LIBRARY BLOG HAS MOVED
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NOTE:The Library Blog has moved as of September 1st, 2019 to https://researchguides.csuohio.edu/blog Please update your bookmarks.
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The New Interlibrary Loan System is coming, Wednesday, September 4th!
In order to ensure a smooth transition, we will be temporarily suspending Interlibrary Loan borrowing operations from Friday afternoon, August 30th until the new service debuts Wednesday, September 4th.
While we focus our energies on making sure the launch of our new and improved ILL service is a success, you may continue to login to your existing ILLiad account to check the status of outstanding borrowing requests, to request renewals, and to access delivered electronic documents. We will stop accepting NEW requests in ILLiad beginning Friday afternoon. Starting Wednesday, all new Interlibrary Loan requests will need to be submitted using the new ILL service.
Thanks for your patience. We are working hard to make sure we deliver a quality service to our library users, and we think you'll agree the new system will be worth the wait!
VISIT INTERLIBRARY LOAN NOW for access to materials requested BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1st
Questions? Call the Interlibrary Loan Office at 216-687-2382 or email library.ill@csuohio.edu
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Join the celebration of our nation's heritage by participating in Cleveland State University's Constitution Day events!
Constitution Day Commemoration
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
11:30 AM - 12:30 pm
Rhodes Tower, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library
Join us in the Library for free cupcakes to commemorate Constitution Day. A free pocket Constitution will also be given away.
Lecture
"Criminal Justice Forum & Constitution Day Lecture: Should Plea Bargaining be More Transparent?"
Presented by special guest Jenia I Turner, Amy Abboud Ware Centennial Professor in Criminal Law, SMU Dedman School of Law
Tuesday, September 11, 2019
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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Faculty and staff--Are you interested in trying our new technology in the classroom? Do you use digital methods in your research?
Students--Do you enjoy getting to use digital technology in your learning? Are you excited about learning new creative and digital skills?
Drop in during Digital CSU's Digital Expo on Thursday, September 26th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., on the 1st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library, located in Rhodes Tower. Come check out cool technology and software exhibited by passionate members of the CSU campus community, including virtual reality, citation tools, digital light boards, GIS mapping, and more!
Enjoy a snack, chat with exhibitors, and try out some new gadgets, apps, and software!
--by Ben Richards, Business and Communication Librarian
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. Digital CSU conveners: Melanie Gagich and Ben Richards. For more information about Digital CSU, including the monthly meeting schedule, visit http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/digitalcsu/.
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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, is once again 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 Thursday, October 31, 2019.
Open Textbooks
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. Visit OpenStax.org to peruse high-quality, peer-reviewed textbooks and decide if one of them is right for your course. A support team at CSU will help you adopt or adapt one of the books for your use.
Faculty: Save the Date--September 11, 2019. Learn about OpenStax Textbooks when Nicole Finkbeiner will be at CSU to provide an informational presentation about OpenStax Textbooks. Nicole is the Director of Institutional Relations for Rice University’s free textbook initiative, OpenStax, where she founded and runs the nationally-recognized Institutional Partner Program. She is a national keynote speaker on open education, equity, and access. Nicole also coaches colleges and universities to effectively encourage faculty adoptions of Open Educational Resources (OER) to promote student success and faculty academic freedom.
Call 216-875-9734 or contact your personal librarian for more information.
Affordable Learning @ Cleveland State University: making higher education more affordable for students, together.
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The Friends of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library presents its 2019/2020 events, including selections for the 2019/2020 Book Discussion Series. The book discussions are free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the general public. Join us!
Leadership in Turbulent Times
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Thursday September 19, 2019
11:30 am - 1:00 p.m.
CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Discussion leader: Richard Fox, Friends of the Library member
The Library Book
by Susan Orlean
Thursday, October 3, 2019
11:30 am - 1:00 p.m.
CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Discussion Leader: Glenda Thornton, President, Friends of the Library.
Guest Speaker Travis McDade - Co sponsored with Octavofest
Thursday, October 10, 2019
11:30 am - 1:00 p.m.
CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 502
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
by Dani Shapiro
Thursday, November 14, 2019
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Discussion leader: Vida Lock, Faculty Emerita, Cleveland State University
Resistance Women: A Novel
by Jennifer Chiaverini
February 2020 (date TBD)
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Discussion Leader: Richard Fox, Friends of the Library member
Bus Excursion
Cleveland Grays Armory Museum Tour
March 2020 (date TBD, during Spring Break Week)
The Friends of the Library Annual Bus Excursion will be to Cleveland Grays Armory Museum for a tour followed by lunch in downtown Cleveland.
The Friends of the Library will provide transportation to and from the Armory.
Local Author Series
Meet Local Author D.M. Pulley, author of The Dead Key
Wednesday, April 20, 2020
12:00 pm - 1:30 p.m.
CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 502
Visit the Friends of the Library Events Page for full details.
Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email Barbara Loomis.
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The Interlibrary Loan URL and logon procedure will be changing in August 2019.
The Interlibrary Loan Department will be rolling out a new service platform that will streamline your ILL experience. Our URL will be changing, so if you have the current ILL site bookmarked for convenient retrieval please update your settings when we go live in early August. No more registrations, new user names or additional passwords: the new ILL system will use your current CSU information along with your Library PIN. That’s it!
Once logged in, you will have the choice of requesting Article/Book Chapters, Books, or Audio-Visual/Other formats. When your citation for the requested material is complete, you will be asked to report your status with the university such as; Faculty, Student, Staff, as well as your designated area of study or department. Books and AV materials that arrive for you will be held on the ILL hold shelf as usual - so just ask for them the next time you stop by.
Articles will be supplied through a service called Article Exchange. No more multiple emails and various methods of retrieval! We will supply a specific link and password unique to the requested article. Article access information will remain active for 30 days or within 5 retrievals, whichever comes first.
These changes and upgrades will make it possible for us to continue to supply fast and efficient service while obtaining materials from across the globe. Pardon our dust as we make the transition into the new platform!
- Sarah Benedict, Coordinator, Interlibrary Loan Services
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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, do puzzles and more.
Therapy Dogs
On Sunday, May 5 at 10:00 pm visit our guest therapy dog, Derby. On Tuesday, May 7 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, take a dog therapy break and visit Clifton. These therapy dogs are trained and accustomed to bringing joy and smiles wherever they go.
We hope to see you here and good luck on your finals!
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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, is 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 May 10, 2019.
Open Textbooks
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. Visit OpenStax.org to peruse high-quality, peer-reviewed textbooks and decide if one of them is right for your course. A support team at CSU will help you adopt or adapt one of the books for your use.
Call 216-875-9734 or contact your personal librarian for more information.
Affordable Learning @ Cleveland State University: making higher education more affordable for students, together.
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The Digital CSU Working Group, in partnership with the Michael Schwartz Library, will host a showcase for digital projects created by CSU students. The showcase will be held on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Berkman Hall Atrium (formerly named Main Classroom) . 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. Digital CSU conveners: Melanie Gagich, Chris Rennison, and Emilie Zickel.
For more information about Digital CSU, including the monthly meeting schedule, visit http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/digitalcsu/.
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Due to planned maintenance, a number of OhioLINK applications will be down for an extended maintenance period Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 from 7pm until 11pm. The outage will affect the following OhioLINK applications:
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Attendees will learn:
ICPSR resources support students, faculty, and academic research scientists who seek to write articles, papers, or theses to fulfill undergraduate or graduate requirements; conduct secondary research to better understand results of a study, support findings of primary research, or generate new findings; study or teach statistical methods in quantitative analysis; and deposit and share research data to fulfill research agency requirements.
REGISTRATION: Faculty, staff, and students may register here for this workshop.
ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research) is a unit within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.
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New Library Display
Dmitiri Mendeleev discovered the periodic system in 1869 making 2019 the 150thanniversary of his discovery. As a result, 2019 has been designated the International Year of the Periodic Table (IYPT2019) by the United Nations General Assembly and UNESCO.
"The Periodic Table of Chemical Elements is one of the most significant achievements in science, capturing the essence not only of chemistry, but also of physics and biology. It is a unique tool, enabling scientists to predict the appearance and properties of matter on the Earth and in the rest of the Universe." The Periodic Table groups the elements according to their chemical properties and electron configurations, in increasing order of atomic number and atomic weight.
The Michael Schwartz Library has created a display to celebrate IYPT2019. Books and items will be on display through the end of May and some of the books may be checked out at the User Services Desk. Stop by the first floor of the library to see the display, located across from the CPL Connection Lounge.
Further information about IYPT2019: https://www.iypt2019.org/
by Theresa Nawalaniec, Sciences & Engineering/Nursing Librarian, Michael Schwartz Library
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The Necklace
by Claire McMillan (meet the author!)
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
2:00 pm - 3:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 502
The Friends of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library presents its annual Local Author Series featuring Claire McMillan, author of The Necklace. Ms. McMillan will make a presentation about her book and take questions. A book signing opportunity follows the presentation. In The Necklace, two generations of Quincy women--a bewitching Jazz Age beauty and a young lawyer--are bound by a spectacular and mysterious Indian necklace (source: Amazon).
The event is free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the general public but registration is encouraged.
The event is also being held in celebration of National Library Week: April 7 - 13, 2019.
Refreshments will be served.
Questions? email Barbara Loomis.
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Free and Open Textbooks: Why Should Students Care About Them?
Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019
Time 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Location Library (in RT), First Floor, East End
Presenter: Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts and Humanities Librarian, Michael Schwartz Library
Come and learn about free & open textbooks and why they're important. There will be free pizza! Sponsored by the CSU Student Government Association and the Michael Schwartz Library.
The event is free and open to all CSU students, faculty, and staff.
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Using Copyrighted Materials in the Classroom and Online
Date: Thursday, February 14, 2019
Time 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Location Library, RT 401
Presenter: Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts and Humanities Librarian, Michael Schwartz Library
Want to make sure that you are using copyrighted materials appropriately? In this workshop learn how to legally use copyrighted materials in face-to-face teaching or online. Learn how the library works with Blackboard to ensure legal use of copyrighted materials, and learn about educational resources not governed by copyright restrictions. The Center for Faculty Excellence Workshop is free but registration is required. (registration closes February 12 at noon).
Find more Center for Faculty Excellence Workshops
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OpenCon 2019 Cleveland
Main Conference, Friday, March 8, 2019
Pre-Conference, Thursday, March 7, 2019
Cleveland State University
1801 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland
At this conference we'll celebrate and explore open education and open access with speakers, panels, and hands-on activities. Faculty, librarians, staff, students, and instructional designers are all welcome to attend. See our website for details: https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/oa/opencon2019/
Registration
OpenCon 2019 Cleveland is free but registration is required via the OpenCon 2019 Registration site. A boxed lunch option is available for a cost of $10 for the March 8 event (please register by February 28 if selecting the lunch option). A light breakfast will be provided.
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A collaboration between the Michael Schwartz Library and the CSU Office of Sustainability will bring researchers and local practitioners together to talk about sustainability efforts and innovations.
Faculty, staff, students, and the general public are invited to attend the next presentation:
The speaker series is presented in support of the 2019 Sustainable Cleveland initiative, a ten-year effort to engage the Cleveland community in building a resilient, forward-thinking city. 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the year the Cuyahoga River caught fire which subsequently sparked the modern environmental movement.
All speaker presentations are open to the public. Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
For more information, contact Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts and Humanities Librarian.
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Join the Digital CSU Working Group for a presentation of New Podcasting Resources at CSU on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm in the Michael Schwartz Library, RT 304.
The Center for Instructional Technology and Distance Learning (CIT&DL) has recently upgraded its audio studio to a podcasting studio. This new facility allows faculty and staff to create their own video and audio broadcasts that can be shared across countless media platforms. At this Digital CSU event, Chris Rennison, Senior Instructional Technologist, and CIT&DL media production staff will provide an overview of the essentials of podcasting and discuss its various educational possibilities, as well as feature a live podcast in action. 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/.
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The Michael Schwartz Library is currently searching for a Systems and Emerging Technologies Specialist.
Summary: Provides software, hardware, network and other technical support and training for the Michael Schwartz Library, electronic classroom technology and computer labs. Installs, configures, upgrades, and maintains computer systems in the Library. Researches, evaluates, and implements emerging technologies to expand and improve services. Provides programming support for library web pages. Generates statistical reports for Library management. Interacts professionally with all internal and external customers using strong interpersonal skills.
To apply, or for more information about the posting, visit the University's Employment Opportunity Site. The posting closes on February 17, 2019 .
If you have questions, please contact Human Resources at (216) 687-3636, or email hrjobs@csuohio.edu.
For more information about the benefits of working at CSU, please visit Human Resources Employment.
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From the Office of the Provost
Glenda Thornton, director of the Michael Schwartz Library, is retiring from the University effective February 1. I want to take this opportunity to thank Glenda for her dedicated service and outstanding leadership over the past 20 years to enhance and transform our library from a depository of paper-copy materials into a vibrant learning center equipped with the latest technology.
She has been a strong advocate and supporter for our student success efforts, including helping to establish our Math Emporium, expand the CSU Writing Center and improving and updating library infrastructure. In addition, Glenda's leadership and efforts in improving textbook affordability in general, and in promoting open-access education resources in particular, have led to significant savings for our students and contributed to improvement in learning outcomes. The Library is planning a retirement reception for Glenda on January 25.
David Lodwick, currently the Library's associate director and Systems Division head, has been named interim director, effective February 1. David has been with the Michael Schwartz Library for more than sixteen years and is an integral part of the overall management of the Library. He graduated from Kent State University with a Master of Library Science degree in 1996 and also has a law degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
by Jianping Zhu, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Cleveland State University
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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, do puzzles and more. On Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. there will be a visit from therapy dogs.
We hope to see you here and good luck on your finals!
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Digital CSU Methods Working Group
Digital CSU is happy to announce the second Digital CSU Student Showcase in partnership with the Michael Schwartz Library! The showcase is a round-table event where students can share their digital work with fellow students, faculty, and staff. The event will take place in the Student Center Atrium on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm. Light refreshments will be provided. Join us!
