EST and concluding on Sunday, January 27th at 1:00 PM EST. While the upgrade is being performed, users will not have access to the ARTstor Digital Library.

If you do experience any difficulties, please clear the cache on your browser and restart your web browser. If you continue to experience difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact ARTstor User Services at userservices@artstor.org.

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The Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library are planning a Gone with the Wind excursion during CSU's spring break, on Friday, March 15, 2013. Take a chartered bus from Cleveland to Cadiz, Ohio, the birth place of Clark Gable, where you can spend the morning touring his birth home and museum, visiting the gift shop, or walking the museum grounds. Lunch will follow at a local restaurant, which includes a discussion of the epic novel of love and war and its film adaption, one of the most celebrated and popular movies of all time.

Tickets are $30 per person (does not include cost of lunch).

Pickup locations:

• 8:00 a.m. at Lakefront Lines (secure parking), 13315 Brookpark Road, Brook Park, Ohio
• 8:20 a.m. at Cleveland State University, 1860 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, between Chester and Euclid

The bus will return to Cleveland before 5:00 p.m.

The excursion is open to the CSU campus community, Friends of the Library, and the general public. Call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu (subject: Gone With the Wind) by March 13 (extended from February 15) to reserve a seat. Limited Seating.

The Friends will also offer a free raffle of the two-disc 70th Anniversary Edition of Gone with the Wind during the trip. Winner must be present.

The 1936 Pulitzer-winning novel by Margaret Mitchell is available for checkout at the Michael Schwartz Library.

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Please be advised that ARTstor will be performing an upgrade to its systems on Wednesday, January 23 between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM EST. During this time, users will still be able to access the ARTstor Digital Library but may experience some slowness. If you do experience any difficulties, please clear the cache on your browser and restart your web browser. If you continue to experience difficulties, please do not hesitate to contact ARTstor User Services at userservices@artstor.org.

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As visitors to the Michael Schwartz Library may have noticed lately, construction to expand the Adaptive Technology Lab on the first floor is well underway. Upon completion at the end of the month, the expanded lab will contain a wide variety of new hardware as well as facility improvements that will serve both students with disabilities and classes for demonstrations.

The new main lab will have four workstations and be large enough to accommodate Occupational Therapy lab classes. The current lab in RT103 will be repurposed as a quiet study room and dictation area and will house three workstations. The area north of that area will be converted into a room that will store assistive technologies and two Braille embossers.

Students needing to use the lab and the equipment during the construction should contact Jeff Dell, Assistive Technology Specialist, Disability Services at (216) 687-2141.

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Please note that for about eight hours beginning at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) on Saturday, January 5, 2013 certain EBSCOhost functionality will be unavailable due to planned maintenance. Please note that EBSCOhost will continue to be available during this brief interval. Affected functionality will include:

• Checkout and Download of eBooks
• Alerts
• Access to My EBSCOhost folder items or the ability to save items to personalized folders from session
• RSS will be unavailable

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The Michael Schwartz Library now offers new ways to search for articles and journals from any Library web page. Use Article Search to retrieve articles from a multi-disciplinary selection of EBSCO databases. And use Journal A-Z List to find journals and periodicals in the WorldCat Knowledge Base.

Article Search replaces OhioLINK Quick Search and can be accessed either by using the search box under the "Articles" tab at the top of all of the Library's Web pages or by going to the Article Search Web page.

The Journal A-Z List replaces Journal Finder and can be accessed either by using the search box under the "Journals" tab at the top of all of the Library's Web pages or by going to the Journal A-Z List Web page.

You will also find links to these two new resources on the Library homepage. Try them out and let us know what you think!

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-12-20 15:49:43. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Please note that for about three hours beginning at 7:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 certain EBSCOhost functionality will be unavailable due to planned maintenance. Please note that EBSCOhost will continue to be available during this brief interval, however EBSCOhost with Navigator may experience intermittent interrupted access. Affected functionality will include:

• Checkout and Download of eBooks
• Alerts
• Access to My EBSCOhost folder items or the ability to save items to personalized folders from session
• RSS will be unavailable

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-12-14 07:19:18. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

The Friends of the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library presents its 2012/2013 Brown Bag Book Discussion Series. The discussions are free and open to the CSU campus and the general community. Call 216-875-9734 for more information. Mark your calendars and join the conversation!
Discussions begin at noon in Rhodes Tower 503.

