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Wednesday, October 16th, 2019

Friday, August 30th, 2019

Interlibrary Loan is in Transition

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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Wednesday, August 28th, 2019

Constitution Day Events 2019

Image of an eagle and flag in front of Constitution

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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Tuesday, August 20th, 2019

Digital CSU's Digital Expo for Faculty, Staff, and Students

Digital CSU Logo

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!

RSVPs are encouraged!

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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Textbook Affordability Grant for CSU Faculty: Deadline October 31

Affordable Learning logo

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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Monday, August 19th, 2019

Friends of the Library Book Discussion Selections: 2018-2019

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!


Visit the Friends of the Library Events Page for full details.
You may also download our flyer (PDF).

Leadership in turbulent times

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

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.

Travis McDade

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 geneaology, paternity, and love

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

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



Grays Armory

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.



D.M. Pulley

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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Tuesday, July 30th, 2019

Changes coming to InterLibrary Loan

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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Wednesday, July 17th, 2019

A Love Letter to Cleveland

A Love Letter to Cleveland

Artists Gary and Laura Dumm attended the installation today of a 58-foot “Love Letter to Cleveland”.

We're grateful to Gary and Laura for honoring us with this pair of beautifully remade murals depicting so many people, places, and events from recent Cleveland history, and we thank their many generous supporters and friends for contributing to the GoFundMe campaign that made it all possible. They're now in their new permanent home here, flanking the entrance to our Special Collections on the 3rd floor of the Michael Schwartz Library.

This makes a satisfying conclusion to a long and occasionally frustrating saga for the 58-foot public art project. Completed in 2013, “Love Letter to Cleveland” was originally installed on the side of the old Orange Blossom Press building in Ohio City, steps away from the West Side Market. When the mural succumbed after several years to Cleveland weather, Gary and Laura began a search for a new home for it, and started a GoFundMe campaign to finance a reprint. They reached their goal, and the installation of the beautifully remade murals, on July 17th, 2019, coincided with Gary and Laura’s 48th wedding anniversary!

Drawn by Gary and colored by Laura, the murals depict many of the same local landmarks and famous Clevelanders that feature prominently in Cleveland Memory: the West Side Market, the “Free Stamp”, the Guardians of Traffic Statues, The Hulett ore unloaders; as well as familiar Cleveland personalities ranging from John D. Rockefeller, Jesse Owens, Jane Scott, and Margaret Hamilton, to Harvey Pekar, Dorothy Fuldheim, Eliot Ness, and Ghoulardi.

Laura has produced a brochure outlining the significance of the people and places represented, but it's an absorbing exercise to try and figure them all out with only the crooked blue line (representing the Cuyahoga River) running through the entire length of the piece to provide hints. Drop in and try it yourself!

We can't imagine a more appropriate home for this stunning piece of work by lifelong Clevelanders, entirely funded by donations from Clevelanders, than framing the entryway to the home of the Cleveland Memory Project. Indoors.

Some local press coverage


A Love Letter to Cleveland in its new home




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Friday, May 17th, 2019

Globe Theatre Model Restoration

Globe Theater

Thanks to a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), awarded by the State Library of Ohio, CSU’s Michael Schwartz Library and Theatre and Dance Department are pleased to announce the restoration of a historic model of the Globe Theatre to be used for classroom instruction, research, and campus exhibitions.

The model, built in 1935 by H. Ernest Conklin, has been an important resource for the Theatre & Dance Department and others on campus who are interested in the history of theater, English playwriting, architecture, costume and set design, or other aspects of European history. The conservation process, performed by the Bonfoey Gallery in Cleveland, resulted in repairs to the model and allowed for its continued use as an educational resource and visual masterpiece for years to come. Questions about the model or interest in educational use are encouraged and can be directed to the Michael Schwartz Library.

The original Globe Theatre was built in London in 1599 by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, Shakespeare’s playing company. Until the theater closed in 1642 it served as the primary playhouse for Shakespeare’s plays, which were popular during Shakespeare’s life and beyond. Although the actual dimensions of the playhouse are not known, various literary and historical clues have allowed historians to piece together the design of this important landmark. Most scholars estimate that the building was three stories high, open air, and could accommodate about 3,000 spectators. A modern reconstruction of the theatre, to scale, was opened in London in 1997, very near to the location of the original site.

Globe Theater
The year 2019 marks the 420th anniversary of the original Globe Theatre being built, a magnificent architectural achievement destined to play host to many magnificent performances. The Globe Theatre model will remain on display in the library until September 2019, after which time it will be permanently relocated to the Theatre & Dance Department in the Middough Building.

Stop in and take a look!

- Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts and Humanities Librarian

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Monday, April 29th, 2019

Stress Busting Zone at the Library during Finals Week

Find stress relief in the Library during finals week

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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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019

George Howe comes home

George Howe

You may have read that there is a new occupant of CSU's Office of Research: a 19th century portrait of George Howe, the original owner of the Millionaire's Row mansion that is now Parker Hannifin Hall. The oil painting, by Chester Harding, a prominent 19th century portrait artist known for his paintings of several U.S. presidents, was donated to the University by Innis Howe Shoemaker in memory of her grandmother, a descendant of Mr. Howe.

This all seems entirely fitting and reasonable, but it actually took several years of work to bring George home, and the Library's Bill Barrow was instrumental in making it happen. Bill, our Head of Special Collections, was approached several years ago by Mrs. Shoemaker, a curator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. When Mrs. Schoemaker told him she was interested in donating the oil painting, he was of course immediately interested.

But how best to use it? The portrait could not be considered part of the University Archives, since it had never belonged to the University. Bill felt that it somehow didn't quite belong in Special Collections, either, if a more fitting and public location could be found. He reached out to the current occupants of George Howe's old home, and found them to be enthusiastic about the idea. Reassured that George wouldn't end up in some basement storage facility, Bill accepted the donation on behalf of the University.

It took some time to find the ideal location in the old Howe mansion: somewhere prominent yet reasonably secure. Dr. Jerzy Sawicki, Vice President for Research, provided just the spot in the Office of Research. When it turned out that the painting needed cleaning, restoration, mounting, and labeling, funding was secured and our neighbors at the Bonfoey Gallery brought the painting back to life. George Howe's likeness is now beautifully displayed in the Office of Research, PH 205, and there are plans to install a reproduction above the fireplace on the first floor in the near future.

Welcome home, George.

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New Textbook Affordability Grant for CSU Faculty

Affordable Learning logo

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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Monday, April 22nd, 2019

Digital CSU Student Showcase

Digital CSU Logo

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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Friday, April 12th, 2019

System Alert: OhioLINK planned maintenance Wednesday, April 17, 2019 from 7pm -11pm.

OhioLINK system alert
System alert:
OhioLINK outage 4/17 from 7pm until 11pm
Date: Wednesday, April 17th, 2019
Time 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Contact: Hannah Pearson, Collection Management & Acquisitions Librarian, Michael Schwartz Library.

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:


  • A-Z List

  • Electronic Journal Center

  • ETD Administration

  • ETD Cat

  • ETD Center


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Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

The Michael Schwartz Library presents ICPSR Workshop, April 9

ICPSR workshop
ICPSR Workshop at the Michael Schwartz Library
Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Time 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location LCLC, Library 1st floor
Contact: Hannah Pearson, Collection Mgmt. & Acquisitions Librarian, Michael Schwartz Library.

Attendees will learn:

  • What's available in the world's largest archive of digital research data
  • How to find resources relevant to your department/discipline including data, citations, teaching materials, and student research opportunities
  • Data management plan services that meet NSF and NIH grant requirement
  • ICPSR's emerging restricted-data management services
  • What's available in the world's largest archive of digital research data

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.

www.icpsr.umich.edu

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International Year of the Periodic Table

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

Periodic Table

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Monday, March 25th, 2019

Meet Claire McMillan, author of The Necklace: April 10

Claire McMillan

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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Wednesday, March 20th, 2019

OneSearch and EBSCO Database Problems

EBSCO has been experiencing intermittent problems affecting the Library's OneSearch tool and EBSCO research databases late this afternoon (Wednesday, March 20, 2019). Connections to these resources may timeout or connect very slowly. EBSCO has been notified and is working on the issue.

UPDATE, 3/21/2019 9:00 AM EST: EBSCO reports that the problems affecting their services yesterday evening have been resolved.

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Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Free and Open Textbooks: Why Should Students Care About Them?

Open Textbooks Workshop and Free Pizza

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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Monday, February 11th, 2019

Faculty Workshop: Using Copyrighted Materials in the Classroom and Online

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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Thursday, February 7th, 2019

CSU Faculty: OpenCon 2019 Cleveland is Back by Popular Demand

OpenCon 2019 Cleveland logo


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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Tuesday, February 5th, 2019

Celebrating the Ecological Resources and Culture of Cuyahoga County: 2018-2019 Speaker Series

Sustainability Presentations

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:

  • Invasive Plants and Ecological Restoration
    Speakers: Emily Rauschert, Assistant Professor, Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences Departments and Jenn Hillmer, Invasive Plant Coordinator, Cleveland Metroparks
    February 26, 2019
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Rhodes Tower, Michael Schwartz Library, 5th floor, room 502

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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Friday, February 1st, 2019

Digital CSU Meeting and Overview of Podcasting

Digital CSU Logo

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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Employment Opportunity: Library Systems and Emerging Technologies Specialist

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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Tuesday, January 8th, 2019

Library Director to Retire; Interim Director Appointed

From the Office of the Provost

Glenda Thornton, Library Director

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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Monday, December 10th, 2018

Stress Busting Zone at the Library during Finals Week

Find stress relief in the Library during finals week

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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Wednesday, November 21st, 2018

Digital CSU Fall Student Showcase

Digital CSU Logo

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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Monday, November 19th, 2018

Employment Opportunity: Library Systems and Knowledge-bases Librarian

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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Wednesday, November 14th, 2018

CSU Guest Wireless Network Maintenance

On Thursday, November 15th, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m., there will be an outage for the "csuguest" Wi-Fi network to allow CSU's internet service provider to perform emergency system maintenance.

During this outage, patrons will not be able to use csuguest Wi-Fi access. IS&T recommends that students, faculty, and staff use "4csuuseonly" -- the Cleveland State encrypted secure wireless network -- instead.

If you have any questions or concerns please contact the IS&T Help Desk at 216-687-5050.

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d.a. levy, 50 YEARS ON

D.A. LEVY, 50 YEARS ON

In November of 1968, Cleveland poet d.a. levy, beleaguered by police and local authorities over his controversial poems and despondent about his life and future prospects, committed suicide at the age of 26.

Fifty years on, levy’s legacy as a poet and forerunner of the small press movement is larger than ever. Read Mark Kuhar’s story about levy on Cleveland.com.

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Monday, October 29th, 2018

New Textbook Affordability Grant for CSU Faculty

Open Access logo

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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Wednesday, October 17th, 2018

Campus Sustainability Month — Sustainability Tips for the Week of October 7-13

Michael Schwartz Library Sustainability Interest Group

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:

  • Keep a container of drinking water in the refrigerator rather than running the faucet and waiting for the water to cool down.
  • If washing dishes by hand, rinse the dishes using the spray attachment on your tap instead of letting the water run.
  • Replace older toilets with low-flush or dual flush toilets, which use 40-50% less water.
  • See more tips: 45+ Ways to Conserve Water in the Home and Yard

Conserving water on college campuses – what CSU is already doing:

  • Promoting the use of tap water over bottled water (e.g., water stations in the Library)
  • Going tray-less (e.g., Food Services on campus have been tray-less since the new Student Center opened)
  • Rooftop vegetation (e.g., the garden on the roof of the Rec Center)
  • See more tips: 40 Important Ways That Colleges Are Conserving Water
For many of us, clean water is so plentiful and readily available that we rarely, if ever, pause to consider what life would be like without it.- Marcus Samuelsson

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Monday, October 15th, 2018

Employment Opportunity: Library Webmaster

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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Friday, October 12th, 2018

Join the Library for Open Access Week Events! October 22 - October 26

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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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Tuesday, October 9th, 2018

Campus Sustainability Month — Sustainability Tips for Week of October 1-6

Michael Schwartz Library Sustainability Interest Group

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.