Students who want to participate should register here.
Participants must be prepared to share their texts digitally, which requires that each participant brings the necessary equipment (e.g. laptop, headphones, speakers, etc.). Participants are encouraged to provide supplemental materials such as handouts about their design process, research methods, or other relevant documents; however, this is not required.
For more information about the Student Showcase, contact Melanie Gagich, First-Year Writing Program at m.gagich@csuohio.edu.
For more information about Digital CSU, including the monthly meeting schedule, visit http://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/digitalcsu/.
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The Michael Schwartz Library is currently searching for a Systems & Knowledge-bases Librarian.
Summary: Responsible for the management of the library’s integrated library system (ILS) and electronic resource configuration. Administers the Library’s integrated library system (ILS), currently Innovative Interfaces Sierra; works with cataloging librarian in managing administrative modules (e.g., EBSCO) and associated knowledge bases; resolves access problems as they arise; contributes to library decision making and serves on teams to carry out library goals as specified in team assignments; keeps up-to-date in librarianship and information technology; engages in scholarly, professional and service activities; interacts professionally with all internal and external customers using strong interpersonal skills.
To apply, or for more information about the posting, visit the University's Employment Opportunity Site. The posting closes on December 10, 2018 (posting deadline has been extended).
If have questions, please contact Human Resources at (216) 687-3636, or email hrjobs@csuohio.edu.
For more information about the benefits of working at CSU, please visit Human Resources Employment.
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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, is 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 23, 2018 (extended deadline!).
Open Textbooks Workshop
If you want to learn more about Open Textbooks and possibly apply for one of the grants, attend an Open Access Textbooks Workshop on Tuesday, November 6, at 11:30 am in RT 401. To register, or for more information, visit The Center for Faculty Excellence website.
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.
Affordable Learning @ Cleveland State University: making higher education more affordable for students, together.
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CAMPUS SUSTAINABILITY MONTH - OCTOBER 2018
Sustainability Tips for Week of October 7 - 13:
The topic for this week is Water Sustainability. To start, watch this short, informative video published by the American Chemical Society explaining the Global Water Crisis.
A few tips on conserving water at home:
Conserving water on college campuses – what CSU is already doing:
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The Michael Schwartz Library is currently searching for a Webmaster. To apply, or for more information about the posting, visit the University's Employment Opportunity Site. The posting closes on November 2, 2018.
If have questions, please contact Human Resources at (216) 687-3636, or email hrjobs@csuohio.edu.
For more information about the benefits of working at CSU, please visit Human Resources Employment.
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This year's theme is Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge
Throughout this week, CSU faculty, staff, and students can participate in Open Access Week Events, including:
Visit the Open Access information table in the Library for resources. 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 eleventh 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 2018
Welcome to Campus Sustainability Month 2018!
October is Campus Sustainability Month, and the Michael Schwartz Library Sustainability Interest Group is helping to celebrate again this year by sharing weekly sustainability tips with the Library community. Please feel free to share your own tips with your colleagues this month!
To get you started, here is a link to a research guide outlining the activities and goals of the MSL Sustainability Interest Group. You may want to participate in the October EcoChallenge (we have a team already formed if you'd like to join us!) or raise awareness during Global Climate Change Week (October 15-21). More details about these and other October initiatives are available on the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) website.
The theme for Campus Sustainability Month 2018, hosted by AASHE, is Nonpartisan Engagement and November Elections. We can't tell our students how to vote, but we can encourage them to exercise their rights at the polls this November. Here are some links that might be useful.
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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 2018! Events will highlight Books and Paper in Global Perspective. Keynote guests James Canary from Indiana University and Ajpub' Pablo García Ixmatá from Guatemala’s Universidad Rafael Landívar will present on topics ranging from conservation of ancient Tibetan manuscripts to contemporary uses of Maya hieroglyphic writing.
Below are this year's Octavofest events at Cleveland State University and the Michael Schwartz Library:
See the full schedule of events across Northeast Ohio.
Find out more about Octavofest.
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The speaker series is presented in support of the 2019 Sustainable Cleveland initiative, a ten-year effort to engage the Cleveland community in building a resilient, forward-thinking city. 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the year the Cuyahoga River caught fire which subsequently sparked the modern environmental movement.
All speaker presentations are open to the public. Light snacks and beverages will be provided.
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The Digital CSU Working Group will host a "Meet and Greet" Tuesday, September 18, 2018 from 11:30 am - 12:20 pm in the the Michael Schwartz Library, RT 502.
At this event, we plan to (re)introduce Digital CSU, share information about upcoming events, and provide an activity for attendees to discuss the digital interests/projects. We will also have information pertaining to the Digital Student Showcase that will take place during the fall and spring semesters. 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/.
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Thursday, November 8, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 502
Dave Davis and Joan Mazzolini will talk about the story behind the stories in their new book, Plain Dealing, a collection of essays by 25 prominent Cleveland journalists. Davis and Mazzolini are longtime Plain Dealer journalists. The book was published recently by MSL Academic Endeavors, the imprint of CSU's Michael Schwartz Library.
Print copies of the book will be available for purchase before, during, and after the event. There will be a book signing opportunity after the presentation. The book is also available for free online. This event is free but please register. Light refreshments will be served. Seating is limited.
Questions? Please email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu for more information.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library.
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by Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts & Humanities Librarian, Michael Schwartz Library
Affordable Learning @ Cleveland State University has been launched. In partnership with the Open Textbook Network and OhioLINK, Cleveland State University's Affordable Learning initiative is committed to making learning more affordable for students, while also promoting pedagogical innovation and improved student outcomes. To learn more and participate in this effort, check out our initiatives:
>>For more information, visit the Affordable Learning website.
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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 17, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library (located in Rhodes Tower).
Constitution Day Commemoration
Monday, September 17, 2018
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
"Noble Sinners: The Legacy of the Founders"
Presented by David F. Forte, Professor, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
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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The Friends of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library presents its selections for their 2018/2019 Book Discussion Series. The book discussions are free and open to all faculty, staff, students and the general public. Join us!
Behold the Dreamers
by Imbolo Mbue
Tuesday September 18, 2018
12:00 pm - 1:30 p.m.
RT, Room 503
A debut novel about marriage, immigration, class, and race in the American Dream--the unforgettable story of a young Cameroonian couple making a new life in New York just as the Great Recession upends the economy.—Amazon.com
Discussion leader: Michele Klaus, Friends of the Library member
Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
by Sam Quinones
Thursday, October 18, 2018
12:00 pm - 1:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
The relentless marketing of pain pills. Crews from a small Mexican town selling heroin like pizza.The collision has led to America’s greatest drug scourge. In 1929, in the blue-collar city of Portsmouth, Ohio, a company built a swimming pool the size of a football field; named Dreamland, it became the vital center of the community. Now, addiction has devastated Portsmouth, as it has hundreds of small rural towns and suburbs across America--addiction like no other the country has ever faced. How that happened is the riveting story of Dreamland.
Discussion Leader: Glenda Carbaugh, Friends of the Library member.
Varina
by Charles Frazier
Tuesday, February 19, 2019
12:00 pm - 1:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
In his powerful new novel, Charles Frazier returns to the time and place of Cold Mountain, vividly bringing to life the chaos and devastation of the Civil War.--Amazon.
Discussion leaders: Richard Fox and William Keating, Friends of the Library members.
Grocery: The Buying and Selling of Food in America
by Michael Ruhlman
Thursday, March 14, 2019
10:00 am - 2:00 pm (appx.)
Location: Heinen's, Corner of 9th St. and Euclid Ave. Ride the free Trolley or walk from CSU with other attendees.
The Friends of the Library will host an excursion to Heinen's of Downtown Cleveland for a tour of the Historic Ameritrust Rotunda Building. Learn about the history of Heinen's and more! A book discussion of Grocery and lunch follows the tour. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
Discussion leader: Richard Fox, Friends of the Library member.
The Necklace
by Claire McMillan (meet the author!)
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
2:00 pm - 3:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 502
Claire McMillan will make a presentation about her book The Necklace, take questions, and sign her book. Two generations of Quincy women--a bewitching Jazz Age beauty and a young lawyer--bound by a spectacular and mysterious Indian necklace. Amazon.
Refreshments will be served.
Questions? Call 216-875-9734 or email Barbara Loomis.
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by Ben Richards, Business & Communication Librarian, Michael Schwartz Library
Hot off the Press!
July 31st is the 200th anniversary of print journalism in Cleveland, Ohio. While you won't find the Cleaveland Gazette and Commercial Register in newsstands today, it was the first newspaper printed in Cleveland, back in 1818. In celebration of this anniversary and in honor of Cleveland's journalistic tradition, Cleveland's First Newspaper Bicentennial Committee has put together a variety of events, exhibits, and digital productions to be attended, viewed, and enjoyed.
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As part of the celebrations on July 31st of the 200th anniversary of Cleveland's first newspaper, Dave Davis and Joan Mazzolini are presenting their new eBook, Plain Dealing: Cleveland journalists tell their stories, in partnership with the CSU Library. A collection of personal essays by 25 accomplished journalists about their careers, colleagues, newsrooms, the people they covered, and about journalism in Cleveland, Plain Dealing is a joint eBook of the Cleveland Memory Project and the EngagedScholarship program of the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University.
It is being formally launched on the same day as a noon lecture at the City Club and a 2:30 p.m. reception for a new exhibition at the Cleveland Public Library, all coordinated by the Cleveland's First Newspaper Bicentennial Committee.
Watch an interview with the authors on WKYC Channel 3.
For more information, contact Bill Barrow, at w.barrow@csuohio.edu.
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On Saturday August 18, 2018, ProQuest will be performing maintenance to maintain currency and security of its platforms. The maintenance is scheduled to begin at 10 PM U.S. Eastern Time and will last for 5-8 hours.
During this time, access to the ProQuest databases listed below will not be available:
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Due to planned maintenance, services provided by Scholar, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable on Friday, July 20th from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM
The following services will be affected:
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Due to planned maintenance, the OhioLINK Central Catalog will be unavailable from 2 - 10 am on Monday, June 25. During this time, you will be unable to borrow materials from OhioLINK.
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The Morgan Conservatory’s Summer Workshops are open for registration, and include several workshops focusing on book binding and book arts techniques.
The Morgan Conservatory seeks out nationally recognized artists and educators to teach workshops in book binding and book arts, hand papermaking, and printmaking.
For a select list of related workshops, download the Morgan's Book Arts Workshop Flier. Additional workshop descriptions, full teaching artist’s biographies, and registration are available online at http://www.morganconservatory.org/workshops-by-category.
Octavofest Events in the Cleveland this Fall, Featuring Jim Canary
Jim Canary is the Conservator at the University of Indiana, Bloomington’s Lilly Library. The Lilly Library is the principal rare books, manuscripts, and special collections repository of Indiana University, serving as a resource for scholars throughout the world as well as a center of cultural enrichment. He has expertise on Asian book history, conservation, and preservation, and has worked with ancient Tibetan manuscripts. Canary will participate in Octavofest events in Cleveland in late October.
For more information, including a scheduled of events, visit Octavofest.org.
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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.
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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!
If you are interested in having your students present, contact the Digital CSU conveners: Christopher Rennison (c.rennison@csuohio.edu), Shelley Rose (shelley.rose@csuohio.edu), or Emilie Zickel (e.zickel@csuohio.edu).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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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!
Open to the general public.Call 216-875-9734 for more information.
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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:
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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.
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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.
Film ScreeningBoth 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.
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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:
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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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.
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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:
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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.
RegistrationOpenCon 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Date: April 11, 2018Questions? 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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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:
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 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!
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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/.
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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.
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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
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:
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
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
Read More:
On behalf of the MSL Sustainability Interest Group, thank you for helping to make our campus more sustainable!
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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.
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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:
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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:
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:
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:
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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:
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
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!
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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:
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Effective July 1, 2017, there will be the following changes to overdue fines or fees:
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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:
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
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!
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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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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.
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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/.
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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:
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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:
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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 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.
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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.
Date: April 12, 2017Questions? 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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—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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Cleveland State University
Black Studies Program
presents
Book Signing & Discussion
Boycotts, Busing & Beyond:
The History and Implications of School Desegregation in the Urban North
Ronnie A. Dunn, Donna M. Whyte, James Hardiman, Mittie Davis Jones, Adrienne Hatten
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Black Studies Program Conference Room, MC 135
216.687.3655
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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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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:
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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—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.
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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
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.
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.
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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:
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Students can learn more about adding their Theses or Dissertations to EngagedScholarship@CSU by emailing library.es@csuohio.edu.
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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:
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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.
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.
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The following services will be affected:
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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.
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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 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.
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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:
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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.
Book signing opportunity. Date: April 13, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.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.
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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.
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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:
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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.
Open to the general public.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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The Galleries at CSU, 1307 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, South Gallery and Media Room.
Thursday, January 21, 2016 - Saturday, February 27, 2016Permanent 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:
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:
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
More Open Access Week Workshops
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by Vern Morrison, Digital Production / Electronic Course Reserve Associate, Michael Schwartz Library
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:
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!
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).
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.
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.
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
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.
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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:
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:
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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:
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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:
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.
Thursday, March 26, 2015In 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.
Open to the general public.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:
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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:
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:
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:
Date | Time | Location |
---|---|---|
Friday, October 17 | 5:00pm | Library 1st floor West -- Reference, LCLC, ILL |
Tuesday, October 21 | 5:00pm | Library 2nd floor (Students needing to use the Math Lab can use computers in the LCLC Back Lab, 1st floor.) |
Wednesday,October 22 | 5:00pm | Library 3rd floor |
Monday, October 27 | 5:00pm | Library 5th floor |
Wednesday, October 29 | 5:00pm | Library 4th floor |
Friday, November 14 | 6:00pm | Library 1st floor East -- User Services, Adaptive Technology, and RT 110 Librarian offices |
*Friday, November 21 | 5:00pm | Library 8th floor |
*On Friday, November 21 the planned network outage will disrupt most Library web services. During this time:
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:
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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:
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!