• Iron Heel by Jack London; Thursday, February 14, 2013
• Doc by Maria Doria Russell; Thursday, March 21, 2013
• Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, by Rachel Maddow; Thursday, April 4, 2013

Best seller Mary Doria Russell will visit CSU in the Spring
The Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series will feature Mary Doria Russell, who will visit CSU on Thursday, April 18, 2013 at noon in RT 503 to discuss her new fiction, Doc, which examines the Old West of Doc Holliday and Dodge City.

Gone With the Wind Excursion
Are you a Gone With the Wind enthusiast? If so, mark your calendar for Friday, March 15, 2013 for a one day excursion that will immerse you in all things Gone With the Wind! Take a chartered bus with the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library to Cadiz, Ohio, for a tour of the Clark Gable birthplace and museum, lunch, book and film discussion and more!

A nominal fee will be charged -- Details are forthcoming. Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-12-03 10:02:26. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Michael Schwartz Library in partnership with the Adoption Network Cleveland presents "Adoption's Hidden History," featuring the Cleveland debut of Ann Fessler's documentary film, A GIRL LIKE HER, about women who surrendered their children to adoption in the 1950s and 1960s. Hear what they have to say about their experiences and the long-term impact on their lives. This free and open to the public program will be held on Thursday, November 29, 2012 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the CSU Main Classroom Auditorium,1899 East 22nd Street. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Free Registration

A panel discussion, including Ann Fessler; Dennis Goulden, Executive Producer of the Montage Film Collection; adoptee Betsie Norris, Founder of the Adoption Network Cleveland; and two birthmothers, will follow the showing of A GIRL LIKE HER and will be moderated by Evan Lieberman, Associate Professor, CSU School of Communication. The program concludes with a book signing of the nationally acclaimed book, The Girls Who Went Away, by Ann Fessler.

Preceding "Adoption's Hidden History" are 3 events to introduce Ann Fessler to the Cleveland community and to celebrate her work, including a Meet and Greet at Elements Bistro on Euclid, and a live interview on Around Noon with Dee Perry.

"I'm extremely excited to bring my film A GIRL LIKE HER to Cleveland where multiple connections exist between my film and the community," said Ann Fessler. "...I will have a chance to meet and personally thank several people from Cleveland who were of great assistance in locating and securing archival film footage necessary to the making of the film, including Glenda Thornton, Director of the Library and Bill Barrow, Special Collections Librarian. I will also have an opportunity to personally thank documentary filmmaker Dennis Goulden, who donated films he produced for the WKYZ Montage program to the library, and then generously allowed me to use footage from one of his films in my production."

Adoption Network Cleveland

About the panelists

For more information call 216-875-9734 or visit Adoption's Hidden History.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-11-19 11:55:38. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

• Electronic course reserve courses will now be password protected and accessible only to students currently enrolled in the course.
  
• The current Electronic Course Reserve system will be phased out on January 11, 2013 and no longer accessible.
  

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-11-12 15:48:57. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Mr. & Mrs. George Dallas handing out
Thanksgiving lunch boxes, 1928.

Beginning in 1924 and well through the Great Depression years, successful Cleveland restaurateur, George Dallas, provided a free Thanksgiving meal to thousands of unfortunate Clevelanders who were facing hard times.

Dubbed the "Samaritan of West 3rd" and the "Thanksgiving Santa Claus" by the Plain Dealer, Dallas, his wife, Alma, and his daughter, Marie, would arrive at their restaurant at 1363 W. 3rd Street and would begin preparing for the presentation of the thousands of boxes containing sandwiches, dessert, fruit and coffee. In 1929, Dallas' "grocery list" for all of the meal boxes he made that year included 200 lbs. of bologna, 210 lbs. of special sausage, 350 lbs. of goose liver, 112 fresh hams, 96 turkeys, 16 barrels of apples, 22 barrels of oranges, 1,200 loaves of bread, and 2,000 cakes. The number of people he served grew each year until in 1932, Dallas fed 10,000 people in Public Hall.