  • See our new voting guide for CSU students. Soon we'll have some bookmarks with this link that we can share with students and faculty. If you have suggestions for additional links or info, please let us know!
  • Find non-partisan voting guides for Ohio candidates, as well as information about why voting is important on the Campus Election Engagement Project website.
  • Give students details about how to vote and why they should via the Your Vote Your Voice website.
  • Set up reminders and register to vote efficiently with the Rock the Vote project.

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Friday, September 28th, 2018

Annual Octavofest Celebration -- October 2018

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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:

  • WatchArt! with Art Books Cleveland Members
    October 2, 2018, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Berkman Hall/Main Classroom, Atrium
    Free and open to the public
    WatchArt! Contemporary book artists work in public; emphasis on book forms from non-Western cultures; audience participation and takeaways. Art Books Cleveland.
  • Exhibit: ABC at 10 Years: A Retrospective
    Through October 6, 2018
    The Galleries at CSU, 1307 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
    Free and open to the public.
  • Exhibit: Text and Textile Art in Mayan Culture
    October 1- November 30, 2018
    Michael Schwartz Library, first floor
    An exhibit curated by Fulbright Scholar and Cleveland State Professor Emerita, Laura Martin, PhD, from her personal collection. The exhibit is free and open to the public during Library Hours.

See the full schedule of events across Northeast Ohio.
Find out more about Octavofest.


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Thursday, September 20th, 2018

Celebrating the Ecological Resources and Culture of Cuyahoga County: 2018-2019 Speaker Series

Sustainability Presentations

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.

Academic Year 2018-2019 Schedule:

  • Sustainability in Business: Measuring Progress and Changing Culture
    Speakers: Vickie Gallagher, Associate Professor, College of Business and Tracy Porter, Assistant Professor, College of Business
    October 25, 2018
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • The Value of Water: Water Resources in Cuyahoga County
    Speakers: Wendy Kellogg, Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Studies and Bryan Stubbs, Cleveland Water Alliance
    November 13, 2018
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
  • Invasive Plants and Ecological Restoration
    Speakers: Emily Rauschert, Assistant Professor, Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences Departments and Jenn Hillmer, Invasive Plant Coordinator, Cleveland Metroparks
    February 26, 2019
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Rhodes Tower, room 502
  • Sustainability in Action at NASA: Policy, Science and Engineering at Work
    Speakers: Walt Kocher, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
    April 23, 2019
    11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    Washkewicz Hall 405

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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Tuesday, September 18th, 2018

Digital CSU "Meet and Greet"

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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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Friday, August 17th, 2018

Meet Dave Davis and Joan Mazzolini, Authors/Co-Editors of Plain Dealing: Cleveland Journalists Tell Their Stories

Authors, Joan Mazzolini and Dave Davis
Authors, Joan Mazzolini and Dave Davis.

Thursday, November 8, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, Room 502

Plain Dealing book cover

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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New Initiative: Affordable Learning @ Cleveland State University

Affordable Learning at Cleveland State University

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:

  • Textbook Affordability Grants offered on a regular basis to faculty for adopting or adapting an open textbook or library-licensed content.
  • Textbook Center: Limited selection of textbooks available for students to check out for two hours at a time.
  • Assigned Textbooks as Library-Licensed eBooks: The Library offers some eTextbooks, which are digital versions of books required for classes. These digital resources allow for unlimited simultaneous student users, can be accessed off-campus, and do not cost students any additional money.
  • Affordability Team: A group of librarians, instructional designers, IT staff, and others available to answer questions about affordable course materials at CSU.

>>For more information, visit the Affordable Learning website.


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Thursday, August 16th, 2018

Constitution Day Events and Activities

Image of an eagle and flag in front of Constitution

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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Friday, August 10th, 2018

Friends of the Library Book Discussion Selections: 2018-2019

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

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

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

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

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.

Necklace

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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Thursday, July 26th, 2018

Events in Celebration of Cleveland's 200th Anniversary of Print Journalism

by Ben Richards, Business & Communication Librarian, Michael Schwartz Library

Hot off the Press!

Celebrating 200 year of print journalism in Cleveland

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.

  • The City Club is hosting a forum titled In Print and In Decline: A Crisis For Democracy with NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik. This conversation will look at "the intersection of journalism, free speech, an educated citizenry, and democracy." It will take place at the City Club on July 31st at 12pm.
  • The Cleveland Public Library will hold a reception to kick off its exhibit, When The News Was New, following the City Club forum at 2:30pm in the Main Library, 2nd floor. Containing artifacts and reproductions from the history of journalism in Cleveland over the last 200 years, it will feature contributions from the collections of the Michael Schwartz Library's Special Collections, the Western Reserve Historical Society, the Cleveland Public Library, and local historian John Vacha. The exhibit runs from July 31st to November 30th.
  • Authors
    Authors, Joan Mazzolini and Dave Davis.
    Dave Davis and Joan Mazzolini are releasing their new eBook Plain Dealing: Cleveland Journalists Tell Their Stories. Dave and Joan have collected essays from 25 prominent journalists recounting their careers, the work they did, and the people they encountered along the way. It is a combined effort between the authors, editors, Cleveland Memory Project, and EngagedScholarship@CSU. It can be downloaded from EngagedScholarship@CSU on July 31st.
  • Kent State University MLIS student Michael Skor has completed a new Cleveland Memory Project web exhibit Journalism in Cleveland. In this exhibit he highlights the photojournalists, journalists, columnists, and cartoonists that have made Cleveland's journalism special over the years. The exhibit can be viewed on the Cleveland Memory Project.

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New eBook! Plain Dealing: Cleveland Journalists Tell Their Stories by Dave Davis and Joan Mazzolini

Plain Dealing Book Cover

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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PROQUEST SERVICE ALERT: ProQuest Databases Will Be Unavailable for 5 - 8 Hours on Sat., Aug. 18th

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:

  • American Periodicals Series Online
  • ARTbibliographies Modern
  • Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses A & I)
  • Dissertations & Theses @Cleveland State University
  • Ethnic NewsWatch
  • GenderWatch
  • New York Times
  • ProQuest eBook Central
  • Safari Books Online
  • Wall Street Journal

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Thursday, July 19th, 2018

SYSTEMS ALERT : Scheduled Downtime for Scholar on Friday, July 20th

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:

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

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Thursday, June 14th, 2018

SYSTEMS ALERT : OhioLINK Central Catalog Will Be Down Monday, June 25th During Planned Maintenance

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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Wednesday, May 30th, 2018

Octavofest: Celebrating the Book and Paper Arts

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Morgan Conservatory Workshops this Summer

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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Friday, May 25th, 2018

The Library at AHA! Festival Thursday, June 7

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.

Richard Klein

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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Tuesday, April 24th, 2018

Student Digital Research Showcase

Digital CSU Logo

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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Friday, April 13th, 2018

Friends of the Library Book Excursion to Great Lakes Brewing Co.

Friends of the Library Excursion to the Great Lakes Brewing Co. on May 10, 2018!
Book Cover for A Story of the World in 6 Glasses

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.

Fee: $20 (does NOT include cost of lunch)
Boarding
DEPARTURE: 9:45 A.M.
Guests can board the bus beginning at 9:30 a.m. at CSU
The bus will return to the same location at appx. 3:00 p.m.

Registration is closed!

Open to the general public.

Call 216-875-9734 for more information.


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Wednesday, April 4th, 2018

Celebrate National Library Week April 8-14, 2018

Celebrate National Library Week, April 8-14! Libraries Lead.

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:

National Library Week Celebration
Monday, April 9th ~ 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
1st floor of the library
Are you preparing for the end of the semester? Working on a research project, preparing a presentation, or getting ready to study for finals? Come to the National Library Week Celebration to learn about the resources available in the Library to help you accomplish your goals. There will also be free food and giveaways.
National Library Workers' Day
Tuesday, April 10th
National Library Workers' Day is a time to honor the contributions of all library workers, librarians, support staff, and others who make library services possible. Stop by and tell your favorite library staff member how they have helped you succeed.
The Ash Tree book cover
Annual Local Author Series featuring Daniel Melnick
Wednesday April 11th ~ 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
RT 502
During this Friends of the Library event, local author Daniel Melnick, will discuss his novel, The Ash Tree.
Open Textbooks Workshop with Glenda Thornton
Thursday April 12th ~ 1 p.m.
RT 502
This workshop for CSU Faculty will allow them to learn about open access textbooks and discover what is available in their field.

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Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

New Textbook Affordability Grant for CSU Faculty

Open Access logo

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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Monday, March 12th, 2018

Holocaust Remembrance at CSU: Exhibition and Film Screening

Shanghai Jewish Museum Traveling Exhibition
Through April 12, 2018 at the Michael Schwartz Library, 1860 East 22nd Street
A young Jewish refugee and her Chinese girlfriends in Shanghai during World War II (photo credit: Courtesy Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum)

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

Film Screening
"The Last Refuge: The Story of Jewish Refugees in Shanghai"
Discussion and Q&A with survivors after the film.
Thursday, April 5, 2018
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Mather Mansion Ballroom--MM 301
2605 Euclid Avenue
Light Refreshments will be served.

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


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Thursday, March 8th, 2018

SYSTEMS ALERT : Scholar Catalog Will Be Offline Beginning 8 AM on Monday March 12th.

Important News

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

During this time you will not be able to:

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

We apologize for any inconvenience.


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Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

Exhibition : Cleveland's Endearing Symbol: 52 Stories of the Terminal Tower

Cleveland's Endearing Symbol: 52 Stories of the Terminal Tower

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

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

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

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

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



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Wednesday, February 28th, 2018

March is Women's History Month!

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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:

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

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Monday, February 26th, 2018

Problems with Issues and Controversies and Science Online Research Databases - FIXED

Feb. 26: The Library is currently experiencing technical difficulties with Infobase/Facts on File Databases (including Issues and Controversies and Science Online). We are working to fix these issues and will post further information when available.

UPDATE Feb. 27: Problems with the Infobase/Facts on File Databases have been resolved. Please use the Error Report Form under "Contact Us" to report any continuing problems you may be having.

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Friday, February 23rd, 2018

Join us for OpenCon 2018 Cleveland!

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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.

Registration

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


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Wednesday, January 17th, 2018

Bill Barrow and The Cleveland Memory Project Featured in a Segment of WVIZ's Program, Ideas

Bill Barrow - a screenshot from the Ideastream video

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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Thursday, January 11th, 2018

New Trial Subscription to Film Scripts Online

Screenshot of Film Scripts Online homepage

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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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018

Meet Daniel Melnick, author of The Ash Tree

The Ash Tree Book Cover

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

Daniel Melnick
Date: April 11, 2018
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: CSU Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, room 502

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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Friday, December 8th, 2017

SYSTEMS ALERT : Network Outage to Disrupt Library Web Services Sat. Dec. 23rd from 6:30pm - 10:30pm

Important News

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

During this time you might not be able to access:

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


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Tuesday, December 5th, 2017

The Library IS Your Stress Busting Zone During Finals Week!

Find stress relief in the Library during finals week

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.

Derby, the therapy dog.Come play with Derby.

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

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


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Wednesday, November 29th, 2017

Undergraduate Digital Research Showcase

Digital CSU Logo

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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Tuesday, November 14th, 2017

ATTN: CSU Students! Enter to Win the Use of a Study Carrel for 6 Months.

Library Study Carrel

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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Tuesday, November 7th, 2017

Workshops for CSU Faculty

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.