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).
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.
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.
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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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:
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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.
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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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 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.
An exhibit, The History of Elmer Brown Murals, will be on display in the Michael Schwartz Library from February 21 through March 31.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:
We are working to restore services as soon as possible.
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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.
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
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.
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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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:
*Service is limited to the Library first and second floors only from 6 to 8 pm.
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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.
In the Press office, people clustered around the chattering teletype machines so deep it was hard for newsmen to work.
Visitors in the office joined the reporters, crying out their stunned disbelief, asked each other: "Is he dead or alive? How could it happen? What kind of country is this anyway?"
One classified ad department employee, Mrs. Catherine Mills, fainted in the City Room when she heard the flash. She was administered oxygen and quickly revived.*
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.:
"DALLAS -- Three shots were fired at President Kennedy's motorcade today in downtown Dallas."
"No casualties were reported."
"The incident occurred ... just east of an underpass leading toward the Trade Mart where the President was to ma--
Then, at 1:39 p.m., the newsfeed took a dire turn:
"FLASH"
"KENNEDY SERIOUSLY WOUNDED."
"Perhaps fatally by bullets."
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:
A tremendous, all-engulfing wave of grief and shock, swift and numbing, swept downtown Cleveland this afternoon with the news that President Kennedy had been assassinated.
Up and down Euclid Ave. the word swept like wildfire. Strangers grasped each other by the arm ... "Did you hear? ... The President was shot. ... Terrible. ... Terrible!"
Pedestrians called the news to people on buses, who passed to word to each other ... "What kind of a world is this? ...Who could do such a thing? ... What about Jackie? ... Is he alive? ... Is he dead?"
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
Lectures / Discussions / Workshops
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
Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2013-06-27 16:57:49. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Arts and Humanities, Library News.
The Michael Schwartz Library will be open the following hours during the summer semester(s), May 18 - August 9, 2013:
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:
Computer Labs on Campus:
BU023 | FT103 | MC120 | SC126 | |
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Monday | 7:30am-10pm | 8am-8pm | 7:30am-9pm | 7:30am-9pm |
Tuesday | 7:30am-10pm | 8am-8pm | 7:30am-9pm | 7:30am-9pm |
Wednesday | 7:30am-10pm | 8am-8pm | 7:30am-9pm | 7:30am-9pm |
Thursday | 7:30am-10pm | 8am-8pm | 7:30am-9pm | 7:30am-9pm |
Friday | 7:30am-5:30pm | 8am-8pm | 7:30am-5pm | 7:30am-5pm |
Saturday | 9am-5:30pm | 8am-8pm | 7:30am-5pm | 7:30am-5pm |
Sunday | 9am-5:30pm | 8am-8pm | Closed | Closed |
&nsp; | SC128 | SH128 | UR39/40 |
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Monday | 7:30am-9pm | 7:30am-9:30pm | 8am-10pm |
Tuesday | 7:30am-9pm | 7:30am-9:30pm | 8am-10pm |
Wednesday | 7:30am-9pm | 7:30am-9:30pm | 8am-10pm |
Thursday | 7:30am-9pm | 7:30am-9:30pm | 8am-10pm |
Friday | 7:30am-5pm | 7:30am-5:30pm | 8am-6pm |
Saturday | 7:30am-5pm | Closed | 8am-6pm |
Sunday | Closed | Closed | 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.
Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2013-04-04 13:45:45. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.
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!
Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2013-04-03 15:42:24. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.
VENUE CHANGED TO MAIN CLASSROOM (MC) 304
Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series
Featuring Mary Doria Russell
April 18, 2013, 12:00 pm
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.
Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2013-03-29 09:53:06. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.
Beginning Sunday, March 24, 2013, the Michael Schwartz Library will have NEW hours.
The NEW hours will be as follows:
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!
Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2013-03-01 13:39:58. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory, Library News.
>>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.
Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2013-02-25 14:45:41. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.
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:
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.
Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2013-02-21 07:13:55. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.
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:
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:
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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:
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.
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."
For more information call 216-875-9734 or visit Adoption's Hidden History.
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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"
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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:
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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.
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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
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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.
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.
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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:
Be sure not to miss the following exhibitions in the new Art Gallery at Cleveland State University running through October 20th:
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.
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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
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Every year in October, the Society of Ohio Archivists sponsors "Archives Month in Ohio" in order to bring awareness to the rich historical materials contained in the state's libraries, museums, and historical organizations. The theme for Archives Month 2012, "Peoples of Ohio," offers archival centers across Ohio an opportunity to feature the diverse groups and cultures that are or have been part of Ohio's population.
The 2012 Archives Month poster, designed by Tutti Jackson of the Ohio Historical Society, commemorates this theme by combining images contributed from 10 archives and libraries in the state to create a visual pastiche of Ohio's rich ethnic heritage. One of the photos featured on the poster is Cleveland Memory's own "beet lady," Rose Thomas as photographed in 1947 showing off her beets at the West Side Market. The photo is part of the Cleveland Press Collection in Special Collections at the Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University.
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The Friends of the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library presents its 2012/2013 Brown Bag Book Discussion Series. The first discussion features Their Eyes were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston on Thursday September 13 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, room 503. The discussion is in collaboration with the Academic Conference titled "Watching God and Reading Hurston*," which celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the publication of Their Eyes Were Watching God, one of the most important works of twentieth-century American literature. Meet Conference Director and Associate Professor of History at CSU, Dr. Regennia Williams, who will lead the conversation.
Zora Neale Hurston's beloved 1937 classic is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skinned, fiercely independent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through three marriages and a life marked by poverty, trials, and purpose. A true literary wonder, Hurston's masterwork remains as relevant and affecting today as when it was first published - perhaps the most widely read and highly regarded novel in the entire canon of African American literature. Their Eyes Were Watching God has been included in the Library of Congress exhibition "Books That Shaped America" as it reflects "our nation's unique and extraordinary literary heritage."
Refreshments will be provided.
Please call 216-875-9734 or email b.florjancic@csuohio.edu for more information about the book discussion.
More in discussions in the series:
*"Watching God and Reading Hurston: An International Interdisciplinary Academic Conference" will be held from September 19 through 22, 2012 at Cleveland State University and is open to all CSU faculty, staff, and students as well as the general public. Early registration deadline is September 15, 2012 (Encouraged for those interested in attending full conference with meal functions). Walk-in Registration: September 15 - 22, 2012. For more information, please contact Dr. Regennia Williams, Conference Director and Founder and Director of The Initiative for the Study of Religion and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora (RASHAD) and The Cleveland Chautauqua Program at 216-523-7182 or r.williams@csuohio.edu.
Friends of the Library Book Discussion
Their Eyes Were Watching God
By Zora Neale Hurston
Discussion Leader: Dr. Regennia Williams, Associate Professor of History at CSU
Thursday, September 13, 2012
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Michael Schwartz Library
1860 East 22nd Street
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Cleveland
Free and open to the general public
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New and returning CSU faculty and students might not know that the librarians in the Michael Schwartz Library are all subject specialists and are available to help you with your subject-specific research or instruction — you could even think of your subject specialist as your Personal Librarian.
So, who exactly is your Personal Librarian? To find out which subject specialist is right for you, visit our new Ask Your Personal Librarian web page. There you will find a listing of subject specialists, their areas of expertise, and several ways to contact them.
And to make it even easier, you can automatically schedule an appointment with your Personal Librarian, by clicking on the blue "Make an Appointment With..." button and opening up the online appointment scheduler. Available appointment times will be noted by a green square in the scheduler.
Soon you will receive an email confirming your appointment. If you find that you need to cancel the appointment, use the cancellation link supplied to you in the confirmation. It's that simple.
Be sure to look for the link to "Ask Your Personal Librarian" in the green navigation bar at the right of every page on our website. We hope you take advantage of this service and let your Personal Librarian help you with your research or library instruction needs.
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Friday, July 20, 2012, was the 216th anniversary of the founding of Cleveland and the Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve, and they held an annual celebration on Public Square at 11:00 a.m. with their traditional ceremony in front of Moses Cleaveland's statue. During the festivities, they presented their Herrick Memorial Award, given annually since 1981 for promoting Cleveland, to William C. Barrow for his work with the highly-collaborative Cleveland Memory Project at the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library.
The award plaque reads:
In his role as Special Collections Librarian at the Cleveland State University Library, Bill Barrow has been energetically promoting the history of Greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio for over a decade. Special Collections is home of the huge, popular Cleveland Press Collection, from Cleveland's former afternoon daily newspaper, and supports the work of hundreds of students, authors, historians, genealogists, and the media with its emphasis on access and use. It also provides most of the photographs and other materials that are digitized and offered on-line through the Library's Cleveland Memory Project.
Cleveland Memory is a highly collaborative collection of historical resources offered freely on the Web. Built since 2002 by the efforts of library school practicum students, dedicated volunteers and the staff of area libraries, historical societies and governmental agencies, who are trained and supported by the library's professional staff, Cleveland Memory is both a terrific window in the Northeast Ohio community's history and a way for its citizens to participate in its construction. It is regionalism in action for our local citizens and a way for far-flung Clevelanders everywhere to stay connected with their hometown. As the Cleveland Memory Project's co-founder, team leader and public spokesman, Bill Barrow is receiving this Herrick Memorial Award for 2012.
Early Settlers' Association of the Western Reserve, Herrick Award
William C. Barrow: w.barrow@csuohio.edu (216)687-6998
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Due to a scheduled software upgrade, services provided by Scholar, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable from approximately 8:00 am until 10:00 am on Tuesday morning, July 10th.
The following services will be affected:
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The Cleveland Memory Project celebrates its tenth annivesary this year and to mark this milestone, we offer a glimpse back to the project's inception and the people who made it possible:
The Cleveland Memory Project was launched in 2002 after the Cleveland State University Library purchased a license for the CONTENTdm image database from Washington State University to organize and present its growing collection of digitized local history images. Needing an introductory page and place for the search and browse functions to be accessed, the Library decided to centralize all its local history web efforts there and named it The Cleveland Memory Project.
Those local history web efforts date back to 1996, when Bill Barrow, then Project Archivist on the Cleveland Union Terminal Collection, learned html coding and started creating web sites for the Cleveland Union Terminal Collection, the Cleveland Press Collection and others. Another such site was the Cleveland Digital Library, created to provide links to both digital content about greater Cleveland history on the web and to the home pages of local institutions dealing with history. Shortly thereafter, University Archivist Bill Becker started the Yesterday's Lakewood site, the first and largest of our community-collaboration sites.
By late 2000, it was apparent that the Library's electronic local history efforts needed a new approach. The practice of creating separate html pages that combined text with embedded images was proving too awkward, especially when changes were needed across the site. The late Professor Walter Leedy, who was then allowing the Library to digitize his substantial postcard collection, urged us to obtain a database for serving up the images.
Library Systems Head Bruce Jeppesen investigated the possibilities and recommended CONTENTdm as being both affordable and flexible enough to export the data elsewhere, should it prove insufficient. He also recommended obtaining the domain names ClevelandMemory.org, -.com and -.net. The Library's Management Team, in particular, Library Director Glenda Thornton and Collection and Database Management Head, Henry York, approved the Cleveland Memory project on November 27, 2000.
The Library obtained a CONTENTdm license in 2001. Working together the Library's Coordinator of Information Access and Organization, Michael Boock, web designer Donna Stewart, Database Maintenance Supervisor Joanne Cornelius, Systems programmer Russ Rucky and others, created the architecture for the new site and launched it in April 2002. Those early months and years saw Cleveland Memory go from a few dozen visitors a day to the thousands currently accessing our digital collections, but those early days were exciting. — Bill Barrow, Special Collections Librarian, Michael Schwartz Library
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Thirty years ago on June 17, 1982 The Cleveland Press, Cleveland's only surviving afternoon daily newspaper, stopped its presses for good. Founded by Edward W. Scripps as the Penny Press in 1878, it started out as a small, 4-page afternoon daily, and under the editorial leadership of Louis B. Seltzer, who helmed The Press from 1928 to 1966, it became one of the country's most influential newspapers.
During the second half of the 1960s, The Press' readership began to decline, a fate shared by other large afternoon dailies, and it lost its lead to the Plain Dealer in 1968. In 1980 Cleveland businessman Joseph Cole bought the paper from Scripps-Howard and tried to breathe new life into it, but the sharp economic recession in the Cleveland area was too much to overcome. On June 17, 1982, Cole announced the closing of The Cleveland Press and, with the appearance of the final edition later that afternoon, Cleveland became a one newspaper town.
Though The Cleveland Press plant at East 9th and Lakeside was torn down in 1983 to make way for the North Point Building, The Press' editorial library or "morgue" found a new home in 1984 when Joseph E. Cole donated it to the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University. The approximately half a million 8x10 black and white photographs and one million news clippings that comprise "The Cleveland Press Collection" can be found in the library's Special Collections. More than 8,000 photos and documents from the collection are also available online via The Cleveland Memory Project.
More about the Cleveland Press:
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Bill Barrow, Special Collections Librarian at the Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University, was recognized for his work with the Cleveland Memory Project and Ohio's Heritage Northeast by the Society of Ohio Archivists at their annual conference on Friday, May 18, 2012.
Bill was one of two recipients of the SOA's merit award, which is annually presented to individuals or organizations that have "by excellence in deeds, actions, or initiatives improved the state of archives in Ohio over the past year." Angela O'Neal, Director of Collections Services for the Ohio Historical Society, was also recognized with a merit award for her outstanding service to the Society of Ohio Archivists and for promoting archives within Ohio.