Over the years, the Plain Dealer has offered a couple of different accounts about what initially inspired George Dallas to provide his annual free Thanksgiving meal. In a Nov. 24, 1929 article, Dallas, himself states that "the idea came to me in a dream once,"(p. 12A) while an article from November 22, 1930 issue says:

Dallas came from America as an immigrant from Greece when he was 12 years old and penniless and hungry, was turned down when he asked someone for food. He vowed then he would never refuse a hungry man a dinner if it was in his power to give him one. (p. 15, col. 4)

Finally, George Dallas' obituary from the December 25 1952 P.D. gives the following account:

Mr. Dallas came to Cleveland from Athens, Greece, as a boy of 9. He was supposed to meet an uncle here, but the latter had returned to Greece. So the boy found himself homeless and hungry on Thanksgiving Day. That was the inspiration for feeding unfortunates on that holiday. (p. 27, col. 1)

No matter the reason, George Dallas summed it up well when he said, "People say 'Why do you do it, George?' but I say 'I work hard, I make money -- but you can't take your money out of this world with you. This is what I like to do with it.'"

See more photos of the "Thanksgiving Santa Claus"

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-11-08 10:59:16. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

Due to a scheduled hardware repair, services provided by Scholar, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable from approximately 6:00 pm until 6:15 pm this evening, Friday, November 2nd.

The following services will be affected:

• You will be unable to search for Library materials using Scholar.
• You will be unable to access materials on Electronic Course Reserve.
• You will be unable to access the Research Databases from off campus.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-11-02 11:40:11. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

The Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), in partnership with the Michael Schwartz Library, offers a variety of workshops and discussions intended to help faculty at all levels of experience improve their instructional practices.

Register for any of these sessions by contacting the CTE: cte@csuohio.edu or call 216-687-5502 (email is preferred). Lunch is provided if the registration is received 2 days prior to any given workshop.

• November 1, 2012
  21st Century Copyright Issues: Intro to Copyright
  Noon
  MC 103
• November 6, 2012
  Refworks: Getting Citations into the Refworks Account
  4PM
  RT 502
• November 8, 2012
  21st Century Copyright Issues: Copyright & Multimedia
  Noon
  MC 103
• November 13, 2012
  Refworks: Using Write-N-Cite to Format Paper & Bibliography
  4PM
  RT 502
• November 15, 2012
  21st Century Copyright Issues: Copyright & Your Online Course
  Noon
  MC 103
• February 12, 2013
  Impact Factors & Citation Analysis
  Noon
  MC 103
  
• February 26, 2013
  Refworks: Getting Citations into the Refworks Account
  4PM
  RT 502
  
• February 28, 2013
  Who Owns Intellectual Property--Author Rights, Creative commons, and Open Access Publishing
  Noon
  MC 103
• March 5, 2013
  Refworks: Using Write-N-Cite to Format Paper & Bibliography
  4PM
  RT 502

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-11-01 12:29:29. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

I have a city to cover with lines -- d.a. levy, from Cleveland Undercovers, 1966

It's hard to believe that famed Cleveland poet, publisher and artist d.a levy would have celebrated his 70th birthday this October 29th.

Darryl Allen Levy was born on October 29, 1942 in Cleveland. In the early 1960s, levy (who then went by the name "d.a. levy") was a leader in Cleveland's small press and poetry scenes, writing and publishing his own work as well as that of his friends and contemporaries under his Renegade and Seven Flowers presses.

By the mid '60s levy began attending local poetry events around the city including the Fenn College Poetry Workshop series with CSU Poetry Center founder Lewis Turco. Intrigued by poetry readings he attended while visiting friends in New York City, levy initiated some of Cleveland's first free-forum coffeehouse readings. The Gate Coffeehouse in the basement of Trinity Cathedral across from Cleveland State University was the site of many such readings, one of which led to levy's arrest from a Nov. 15, 1966 reading there where he accepted and then read poetry submitted by juveniles. City officials deemed the work "obscene" and levy was charged with "contributing to the delinquency of minors."

This wasn't levy's first brush with the law over issues of censorship; the Asphodel Bookstore, run by levy's friend, bookseller Jim Lowell, was raided by Cleveland Police earlier in 1966. Several books and poetry materials including those of levy's were confiscated and never returned. Both levy and Lowell were charged with "possession and distribution of allegedly obscene literature." The case attracted national attention drawing supporters such as poet Allen Ginsberg and the musical group The Fugs who later came to Cleveland to perform at a benefit to aid in the duo's legal defense.

levy continued to create his own art and promote other poets and artists throughout the 1960s, leading the "mimeograph revolution" publishing Cleveland's premier alternative newspapers The Buddhist Third Class Junkmail Oracle and The Marrahwannah Quarterly. Both showcased the works of local and national poets and artists. He responded to the cultural and political turmoil of the times by creating profound concrete and lyrical poetry often influenced by his interest in Buddhism and mysticsm.