Citation Metrics and Journal Ranking
Date: Thursday, November 9, 2017
Presenter: Theresa Nawalaniec, Sciences & Engineering Librarian
Workshop and registration details
Copyright Basics
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Presenter: Dr. Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library
Workshop and registration details
Beyond the Research Paper: Alternative Assignments and Easy Assessments
Date: Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Presenter: Ann Marie Smeraldi, Head, Library Teaching and Learning Services
Workshop and registration details
Using Copyrighted Material in the Classroom & Online
Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018
Presenter: Dr. Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library
Workshop and registration details
Are Your Students Information Literate?
Date: Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Presenter: Ann Marie Smeraldi, Head, Library Teaching and Learning Services
Workshop and registration details
Copyright and Creative Common Licenses: How They Work Together for Open Access
Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Presenter: Dr. Glenda Thornton, Library Director
Workshop and registration details

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Thursday, November 2nd, 2017

Digital CSU Workshop: Introduction to TEI Mark-Up

Digital CSU Logo

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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Tuesday, October 24th, 2017

Campus Sustainability Month - Sustainability Tips for Week of October 22-28

Michael Schwartz Library Sustainability Interest Group

Campus Sustainability Month — October 2017

Paper in recycling bin

Paper Recycling Tips

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

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



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Monday, October 23rd, 2017

Join the Library for Open Access Week Events! October 23 - October 27

Open Access logo

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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Wednesday, October 18th, 2017

Campus Sustainability Month - Sustainability Tips for Week of October 15-21

Michael Schwartz Library Sustainability Interest Group

Campus Sustainability Month — October 2017

Sustainability logo

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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Tuesday, October 10th, 2017

Campus Sustainability Month — Sustainability Tips for Week of October 9-13

Michael Schwartz Library Sustainability Interest Group

Campus Sustainability Month — October 2017

computer monitor and power plug

Computer and Power Tips

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

Read More:

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


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Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017

New Trial Subscription to Social Explorer

Social Explorer logo

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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Monday, October 2nd, 2017

Campus Sustainability Month — Sustainability Tips for Week of October 2-6

Michael Schwartz Library Sustainability Interest Group

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.

Light bulb

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


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Textbook Affordability Small Grant for CSU Faculty

Open Access logo

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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Wednesday, September 27th, 2017

9th Annual Octavofest Celebration - October 2017

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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:

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

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


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Thursday, September 7th, 2017

New Trial Subscription to Euromonitor - Passport

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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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Friday, August 25th, 2017

Constitution Day Commemoration

Image of an eagle and flag in front of Constitution

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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Thursday, August 17th, 2017

Partial Eclipse Viewing on the Plaza on Monday, August 21st

Experience the 2017 Eclipse Across America Aug. 21, 2017

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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Wednesday, August 9th, 2017

Friends of the Library Book Discussion Selections: 2017-2018

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

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 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

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

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

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.


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Monday, July 24th, 2017

Join Us For a Pre-Eclipse Party in the Library Tuesday, August 8th at 12:30 PM

Experience the 2017 Eclipse Across America Aug. 21, 2017

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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SYSTEMS ALERT : Network Outage to Disrupt Library Web Services Sat. July 29th from 6pm - 10pm

Important News

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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*CANCELLED* PROQUEST SERVICE ALERT: ProQuest Databases Will Be Unavailable from 3:00 - 11:59 PM Sat. July 29.

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

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

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

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

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Tuesday, July 18th, 2017

PROQUEST SERVICE ALERT : ProQuest Databases Are Unavailable Due to Power Outage.

Service Restored but there may still be intermittent access problems.

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

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

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

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

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Wednesday, July 5th, 2017

70 Years Ago Today Cleveland Indian Larry Doby Makes American League History

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

Dale Mitchell and Larry Doby
Larry Doby (right) with Dale Mitchell, 1949.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See photos of Larry Doby in Cleveland Memory.


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Friday, June 30th, 2017

New Online Library Orientation Course for Faculty

Learn

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

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

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

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

Register Here!

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Friday, June 23rd, 2017

New Trial Subscription to IGI Global

IGI Global: Disseminator of Knowledge

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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Wednesday, June 21st, 2017

SYSTEMS ALERT : OhioLINK Hosted Services Down Monday, June 26 10pm-11pm

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

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

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Monday, June 19th, 2017

NOTICE: Changes in Library Fines/Fees Effective July 1, 2017

Notice: Changes in fines/fees

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

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

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Thursday, June 15th, 2017

SYSTEMS ALERT : Network Outage to Disrupt Library Web Services Fri. June 16th from 6pm - 7pm

Important News

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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Monday, June 5th, 2017

Jim Piersall, 1929-2017

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

Jimmy Piersall being restrained by Indians pitching coach Red Kress
Indians player Jim Piersall being held back by a coach and by his manager, 1960.

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

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

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

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

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

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


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Wednesday, May 31st, 2017

The Library at AHA! Festival Wednesday, June 7

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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Tuesday, April 25th, 2017

Now On Display in the Library! "From Hidden to Modern Figures: NASA’s Past Shows the Way to the Future"

The Hidden Figures display on the Library's first floor

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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Monday, April 10th, 2017

Celebrate Nation Library Week April 9-15, 2017

Celebrate National Library Week, April 9-15!
National Library Workers' Day
Tuesday April 11, 2017
NLWD is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.
Hidden Figures Book Discussion
Tuesday April 11, 2017; 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
RT 503
Friends of the Library book discussion featuring Hidden Figures by Margo Lee Shetterly.
The Midwife's Tale book cover
Meet Local Author, Sam Thomas
Wednesday April 12, 2017; 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
RT 503
He will discuss his mystery novel, The Midwife's Tale.
National Library Week Celebration
Thursday April 13, 2014; 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Michael Schwartz Library 1st Floor
Join us for food, giveaways, book art and more.

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Library Cancelling Subscription to RefWorks Effective June 30, 2017

Important News

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.

Why is the library cancelling its subscription to RefWorks?
When the library began offering RefWorks, it was one of few options for citation managers. There are many more options now, some of which are more robust and free to all users. Faced with budgetary constraints and annual inflation increases for RefWorks, the library has chosen to prioritize purchasing content over the continued cost of subscribing to RefWorks.
How can I save my RefWorks Citations?
The following instructions explain how to export your RefWorks citations so they are ready to upload to another platform.
What are the alternatives?
There are several alternatives to RefWorks which, up to a certain level of storage, are completely free. The tools which the library supports are Zotero, Mendeley, and Endnote Web (Basic). More information about these tools is available on this Zotero Research Guide and this Mendeley Research Guide.
Who can I contact with questions or concerns?
Please feel free to contact your personal librarian with questions. You may also contact the reference desk at 216-687-5300 from 10am-8pm Monday through Thursday, 10am-5pm on Friday, 10-5pm Saturday, or 2-6pm Sunday to speak to a reference librarian.

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Wednesday, March 29th, 2017

Textbook Affordability Small Grant for CSU Faculty

Open Access logo

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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Monday, March 20th, 2017

SYSTEMS ALERT : OhioLINK Hosted Services Down March 21st Sometime Between 7:30 - 10 PM

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

This will include:

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

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Thursday, March 9th, 2017

Book Discussion of Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly

Book cover for Hidden Figures
The Office of Inclusion and Multicultrual Engagement and The Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library present a book discussion of Hidden Figures: The American Dream and The Untold Story of The Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win The Space Race, by Margot Lee Shetterly. A New York Times number one bestseller.
Discussion Leader: Richard Fox, Ideastream.

Tuesday, April 11, 2017
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Rhodes Tower, Room 503

Please register here for this free event. Light refreshments will be served.


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Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

SYSTEMS ALERT : Internet Outage to Disrupt Library Web Services Tues. March 14th from 8 PM to 10 PM

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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Friday, March 3rd, 2017

Library Exhibit: Damnable Artifacts: Production Memorabilia from the Plays of Mac Wellman

Mac Wellman Homecoming Festival, March 23-25 at CSU
Mac Wellman Homecoming Festival 2017

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.

Contributors
Presented by Playwrights Local in partnership with Cleveland State University Department of English, the NEOMFA Creative Writing Program, and the Michael Schwartz Library.




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Tuesday, February 21st, 2017

New Trial Subscription to Music Industry Data

Music Industry Data logo

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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Friday, February 17th, 2017

Digital CSU Workshop: Citation Managers 101: RefWorks and Zotero

Digital CSU Logo

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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Wednesday, February 15th, 2017

SYSTEMS ALERT : OCLC Downtime to Affect FirstSearch Databases Sun., Feb. 19th

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

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

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Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

PROQUEST SERVICE ALERT : ProQuest Databases Will Be Unavailable from 10 PM Sat. to 6 AM Sun. January 28-29.

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

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

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

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Monday, January 23rd, 2017

Digital Drop-in Sessions

Digital CSU Logo

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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Friday, January 20th, 2017

Textbooks for Some Classes Now Available for 2-Hour Loan in the Library.

Stretch-a-Buck Cartoon Guy

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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Thursday, January 19th, 2017

Workshops for CSU Faculty

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.

What You Need to Know About Using Copyrighted Materials
Date: Thursday, February 9, 2017
Presenter: Dr. Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library
Workshop and registration details
Beyond the Research Paper: Alternative Assignments and Easy Assessments for Information Literacy Outcomes
Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Presenter: Ann Marie Smeraldi, Head, Library Teaching & Learning Services
Workshop and registration details
Open Access Textbooks
Date: Thursday, March 9 April 13, 2017 (note change in date)
Presenter: Dr. Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library
Workshop and registration details
Are Your Students Information Literate? Tips and Tools for Assessing Student Learning
Date: Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Presenter: Ann Marie Smeraldi, Head, Library Teaching & Learning Services
Workshop and registration details
Copyright and Using Multimedia in the Classroom
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Presenter:
Dr. Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library
Workshop and registration details

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Friday, December 23rd, 2016

Meet Sam Thomas, author of the Midwife's Tale: A Mystery

The Midwife's Tale Book Cover

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.

Author, Sam Thomas
Date: April 12, 2017
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Michael Schwartz Library, Rhodes Tower, room 503

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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Thursday, November 17th, 2016

The Work of Artist, Teacher, & Industrial Designer Viktor Schreckengost Now on Display

Schreckengost graphic design with fish and rabbits

—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.

Bluebird graphic by Viktor Schreckengost

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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Wednesday, November 9th, 2016

ATTN: CSU Students! Enter to Win the Use of a Study Carrel Through Spring Semester.

Library Study Carrel

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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Oomf Portable Rechargers Now Available in the Library for CSU Students, Faculty & Staff!

OOMF Station in the Library

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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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016

Cleveland Against the World: #Allin at the Great Lakes Exposition

Crowds at the Great Lakes Exposition.
Crowds at the Great Lakes Exposition, 1936.

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

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

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

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


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Wednesday, October 26th, 2016

Open Access Week Event for Thursday, October 27, 2016

Open Access logo

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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Tuesday, October 25th, 2016

Open Access Week Events for Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Open Access logo

"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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Monday, October 24th, 2016

Digital CSU Working Group Meeting, Thursday October 27th at 11:30 AM 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 our second meeting of the Digital CSU working group, a low-stakes environment to discuss all things digital! All CSU community members are welcome and refreshments will be served.

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

Learn more about Digital CSU.

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Open Access Week Workshops For Faculty

Open Access logo

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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Boycotts, Busing & Beyond - Book Signing and Discussion, October 26th

Boycotts, Busing & Beyond

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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Monday, October 17th, 2016

New Trial Subscription to Euromonitor - Passport

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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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Wednesday, October 12th, 2016

New Trial Subscription to Rock's Backpages

Rock's Backpages: The online library of pop writing

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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Monday, October 10th, 2016

Library Technology on Display at TechFest 2016!

Engaged Scholarship Real-Time Readership Map
The EngagedScholarship @ CSU real-time readership map.

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

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

Find out more about TechFest 2016.


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Thursday, October 6th, 2016

New Trial Subscription to SPIE Digital Library

SPIE Digital Library logo

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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Monday, October 3rd, 2016

Two New Databases to Try — Children's Literature Comprehensive Database and ACLS Humanities E-Book Collection

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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Wednesday, September 28th, 2016

8th Annual Octavofest Celebration - October 2016

Octavofest Logo

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

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

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

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

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

Ohio Humanities logo

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Wednesday, September 21st, 2016

70 Years Ago - Last Cleveland Indians Game at League Park

Postcard of League Park
Postcard of League Park, ca. 1911.

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

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

Plain Dealer
From the Plain Dealer, 9/22/46.

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

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

Read more about League Park in Cleveland Memory.