At the 2012 SOA conference, Bill was presented with a plaque that reads:
William C. Barrow, Special Collections Librarian at Cleveland State University (CSU), is given this award in recognition of his efforts in founding and directing the Cleveland Memory and Ohio's Heritage Northeast Projects. Together with the hard work and dedication of numerous colleagues and volunteers, the projects have flourished and provided a rich portal of the area's heritage. Preceded by the Cleveland Digital Library, the Cleveland Memory Project features a trove of rich documentation that links an array of collections and subject topics from across the Cleveland metropolitan area. Through its leadership in this field regionally, the CSU Library has also provided the server for a broad Ohio's Heritage Northeast platform that links universities, colleges, and a number of public libraries with historical photographs.
For his on-going leadership of and involvement with these inspiring programs, it is fitting that the Society of Ohio Archivists presents Bill Barrow with a 2012 SOA Merit Award.
In his acceptance speech, Bill pointed out that the Cleveland Memory Project is highly collaborative and that he was accepting on behalf of the hundred-plus people who have contributed to its success since 2002, naming people in the Michael Schwartz Library and recognizing three contributors in the audience from area public libraries and non-profits who have helped to build Cleveland Memory.
"We form collaborations to build Cleveland Memory," Bill said, "but it is just as important to us that Cleveland Memory provides the opportunity to build collaborations in the NE Ohio region." Cleveland Memory, therefore, is one important way that Cleveland State University engages the community.
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With the opening of the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland at 100 Public Square on May 14th, it is interesting to note that another downtown casino once had high hopes of cashing it big with Clevelanders and other area high-rollers. The Mayfair Casino, under the "personal direction of George Pomerantz" opened in 1935 in the Ohio Theatre. The Ohio Theatre was redecorated in an Art Deco style, and billed as "Cleveland's Million Dollar Theatre Restaurant", it boasted a main dining room, a "Sky Bar" and the "largest and most beautiful Cocktail Lounge in America."
Basically a supper club, the Mayfair Casino drew some of the largest musical acts in the country, and though "the owners hoped to turn the establishment into an actual casino," it closed the next year in 1936 due to the fact that gambling was not allowed in Ohio.1 The Ohio Theatre then reopened in 1943 with its original decor as part of the Loew's movie chain.
See photos of the Mayfair Casino in Cleveland Memory.
1Case Western Reserve University, "Ohio Theater," Encyclopedia of Cleveland History, http://ech.case.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=OT.
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Book Discussion
The Paris Wife
by Paula McLain
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(suggested reading accompaniment: A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway)
2121 Euclid Avenue
Rhodes Tower, room 503 (in the Michael Schwartz Library)
Free and open to the general public
Join the Friends of the Library on Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in the Michael Schwartz Library, RT 503 to discuss The Paris Wife by Cleveland poet and novelist Paula McClain. Annie Jouan-Westlund, CSU's Associate Professor of French, will lead this discussion.
A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley. Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness--until she meets Ernest Hemingway and her life changes forever. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where they become the golden couple in a lively and volatile group--the fabled "Lost Generation -- that includes Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald." Read more about the book.
Coming April 11!
3:00 - 4:30 pm
CSU Michael Schwartz Library
RT 503
The Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series will feature Paula McLain, who will visit the Library on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 to discuss her New York Times best seller, The Paris Wife. Paula McLain is the author of Like Family,, a highly regarded memoir of life in foster care, two collections of poems, as well as A Ticket to Ride, her acclaimed first novel of growing up in the 1970s. She is the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, holds an MFA from the University of Michigan.
To reserve a seat or for more information call 216-875-9734.
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The Poetry Center at Cleveland State University will celebrate its 50th birthday on April 14th this year. Founded back in 1962 by poet and Fenn College English Instructor Lewis Turco, the Poetry Center at Fenn College, as it was known back then, was the 5th of its kind in the nation and would go on to become a lasting legacy in the Cleveland community.
Lewis Turco, who served as the director for the first two years, helped the Center achieve great success and attracted such literary luminaries as William Golding, author of Lord of the Flies, Kenyon College critic John Crowe Ransom, and Paris Review poetry editor X. J. Kennedy.
Read more about Lewis Turco and the Center's origins.
The Lewis Turco Collection in Cleveland Memory provides many first-hand resources that document the early years of the Poetry Center including:
Additional Links:
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Serials Solutions, providers of Journal Finder, report that due to an emergency upgrade, Journal Finder will be unavailable to users from approximately 8:00-9:00 PM (Cleveland Time), Saturday, March 24th.
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Coming to the big spring Open House at Cleveland State University on Saturday, March 31st? 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 and hosting the following lectures:
Register now to attend the Spring Open House, and we look forward to seeing you in the Michael Schwartz Library on March 31st!
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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 on the 1st floor of the Library, from noon to 1:00 on Thursday, March 22nd.
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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Book Discussion
World and Town
by Gish Jen
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
2121 Euclid Avenue
Rhodes Tower, room 503 (in the Michael Schwartz Library)
Free and open to the general public
Join the Friends of the Library on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in the Michael Schwartz Library, RT 503 to discuss World and Town by novelist and short story writer Gish Gen. Glenda Thornton, Director of the Michael Schwartz Library, CSU, will lead the book discussion.
From the much-loved author of Who's Irish? and The Love Wife, a world-sized novel set in a small New England Town. Hattie Kong--the spirited offspring of a descendant of Confucius and an American missionary to China--has, in her fiftieth year of living in the United States, lost both her husband and her best friend to cancer. It is an utterly devastating loss, of course, and also heartbreakingly absurd: a little, she thinks, "like having twins. She got to book the same church with the same pianist for both funerals and did think she should have gotten some sort of twofer from the crematorium." Moving, humorous, compassionate, and expansive, World and Town is as rich in character as it is brilliantly evocative of its time and place.
To reserve a seat or for more information call 216-875-9734.
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In celebration of Black History Month, the Michael Schwartz Library honors Clevelanders of African descent that have made a significant contribution beyond their own personal and family life to the history and development of Cleveland. The display not only features local past luminaries in sports, entertainment, and politics, but also includes individuals who have shined in science, engineering, education, business, medicine, journalism and more.
The photos in the posters on display are from the Cleveland Press Collection in Special Collections and represent only a small number of those that can be viewed online in Notable Blacks of Cleveland as part of the Cleveland Memory Project. Memorabilia was provided by Prester Picket, Coordinator, Howard A Mims African American Cultural Center.
Did you know that Alonzo Wright (1898-1976) was one of the most successful black entrepreneurs in Cleveland's history and was the city's first African American millionaires? Learn this and more by visiting the Black History Month display in the Library through February.
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Friends of the Library 2012 Events
All book discussions begin at 3:00 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University
Free and open to the public
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
by Erik Larson
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, this bestselling author turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler's rise to power. The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history. "Larson has meticulously researched the Dodds' intimate witness to Hitler's ascendancy and created an edifying narrative of this historical byway that has all the pleasures of a political thriller. . . a fresh picture of these terrible events."
World and Town
by Gish Jen
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 (NEW DATE!)
From the much-loved author of Who's Irish? and The Love Wife, a world-sized novel set in a small New England Town. Hattie Kong--the spirited offspring of a descendant of Confucius and an American missionary to China--has, in her fiftieth year of living in the United States, lost both her husband and her best friend to cancer. It is an utterly devastating loss, of course, and also heartbreakingly absurd: a little, she thinks, "like having twins. She got to book the same church with the same pianist for both funerals and did think she should have gotten some sort of twofer from the crematorium." Moving, humorous, compassionate, and expansive, World and Town is as rich in character as it is brilliantly evocative of its time and place.
The Paris Wife
by Paula McLain
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
(suggested reading accompaniment: A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway)
A deeply evocative story of ambition and betrayal, The Paris Wife captures a remarkable period of time and a love affair between two unforgettable people: Ernest Hemingway and his wife Hadley. Chicago, 1920: Hadley Richardson is a quiet twenty-eight-year-old who has all but given up on love and happiness--until she meets Ernest Hemingway and her life changes forever. Following a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the pair set sail for Paris, where they become the golden couple in a lively and volatile group--the fabled "Lost Generation"--that includes Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, and F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald. Annie Jouan-Westlund, CSU's Associate Professor of French, will lead this discussion.
Coming April 11!
3:00 - 4:30 pm
CSU Michael Schwartz Library
RT 503
The Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series will feature Paula McLain, who will visit the Library on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 to discuss her New York Times best seller, A Paris Wife. Paula McLain is the author of Like Family,, a highly regarded memoir of life in foster care, two collections of poems, as well as A Ticket to Ride, her acclaimed first novel of growing up in the 1970s. She is the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, holds an MFA from the University of Michigan.
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Cleveland State University celebrated its 47th birthday this month. December 17th marked the day in 1964 that the state of Ohio passed the legislation to create CSU. On the following day the same year, Governor James Rhodes officially signed that legislation and Cleveland State University became Ohio's seventh state university.
Go to A Brief History of Cleveland State University at our Cleveland Memory Project website for photos and more, or visit the University Archives in RT 310 to see actual artifacts from the University's early years.
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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 third 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:
Other Octavofest highlights throughout the Cleveland area include:
Additional Octavofest participants include The Cleveland Artists Foundation, The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA), The Cuyahoga County Public Library, John Carroll University, the Northeast Ohio Bibliographic Society, Oberlin College, Rocky River Public Library, the Rowfant Club, and more. Octavofest is funded in part by a generous grant from the George Gund Foundation.
For more information contact Barbara Florjancic (b.florjancic@csuohio.edu) 216-875-9734.
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Friends of the Library 2011-2012 Book Discussions
All book discussions begin at 3:00 p.m. and will be led by CPL's Richard Fox
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University
Free and open to the public
Let the Great World Spin
by Colum McCann
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, looking up in disbelief at the Twin Towers. It is August 1974, and a mysterious tightrope walker is running, dancing, leaping between the towers, suspended a quarter mile above the ground. In the streets below, a slew of ordinary lives become extraordinary in bestselling novelist Colum McCann's stunningly intricate portrait of a city and its people. Let the Great World Spin is the critically acclaimed author's most ambitious novel yet: a dazzlingly rich vision of the pain, loveliness, mystery, and promise of New York City in the 1970s.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Henrietta Lacks, a poor southern tobacco farmer, was buried in an unmarked grave sixty years ago. Yet her cells -- taken without her knowledge -- became one of the most important tools in medical research. Known to science as HeLA, the first "immortal" Human cells grown in culture are still alive today, and have been bought and sold by the millions. Rebecca Skloot takes us on an extraordinary journey from the "colored" ward of John Hopkins Hospital in the 1950s to East Baltimore today, where Henrietta's family struggles with her legacy.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is also Cleveland State University's Common Reading book choice for 2011/2012.
Spring book discussions include: In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson: February 15, 2012: World and Town by Gish Jen: March 14,2012; The Paris Wife by Paula McLain and suggested reading accompaniment: A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway: April 4, 2012
(Note: The Annual Local Author program will feature Paula McLain, who will visit the Library in mid-April).
For more information, please call 216-875-9734.
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Due to a planned network outage for the entire Cleveland State University Campus, services accessed through the Library's website will be unavailable from 6pm until 10:30 pm, on Saturday, August 6th.
The following services will be affected:
Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project, Ohio's Heritage Northeast and streaming media provided through Mediasite.
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When Dollree Mapp was arrested on a felony charge for possession of obscene materials under the Ohio Revised Code in May, 1957, little was it known then that this case, initially concerning 1st Amendment Rights (freedom of speech), would end up in the Supreme Court as an examination of 14th Amendment rights concerning due process of law and equal protection.
A Legal Landmark in Cleveland History, the decision by the court in the case of Mapp v. Ohio ultimately established that evidence obtained without a warrant could not be admitted at criminal proceedings, dramatically changing the way state and local law enforcement officers could "do business."
Find out more about this ground-breaking case.
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The OhioLINK Central Catalog will be unavailable while planned maintenance is performed beginning at noon on Thursday, July 7. It is expected that the migration to a new server will be completed by the evening of the 7th. During this time you will not be able to search the central catalog or request items from OhioLINK.
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Due to required maintenance on the Library's web server, the Michael Schwartz Library website will be unavailable for approximately half an hour beginning 5:30 PM today, July 5th. During that time, you should still be able to access the following services via the URLs provided:
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If you would like help writing a research paper, the Writing Center invites you to attend any of the upcoming workshops listed below. A short lecture will be followed by individualized instruction.
All workshops will be held in the Michael Schwartz Library's LCLC lab located next to the Reference area on the first floor (see map):
For more information, contact Mary M. Murray McDonald, Director, Writing Center and WAC at 216-687-6982 or m.murray@csuohio.edu.
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Learn how you can save time doing your research and writing your papers by attending the Library's RefWorks Workshop on Tuesday April 12, 2011 at 4 p.m. RefWorks is a web-based research management and writing software package that enables you to:
This workshop will be held in RT 502 in the Michael Schwartz Library in Rhodes Tower and is open to faculty, staff, and students.
Light refreshments will be provided and there will be an opportunity to win door prizes. To reserve a seat, please RSVP to Barbara Florjancic at (216) 875-9734 or b.florjancic@csuohio.edu.
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National Library Week is an annual celebration of the contributions of our nation's libraries and library staff. In honor of this week, the Michael Schwartz Library will host the following events.
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Due to a scheduled power outage on campus, services accessed through the Library's website will be unavailable from approximately 10pm Wednesday, April 6th until 7am Thursday, April 7th.
The following services will be affected:
Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project and streaming media provided through Mediasite.
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A sure sign that it's spring is the annual Geauga County Maple Festival, and, with the festival coming up at the end of April, what could be a better time to visit Cleveland Memory's new web exhibit, the Maple Sugar Industry in Northeast Ohio?
Featuring newspaper articles and photos of various aspects of maple sugar production from the 1920's to the 1970's concentrating on Burton, Chardon, and Geauga County, Maple Sugar Industry in Northeast Ohio is the newest addition to Feeding Cleveland, an exploration of the local food history of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio.
Other recent additions include The Oberlin, Ohio Project and The Great Lakes Exposition, which features streaming video of rare and historical footage taken at the Expo back in 1937. Be sure to take some time out when you can and visit these new web exhibits from the Cleveland Memory Project.