Over time, levy became frustrated with a perceived lack of appreciation for his and others' poetry and art. Coupled with his plea of "no contest" for his earlier arrest in lieu of a prison sentence, levy's behavior grew increasingly erratic. In late 1968 he began to tell friends that he was "leaving Cleveland," and gave away or destroyed much of his poetry/art and personal belongings. Sadly, on November 24, 1968, levy took his own life. He was 26 years old.

The Michael Schwartz Library is committed to honoring his legacy by preserving and sharing his works and related resources on a global level. Over the past 10 years the Library's Special Collections has acquired and digitized hundreds of items by or about d.a. and presents them to the world on the d.a. levy collection in Cleveland Memory. The site is our way of continuing to "cover the city" and the world with his lines.

Happy birthday, d.a.! -- Joanne Cornelius, DPU/Course Reserves Coordinator, Michael Schwartz Library

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-10-22 08:35:06. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory, Library News.

The Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University is joining all types of libraries across the state to participate in Snapshot Day: A Day in the Life of Ohio Libraries on Wednesday, October 10th to capture and share information about how important academic, public, school, and special libraries and library systems are to the state of Ohio.

On October 10th, The Michael Schwartz Library will compile statistics, patron comments, photographs, and other details representing a typical day at the library. The results collected and pictures taken at the Michael Schwartz Library will be added to those of other libraries across the state to raise awareness about the important role of libraries in Ohio.

See photos and more from last year's Snapshot Day.

About Snapshot Day State-Wide.

Snapshot Day: A Day in the Life of Ohio Libraries is a project of the State Library of Ohio, the Ohio Library Council, OPLIN, the Academic Library Association of Ohio, OhioLINK, the Ohio Educational Library Media Association, and INFOhio.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-10-04 07:25:58. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

The Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland Public Library, and the Ohio Center for the Book, along with other founding partners Art Books Cleveland and the Morgan Art of Papermaking Conservatory and Educational Foundation, have teamed up to present the fourth annualOctavofest, a month-long series of events in October to call attention to the book and paper arts. Below are the events hosted by the Michael Schwartz Library:

• Music in the Library: Books, Records, CDs, Scores, Photo Archive and more!
  October 1 - October 31
  Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor
  See this display of selected books, CDs, records, music scores and photos from the Michael Schwartz Library.
• Domesday
  October 1 - October 31
  Michael Schwartz Library, 3rd floor
  An exhibit containing Domesday books and maps depicting William the Conqueror's great survey of England of 1086. Available for viewing during regular library hours.

Be sure not to miss the following exhibitions in the new Art Gallery at Cleveland State University running through October 20th:

• Jennie Jones: A Photographic Legacy for Cleveland State University
  South Gallery
  An exhibition of selected works by celebrated Cleveland photographer Jennie Jones.
• Full-Time Studio Art Faculty Show
  North Gallery
  The first faculty group exhibition in 15 years featuring current full time art faculty.
• Teaching Staff Exhibition
  Center Gallery
  Including works by past and present full and part-time teaching staff.

The Art Gallery at CSU is located at the Cowell and Hubbard Buidling at 1307 Euclid Avenue.

For information on Octavofest exhibits, programs, and workshops throughout Greater Cleveland, please visit Octavofest.org.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-10-01 15:10:57. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Jennie Jones, celebrated author and photographer, will present a lively and illustrated lecture, "Cleveland Inside/Outside," Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. at the new Cleveland State University Art Gallery in conjunction with an exhibition of her selected works. Her art book, Cleveland: Inside/Outside: A Personal Photographic Journey (1981 - 2011), will also be available for purchase at the event. Join the Art Gallery for this visual odyssey through Cleveland.

The Galleries at Cleveland State University
1307 Euclid Avenue (in the Cowell and Hubbard Building near 14th Street)
Cleveland, OH
216-687-2103

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-09-21 14:14:58. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.