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Monday, September 19th, 2016

New Trial Subscription to GeoScienceWorld eJournals and eBooks

GeoScienceWorld logo

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 15th, 2016

Digital CSU Working Group

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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New Trial Subscription to Naxos Video Library

Naxos Video Library logo

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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Wednesday, September 14th, 2016

Constitution Day Commemoration

Image of an eagle and flag in front of Constitution

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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Thursday, September 8th, 2016

Friends of the Library Book Discussions Selections 2016-17

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!

Book1

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.

Book2

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.

Book3

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.

Book4

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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Wednesday, August 24th, 2016

NEW For Faculty Intending to Use Videos in Class

Entrance to Multimedia Services

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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Monday, August 15th, 2016

PROQUEST SERVICE ALERT : ProQuest Databases Will Be Unavailable from 10 PM Sat. to 6 AM Sun. August 20-21.

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

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

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

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Monday, August 8th, 2016

SYSTEMS ALERT : Electrical Outage to Disrupt Library Web Services Sat. August 13th beginning 6:30am.

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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Friday, July 8th, 2016

RNC Week Events at CSU Michael Schwartz Library

Minnie the Elephant

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

Tours
Revitalizing Library/Older building
Monday, July 18 through Thursday July 21, 2016
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Starting point: Library Entrance
Tour the Library with Dr. Glenda Thornton, Director of the Michael Schwartz Library. Learn how an older facility has been transformed into a twenty first century library.
Presentation
Cleveland in the Era of Streetcars
Monday, July 18 through Thursday July 21, 2016
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Library, 3rd Floor, Special Collections
William C. Barrow, Head of Special Collections, will provide a presentation titled "Cleveland in the Era of Streetcars." Before the rise of the automobile, urban areas like Cleveland were connected by a vast network of street railways and the cities in a region by a wider network of interurban railways. In the nineteenth century they were horse-drawn, but during the 1890s the power of electrified streetcars opened nearby farmlands for new suburban development.
Exhibits
Shakespeare in Cleveland
Library, 1st floor
Open during Library Hours
The Michael Schwartz Library presents "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. The exhibit was prepared in partnership with the CSU English Department to celebrate 400 years of Shakespeare.
Cleveland in the Era of Streetcars
Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 22, 2016
9:00 a.m. to Noon / 1:00 p.m. to- 5:00 p.m.
Library, 3rd Floor, Special Collections
Peruse the exhibition of historical resources on Cleveland's nineteenth century streetcar network.
Online Resources
Computer Access Available in the Library
Available during Library Hours
During RNC week, library visitors will have the opportunity to access the Internet and search Scholar (the library's catalog), Cleveland Memory, and more! The Cleveland Memory Project includes thousands of historical images and written histories of Cleveland, its industries and its people. A limited number of computers will be available that are not otherwise open to the general public. Printing will be available for $0.10 per page.

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Wednesday, July 6th, 2016

SYSTEMS ALERT : Electrical Outage to Disrupt Library Web Services Sat. July 9th from 5am - 1pm

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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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016

SYSTEMS ALERT : Scheduled Downtime for Scholar on Monday, June 13th

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

The following services will be affected:

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

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Thursday, May 12th, 2016

Theses and Dissertations in EngagedScholarship@CSU

Engaged Scholarship logo
The Michael Schwartz Library has recently published 865 theses and dissertations to EngagedScholarship@CSU, the showcase for research and creative output of CSU. These include doctoral theses and masters dissertations dating from December 2007 to the present and can be browsed by college, school, or department. They are also included in the OhioLINK and Electronic Theses & Dissertation Center.

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


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SYSTEMS ALERT : Scheduled Downtime for Scholar on Tues., May 17th

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

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

The following services will be affected:

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

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Wednesday, April 20th, 2016

Students needed for a focus group. Join us for a FREE breakfast or lunch!

Stylized graphic of a focus group

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

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

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


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Commemorating the Anniversary of Shakespeare's birth and death--Cupcakes, musical performance, exhibit, and more

A View of the Shakespeare exhibit in the Library

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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Tuesday, April 12th, 2016

SYSTEMS ALERT : Scheduled Downtime for Scholar on Tues., April 19th at 6 am

In preparation for a future migration, services provided by Scholar, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable from 6:00 am until approximately 7:30 am on Tuesday, April 19th.

The following services will be affected:

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New Trial Subscription to SAGE Stats

Link to SAGE Stats

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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Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Food for Fines: Reduce Your Library Fine and Help Lift Up Vikes!

Cans of food

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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Friday, April 1st, 2016

New Trial Subscription to RILM Music Encyclopedias

Link to RILM Music Encyclopedias

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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Monday, March 28th, 2016

New Trial Subscription to GeoScienceWorld eJournals and eBooks

GeoScienceWorld logo

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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Friday, March 11th, 2016

PROQUEST SERVICE ALERT : ProQuest Databases Will Be Unavailable from 10 PM Sat. to 6 AM Sun. March 12-13

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

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

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

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Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

Meet Pauline A. Chen, Author of The Red Chamber

Author, Pauline Chen

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.

The Red Chamber book cover

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.
Location: RT 416a (near Confucius Institute Program Center)

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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Monday, March 7th, 2016

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

Textbook Affordability Small Grant for CSU Faculty

Open Access logo

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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Friday, February 12th, 2016

Read-in Day to Celebrate Writing by and About Women on March 24--Invitation and call for readers

National Women's History Month logo
Thursday, March 24, 2016
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 pm
Read-In Day to Celebrate Writing By and About Women
Location: Michael Schwartz Library

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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Thursday, February 11th, 2016

PROQUEST SERVICE ALERT : ProQuest Databases Will Be Unavailable from 10 PM Sat. to 4 AM Sun. Feb. 13-14.

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

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

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

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Thursday, February 4th, 2016

Bus Excursion to Kent State University Fashion Museum March 18, 2016

Register today for the Friends of the Library Fourth Annual Spring Break BUS EXCURSION
MARCH 18, 2016!
Destination: Kent State University Fashion Museum

Fashions on display at the Flapper Style exhibit

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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Thursday, January 21st, 2016

Friends of the Library Spring 2016 Book Discussions

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.

Book

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).

Book

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


Book

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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Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

Cleveland State University Celebrates Euclid Avenue

View on Euclid Ave. Cleveland, O., 1878
View on Euclid Ave. Cleveland, O., 1878. (Photo from the display.)
Next time you're in the Library, take a minute to stroll down Euclid Avenue in its golden age, when it was renowned as one of the grandest and most beautiful streets in the world. Now through February 27, we'll be sharing a selection of photographs, prints, etchings, books, and of course postcards, all drawn from the Library's Special Collections, source of the endlessly fascinating Cleveland Memory Project.

Our exhibit on the first floor of the Library is just a taste of what's available down the street at the Galleries at CSU. While the Library's display focuses on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the main exhibit, titled "150 Years of Euclid Avenue's Greatness", is a multimedia historical narrative, featuring historical and specially commissioned new photographs, as well as artifacts, maps, contextual captioning, and a film produced especially for this event.

Residence of Dr. L. Haldeman no. 242 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, 1874.
Residence of Dr. L. Haldeman no. 242 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, 1874. (Photo from the display.)
Curated by Richard Klein, PhD, Lecturer and Program Research Coordinator at CSU, with help from the Cleveland Public Library, the Kent State University Museum, the CSU Archives, and the Special Collections and Digital Production Unit at the Michael Schwartz Library.

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

Thursday, January 21, 2016 - Saturday, February 27, 2016
Gallery Hours:
Sunday - Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Thursday: 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm
Friday - Saturday: 12:00 noon – 7:00 pm
Other times by appointment

For more information, contact Donna Stewart, Digital Production Unit, Michael Schwartz Library.


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Monday, January 4th, 2016

Beginning January 2016: CSU Libraries Will Be Closing to General Public at 8PM

Important 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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Monday, December 21st, 2015

SYSTEMS ALERT : Network Outage to Disrupt Library Web Services Tues. Dec. 22nd from 6pm - 10pm

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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Friday, December 11th, 2015

SYSTEMS ALERT : Network Outage to Disrupt Library Web Services Sat. December 12th from 6pm - 8pm

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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Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

The Library IS Your Stress Busting Zone During Finals Week!

Find stress relief in the Library during finals week

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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Friday, November 13th, 2015

Book Lover's Calendar for 2016 on sale now at the Library

The Book Lover's Calendar
The Book Lover's Page-A-Day Calendar for 2016 is on sale now at the Michael Schwartz Library for only $10.00. PRICE REDUCUED FROM $13.00. Find your favorite new books in a year's worth of great reading recommendations. Selections include biographies, mysteries, love stories and more! Plus famous last lines, literary quizzes, and surprising facts about our favorite authors. The calendars make great gifts. Purchase your copy at the User Services Desk today!

Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library.


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Friday, November 6th, 2015

Global Teacher Exchange Opportunities

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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Population Workshop -- Friday, November 20, 2015

World Population logo

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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ESC Global Education Workshop Series : Teaching About Africa for K-12 Educators

Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County logo

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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Migration in Global Context : History, Narrative and Project-Based Learning

Photo of refugees in boat

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.

Ohio Humanities logo

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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Tuesday, October 27th, 2015

Octavofest at the Library: Lecture Series on Chinese Calligraphy

Yongze He
Confucius Institute

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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Join Us in the Library For International Games Day, Friday, Oct. 30th!

International Games Day in the Library

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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Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

Two New Databases to Try — SAGE Stats and Data-Planet

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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Friday, October 9th, 2015

New Trial Subscription to Scopus

Scopus logo

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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Thursday, October 8th, 2015

Cultural Crossings Presents Luis Alberto Urrea

Luis Alberto Urrea
Critically acclaimed and best-selling author Luis Alberto Urrea will speak on Friday, October 9 at Cleveland State University's Main Classroom Auditorium. Presented by CSU's Cultural Crossings lecture series, Urrea's appearance will include a book signing at 5:45 p.m. followed by his presentation, "Universal Border: From Tijuana to the World" at 6:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Devil's Highway bookcover
For more information, contact Dr. Antonio Medina-Rivera at a.medinarivera@csuohio.edu or 216-523-7175. Dr. Medina Rivera is the director of Cultural Crossings and Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics, CSU Department of Modern Languages. He and Lee Wilberschied, Associate Professor Emeritus, publish their journal titled Cultural Encounters, Conflicts, and Resolutions: A Journal of Border Studies in EngagedScholarship@CSU the University's open-access, digital institutional repository that showcases the research and creative output of Cleveland State University. EngagedScholarhip@CSU and is a service of the CSU Libraries.

The Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library will host a lunch with Urrea on October 9, from noon - 1:00 pm in RT 503. Seating is limited--confirmed registration is required to attend. Please register here. Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

Urrea is the author of fourteen books and has published extensively in many genres and has received numerous awards, including the Lannan Literary Award for The Devil's Highway, his 2004 non-fiction account of a group of Mexican immigrants lost in the Arizona desert.




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Wednesday, October 7th, 2015

Open Access Week Workshops for Faculty: Week of October 19

International Open Access Week

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


Workshop: Open Access Textbooks, What They are and How to Find and Use Them
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
OR
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 pm
Bring a Brown Bag Lunch
Presenter: Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library
Where: RT 502 (Michael Schwartz Library)
Refreshments will be served
Free
Have students in your classes dropped out because they couldn’t afford the textbook? Have you been shocked at the cost of textbooks for the classes that you teach? Would you like to help but don’t know exactly how to proceed? Learn about potential solutions by attending a one-hour workshop on either October 20th or October 21st and possibly receive a $200 stipend for your efforts!
Did You Know:
  • The high cost of some course materials can impede students’ academic success.
  • The College Board estimates that the average student can expect to pay $1,200 for textbooks and supplies in 2013-14.
  • The cost of textbooks is rising at a rate of 4 times inflation.
  • 7 out of 10 students do not purchase a required textbook during their academic career because of cost.
Open Access Textbooks
Open access textbooks (textbooks written by qualified academics made freely available) may help alleviate the burden of some textbook costs for students. 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.
What You Can Do
Attend the Open Textbook workshop — a one-hour session where you can learn about open access textbooks and discover what is available in your field. You will have the opportunity to write a short review of an open textbook that will be published on the Internet. Your review will benefit other faculty considering open textbooks. You will receive a $200 stipend for your participation and written review. Faculty can attend on Tuesday, October 20, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm or Wednesday, October 21, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm.