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If you missed any of of the programs held in the Michael Schwartz Library for the International Year of Chemistry 2011, you're in luck. You can view these presentations, given by experts in the field field of chemistry, online via Mediasite.
Now Showing on Mediasite:
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The exhibit "Zora Neale Hurston in the History of American Arts and Letters," which highlights the life, art, and legacy of the path-breaking African American novelist is on display now through April 3, 2011 in the CSU Michael Schwartz Library (first floor). The exhibit is in celebration of Women's History Month.
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) was an anthropologist, novelist, and folklorist. She is considered to be one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. Hurston was a product of the Harlem Renaissance, and she was regarded as one of its most extraordinary literary figures. Her works inspired writers such as Ralph Ellison, Toni Morison, Gayle Jones, Alice Walker, and Toni Cade Bambara. She is most famous for her 1937 novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God..
For more information about the exhibit, contact Dr. Regennia Williams, Associate Professor of History, at 216-523-7182 or r.williams@csuohio.edu.
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There will be a planned network outage for the Main Campus Sat. January 22, 6:30pm until 10:30pm. This downtime is necessary to apply needed software maintenance to the university's network equipment.
During this time, SCHOLAR (the Library's online catalog), the Library Web site, the OhioLINK Databases, OhioLINK Circulation and the Cleveland Memory Project website will be unavailable.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this outage, you may contact the IS&T Call Center at 687-5050 for more information.
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Chemistry -- Our life, our future
The Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library, in partnership with the CSU Chemistry Department, will host events, including presentations and an exhibit, through February to launch and celebrate the International Year of Chemistry 2011. These events will highlight the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of human kind.Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2011-01-14 14:54:01. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News, Science and Technology.
Due to a hardware upgrade, searching for images on the Ohio's Heritage Northeast website is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience.
In the meantime you can still search for photos of northeast Ohio via the following websites:
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by Vern Morrison, Digital Production Assistant , Michael Schwartz Library
If you ask any knowledgeable baseball fan to name the greatest player in Cleveland Indians history, you will always get the same response: Bob Feller. And rightly so.
Born in Van Meter, Iowa, Bob Feller made his major league debut on July 19, 1936 at the age of 17. His first starting assignment came on August 23 at League Park, against the St. Louis Browns. Feller went nine innings that day and struck out 15, as the Indians won 4-1. Later that same season, Feller went on to strike out 17 batters, thus becoming the first major league pitcher to strike out as many hitters in a game as his age. In 1938, Feller struck out 18 hitters in a game against the Detroit Tigers, setting the major league record for strikeouts in a nine-inning game. This record would not be surpassed until 31 years later.
Feller led the American League in pitching victories and strikeouts from1939 through 1941. In December of 1941, days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Feller enlisted in the U. S. Navy and volunteered for combat service. He served as gun captain aboard the USS Alabama until the end of World War II in 1945 and was decorated with five campaign ribbons and eight battle stars. Upon his discharge from the Navy, Feller went back to pitch for the Indians for the remainder of the 1945 season. In 1946, his first full season back in baseball, he again led the American League with 26 victories and a phenomenal 348 strikeouts.
Feller went on to pitch for the Indians through the 1956 season. He finished with career totals of 266 wins and 162 losses, and 2,581 strikeouts. He pitched three no-hitters, including one against the Chicago White Sox on Opening Day, 1940, and 12 one-hit games. He was selected as an All-Star eight times, and was the winning pitcher for the American League in the 1941 and 1946 games. In 1962, during his first year of eligibility, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Upon his retirement as a player, Feller kept living in the Greater Cleveland area, and worked in private industry as an insurance salesman and as a public relations specialist. He remained close to the Indians organization for the rest of his life, serving the club as a spring training pitching coach and a public relations spokesman. He would often don the Indians uniform for old-timers games and other events, and was fond of demonstrating his pitching ability for many years after his last big-league game. In June of 2009, at the age of 90, Feller pitched in the Baseball Hall of Fame Classic, an exhibition game at Cooperstown, New York.
During the last few months of his life, Feller suffered from various illnesses. He died of complications from leukemia on December 15, 2010, at the age of 92.
Bob Feller is immortalized in the form of a statue outside the gates of Progressive Field. More important, he left behind a permanent legacy as a pitcher, as a naval hero, and as an ambassador for baseball and for the Cleveland Indians. He will be remembered as long as the game of baseball is played.
As part of the archives of the Cleveland Press, the Cleveland Memory Project is proud to be able to present a collection of photographs of Bob Feller, featuring him throughout his life: as a child, as a member of the Indians, as a naval officer, and as a businessman. View these photographs.
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Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at Cleveland Public Library, will lead the book discussions in this series.
The events are free and open to the public and begin at 3:00 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University
1860 East 22nd Street
Little Bee
by Chris Cleave
Feb. 23, 2011
From the author of the international bestseller Incendiary comes a haunting novel about the tenuous friendship that blooms between two disparate strangers - one an illegal Nigerian refugee, the other a recent widow from suburban London. "...immensely readable and moving ...While the pretext of Little Bee initially seems contrived - two strangers, a British woman and a Nigerian girl, meet on a lonely African beach and become inextricably bound through the horror imprinted on their encounter - its impact is hardly shallow. Rather than focusing on postcolonial guilt or African angst, Cleave uses his emotionally charged narrative to challenge his readers' conceptions of civility, of ethical choice" --New York Times.
The Line
by Olga Grushin
March 30, 2011
Grushin's stunning debut drew praise that placed her in the top rank of young literary voices. Now she returns with that rarity: a second novel even more dazzling than her first. The line: the universal symbol of scarcity and bureaucracy that exists wherever petty officials are let loose to abuse their powers. The line begins to form on the rumor that a famous exiled composer is returning to Moscow to conduct his last symphony. Tickets will be limited. Nameless faces join the line, jostling for preferred position. But as time passes and the seasons change and the ticket kiosk remains shuttered, these anonymous souls take on individual shape. Unlikely friendships are forged, long-buried memories spring to life, and a year-long wait is rewarded with unexpected acts of kindness that ease the bleakness of harshly lived lives.
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On Wednesday, December 8, 2010 the Office of Title III Learning Communities will host its Annual Poster Day. Students from each of the Fall 2010 CSU Learning Communities will exhibit posters and other project activities, describing the exciting academic experiences they have had this semester.The event will be held in the CSU Michael Schwartz Library in Rhodes Tower, 1860 East 22nd Street from 11 AM until 1 PM.
Poster Day begins at 11 AM and continues until 1 PM. During this period, you are invited to move through the poster displays, stopping to interact with those who have prepared a poster or to learn more about topics of special interest to them. Poster presentations provide students the opportunity to showcase and exhibit some of the exciting projects, service learning experiences and field trips involved in Learning Communities experience.
Faculty, staff, students and the public are welcome and encouraged to visit the event. Experience the involvement and interaction among learning community students and the excitement of engaging with prospective students from high schools who will also attend.
Learning Communities create the sense of a small campus by helping students get connected, grow intellectually and socially, achieve better grades and enhance their likelihood of success.
In Learning Communities, students are exposed to a variety of disciplines and programs of study that allow them to make connections from multiple perspectives. This usually leads to more fully engaged learning, better understanding, and higher grades.
For more information about the event, contact Megan Anderson Culbertson by phone at 216-687-4700 or via email at M.K.ANDERSON76@csuohio.edu
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There will be a planned network outage for the entire Cleveland State University Campus on Saturday November 20 from 9:00 pm until 1:00 am.This downtime is necessary to apply needed maintenance to the university's network equipment.
During this time, SCHOLAR (the Library's online catalog), the Library Web site, the OhioLINK Databases and OhioLINK Circulation will be unavailable.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this planned work, you may contact the IS&T Call Center at 687-5050 for more information.
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Special Collections at the Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University has been awarded the 2010 Achievement Award from the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board. The award is presented annually by OHRAB in recognition of significant accomplishments in preserving and improving access to historical records in any format by an Ohio archival institution.
According to the Board:
Cleveland State's Special Collections Department has led the Cleveland Memory Project since its beginning in 2002. Institutions as diverse as the Cuyahoga County Engineer's Office, Berea Children's Home, Rocky River Public Library, Hathaway Brown School, and Lakewood Historical Society have contributed materials from their collections to Cleveland Memory. Project partners have made more than 42,000 images and other historic items available online. Practicum and internship opportunities provide real world experience to students while bringing fresh from the classroom perspectives to practitioners. Cleveland Memory is a model of multi-institutional collaboration melding local collection knowledge, shared infrastructure, and professional development opportunities. OHRAB congratulates Cleveland State University and its partners for expanding access to Ohio's historic resources.
Bill Barrow, the Special Collections Librarian at the Michael Schwartz Library, commented on the award with the following, "We all greatly appreciate this important recognition from the Ohio Historic Records Advisory Board, in awarding us one of their two awards in kicking off their new achievement awards programs."
Noting the many collaborations involved in the project, Bill Barrow goes on to say, "However formally awarded, this is an honor we all share. The nomination stressed the multi-level community collaboration of CSU departments, KSU library practicum students, various partnering public libraries, historical societies and government agencies sharing resources and the partners in the Ohio's Heritage NE [Northeast], all collaborating to make information on the region's history available to its citizens. We felt the process by which Cleveland Memory (and OHNE) were built is as important as the digital content it provides."
The Achievement Award was recently presented to Bill Barrow, the Special Collections Librarian at Michael Schwartz Library and Glenda Thornton, Director of the Michael Schwartz Library by Jill Tatem, University Archivist, Case Western Reserve University. The award consisted of a plaque and a $700 check. The plaque is inscribed in part with the message, "For its work making resources of Ohio History available to a broader public in the Cleveland Memory project," while the check will go toward a project involving the digitization of Cleveland's first five directories. According to Bill Barrow, "the output of this overall project would be a geo-referenced database of 15,500 names, occupations, etc., gleaned from those directories and available for research into the first half-century of Cleveland history." Read more about the award.
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The Michael Schwartz Library's Special Collections has recently put up two exciting displays in their area, RT 320. The first display is to celebrate the dedication of the Viktor Schreckengost Collection to the Michael Schwartz Library. Schreckengost, is an internationally known artist and industrial designer. The display features Salem China Co. pieces designed, decorated and patented by Viktor Schreckengost, bisque figurines, and scale model pedal cars.
Also on display, is the Octavofest exhibit, which features two categories of books. Showcase 1 displays samples of 18th century French Bridge Books, from our Watson Collection of civil engineering works. Showcase 2 presents typography samples, with locally published 19th century books in the German language, printed in Fraktür, and an early 20th century work with typical Arts and Crafts font and decoration.
Ongoing displays include our streetcar models collected by Morris Stone (early to mid 20th century builds), signed streetscape prints by local artist Martin Linsey, model ships of the Victory, and various framed works representing the rich industrial, maritime, and transportation history of Northeast Ohio.
Stop by and check them out!
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Exciting events and programs during October 2010!
Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library and Cleveland Public Library will join our active and engage community of artists and book lovers to celebrate both contemporary book and paper arts and fine and rare book collections at our region's libraries and museums during the month of October 2010.
"Cleveland has fabulous rare and beautiful book collections, book artists, and a paper conservatory where the art of papermaking still lives. Octavofest is a celebration of this rich artistic community and an event designed to give Clevelanders and others from Northeast Ohio yet another point of pride. Truly, Cleveland rocks!" said Glenda Thornton, Director of Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library.
Participants can attend lectures, demonstrations, tours, and exhibits at various venues throughout the region, where printmakers, paper sculptors, conservators, and bookbinders explore, create, preserve and exhibit works using both books and paper.
The month-long celebration turns its first page on Friday, October 1 at Cleveland Public Library with an opening reception and panel discussion, "Curator, Educator, Artist: The Book Arts Revealed." Panel speakers include Cristine Rom, Gund Library Director at the Cleveland Institute of Art; Barbara Stanczak, Professor of Art at the Cleveland Institute of Art; and Bonné de Blas, Director of Art Books Cleveland. The program begins at 6:00 p.m. in the Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, East 6th and Superior.
On Saturday, October 2, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., celebrations continue at the Cleveland State University Art Gallery, featuring a poetry reading with Cleveland poet and visual artist Jim Lang and friends, as well as his exhibit "Paper and Poems," located at 2307 Chester Avenue. Find out more about Octavofest events at CSU.
From 6:00 - 10:00 p.m., attend the Morgan Conservatory's "Third Annual Open House and Silent Auction (Year of the Kozo)," located at 1754 East 47th. Food, live entertainment and art will be provided at this free event, designed to further the mission of the conservatory to produce and preserve the art of hand papermaking book and paper arts.
Octavofest was created in 2009 by Art Books Cleveland, an organization established in 2008 and dedicated to advancing the appreciation of the book and paper arts throughout Northeast Ohio. Octavofest For additional information about all Octavofest events and programs throughout the month of October, please visit Octavofest or call 216-875-9734.
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Friends of the Library
Scholars & Artists Reception
Featuring Jennie Jones, Professional Architectural and Fine Art Photographer who will present
"Cleveland: A Personal Journey"
Thursday, October 28, 2010
3:00 p.m.
1st Floor Michael Schwartz Library
Join the Friends of the Library as they celebrate the 22nd Annual Scholars & Artist Reception on Thursday, October 28 at 3:00 p.m.
The featured speaker is Jennie Jones, a professional architectural and fine art photographer, who recently donated some 22,000 images from her life's work in Cleveland to CSU Michael Schwartz Library. A celebrated author, she will be presenting a lively, illustrated lecture titled, Cleveland: A Personal Journey."
If you love Cleveland, you will enjoy this 25 year odyssey of places we all know and love.
Scholarly and Artistic works by CSU faculty, staff, and emeriti will also be on display.
The event is free and open to the general public, but please call 216-875-9734 to reserve a seat.
A Sampling of Photographs by Jennie Jones:
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Cleveland State University students participating in the Common Reading Experience have the opportunity to see and hear Colin Beavan, author of this year's book selection, in person as he comes to CSU to discuss his book, No Impact Man, on Thursday, October 7th at noon in the Student Center Ballroom. A book signing will follow from 2-3 pm.
No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process is the chronicle of Beavan's attempt to live a year without making a net impact on the environment. The lifestyles of Beavan, his wife, and young daughter in New York City were put to the challenge as they learned to function without elevators, the subway, packaged food, air conditioning, television, toilet paper and many other ammenities we take for granted.
As a result of his "experiment" and the ensuing book and documentary film, Beavan has brought attention to such environmental issues as food system sustainability, climate change, water scarcity, and materials and energy resource depletion. Through his non-profit, the No Impact Project, he empowers "citizens to make choices which better their lives and lower their environmental impact through lifestyle change, community action, and participation in environmental politics." - Colin Beavan Bio.
Find out more about upcoming Common Reading Experience events.
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Librarians in our nation's 123,000 libraries make a difference in the lives of millions of people every day. If a librarian has made a difference in your life, now is the chance to tell your story.
The Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community.
Nominations will be open from August 2 to September 20.
Up to 10 librarians in public, school and college, community college and university libraries will be selected to win $5,000 and will be honored at a ceremony and reception in New York, hosted by The New York Times. In addition, a plaque will be given to each award winner's library. Winners will be announced in December 2010.
Each nominee must be a librarian with a master's degree from a program accredited by the ALA in library and information studies or a master's degree with a specialty in school library media from an educational unit accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Nominees must be currently working in the United States in a public library, a library at an accredited two- or four-year college or university or at an accredited K-12 school.
For more information and to nominate a librarian, visit www.ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian.
The award is supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York and The New York Times.
It is administered by The American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world, and The Campaign for America's Libraries, ALA's public awareness campaign about the value of libraries and librarians.
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Join the celebration of our nation's heritage by participating in Cleveland State University's Constitution Day events!
Students can win the grand prize of a Vikingcash Card valued at $75 or one of four 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!
Presentation by Brian Ray, Assistant Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, titled Comparing Constitutions
Monday, September 13, 2010
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Moot Court Room of the Cleveland Marshall College of Law
On free hour of CLE credit.
Reception to follow.
Visit two Constitution Day displays this fall. The first, titled "We the People" is located on the 1st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library (in Rhodes Tower) and the other, titled "The U.S. Constitution in the Enlightenment Era" is located at the entrance of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library.
Call 216-875-9734 for more information
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Take a tour of the Library and find out how we can help you on your road to success! The Michael Schwartz Library will be offering tours on the following dates and times:
All tour participants will receive a FREE gift courtesy of the Library.
The tours will last approximately 1/2 hour. Please meet in the Library Connection Lounge on the first floor of the Michael Schwartz Library.
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Book Discussion Led by Richard Fox
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen
Wednesday,September 15, 2010
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
2121 Euclid Avenue
Rhodes Tower, room 503 (in the Michael Schwartz Library)
Free and open to the general public
Join the Friends of the Library as Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at CPL, leads the first book discussion of the fall semester.
Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections has taken the literary scene by storm, from its hilarious portrayal of a dysfunctional American family to its insightful jabs at the rat race of contemporary American life. After almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is succumbing to Parkinson's disease and dementia, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives. Desperate for some pleasure to look forward to, Enid has set her heart on an elusive goal: bringing her family together for one last Christmas at home. Winner of the National Book Award.
Call 216-875-9734 or email b.florjancic@csuohio.edu to reserve a seat or for more information.
Find out more about upcoming Friends of the Library Book Discussions.
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Due to scheduled maintenance, searching for images on the Cleveland Memory Project website and for Cleveland Memory images on the Ohio's Heritage Northeast website will be unavailable from 4 pm Wednesday, August 4th until 9:am Thursday, August 5th. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at Cleveland Public Library, will once again lead the book discussions.
The events are free and open to the public and begin at 3:00 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University
1860 East 22nd Street
The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen
Sept. 15, 2010
Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections has taken the literary scene by storm, from its hilarious portrayal of a dysfunctional American family to its insightful jabs at the rat race of contemporary American life. After almost 50 years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is succumbing to Parkinson's disease and dementia, and their children have long since flown the family nest to the catastrophes of their own lives. Desperate for some pleasure to look forward to, Enid has set her heart on an elusive goal: bringing her family together for one last Christmas at home.
No Impact Man
by Colin Beavan
Nov. 3, 2010
What does it really take to live eco-effectively? For one year, Colin Beavan swore off plastic and toxins, turned off his electricity, went organic, became a bicycle nut, and tried to save the planet from environmental catastrophe while dragging his young daughter and his Prada-wearing wife along for the ride. Together they attempted to make zero impact on the environment while living right in the heart of Manhattan, and this is the sensational, funny, and consciousness-raising story of how they did it. With No Impact Man, Beavan found that no-impact living is worthwhile--and richer, fuller, and more satisfying in the bargain.
No Impact Man is also CSU's Common Reading book choice for 2010/2011.
Little Bee
by Chris Cleave
Feb. 23, 2011
From the author of the international bestseller Incendiary comes a haunting novel about the tenuous friendship that blooms between two disparate strangers - one an illegal Nigerian refugee, the other a recent widow from suburban London. "...immensely readable and moving ...While the pretext of Little Bee initially seems contrived-two strangers, a British woman and a Nigerian girl, meet on a lonely African beach and become inextricably bound through the horror imprinted on their encounter-its impact is hardly shallow. Rather than focusing on postcolonial guilt or African angst, Cleave uses his emotionally charged narrative to challenge his readers' conceptions of civility, of ethical choice"-New York Times.
The Line
by Olga Grushin
March 30, 2011
Grushin's stunning debut drew praise that placed her in the top rank of young literary voices. Now she returns with that rarity: a second novel even more dazzling than her first. The line: the universal symbol of scarcity and bureaucracy that exists wherever petty officials are let loose to abuse their powers. The line begins to form on the rumor that a famous exiled composer is returning to Moscow to conduct his last symphony. Tickets will be limited. Nameless faces join the line, jostling for preferred position. But as time passes and the seasons change and the ticket kiosk remains shuttered, these anonymous souls take on individual shape. Unlikely friendships are forged, long-buried memories spring to life, and a year-long wait is rewarded with unexpected acts of kindness that ease the bleakness of harshly lived lives.
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Due to scheduled maintenance, services provided by SCHOLAR, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable Wednesday morning, July 14th from 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
The following services will be affected:
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Due to a software upgrade, OhioLINK's Central Catalog will be unavailable from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July 1st.
During this time you will not be able to search OhioLINK's catalog or make requests for OhioLINK books.
CSU Library's Scholar catalog will continue to be available during this time.
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Get easy, online access to some of the library's specialized materials by visiting the new Michael Schwartz Library eBook Collections. Using eBrary's interface, readers have many options for searching and navigating the collections and can highlight text, take notes, and add eBooks to a personal bookshelf.
The Michael Schwartz Library eBook Collections currently offer eTexts in the following categories:
The Cleveland State University Scholarship Collection consists of texts authored by the Cleveland State University community. Many of these eBooks carry the Michael Schwartz Library's own imprint, MSL: Academic Endeavors. Cleveland State University faculty, staff, and students who are interested in including their books in this collection should contact the library for more information.
Through eBrary's "QuickView," no special plug-in is required. It is also compatible with any computer operating system, mobile computing platform or web-enabled device (Apple iPad) as long as it uses an up-to-date web browser.
Take a moment to browse through the Michael Schwartz Library eBook Collections.
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With nearly 200 photos and documents from Playhouse Square Center's archive and the Michael Schwartz Library's own Cleveland Press Collection, Playhouse Square, a new web exhibit in the Cleveland Memory Project, presents a concise history of "the largest performing arts center in the U.S. outside of New York City."
Photographs depict the Allen, Hanna, Ohio, Palace and State Theatres from their salad years, through the years of decline, to their eventual renovation and renaissance. Documents, mostly programs, highlight some of the theaters' landmark performances. Also featured are a brief timeline of events and fact sheets for all five theaters.
Brand new Playhouse Square along with other Cleveland Memory web exhibits, The Early History of the Cleveland Play House (1915-1984) and The Dobama Collection offer up a panoramic view of Cleveland's theatrical scene through the years.
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This workshop is open to all students, faculty, and staff. There will be light refreshments and door prizes.
To RSVP or for more information: please contact Kathy Dobda at (216) 875-9738 or k.dobda@csuohio.edu.
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National Library Week is an annual celebration of the contributions of our nation’s libraries and library staff. In honor of this week, the Michael Schwartz Library will host the following events:
Also, do not forget to take a survey to tell us what you think about the Library and enter to win a Netbook, restaurant gift certificates, and more.
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Please take a few minutes to complete an online survey about the Michael Schwartz Library for a chance to win a Netbook and much more. Participating in this study should only take about 10 minutes of your time. Decisions about which services to offer and how to allocate resources are based on the feedback we receive from our users, so your opinions DO make a difference. The survey will be open until April 16, 2010.
In appreciation for your help, you may choose to enter a drawing for a Netbook, one of two $50 restaurant gift certificates for one of over 80 Cleveland Independent restaurants (which includes The Greenhouse Tavern, Melt Bar and Grilled, L'Albatros, and Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse), one of four $25 Viking Cash gift certificates, or one of five Library flash drives provided by the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library. To enter the drawing, just remember to give us your email address at the end of the survey. The email address is not linked to your response, so your responses are totally anonymous.
Find out more about the survey.
Thanks in advance for your continued support of the Michael Schwartz Library, and good luck in the drawing.
TAKE THE SURVEY: By completing the survey, you are granting your consent to participate in this study. Your participation is strictly voluntary. You may stop the survey at any time without penalty, but we hope that you will complete the survey because YOUR OPINIONS COUNT.
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Resource materials from the Vermaculture Demonstration, 3/24/2010
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Due to scheduled maintenance, services provided by SCHOLAR, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable Wednesday morning, February 24th from 8 a.m. until approximately 11 a.m..
The library will be unable to check-out materials, check-in materials, renew materials, collect fines, or determine the status of OhioLINK materials.
You will also be unable to:
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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CSU’s Division of Institutional Diversity is celebrating twenty years of diversity, excellence and inclusion with an exhibit in the Michael Schwartz Library. The exhibit highlights students and faculty who have participated and contributed to the AHANA and STARS Programs, GLBT Student Services programs and Faculty EDGE Grants (Engaging Diversity Grants of Excellence).
Stop by the Michael Schwartz Library, 1st Floor exhibit area through February 26, 2010 to learn about the Division of Institutional Diversity’s past, present and future.
Find out more about Insitutional Diversity at CSU.
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Due to scheduled maintenance, services provided by SCHOLAR, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable Tuesday, December 15th.
The library will be unable to check-out materials, check-in materials, renew materials, collect fines, or determine the status of OhioLINK materials.You will also be unable to:
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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For those of you who are taken to reminisce about Cleveland Christmases past, Cleveland Memory has a nice selection of Christmas photos that capture some of our fondest holiday memories including the downtown window displays, the Sterling-Linder-Davis Christmas tree, and Mr. Jingeling.
More information about these topics and other holiday memories:
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Follow the "nation's oldest continuously running resident theater company" from its modest beginnings to its rise as one of the largest regional theaters in the United States.
The Early History of the Cleveland Play House (1915-1984) currently features 156 images of the theater at its various locations as well as publicity stills from many of its memorable productions and of past alums. A brief timeline takes you through some of The Play House's major events, linking you to related images within the collection.
This is a wonderful treat for those who enjoy theater or may remember attending some of these productions.
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Cleveland television personality and pioneering exercise diva Paige Palmer passed away on Saturday, November 21st at the age of 93.
She is best remembered for her one-hour television program that ran five days a week on WEWS Channel 5 from 1948 until 1973. According to ClevelandWomen.co, her show was the "very first televised exercise and fitness program for women anywhere in the country."
Read her obituary from the Plain Dealer or see more photos of her from Cleveland Memory.
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An audience of approximately 200 attended the presentation given on November 18 by Dr. Guy Bluford, the first African-American astronaut to fly in space. Students from Design Lab at Jane Addams High School, School of Science at John Hay High School, Shaker Heights Middle School, and Roehm Middle School (Berea) were in attendance in addition to CSU faculty, staff, and students. Representatives from NASA Glenn Research Center also set up a display with handouts for attendees.
Dr. Bluford held everyone's attention as he described his many fascinating experiences as an astronaut and discussed current projects involving the International Space Station and the future of space exploration. Several middle and high school students asked questions that were intelligent and thought-provoking. Dr. Bluford ended his talk by encouraging students with the statement, "If you can dream it, you can achieve it!" Several of the audience stayed afterward to get autographs, pictures, and a few words with Dr. Bluford.
The presentation was videotaped and is available on MediaSite for viewing by those on the CSU campus.
Theresa Nawalaniec, Chemistry, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics Librarian
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As more and more people start using their iPhones, BlackBerrys and other mobile devices to search the Internet, many Web services are customizing their interfaces to accommodate them. EBSCOhost and RefWorks are no exception.
The EBSCOhost databases you have learned to depend on for your research are now also available via ESBCOhost Mobile. EBSCOhost Mobile offers many of the same features as the non-mobile version of EBSCOhost but the interface has been optimized for use on a mobile device with a smaller screen. Your device must have javascript enabled in order to use EBSCOhost Mobile and users of BlackBerry devices require special instructions.
Similarly, RefMobile allows you access to your RefWorks account. When logging in to RefMobile, you will need to use the subscriber code that was supplied to you via email after you registered for your individual account. If you no longer have that code, please call Reference Services at (216) 687-5300.Go to Working with RefMobile for more details.
The Michael Schwartz Library is happy to provide these new services for mobile devices, and, for your convenience, have created one place where you can link to them and other such services as they become available. We have expanded our "Off-Campus Access" page to "Off-Campus Access & Mobile Devices." A link to this page appears in the green navigation bar at the right of all Michael Schwartz Library Web pages.