More Open Access Week Workshops


Copyright and Creative Commons: How They Work Together for Open Access
What: Workshop
Presenter: Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library
Where: RT 502 (Michael Schwartz Library)
When: Wednesday, October 21, 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Michael Schwartz Library
Refreshments will be served

Copyright Basics
What: Workshop
Presenter: Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library
Where: RT 401 (Michael Schwartz Library)
When: Thursday, October 22, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Register: visit Center for Faculty Excellence to register for this free workshop
Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Excellence

EngagedScholarship@CSU Drop-In Information Sessions
Where: RT 502 (Michael Schwartz Library)
When: Tuesday, October 20, 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 21, 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
and 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
EngagedScholarship@CSU experts will be available after the Tuesday and Wednesday workshops to answer questions about publishing journals, reports, conference proceedings, primary source materials, and relevant documents. Or make an appointment by emailing library.es@csuohio.edu.

For more information call 216-875-9734.



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Friday, October 2nd, 2015

Disappointed Tribe Fans Take Heart

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

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

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

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

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

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


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Tuesday, September 29th, 2015

Take a Mugshot for Banned Books Week!

Banned Books Week display in the Library

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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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015

7th Annual Octavofest Celebration - October 2015

Octavofest Logo

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

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

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

Find out more about Octavofest.


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Monday, September 14th, 2015

Privilege, Power and Difference: Engaging in a Dialogue with Author Allan Johnson

Book
Thursday, September 17, 2015
9:00 a.m. - Noon
CSU Drinko Hall


One of the greatest barriers to ending racism and other forms of privilege is that we are trapped in cultural ways of thinking that turn conversations about privilege and oppression into occasions for members of dominant groups to feel guilty, defensive and angry. As a result, these necessary conversations either end badly or don't take place at all.

Allan Johnson's presentation offers an alternative way of thinking about issues of privilege that can help to overcome that barrier. He will speak at Cleveland State University about his books the Gender Knot and Privilege, Power, and Difference.
This free event is open to the CSU Community and to the Greater Cleveland community. Seats are limited. Confirmed reservation required.
REGISTRATION LINK
This event is co-sponsored by the Office of Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement, the Center for Faculty Excellence, the Diversity Management program and the College of Education and Health Sciences Deans' Diversity Council.

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Tuesday, September 1st, 2015

Constitution Day Commemoration

Image of an eagle and flag in front of Constitution

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

Online Contest

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


Lecture


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


Constitution Day Commemoration

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


Display

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

Call 216-875-9734 for more information


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Friday, August 28th, 2015

New! IS&T Mobile Campus Laptop Loan Satellite Desk in the Library

New for Fall 2015, IS&T has opened a satellite station of the Mobile Campus Laptop Loan program at the Library 1st Floor User Services Desk. Students can now borrow laptop and scientific calculators for free inside the Library. Laptops are loaned for 5 hours; calculators are loaned for 24 hours. All Mobile Campus rules and guidelines apply to Satellite loans.

For more information, stop by the Mobile Campus satellite desk on the Library 1st floor.

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Wednesday, August 26th, 2015

Instagram Library Photo Contest

Image of cellphone taking a picture

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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Friday, August 21st, 2015

Remembering Louis Stokes (1925-2015)

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

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

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

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


Regennia Williams, CSU History Professor, Louis Stokes  and Carl Stokes' son, Cordell
CSU History Professor Regennia Williams, Louis Stokes and Carl Stokes' son, Cordell.
ongressman Louis Stokes and Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library
Congressman Louis Stokes and Glenda Thornton, Director, Michael Schwartz Library.
Stokes signs autographs for event attendees
Louis Stokes signs autographs for event attendees, including Prestor Pickett, Coordinator, Mims African American Cultural Center, CSU (2nd from left).

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Tuesday, July 28th, 2015

SYSTEMS ALERT : Network Outage to Disrupt Library Web Services Fri. July 31st from 6pm - 10pm

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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Tuesday, July 7th, 2015

Friends of the Library Book Discussion Selections

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.

Book

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

Book

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

Book

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

Book

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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Thursday, June 4th, 2015

SYSTEMS ALERT : OhioLINK Hosted Services Down June 12, 6pm - June 13, Noon

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

This will include:

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

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Thursday, April 30th, 2015

50th Anniversary Book Signing and Reception on May 2

Regennia Williams, Bill Becker and John Soeder
50th Anniversary Book Signing and Reception
Saturday, May 2, 2015
3:45 - 4:45 pm
Cleveland State University
Main Classroom
Euclid Avenue at East 22nd Street
Free and open to the public


Join Dr. Regennia N. Williams, author of the new commemorative book Cleveland State University: 50 Years Proud Past, Unlimited Future and William Becker for a Reception and Book Signing on Saturday, May 2, 2015 in CSU's Main Classroom Building. Dr. Regennia Williams is an associate professor of history at CSU and William Becker has been the University Archivist at CSU since 1977. They are shown here with John Soeder (far right), Senior Writer in University Marketing at CSU and editor of Cleveland State University: 50 Years, during a panel discussion Reflections on the History of Cleveland State University: From 1964 to Today held in the Michael Schwartz Library in February.

This event is presented by the Initiative for the Study of Religion and Spirituality in the History of Africa and the Diaspora (RASHAD) and is part of The Journey: A Celebration of Hymns, Anthems, and Gospel Music from Friday, May 1 to Saturday, May 2, 2015, featuring clinicians from the Directors, Musicians, and Singers Fellowship -- Lois Coleman, President.

Workshop
Friday, May 1, 2015
Registration : 5:45 -6:45 pm
$20 On-site
Classes: 7:00 - 8:15 pm

Saturday, May 2, 2015
Classes: 10:30 - 11:45 am

Reception and Book Signing
Saturday, May 2, 2015, 2015
3:45 - 4:45 pm

Concert
Saturday, May 2, 2015, 2015
5:00 pm

Reception, Book-Signing, and Concert are Free and Open to the Public.

This program, part of Cleveland State University's 50th anniversary celebration, is made possible with the support from the anniversary committee and the Department of History.


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Wednesday, April 15th, 2015

dataZoa: Access the World's Data

Octavofest Logo
Access the World's Data
  • Access 200 million data series
  • Store reports in your personal sandbox
  • Build graphs, charts, and tables driven by live data
  • Upload your own data
dataZoa is a web based research tool used to access and store data from many websites to a single location. You can collect data from popular websites including the US Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Federal Reserve Economic Data, then view data in a standardized format from your account in dataZoa. You can also create tables and charts driven by live data that will automatically update.
Create your free dataZoa account using your CSU email address today!

For more information, contact Carol Zsulya at c.zsulya@csuohio.edu.

Funding for dataZoa at CSU provided by the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs.

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Friday, April 10th, 2015

National Library Week Kick-off Celebration: April 13

Cupcakes
National Library Week Kick-off Celebration: April 13
Date: April 13, 2015
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Library, 1st floor (RT)


National Library Week is April 12-18, 2015. Join us for a kick-off celebration as we recognize the contributions of our nation's libraries, librarians, and library workers. There will be cupcakes and an opportunity for prizes.

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Special screening of "Keepers of the Loom" Documentary--April 27

Keepers of the Loom poster
Special screening of "Keepers of the Loom" Documentary
April 27, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Cleveland State University
Main Classroom Auditorium
1899 East 22nd Street, Cleveland

Free and open to the general public

"Keepers of the Loom" is a feature-length film that tells the story of the skills and talent of the Estonian women of the 1944 Baltic Diaspora. Fleeing the invading Russians in the fall of 1944, they passionately maintained their cultural identity through making their folk arts, textiles and clothing.

Leaving Estonia, often with nothing but the clothes on their backs, those remarkable women brought the rich heritage of Estonian folk costumes to their new homes in the Western world. This film preserves the Estonian community story and tells the broader human story through the voices of their mothers and grandmothers.

Meet the film-makers Reet Mae and Tom Mae at the Q&A, enjoy coffee and Kringle.
This documentary film is by MAE Productions Inc. Visit info@keepersoftheloom.ca to view the "trailer."

Please register for this free event.

Parking
  • South Garage (SG) 2101 East 21st Street: $2 for first hour-- $1 per hour after
  • Lot 22, 2121 Euclid Avenue, under the Student Center (SC)--entrance from East 22nd Street: $1 per 30 minutes. This lot is located across the street from Main Classroom (MC) Film Screening Location--Prepay pay station (3 hour maximum)
Alternatives to CSU Parking
  • Metered parking is available on East 24th Street
  • RTA Healthline and Trolley stop on campus near the Main Classroom entrance on Euclid Avenue

Campus Map
Directions to CSU

Call 216-875-9734 for more information.
Sponsored by the Michael Schwartz Library CLASS, and the School of Nursing.

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Monday, March 30th, 2015

Library to Close at 8 PM Due to Planned Electrical Outage Today, Mon. March 30th

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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Wednesday, March 25th, 2015

Meet Local Author Clarie Gebben on April 15th : Includes Book Signing

Book

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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Friday, March 13th, 2015

Friends of the Library Book Discussion - The Round House by Louise Erdrich

Book

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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Friday, March 6th, 2015

Dissertation Boot Camp, March 23-27, 2015

Dissertation Boot Camp
March 23-27, 2015
Michael Schwartz Library, RT 304

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

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

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

  • Lots of dedicated and unstructured time to write in a quiet environment.
  • A chance to gain access to one of 5 free library carrels during boot camp week.
  • One-on-one consultation and short workshops by writing tutors and librarians from the CSU Writing Center and The Michael Schwartz Library.
  • A specialist available to assist with your questions about formatting and OhioLink submissions.
  • CSU Counseling Center staff leading sessions on motivation.
  • Campus Recreation staff leading physical activity breaks.
  • Morning and evening sessions are offered to meet the needs of students who work.
Register now at the Dissertation Boot Camp website.
For questions or more information, call 216-687-3536 or e-mail EngagedGrad@csuohio.edu

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Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

SYSTEMS ALERT : Network Outage to Disrupt Library Web Services Sat.-Sun., Feb. 28 - March 1

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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Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

Read-In Day: Call for Readers and an Invitation - EVENT CANCELED

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.

National Women's History Month logo
Thursday, March 26, 2015
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 pm
Read-In Day to Celebrate Writing By and About Women
Location: Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor east

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

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

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

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


First Year Students please register here

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

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Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

A Conversation with Regennia Williams and Bill Becker - Feb. 26th, Michael Schwartz Library

Book cover for Cleveland State University: 50 Years

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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Tuesday, January 27th, 2015

Bus Excursion to National First Ladies' Library in Canton: March 13, 2015

Register today for the Friends of the Library Third Annual Spring Break BUS EXCURSION
MARCH 13, 2015!
Destination: National First Ladies' Library, Canton

A view of the library

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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Wednesday, January 21st, 2015

Book Discussion: Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth--Feb. 25

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.

Book

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.


Book

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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Tuesday, January 20th, 2015

Wednesday, December 10th, 2014

SYSTEMS ALERT: OCLC Downtime to Affect FirstSearch Databases Sat., Jan. 3rd

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

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

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Thursday, December 4th, 2014

ATTN: CSU Students! Win Viking Cash.

Win Viking Cash

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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Monday, December 1st, 2014

One-Time Library Amnesty Program

Time to return those overdue books?

Do you have fines or overdue books?

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

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

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

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


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Monday, November 17th, 2014

SYSTEMS ALERT : Network Outage to Disrupt Library Web Services Fri. Nov. 21st

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

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

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

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Friday, October 31st, 2014

Science On a Sphere Lecture "Dynamic Earth"--Tuesday, November 4

Science on a Sphere logo
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
11:30 AM-12:30 PM
1st Floor Michael Schwartz Library

Speaker: Jeff Stevenson
Public Programs Coordinator
Imagination Station
Free and open to the public

Science on a Sphere lecture series continues with Jeff Stevenson, Imagination Station, who will present "Dynamic Earth" on Tuesday, November 4, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm., 1st floor Michael Schwartz Library. The earth below our feet has always been a constant in our lives. However, our planet has been changing and evolving long before we arrived and will continue to do so for millions of years after. Stevenson will demonstrate this evolution on the animated sphere.