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The campus community was invited to attend the 21st Annual Scholars and Artists Reception on November 12, 2009 where former Cleveland State University president Dr. Michael Schwartz was the guest of honor. The annual event, sponsored by the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library, celebrates the creativity of CSU faculty, emeriti and staff for their recently published books, scholarly papers, art, music, web sites, and other works. This year, almost 80 honorees were represented by 173 submissions of work.
The highlight of the well-attended event was the honored guest himself, Dr. Michael Schwartz, President Emeritus of Cleveland State University. This event was in celebration of the University Library's recent name change to the the Michael Schwartz Library and to recognize Dr. Schwartz's long support of the Library as the "heart of the University."
Attendees to the reception were treated to a peek at the portrait of Dr. Schwartz by Rob Hartshorn, which will hang at a place of honor within the library, as well as a rendering of how the new sign for the Michael Schwartz Library will appear once it is installed across the top of the library doors in the lobby of Rhodes Tower.
During the event, Tony Bakale, President of the CSU Alumni Association, presented Dr. Schwartz with a gift, a painting by CSU Alumna Gail Laba, Class of '85 depicting the CSU campus. Other speakers included Mary Jane Saunders, Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Michael Wells, President of the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library, and Glenda Thornton, Director of the Michael Schwartz Library. The reception was sponsored by Cleveland State University Advancement.
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Perhaps it is not one of the most pleasant topics, but recent events have put murder in Cleveland into the news. Those interested in learning more about two of Cleveland's more sensationalized murders, the Torso Murders and the Sheppard Murder Case, can find photos and information about them in Cleveland Memory's "Crime Scene, Cleveland".
The perpetrator of the Kingsbury Run "Torso Murders" took the lives of 12 victims between September 1935 and August 1938 and was never found, but the murders stopped after Cleveland Safety Director, Eliot Ness, and 63 men burned down the Kingsbury Run shantytowns. A film about these murders and Eliot Ness' involvement in the investigation is to be the subject of a film, "Ness", which is currently in development and is to be directed by William Fincher who covered similar subject matter in his films "Se7ven" and "Zodiac".
The murder of Marilyn Sheppard on July 4, 1954 and the subsequent trials of her husband, Samuel Sheppard, for the murder sparked a media frenzy at the time and later inspired a television series, The Fugitive, and a feature film of the same name.
Find out more about these sad and gruesome chapters of Cleveland's history in Crime Scene, Cleveland.
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The Group Plan of 1903, which called for the construction of the Mall and surrounding buildings downtown, is the earliest and most fully realized plan for a major city outside of Washington, D.C. It is of current interest because of plans to build a medical mart on the west side of the Mall and has also been the subject of a recent article in the Plain Dealer.
In addition to the Mall, the final design by Daniel H. Burnham, Arnold W. Brunner, and John M. Carrere included the Federal Building, the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, Cleveland City Hall, Public Auditorium/Music Hall, the Cleveland Board of Education, and the Cleveland Public Library. A Union Terminal at the north end of the Mall along Lake Erie was also planned, but never built.
Find out more about the Group Plan of 1903.
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The Veterans Memorial Bridge Book
90th Anniversary Edition by William E. Beyer
The Veterans Memorial Bridge, formerly known as the Detroit-Superior of High Level Bridge, is an unusual and outstanding example of early twentieth-century bridge engineering. The double decked structure spans the Cuyahoga River Valley adjacent to downtown Cleveland, Ohio and consists of twelve concrete arch approach spans with lengths varying between 80 feet and 180 feet, and a 591-foot long steel arch main river span. The bridge was constructed as a replacement for the old Superior Viaduct, which spanned the Cuyahoga River immediately north of the Detroit-Superior Bridge. The upper deck of the structure was designed to carry highway and pedestrian traffic whereas the lower deck was designed for streetcar traffic. The approaches to the lower deck of the structure included subway tunnels and passenger stations for the streetcars. The first traffic crossed the upper deck of the new bridge in November 1917, and the first streetcars crossed the lower deck in December 1917.
The History of the Veterans Memorial Bridge: 90th Anniversary Edition by William Beyer documents the history of the original construction of the bridge and the two major rehabilitations - the first was done from 1967 to 1969 and the second was done from 1995 to 1997. Some technical information is included, which may be of interest to some readers. However, the major emphasis of the book is the documentation of the history of the bridge and the surrounding community with photographs. The photographs offer a unique opportunity to glimpse into previous eras in Cleveland. It is hoped that the reader will enjoy a journey through the planning, design, construction and rehabilitation of this structure - and develop an understanding and appreciation for the importance of maintaining and, whenever feasible, preserving notable structures such as the Detroit-Superior Bridge, which remain today.
--excerpt from introduction to Veterans Memorial Bridge: 90th Anniversary Edition
Click here for more information or to order a copy.
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Revisit Euclid Beach Park, one of Cleveland's more successful and longer-lived amusement parks and get a glimpse into the lives of the Humphrey Family, owners and operators of the park from 1901 until its final season in 1969.
This new exhibit in Cleveland Memory features images from the Cleveland Press and Postcards of Cleveland Collections as well as some newly added photos from theHumphrey Glass Negative Collection. The Humphrey Glass Negative Collection in Special Collections at the Michael Schwartz Library is a set of 700 glass negatives documenting the lives and interests of Euclid Beach Park owners, the Humphrey Family, during the early part of the 20th century. Images in the Humphrey collection not only depict Euclid Beach Park, but also include Humphrey family and friends, heroes of early aviation such as Glen Curtiss and Harry Atwood, and other amusement parks of the time, most notably Coney Island.
So take a step back in time when the sound of Laughing Sal, the roar of wooden coasters, the scent of Humphrey popcorn and the thrill of an endless summer filled the air at Euclid Beach Park.
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The Michael Schwartz Library has partnered with the Cleveland State University History Department and Art Gallery to produce this online version of the exhibition, Each in Their Own Voice: African-American Artists in Cleveland, 1970-2005 as part of a new collection in Cleveland Memory.
The exhibition ran at the Art Gallery from January 23 to March 7, 2009 and featured work by 24 artists working in a wide range of media including film. Part of the preparation for the exhibition included interviews with each artist recorded as oral histories by the Cleveland State University History Department. Excerpts from these interviews have been made available along with the artists' work as well as portraits of most of the featured artists in this online representation of the original exhibition.
Listen and see for yourself what these talented artists have to say through their interviews and their art.
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We'd like to thank everyone who stopped by to "Meet the Real Librarians of CSU" on September 10th in the Michael Schwartz Library. Visitors enjoyed the "meet and greet" and learned just what an excellent resource our Librarians, with their wide range of knowledge and experience, are for the CSU community. We're glad you enjoyed it, and we look forward to seeing you in the Library throughout the year.
You can see more photos from this event on our Facebook page!
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Students are increasingly incorporating digital images, video, and audio into assignments and presentation material, but production equipment has not been widely available to them on campus. Beginning this Fall, students may borrow Canon video and still cameras, and Sony audio recorders from Library Multimedia Services (MMS) in RT 301.
Students can check out these items from the Library just as they would a book — there is a 1-day loan period on this equipment. Students supply their own DV tapes and flash media storage cards, but both tapes and flash media storage cards are available for purchase in the Library vending machine if students don't have their own.
After using the new cameras and recorders to capture the information they need, students can work on their digital files at home or use the professional video, audio and image editing equipment and software in Multimedia Services to create polished materials for presentations and other assignments. Help with equipment and software is available in Multimedia Services as well.
Students may contact MMS for more information at (216) 687-9337. Faculty wishing to borrow similar equipment should contact IMSS Equipment Circulation at (216) 687-3846.
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Students trying to save money on their textbooks can now watch a short 5 minute video explaining how they might do just that by:
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Join the celebration of our nation's heritage by participating in Cleveland State University's Constitution Day events!
Students can win one of two gas cards valued at $25,
one of five jump drives, or one of three $15 iTunes cards
Visit https://library.csuohio.edu/promos/constitution/ answer a few questions about the Constitution, and you could be a winner!
Presentation by Mark Sundahl, Professor of Law, titled What Would Socrates Say about our Constitution?
Thursday, September 17, 2009
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Moot Court Room of the Cleveland Marshall College of Law
On free hour of CLE credit.
Reception to follow.
Visit two Constitution Day displays this fall. The first, titled "We the People" is located on the 1st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library (in Rhodes Tower) and the other, titled "Comparing Constitutions" is located at the entrance of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library.
Call 216-875-9734 for more information
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In a large university library, browsing the shelves to locate a good book to read just for pleasure can be overwhelming. To help students identify well written, quality literature, CSU librarians created the Outstanding Book Collection. This unique collection was designed to foster a love of reading and encourage intellectual development among students. Conveniently located on the first floor of the Library near the entrance, this collection features both classic titles and contemporary award winners. The collection is small enough for casual browsing but offers an intriguing selection of fiction and nonfiction titles that will capture students' imaginations and take them to new worlds.
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Book Discussion
Michael Frayn
Copenhagen
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
2121 Euclid Avenue
Rhodes Tower, room 503 (in the Michael Schwartz Library)
Free and open to the community
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at CPL, will lead a book discussion on Copenhagen by Michael Frayn. The Tony Award-winning play that soars at the intersection of science and art, Copenhagen is an explosive re-imagining of the mysterious wartime meeting between two Nobel laureates to discuss the atomic bomb. Copehagen is also Cleveland State University's Common Reading book choice for 2009/2010.
Copenhagen is available for checkout at the Michael Schwartz Library and on sale at the CSU Bookstore and on Amazon.com.
The event is free and open to CSU faculty, staff, and students and to the general public. Refreshments will be served.
Call 216-875-9734 or email b.florjancic@csuohio.edu to reserve a seat or for more information.
Find out more about upcoming Friends of the Library Book Discussions as well as the Local Book Talk with Mary Doria Russell scheduled for April 14, 2010.
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
3:00 p.m.
Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University
Rhodes Tower, Room 503
Mary Doria Russell, winner of nine national and international literary awards, will visit Cleveland State University's Michael Schwartz Library on April 14, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. to discuss her book Dreamers of the Day and to give a preview of her new project Eight to Five, Against.
About Dreamers of the Day: With prose as graceful and effortless as a seductive float down the Nile, Mary Doria Russell illuminates the long, rich history of the Middle East with a story that brilliantly elucidates today's headlines.
Ms. Russell's presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer session and a book signing. Dreamers of the Day will be available for purchase directly before and after the April event, courtesy of the CSU Bookstore.
This event is free and open to the public, but please call 216-875-9734 to register.
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Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at Cleveland Public Library, will lead the book discussions in this series. All the events begin at 3:00 p.m. and will be held Cleveland State University in the Michael Schwartz Library, located in Rhodes Tower, room 503.
Free and open to the public - For more information: call 216-875-9734.
Copenhagen
by Michael Frayn
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
The Tony Award-winning play that soars at the intersection of science and art, Copenhagen is an explosive re-imagining of the mysterious wartime meeting between two Nobel laureates to discuss the atomic bomb. Copehagen is also Cleveland State University-s Common Reading book choice for 2009/2010.
Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad
by Anne Hagedorn
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
From the highest hill above the town of Ripley, Ohio, you can see five bends in the Ohio River. You can see the hills of northern Kentucky and the rooftops of Ripley's riverfront houses. And you can see what the abolitionist John Rankin saw from his house at the top of that hill, where for nearly forty years he placed a lantern each night to guide fugitive slaves to freedom beyond the river.
Lies Will Take You Somewhere
by Sheila Schwartz
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
In a voice reminiscent of Cynthia Ozick, this Jewish/Gothic novel renders the fracture and healing of the Rosen family. Jane Rosen leaves her three daughters and husband Saul, a rabbi, to care for her mother in Florida. In Jane's absence, Saul discovers-through the deathbed confession of a man in his congregation-that his wife had an affair ten years earlier. Enraged, he ostracizes Jane from the family and strands her in Florida with her grief.
People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March, the journey of a rare illuminated prayer book through centuries of war, destruction, theft, loss, and love.
Dreamers of the Day
by Mary Doria Russell
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
With prose as graceful and effortless as a seductive float down the Nile, Mary Doria Russell illuminates the long, rich history of the Middle East with a story that brilliantly elucidates today's headlines.
Mary Doria Russell will visit Cleveland State University on Wednesday, April 14 at 3:00 in the Library as part of the Local Authors Book Talk Series.
Books for all the above events are available for checkout at the Michael Schwartz Library and on sale at the CSU Bookstore.
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The State Library of Ohio has just launched Find Help in Tough Times, a new one-stop center on their website to help residents quickly locate important information and resources during these difficult economic times.
According to State Librarian Jo Budler, “The State Library understands that this is a challenging time for everyone. We created the Find Help in Tough Times statewide center to highlight the valuable work of state and federal agencies, as well as state and national organizations, and make it easier for people needing assistance to find their services and information.”
Find Help in Tough Times is easily accessible from the State Library website and is divided into six sections that include Employment, Financial, Health & Wellness, Housing, Parenting, and Help for Seniors. Within these sections there are links to help with topics such as finding jobs, training opportunities, services for the unemployed, insurance, home health care, childcare, tax help, and more.
The State Library welcomes feedback on Find Help in Tough Times and asks for residents to share stories about their experiences during these tough times. Some of the stories will be posted so that others may benefit.
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Due to a scheduled power outage across campus, services accessed through the Library's website will be unavailable from 6 pm on Saturday May 16th until approximately 4 pm Sunday May 17th.
The following services will be affected:
Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project, Ohio's Heritage Northeast and streaming media provided through Mediasite.
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Picnicking at North Chagrin Reservation, awaiting the return of the buzzards at Hinkley Reservation, tobogganing down the slide at the Mill Stream Run Reservation, horseback riding at Big Creek... most of us can reminisce of time well-spent at one of Cleveland's sixteen Metroparks.