Science on a Sphere exhibit
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.

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Tuesday, October 21st, 2014

CSU Faculty: Attend a Free Open Access Symposium on October 22

International Open Access Week
CSU Faculty are cordially invited to attend Open Access Day presentations
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
9:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Moot Courtroom
Free--attend one or all presentations!

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 eighth year, "Open Access Week" facilitates the growing movement toward preserving and growing the ability to find, share and use information.

The program schedule includes Lisa Macklin, Director of Scholarly Communications Office, Emory University, who will discuss "How Open Access is Changing Scholarship" and "Copyright: What Every Author Should Know."
Llewellyn Joseph Gibbons, Professor of Law, University of Toledo, will present "Creative Commons Licensing" and Caroline Whitacre, VP for Research at The Ohio State University, will speak about the "SHARE (SHared Access Research Ecosystem) Initiative" on which she is a steering group committee member. SHARE is a steering group that pulls together stakeholders from the research community to guide policy and build the infrastructure for storing, preserving, and sharing research and data.
Continental breakfast will be served at 9:00 am. in the C|M| College of Law Atrium.

The Symposium is free but please register to attend (online or at the event). Visit EngagedScholarship.csuohio.edu/oa for program information.

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Monday, October 20th, 2014

Levyfest: A Poetry Festival and Conference celebrating legendary Cleveland poet, artist, and publisher d.a.levy

Levyfest Logo

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


Levyfest: A Poetry Festival and Conference celebrating legendary Cleveland poet, artist, and publisher d.a.levy
October 24 - 26 2014
Events at CSU Michael Schwartz Library on Saturday, October 25, 2014
9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
d.a. levy

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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Tuesday, October 14th, 2014

SYSTEMS ALERT: Upcoming Network Outages in the Michael Schwartz Library

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:

DateTimeLocation
Friday, October 175:00pmLibrary 1st floor West --
Reference, LCLC, ILL
Tuesday, October 215:00pmLibrary 2nd floor (Students needing to use the Math Lab can use computers in the LCLC Back Lab, 1st floor.)
Wednesday,October 225:00pmLibrary 3rd floor
Monday, October 275:00pmLibrary 5th floor
Wednesday, October 295:00pmLibrary 4th floor
Friday, November 146:00pmLibrary 1st floor East --
User Services, Adaptive Technology, and RT 110 Librarian offices
*Friday, November 215:00pmLibrary 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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Friday, October 10th, 2014

At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings


At Home in Africa display at the Library
The library presents a satellite display of the CSU Galleries exhibit titled At Home in Africa: At Home in Africa: Design, Beauty and Pleasing Irregularity in Domestic Settings,which features the inspirational and creative design, pattern and form found in a wide variety of traditional handcrafted objects from African homes of the past 130 years, covering over 70 ethnic groups from 30 countries, which recently closed on Oct. 4.
A sampling of these objects, including an Akan courtship comb, an East African beer drinking container and a Toma stool are on display in the library.

For more information about the Art Galleries exhibit, visit athomeinafrica.org

Curated by Kathy Curnow, Associate Professor, Art Department


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Tuesday, October 7th, 2014

Michael Schwartz Library Hosts NASA's Science On a Sphere Exhibit Now Through Dec. 16th

A view of the Science on a Sphere Display

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

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

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

Presentation Schedule:

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

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Monday, October 6th, 2014

Folding Book Art Workshop, October 9, Noon - 1:30 pm

examples of folding book art

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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Tuesday, September 30th, 2014

Octavofest 2014 Events at Cleveland State University & The Michael Schwartz Library

Octavofest Logo

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:


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

Find out more about Octavofest.


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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014

Now On Display: The History and Archaeology of the Central Market District

A view of the Central Market District Display

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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Wednesday, September 10th, 2014

Friends of the Library 2014-2015 Book Discussions

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.

Book

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.

Book

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.

Book

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.


Book

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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Monday, September 8th, 2014

Constitution Day 2014

Image of an eagle and flag in front of Constitution

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

Online Contest

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


Discussion

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


Constitution Day Commemoration

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


Display

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

Call 216-875-9734 for more information


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Friday, August 29th, 2014

Brown Bag Book Clubs at the Cleveland Public Library

Brown Bag Book Club logo

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.

Brown Bag Book Club logo

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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Monday, August 25th, 2014

In the News: League Park

Postcard of League Park
Postcard of League Park, ca. 1911.

by Vern Morrison, Digital Production Assistant, Michael Schwartz Library

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

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

For Further Reading:


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Wednesday, August 13th, 2014

Library On-Line Service Outages, 8/13/2014-8/23/2014

Due to building-wide electrical maintenance which will necessitate the shutdown of the Library's servers, most of the Michael Schwartz Library's on-line services (including the main website, Scholar, Cleveland Memory, off-campus authentication, etc.) will be unavailable on the following nights (times approximate):
  • Wednesday, August 13, 7:00-8:00 p.m.

  • Monday, August 18, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

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

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

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

Also, the Michael Schwartz Library will be closing at 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 18, Aug. 20, Aug. 21, and Aug. 22 to allow time to power down electrical equipment in preparation for the outages.

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Thursday, May 22nd, 2014

Remembering 10 Cent Beer at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, June 4, 1974

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See photos of Ten Cent Beer Night in Cleveland Memory.


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Know-It-Now Chat Reference Service Discontinued

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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Friday, May 2nd, 2014

SYSTEMS ALERT: Cleveland Memory Database to be Off-Line for Scheduled Upgrade May 5th

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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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

Commemorate William Shakespeare's 450th Birthday! Born April 23, 1564

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

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

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

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

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

More Shakespeare Celebrations at CPL

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

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


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Tuesday, April 15th, 2014

ATTN: CSU Students! We Want to Know What You Think! You Could Win Viking Cash

Win Viking Cash

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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Thursday, April 3rd, 2014

Celebrate National Library Week April 13-19, 2014

NLW 2014 logo
National Library Week Celebration Kick-off
Monday April 14, 2014 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Library Connection Lounge, 1st floor
Join us as we kick-off National Library Week. Play Plinko for Prizes for a chance to win a t-shirt and more. There will also be refreshments.
National Library Workers' Day
Tuesday April 15, 2014
NLWD is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers.
School of Library and Information Science at KSU Information Table
Wednesday April 16, 2014 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Library Connection Lounge, 1st foor
Explore career opportunities in Library and Information Science. A representative from Kent State University will be here to answer your questions.
Laura Taxel
Local Authors Book Talk Series: Laura Taxel
Wednesday April 16, 2014 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
RT 503
Join award-winning journalist and author as she provides an engaging discussion and presentation about her book, Cleveland's West Side Market: 100 Years & Still Cooking. To sign up, call 216-875-9734 or email b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu.
Student Focus Group
Thursday April 17, 2014 12 p.m. - 1 p.m.
RT 503
We want to know what you think. Join us for FREE pizza and let us know what type of events you would like to see at the Library. Email a.smeraldi@csuohio.edu to sign up.

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Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

Thursday, March 6th, 2014

Friends of the Library Book Discussion - Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks March 26, 2014 at 3:00 in RT 503

Book cover for aleb's Crossing

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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Monday, March 3rd, 2014

Meet Local Author Laura Taxel on April 16: includes book signing

Laura Taxel

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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Friday, February 14th, 2014

Raising the Visibility of Elmer Brown and the Monumental Cleveland Murals

Raising the Visibility of Elmer Brown and the Monumental Cleveland Murals
Presentation: Wendy Partridge, Paintings Conservator, ICA-Art Conservation

Wednesday, February 26, 2014
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Cleveland State University
Student Center Ball Room, 3rd floor
Reinstallation of mural in the Student Center Ballroom

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

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


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


About the presenter

Wendy Partidge at workWendy Partidge at work in the lab.

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

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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Thursday, February 6th, 2014

Read-In Day to Celebrate Writing By and About Women: Sign up to read your favorite passage

National Women's History Month logo
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Noon - 1:00 pm
Read-In Day to Celebrate Writing By and About Women
Location: Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor east

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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Wednesday, February 5th, 2014

SYSTEMS ALERT : Library Services Restored

Scholar is back online. Access to Electronic Course Reserves and the Research databases from off-campus has been restored as well as the ability to search Scholar and request materials from OhioLINK.

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SYSTEMS ALERT : Unscheduled Disruption of Library Services

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

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

We are working to restore services as soon as possible.

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Thursday, January 30th, 2014

Bus Excursion to James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor: March 14

A view of Lawnfield
(Photo copied under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License)
Register today for the Friends of the Library Second Annual Spring Break BUS EXCURSION: MARCH 14, 2014!

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.


Fee: $40 (does not include cost of lunch
Choice of pickup locations:

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

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

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

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


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

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Friday, January 24th, 2014

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

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

2 Gentleman of Verona, 1979 Tom Hanks in Two Gentlemen of Verona, 1979.

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

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

2 Gentleman of Verona, 1979 From a production of Romeo & Juliet at the Great Lakes Exposition, 1936.

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

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

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

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

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Tuesday, January 21st, 2014

Can't Locate a Print Journal on the 4th Floor? Here's Help!

The Michael Schwartz Library is in the process of reorganizing its periodical collection. If you cannot find a print journal by title in our Print Journal Collection on the 4th floor:

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

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

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Tuesday, December 10th, 2013

Friends of the Library Book Discussions & Events for Spring 2014

Book cover for Destiny of a Republic

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

Laura Taxel

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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Monday, November 25th, 2013

Library Hours for the Thanksgiving Holiday

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

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

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

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Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

Remembering the JFK Assasination November 22, 1963 - PART 2

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

CONTINUED FROM PART 1.

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

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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Remembering the JFK Assasination November 22, 1963 - PART 1

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."

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

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

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

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

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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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013

EXHIBIT: The Destruction of the Polish Elite: Operation AB - Katyn

Book Cover for Destruction of the Polish Elite
The Michael Schwartz Library, in partnership with CSU's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Art Gallery, and Polish Studies Initiative, presents a historical exhibit, "The Destruction of the Polish Elite: Operation AB - Katyn" which sheds light on crimes perpetrated by the Third Reich and the Soviet Union at the beginning of World War II and poses questions about the scope of mutual cooperation between these regimes.

Discussion
Maria Szonert Binienda, President of the Libra Institute, will hold a discussion on this historical event on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at 4:00 pm near the exhibit area on the first floor of the Library. The book, titled The Destruction of the Polish Elite: Operation AB - Katyn will be made available for free to attendees.

Exhibit
The exhibit is divided into several thematic blocks. The first depicts the Soviet-German political and military alliance in the years 1939-1941, as well as the joint invasion of Poland, its partition and occupation, during which the cooperative powers introduced their destructive policy towards the citizens of the conquered country. The next sections present the two notorious criminal operations of 1940, first the Massacre in the Katyn Forests, and then the AB Operation*. Exhibit panels reconstruct preparations for the crimes, their course and the major culprits. The exhibit also presents profiles of several victims, including families that fell victim to both aggressors. Finally, the exhibit looks at the big picture of these operations, depicting their geographical range and documenting the lack of punishment for the vast majority of the Third Reich and the USSR officers responsible for these crimes.

This traveling exhibit was prepared by the Public Education Office of the Institute of National Remembrance, Poland and was made available to Cleveland State University by the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in Chicago. It is located in the Michael Schwartz Library, first floor east, and is open during regular library hours. It will be displayed through November 21, 2013.

*At the beginning of 1940 Germany began preparing the Ausserordentliche Befriedungsaktion--Special Pacification Operation; Operation AB. In connection with the planned activities in the west of Europe, a decision was made to arrest and murder all those suspected of any links to Polish conspiracy. The extermination action was at its highest intensity from May to July 1940.
For more information about the exhibit or lecture, please call 216-875-9734.

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Friday, November 1st, 2013

Math Emporium Grand Opening Celebration: November 19 @2:00

CSU Math Emporium logo
Join us for the Math Emporium Grand Opening Celebration on Tuesday, November 19 at 2:00 on the 2nd floor of the Michael Schwartz Library. The event will include a ribbon cutting, refreshments, and a demonstration of a new teaching approach that is changing the way students learn basic math.

The event is free but please register here.

The Math Emporium is a state-of-the-art learning center on the second floor of the Library (RT 230) where students can interact with adaptive MyMathLab Plus software and a highly skilled instructional team.

For more information, please call 216-875-9734.

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Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013

"Manry at Sea: In the Wake of a Dream" Octavofest event on October 29

Bob Manry aboard Tinkerbelle
Steve Wystrach, Director, Robert Manry Project, will present "Manry at Sea: In the Wake of a Dream," highlighting the remarkable story of the Clevelander who, in 1965, made a solo voyage across the Atlantic in his 13.5 foot sailboat, Tinkerbelle. The event, held in partnership with Octavofest and The Common Reading Experience, will be held on Tuesday, October 29 from noon to 1:00 p.m. on the first floor of the Michael Schwartz Library.

The presentation will include footage from Wystrach's documentary film trailer, Tinkerbelle Sails the Atlantic, photos surrounding the epic voyage, and the tale of how one man realized his improbable dream. Following the presentation, guests can play the life-size board game "Atlantic Adventure Race Game," peruse the Library exhibit "Adventure on the Atlantic: One Man's Voyage" , and enjoy refreshments.

The event is free and open to the general community. First-year students enrolled in ASC 101: Introduction to University Life must register here to attend.
More in Messing About in Boats from the Cleveland Memory Project.

For more information on Octavofest exhibits, programs, and workshops throughout Cleveland, please visit http://www.octavofest.org or call 216-875-9734.


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Friday, October 18th, 2013

Book Discussion/lecture: Subversive Sounds: Race and the Birth of Jazz in New Orleans

Subversive Sounds book cover

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".

Ohio Humanities Council logo

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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Thursday, October 17th, 2013

Copyright Basics: What you need to know to use copyrighted materials in your classes

Copyright Basics: What you need to know to use copyrighted materials in your classes

The Center for Teaching Excellence, in partnership with the Michael Schwartz Library, presents the first in a series of Copyright workshops for faculty on Tuesday, October 22 at noon in Main Classroom, room 103.

This workshop explores copyright from the standpoint of the consumer of information (in particular, educators)and how copyrighted information can be used in the classroom. Participants will learn what copyright is, it's purpose, the exclusive rights of the copyright holder and the limitation on those rights that allow use of protected materials. Participants will learn about the Fair Use Doctrine, how to determine if a use is fair use, and will be updated on recent legal cases involving use of copyrighted materials.

Register for this or future sessions by contacting cte@csuohio.edu.

November 5, 2013
Copyright and Multimedia Materials for the Classroom
noon - 1:00 pm
MC 103

This workshop will quickly review the purpose of the Copyright Law and then explore in more depth how that law provides for the use of multimedia materials such as images, films, music, etc., both in the face-to-face classroom and online instruction. The principle of "transformativeness" and how it applies to using copyrighted materials will be explored.

November 21, 2013
Copyright and Your Online Courses
noon - 1:00 pm
MC 101
In this workshop you will learn that the use of copyrighted materials differs depending upon how a course is delivered and why. The Copyright Law of 1976 allows a broader use of materials in face-to-face instruction than what is allowed in online courses. Learn how the Fair Use exemption may be more advantageous and allows greater use of copyrighted materials than the TEACH Act, which was specifically designed for distance education applications. Come and learn what approach Cleveland State University supports in regard to the use of copyrighted materials in online classes.


February 20, 2014
MC 103

Do You Own Your Intellectual Property? Author Rights, Creative Commons and Open Access Publishing
noon - 1:00 pm
Have you, as an author, ever signed over your intellectual property rights (copyright) to a publisher? Do you have to do that in order to get published in a prestigious journal? Come to this noon workshop to learn about Author Rights, Creative Commons Licenses, the Open Access movement, and CSU's Institutional Repository, EngagedScholarship@CSU. You have option that could benefit you and CSU! Register for this session by contacting cte@csuohio.edu.


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Octavofest event: Folding Book Art Workshop, October 22 at noon

examples of folding book art

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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Friday, October 11th, 2013

Friends of the Library/Common Reading Experience Book Discussion - Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life of Pi Books Cover

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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Monday, September 23rd, 2013

Octavofest 2013 Events at the Michael Schwartz Library

Octavofest Logo

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

Below are the events hosted by the Michael Schwartz Library:

Exhibits: September 30, 2013 - October 31, 2013

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

Lectures / Discussions / Workshops

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

Find out more about Octavofest.


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Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

Systems Alert: Access to Research Databases restored!

Access to the Library's Research databases from the Michael Schwartz Library website, Scholar, and Research Guides has been restored.

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Systems Alert: Access to Research Databases Temporarily Limited

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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Thursday, August 29th, 2013

Changes on Sundays at the Michael Schwartz Library

Starting Fall 2013, the Michael Schwartz Library will be open from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays throughout the semester with the exception of Sunday, September 1, and October 13, when the Library will be closed. In addition, due to budget constraints, only the first floor of the Library will be open on Sundays. We encourage anyone needing books from the upper floors to request them by Friday morning in order to have them on the Holds Shelf on the first floor ttp://library.csuohio.edu/information/rules/borrowing.html#pickup

If you have any comments about how the Library can make the first floor more conducive for your needs on Sundays, please let us know here: https://library.csuohio.edu/forms/suggbox.html

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Friday, August 16th, 2013

Main Entrance to Rhodes Tower/Library on Plaza Level Closed Until August 23rd

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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Monday, July 1st, 2013

Thursday, June 27th, 2013

Historical Checks from Huntington Bank on Display at the Library

A view of the Huntington display

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

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

The Exhibit is available during Library Summer Hours.

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

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Friday, May 17th, 2013

Michael Schwartz Library Summer Hours

Sun graphic

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

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

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

Alternative Weekend Locations:

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

Computer Labs on Campus:

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Monday7:30am-10pm8am-8pm7:30am-9pm7:30am-9pm
Tuesday7:30am-10pm8am-8pm7:30am-9pm7:30am-9pm
Wednesday7:30am-10pm8am-8pm7:30am-9pm7:30am-9pm
Thursday7:30am-10pm8am-8pm7:30am-9pm7:30am-9pm
Friday7:30am-5:30pm8am-8pm7:30am-5pm7:30am-5pm
Saturday9am-5:30pm8am-8pm7:30am-5pm7:30am-5pm
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Monday7:30am-9pm7:30am-9:30pm8am-10pm
Tuesday7:30am-9pm7:30am-9:30pm8am-10pm
Wednesday7:30am-9pm7:30am-9:30pm8am-10pm
Thursday7:30am-9pm7:30am-9:30pm8am-10pm
Friday7:30am-5pm7:30am-5:30pm8am-6pm
Saturday7:30am-5pmClosed8am-6pm
SundayClosedClosedClosed
  • Mobile Campus -- Borrow a laptop or iPad (SC 128)
    • Saturday - 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Sunday - Closed

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

Regular Library hours will resume on August 24, 2013.


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Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

Celebrate National Library Week with a book sale, local author book talk and more.

Celebrate National Library Week
National Library Week will be observed April 14-20, 2013. 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. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support.

The Michael Schwartz Library will host the following events in honor of National Library Week:
National Library Workers Day
Tuesday, April 16th
National Library Workers Day is a time to honor the contributions of all library workers, librarians, support staff, and others who make library services possible.

Explore Library Career Opportunities
Tuesday, April 16th 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
1st floor of the Library
Explore career opportunities in Library and Information Science and Information Architecture and Knowledge Management. A representative from Kent State University will be at the Michael Schwartz Library to answer your questions. Stop by!

Banned Books Reading
Tuesday, April 16th 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
1st floor of the Library
Join us for short passages from books that have been banned or challenged. Exercise your right to free speech.

Book Sale
Wednesday, April 17th 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
1st floor of the Library
Get great deals on hardbacks and paperbacks at the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library book sale.

Friends of the Library Annual Local Authors Book Talk
Thursday, April 18th 12:00 p.m.
MC 304
New York Times bestselling author Mary Doria Russell will be here to discuss her book Doc.

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Thursday, April 4th, 2013

Banned Books Reading

Banned Books equals Banned Ideas

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

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

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

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

Exercise your right of free speech!

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


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Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

Library Events for CSU Spring Open House 2013

Open HouseApril 6th

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

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

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


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Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013

Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Present Author Mary Doria Russell on April 18th

Mary Doria Russell and Doc book cover


VENUE CHANGED TO MAIN CLASSROOM (MC) 304

Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library
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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Monday, April 1st, 2013

37th Cleveland International Film Festival

Cleveland International Film Festival
April 3-14, 2013
At Tower City Cinemas

Check out the 37th Annual Cleveland International Film Festival. This year's festival is bigger and better than ever. With over 180 features and over 165 short films, there's something for everyone.

Tickets are $14, Students and Seniors are $12 with ID. Receive $2 off the ticket price by using your college discount code=CSU.

FREE College Day is April 9, 2013 for selected films (College ID required).

For more information, visit http://www.clevelandfilm.org/

Cleveland State University is a platinum sponsor.

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Friday, March 29th, 2013

Book discussion of Rachel Maddow's book Drift, April 4 at noon

Book cover for Drift

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

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

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

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


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Friday, March 1st, 2013

Extended Hours for the Michael Schwartz Library

New hours in the Library

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

The NEW hours will be as follows:

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

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


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Major Change in Access to Photographs in Special Collections at the Michael Schwartz Library

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

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

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

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Monday, February 25th, 2013

Read-In Day to Celebrate Writing by and about Women, March 20th--Invitation and Call for Reader

National Women's History Month logo

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

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

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

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

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

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Thursday, February 21st, 2013

EBSCO Scheduled System Maintenance Friday, February 22 - Saturday, February 23

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

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

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

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

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Friday, January 25th, 2013

Scheduled Upgrade to ARTstor Saturday, January 26 - Sunday, January 27

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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Thursday, January 24th, 2013

Take a Gone With the Wind excursion on March 15 with Friends of the Library

Gone With the Wind book cover

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

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

Pickup locations:

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

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

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

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

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

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Wednesday, January 23rd, 2013

Scheduled Maintenance on ARTstor Wednesday, January 23, 2013

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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Tuesday, January 15th, 2013

Problems with OhioLINK Services

OhioLINK is performing emergency maintenance on one of their servers today, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. Patrons may experience problems with several OhioLINK services during this maintenance, including the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, OhioLINK List of Databases, E-Journal Finder, OhioLINK Member Libraries database, and the Contact a Librarian referral service.

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Expansion of the Adaptive Technology Lab is Underway

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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Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

Disruption of Some EBSCOhost Functionality Saturday, Jan. 5th

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

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

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Thursday, December 20th, 2012

New Ways to Search for Articles & Journals Online!

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.

Article Search

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.

Journal Search

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


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Friday, December 14th, 2012

Disruption of Some EBSCOhost Functionality Tuesday, Dec. 18th

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

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

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Monday, December 3rd, 2012

Friends of the Library Book Discussion Series, Author Visit & More

Book Covers

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

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

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.

Mary Doria Russell

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.

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Monday, November 19th, 2012

Adoption's Hidden History: Featuring the Cleveland Debut of the Ann Fessler Film A GIRL LIKE HER

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."


About Montage Film Collection
Parts of "A Girl Like Her" include some footage from WKYC's award winning "Montage" series, which was produced from 1965 to 1979 by a special public affairs unit of WKYC-TV. This dramatic and professional film series focused on Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, emphasizing local history, personalities, and the contribution of Northeastern Ohio to the world. In 1980 the Montage series, consisting of more than 250 documentary films, was donated to Cleveland State University by NBC and Dennis Goulden, the Executive Producer. Fifty-three of those programs, formerly only available on 16-mm film and 3/4-inch videotape, have been digitized through the efforts of CSU's Michael Schwartz Library, and made available to a global audience. One of those powerful films, "I'll Never Get Her Back," about a woman who enters a maternity home in Cleveland to surrender her child for adoption will be shown from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. and again after the program.