Cleveland Memory revisits some of those experiences with its new collection of images, "The Photographs of the Cleveland Metroparks," over 100 photos representing 9 of Cleveland's Metroparks, Ohio's oldest park district.
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We'd like to thank everyone who attended our National Library Week events. This year's National Library Week was a great success. We're glad you enjoyed it, and we look forward to seeing you in the Library throughout the year.
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Due to a scheduled power outage across campus, services accessed through the Library's website will be unavailable from 5:30 pm on Saturday April 18th until approximately 2:30 pm Sunday April 19th.
The following services will be affected:
Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project, Ohio's Heritage Northeast and streaming media provided through Mediasite.
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Book Discussion
Robertson Davies
The Rebel Angels
Thursday, May 7, 2009
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
2121 Euclid Avenue
Rhodes Tower, room 503 (in the CSU Library)
Free and open to the community
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at CPL, will return to lead a book discussion on The Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies. In this astoundingly funny book, Davies both lampoons academia and shows his love for it and for the wisdom it produces.
On one level, Davies' novel is "about" four academics: Maria Theotoky, the brilliant, beautiful graduate student; her adviser, the ascetic Dr. Hollier; Simon Darcourt, the bon vivant priest; and Parlabane, once an outstanding scholar, now sycophant to his former classmates. Then there is the basic plot theme: Who will end up with the girl? Standard stuff. Yet the real focus here is on the spiritual and/or mystical personal explorations of the main characters (from Library Journal review).
The Rebel Angels is available for checkout at the CSU Library and on sale at Amazon.com.
The event is free and open to CSU faculty, staff, and students and to the general public. Refreshments will be served.
Call 216-875-9734 or email b.florjancic@csuohio.edu to reserve a seat or for more information.
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Glenallen, also known as Glen Allen, was the Cleveland Heights estate of Elisabeth Severance Allen Prentiss built in 1914. Known for its landscaping, which included a Japanese Garden with a goldfish pond and a Korean Pavilion shipped directly from Korea, the interior of the estate featured inlaid oak floors, marble fireplaces, fine art, and a carved mahogany woodwork.
See gracious living at its finest captured by photographer Clifford Norton in this digital representation of this rare twin-volume book of hand-mounted photographs, The Photograph Albums of Glenallen.
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It's National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities nationwide - and the perfect time to discover how worlds connect @ your library.
The Cleveland State University Library is celebrating National Library Week by having the following display and events:
"Everyday, libraries in big cities and small towns, colleges and universities, in schools and in businesses help transform their communities," says Glenda Thornton, Director of the Library. "At our library, people of all backgrounds come together for campus meetings, lectures and programs, to do research with the assistance of a trained professional, to find homework help, or just a quiet place to study."
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.
For more information, visit the Cleveland State University Library at 1860 E. 22nd Rhodes Tower, call (216) 687-5300, or see the library's Web site at https://library.csuohio.edu.
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The parish church is the anchor for many of Cleveland's ethnic neighborhoods. The Cleveland Diocese's announcement that they would close or merge 52 parishes by June 30, 2010 (pending appeal) will impact Cleveland and area communities as many venerable churches, witness to countless masses, baptisms, weddings, and funerals, may close their doors forever.
Cleveland Memory has images of many of the churches affected by this announcement.
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The Cleveland Memory Project's recent partnership with Cleveland Heights/University Heights to digitize some 700 of their historic images and make them available on the Web via the CMP website is the subject of an article in the March 12th issue of the Sun Press.
The resulting website, Cleveland Heights & University Heights, Ohio: A Collection of Historic Images, debuted last fall with plans to add several hundred more images this spring.
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From OhioLINK Central:
While content in the Electronic Journal Center remains unavailable, OhioLINK is working diligently to provide access to the same content on each publisher's Web site. Available publishers' sites are listed here and we continue to update this list as needed. Project Muse has been added to the list today and their content is now available. Links to the listed publisher sites work for both on and off campus users.
Over the weekend OhioLINK staff were able to restore EJC content from 2008-2009 for most publishers, except Elsevier, Springer and Blackwell. We continue to work to restore the remaining EJC content as quickly as possible, but do not have all the reload processes in place yet nor the experience to provide a useful time line for full EJC restoration. We hope to be able to share a schedule in the near future.
Since we have a growing body of available content, we restored the alphabetical title links on the EJC home page. These links show only those journals that are currently available, for other journals or issues please continue to visit the publishers' sites.
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Following Tuesday's hardware upgrade at OhioLINK central, the following services are now fully restored:
OhioLINK is still working on restoration of the Digital Resource Commons, and the Electronic Journal Center.
While content in the EJC remains unavailable, OhioLINK is working to provide access to the same content on each publisher's Web site. The publishers are being very supportive and are working hard to set up accounts for all OhioLINK members.
As of Feb. 10th, the links to the majority of the publisher sites listed here work for both on and off campus users.
All OhioLINK member schools should now have access to all Elsevier journals via their Science Direct platform. Those of you who had previous limited access on Science Direct may now be asked to make a choice when you arrive at their site between your former account and a new trial account that provides you with access to the complete list of OhioLINK titles.
OhioLINK will continue to update the EJC home page as they make more progress towards complete access on publisher Web sites.
Updates are posted on OhioLINK's What's New page.
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The Cleveland Memory Project is gearing up for the 25th anniversary celebration in Cleveland this week of the holiday movie favorite "A Christmas Story" by sharing with you some vintage images of one of the film's locations, Higbees Department Store.
Also of interest for the season is Cleveland's Golden Age of Downtown Shopping where you can see photos of Christmas decorations and window displays from other downtown department stores, the famous Sterling Linder-Davis trees, and Mr. Jingeling.
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OhioLINK's Web site and many resources will be unavailable on Saturday, November 29, from approximately 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., while some planned maintenance is completed. OhioLINK's Library Catalog, Electronic Journal Center, E-Book Center, Digital Media Center, Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, and OSearch databases (such as Inspec and PsycINFO) will all be unavailable during this time.
While OhioLINK is down, you will still be able to use many of the resources on the Research Databases page, such as Academic Search Complete and other EBSCO databases.
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According to a recent Plain Dealer article, "Outdoor ice skating returns to University Circle", but in this case it's on synthetic ice.
See photos of Greater Clevelanders skating on the real thing from the Cleveland Memory Project.
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Roy Grove was a cartoonist for the news syndicate Newspaper Enterprise Association from 1917 through the mid-1920's. Covering Europe during World War I, he captured the every-day life of the American soldier away from home for readers of NEA's 326 daily newspapers in the United States, including the Cleveland Press. After the war, Grove went on to cover sports for the same news syndicate.
The Roy Grove Cartoon Collection, donated to Special Collections in the Cleveland State University Library by the Gardner family, contains 64 images of cartoons drawn by Grove in both of these genres.
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Due to electrical work on the Library's 8th floor, services accessed through the Library's website will be unavailable from 4am - 7:30am Friday morning, November 21st.
The following services will be affected:
Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project, Ohio's Heritage Northeast and streaming media provided through Mediasite.
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Two new oral histories have just been added to the Cleveland Memory Project's Ethnic Women of Cleveland series.
You can now listen to Ann Hankavich talk about her early childhood in the Urkaine, her emigration to Canada and her life in Cleveland after marrying her husband.
Ilona Palasic's story is a little different. Growing up as a second generation American in Cleveland, she speaks about growing up in the Hungarian neighborhood on Buckeye Road.
You can listen to these accounts and more as these eastern European women share their experiences of becoming Americans in Cleveland. Find out more about Ethnic Women of Cleveland.
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Herb Score pitched for the Cleveland Indians from 1955 to 1959, twice making the American League All-Star team and leading the league in strikeouts.
After his playing days were over, Score was a member of the Indians broadcasting team from 1964 until his retirement in 1997. Herb Score will be remembered, and fondly, as long as there are baseball fans in Cleveland.
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The Cleveland Memory Project has just added a new web exhibit!
Dedicated to the urban gardeners and farmers of Cleveland, Feeding Cleveland: Urban Agriculture is a joyous look at those who "toil in the soil" - from the relief workers during the Great Depression, citizens in their victory gardens during WWII and children in school-sponsored horticulture programs, to the modern-day enthusiasts and entrepreneurs in community and market gardens.
The image at the right is of Cleveland Public School students Marcella Rickets
(left) and Irvina Knight (right), July 1929. View a larger version of the image.
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Due to electrical work in the University Data Center on the 10th floor of Rhodes Tower, services provided by SCHOLAR, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable from 7 pm through 1 am from Saturday evening to Sunday morning November 8-9.
The following services will be affected:
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Date | Time | Workshop |
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Wed Oct. 29 | 12 p.m. | IMPROVE Your Research Strategies |
Thur Oct. 30 | 5 p.m. | IMPROVE Your Research Strategies |
Wed Nov. 5 | 12 p.m | IMPROVE How you Select Sources |
Thur Nov. 6 | 5 p.m. | IMPROVE How you Select Sources |
Wed Nov. 12 | 12 p.m. | IMPROVE Your Research Strategies |
Thur Nov. 13 | 5 p.m. | IMPROVE Your Research Strategies |
Wed Nov. 19 | 12 p.m. | IMPROVE Your Academic Writing |
Thur Nov. 20 | 5 p.m. | IMPROVE Your Academic Writing |
Wed Dec. 3 | 12 p.m. | IMPROVE your MLA/APA Citations |
Thur Dec. 4 | 5 p.m. | IMPROVE your MLA/APA Citations |
If you are unable to attend one of the workshops, please feel free to visit the Reference Center or the Writing Center on the first floor of the library for more help.
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The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences and the University Library invite the Campus Community to the Grand Opening of the Writer's Lab on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 2:00 pm in the Library, Rhodes Tower, room 302.
A brief program will include a ribbon cutting with CLASS Dean Greg Sadlek and Library Director Glenda Thornton. Light refreshments will be served.
The Writer's Lab is a joint venture of the First-Year Writing Program and University Library to provide additional support for students enrolled in First-Year Writing courses. The lab's primary use is for computer-assisted instruction for developmental writing students; however, the lab is open and available to all writing teachers and students. The lab will also be used to support library instruction, particularly for First-Year Writing courses.
The Writer's Lab is funded by the student technology fee.
Please call 216-875-9734 for more information or to reserve a seat.
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CSU Friends of the Library Book Discussion
Wednesday, October 1, 2008, 3:00, RT 503
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
and Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return
Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at Cleveland Public Library and his colleague, Anastasia Diamond-Ortiz, Head of the Computer Learning Connection at CPL, will lead a discussion on Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood and Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return. Ms. Diamond-Ortiz, who also worked in the CPL Popular Library and developed their Graphic Novel collection, will begin with an overview of graphic novels.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood is Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah's regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq.
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return is the continuation of her fascinating story. In 1984, Marjane flees fundamentalism and the war with Iraq to begin a new life in Vienna. Once there, she faces the trials of adolescence far from her friends and family, and while she soon carves out a place for herself among a group of fellow outsiders, she continues to struggle for a sense of belonging. Persepolis 2 is as funny and poignant as its predecessor.
The event is free and open to CSU faculty, staff, and students and to the general public. Refreshments will be served.
Call 216-875-9734 or email b.florjancic@csuohio.edu to reserve a seat or for more information.
First-year students enrolled in ASC 101 as part of the Common Reading Experience are also encouraged to attend.
Marjane Satrapi was born in 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She now lives in Paris, where she is a regular contributor to magazines and newspapers throughout the world, including The New Yorker and the New York Times. She is the author of several children's books, as well as the critically acclaimed and internationally best-selling memoir Persepolis, which has been translated into twelve languages, was a New York Times Notable Book, and was awarded the first Fernando Buesa Blanco Peace Prize in Spain and an Alex Award from the American Library Association.
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Election Day is November 4th. Find out more about the candidates and the issues. Election 2008 Information will link you to resources you can use to make an informed decision. Be ready to vote!
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Students can win
Just go to our online Constitution Quiz, answer a few questions about the Constitution, and you could be a winner!
Drawing will be held on September 17, 2008, after the discussion below.
Wednesday, September 17
from noon to 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Reginald Oh
Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
presenting "Constitutional and Urban Transformations from
1968 to 2008 and Beyond: The Future of Civil Rights, Cities, and Democracy in America"
Event to be held in the Moot Court Room of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Reception to follow in the Atrium
Drawing for the online contest to be held after the presentation
Visit two Constitution Day displays this September. One is located on the 1st floor of the University Library, just west of the User Services desk and the other, titled "The U.S. Constitution--Origins and Early Development," will be located at the entrance area of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library.
For more information, call 216-875-9734 or email b.florjancic@csuohio.edu
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Today Cleveland, Ohio is recognized internationally as a leader in diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Our Cleveland Clinic has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for cardiac care by U.S. News and World Report every year since 1995.
With its new web exhibit, Cleveland: Pioneer in Cardiac Care, Cleveland Memory takes a look back to the 1950s when great strides made in area hospitals and other medical facilities first brought Cleveland to the forefront of cardiac care .
... And while you're visiting Cleveland Memory, be sure to note the new website design!
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DATE | TOPIC | TIME and LOCATION |
Wed. April 2 | Selecting and Evaluating Sources | 12 noon, LCLC Front |
Thurs. April 3 | Selecting and Evaluating Sources | 5 p.m., LCLC Front |
Wed. April 9 | APA or MLA Citation | 12 noon, LCLC Front |
Thurs. April 10 | APA or MLA Citation | 5 p.m., LCLC Front |
Wed. April 16 | Lengthening Your Paper | 12 noon, LCLC Front |
Thurs. April 18 | Lengthening Your Paper | 5 p.m., LCLC Front |
Wed. April 23 | Elegant Style and Grammar for Research Papers | 12 noon, LCLC Front |
Thurs. April 24 | Elegant Style and Grammar for Research Papers | 5 p.m., LCLC Front |
Wed. April 30 | APA or MLA Citation | 12 noon, LCLC Front |
Thurs. May 1 | APA or MLA Citation | 5 p.m., LCLC Front |
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