Adoption Network Cleveland

About the panelists

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


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Monday, November 12th, 2012

Coming Soon! Changes to Electronic Course Reserves

Graphic of electronic documents
Effective Spring Semester 2013, the Michael Schwartz Library and the C | M | College of Law Library will replace the current Electronic Course Reserve system.

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

To prepare for this transition, we're asking faculty who plan on submitting electronic or paper Course Reserves for spring semester to do the following:

Review items in the present system and notify Course Reserve staff via email or phone by December 17, 2012 what materials you would like migrated to the new system. New course materials are being accepted as well. Course passwords will be provided to you upon receipt of your request.

For more information
For more information on the new system including faculty guidelines for submitting materials go to: http://researchguides.csuohio.edu/ecr

Joanne Cornelius
Electronic Course Reserve Supervisor, MSL
j.cornelius@csuohio.edu | 216-687-6954

Vern Morrison
Electronic Course Reserve Associate, MSL
v.morrison@csuohio.edu | 216-687-6929

Law Library faculty should contact:
Amy Burchfield
Head Access & Faculty Services, Law Library
a.burchfield@csuohio.edu | 216-687-6885

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Thursday, November 8th, 2012

Remembering George Dallas, the "Thanksgiving Santa Claus"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See more photos of the "Thanksgiving Santa Claus"


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Friday, November 2nd, 2012

Scheduled Disruption of Library Services Today, Friday, Nov. 2nd

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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Thursday, November 1st, 2012

Refworks & Copyright Workshops for Faculty

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.

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

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Monday, October 22nd, 2012

Still Covering the City With Lines; d.a. levy @70

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.

levy

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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Thursday, October 4th, 2012

Get In the Picture on Snapshot Day October 10th!

Snapshot Day

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.

Student in Library with Camera

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

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

About Snapshot Day State-Wide.

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

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Monday, October 1st, 2012

Octavofest 2012 Events at the Michael Schwartz Library

Octavofest Logo

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

  • Music in the Library: Books, Records, CDs, Scores, Photo Archive and more!
    October 1 - October 31
    Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor
    See this display of selected books, CDs, records, music scores and photos from the Michael Schwartz Library.
  • Domesday
    October 1 - October 31
    Michael Schwartz Library, 3rd floor

    An exhibit containing Domesday books and maps depicting William the Conqueror's great survey of England of 1086. Available for viewing during regular library hours.

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

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

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

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

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Friday, September 21st, 2012

Jennie Jones presentation at New CSU Art Gallery-- Saturday, September 22, 2012

Jennie Jones
Jennie Jones
Professional Architectural and Fine Art Photographer and Celebrated Author
Presenting
"Cleveland Inside/Outside"
Saturday, September 22, 2012
2:00 p.m.
The Galleries at Cleveland State University

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.


For more information, visit www.csuohio.edu/artgallery.

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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Thursday, September 20th, 2012

Cleveland Memory's "Beet Lady" Rose Thomas Featured in Poster for Archives Month in Ohio.

History Month Poster 2012

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.

Rose Thomas

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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Tuesday, September 4th, 2012

Friends of the Library 2012-2013 Book Discussions

Book Cover

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:

  • Iron Heel by Jack London: Thursday, February 14, 2013 at noon
  • Doc by Mary Doria Russell: Thursday, March 21, 2013 at noon
  • Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power by Rachael Maddow: Thursday, April 4 at noon

*"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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Friday, August 24th, 2012

Introducing: Your Personal Librarian!

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.

Screen shot of scheduler

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.

  • Click on the available time that's convenient for you.
  • Complete the short form.
  • Click on "Schedule Appt." button at the bottom of the form...
  • ...and then you're good to go!

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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Wednesday, July 18th, 2012

Bill Barrow, Special Collections Librarian, 2012 Recipient of Herrick Memorial Award

Jill Herrick and Bill Barrow
Bill Barrow (right) receives Herrick Award from Jill Herrick (left).

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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Monday, July 9th, 2012

Scheduled Disruption of Library Services Tuesday Morning, July 10th

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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Friday, June 22nd, 2012

The Cleveland Memory Project Marks a 10-Year Milestone

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:

Screenshot of the CMP homepage from June 2002
Screenshot of the CMP homepage from June 2002

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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Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

Cleveland Memory Rewind: 1982 - The Cleveland Press Calls It Quits

Last issue of the Press
Front page of last issue of Cleveland Press, 1982

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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Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

New Library Hours for Summer Semester

Michael Schwartz Library hours beginning Monday, June 4 through August 10, 2012

Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m.- 9:00 p.m. (new closing time)
Friday 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday CLOSED

Exceptional Days
Wednesday, July 4 Independence Day.......CLOSED

Visit https://library.csuohio.edu/information/hours.html for more information on the Library's hours.


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Friday, May 25th, 2012

Bill Barrow, Cleveland Memory, Receive Recognition from the Society of Ohio Archivists

Bill Barrow with SOA Award
Bill Barrow with SOA merit award plaque.

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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Friday, May 4th, 2012

Cleveland Memory Rewind: A Casino in Cleveland is Old News...

Performers at the Mayfair Casino
Performers at the Mayfair Casino. View image.

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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Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

Exhibit--Shirley Graham: Citizen of the World

Engaged Student Research:
Shirley Graham: Citizen of the World
Exhibit in the Michael Schwartz Library
1st floor
Through May 31, 2012

Shirley Graham

It began as an assignment to introduce dramaturgical research to students in ENG 347/547: African American Women Playwrights. The play to be researched was I Gotta Home, by Shirley Graham (DuBois), performed in Cleveland by the Charles Gilpin Players at Eldred Hall in 1939. Work in our Special Collections led one student to Tom-Tom, an opera written by Graham in 1932 when she was a student at Oberlin College. Further research revealed that Tom-Tom was performed at Cleveland Stadium, with an audience of 20,000. Tom-Tom was the first opera written by an African American female and earned Graham critical acclaim, yet it was never performed again. Not surprisingly, "Whatever happened to Tom-Tom?" became a research question with broad implications.

This project has presented an opportunity for three student scholars to create an exhibit designed to demonstrate the potential of literature in service to broader learning, to impact an audience beyond the classroom. In so doing, their collective research shares Graham's legacy with the university community and educates the Cleveland community of its critical connections to a woman who left footprints around the world.

Professor Adrienne Gosselin
English Department

The exhibit, Shirley Graham: Citizen of the World, which includes books, posters, photos and other memorabilia related to Shirley Graham (DuBois), is open during regular Library hours.


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Monday, April 2nd, 2012

Friends of the Library Book Discussion - The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Book Cover

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.

Paula McLain

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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Friday, March 30th, 2012

Cleveland Memory Salutes the CSU Poetry Center as it Turns 50!

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:

  • Poetry Center Scrapbook: Details the founding of the center and consists of various programs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence written by Turco.
  • The Lewis Turco Audio Collection: A series of audio recordings donated to Cleveland State University, includes recordings by prominent poets as well as recordings made at the Fenn College Poetry Center during its first years. Selected tapes from the collection are being digitized by library staff and will be made available online.

Additional Links:

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Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Journal Finder Will Be Unavailable 8-9 PM on Sat., March 24th

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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Thursday, March 15th, 2012

Library Events for CSU Open House Spring 2012

Open House March 31st

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:

  • Mapping Cleveland - 10:00 am
    Presented by Bill Barrow, Special Collections Librarian
    Location: Library Special Collections, 3rd Floor
  • Library: Online and In Person - 11:00 am AND 2:00 pm
    Presented by Kathy Dobda, Assistant Director for Public Services and the Head of Library Instruction.
    Location: Library LCLC.

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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Friday, March 9th, 2012

Read-In Day: Call for Readers and an Invitation

National Women's History Month logo

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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Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Library Hours during Spring Break

The Michael Schwartz Library will be open the following hours during Spring Break, March 11-18, 2012.

Sunday, March 11, 2012-CLOSED
Monday-Tuesday, March 12-13, 2012- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday-Thursday, March 14-15, 2012- 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, March 16-17, 2012- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, March 18, 2012-CLOSED
You may access the Library's online resources 24/7 at https://library.csuohio.edu.

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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

Friends of the Library Book Discussion - World and Town by Gish Jen

Book Cover for World and Town

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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"African Americans in Cleveland": New Display at the Michael Schwartz Library

A view of the Black History Month display

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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OhioLINK Alert

OhioLINK will be switching to a new book delivery vendor in early March.

This change may lead to minor delays in service as a new system is put in place. If you anticipate needing library materials at that time, OhioLINK recommends allowing for extra time to receive your requests.

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Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Protect Your Laptop With FrontDoorSoftware

Cleveland State University has partnered with FrontDoorSoftware to provide a free laptop theft-prevention and tracking package to CSU faculty, staff, and students.

In the event your laptop is stolen, FrontDoorSoftware allows you to remotely send a lockdown code to prevent the computer from being used, produce an audible anti-theft alert, display a "stolen computer" message, and track the laptop's approximate location through Google Maps. The service requires a one-time registration and software installation.

For more information, visit the IS&T homepage or the CSU FrontDoorSoftware website.

Help discourage theft by remembering never to leave your laptop or other valuables unattended in the Library or anywhere else on campus.

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Monday, January 9th, 2012

Friends of the Library 2012 Events

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

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

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.

Paris Wife

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.

Author, Paula McLain

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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Friday, December 16th, 2011

Happy Birthday, Cleveland State University!


Construction on Rhodes Tower, 1969. View image.

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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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

Cleveland Inside Outside: A Thirty Year Journey --Closing Reception and book signing

photo
Jennie Jones
Cleveland Inside Outside: A Thirty Year Journey
Closing Reception and book signing
Thursday, November 10th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

There will be a closing reception and book signing at the gallery to celebrate Jennie Jones' successful exhibition "Cleveland Inside Outside: A Thirty Year Journey", Thursday, November 10th, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Jennie's popular book, of same name, will be available for sale and signing by her that evening. Wine and light hors d'oeuvres will be served.

For more information about the Jennie Jones -- Cleveland Inside Outside: A Thirty Year Journey, or upcoming exhibitions, please contact the Bonfoey Gallery, 216.621.0178, or visit the company website at www.bonfoey.com

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Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Octavofest event: Last Chance to WatchART!

Octavofest Logo
Art Books Cleveland and Octavofest present your last chance to WatchART!


Sunday, October 30, 2011
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Morgan Conservatory
1754 East 47th Street, Cleveland

Artists work on book and paper projects while you watch--and even try your hand at their techniques

Artists include:
Judith Angelo: remaker of books, re-cycler of images, minister of texts
Shannon Bokman: book binder, wood worker, caterpillar stitcher
Gene Epstein: folder and cutter, finder of surprises behind every cover
Laura Martin: papercutter and bookmaker, all about the text
Rachel Morris: calligrapher and image wonderworker
Ellen Strong: conservator/restorer, making old books like new
Anne Weissman: book alterer, making new books out of old ones
Wait! There's more! Watch the 2011 ABC abecedarium exhibition, currently on view at the Morgan

More Octavfest programs can be found at octavofest.org.

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Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

23rd Annual Scholars & Artists Reception, October 27

Mark Tebeau
The Friends of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library present the 23rd Annual Scholars & Artists Reception, celebrating scholarly and creative achievements of CSU faculty, staff, and emeriti on Thursday, October 27, 2011 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m on the first floor of the Library.

The featured speaker is Mark Tebeau, Professor of History at CSU, Presenting "Mobile History: Teaching & Learning in the Age of Mobile Computing."

Professor Tebeau will explore how digital innovation, particularly the paradigmatic shift toward mobile computing, is remaking society. The breakneck pace and enormous scale of the technological transformation pose great challenges but also offer intriguing new possibilities for educators at both universities and K-12 settings. Using the Center for Public History + Digital Humanities" innovative mobile application Cleveland Historical, and its larger initiative Mobile Historical, as case studies, Professor Tebeau will explore how technological innovation can transfrom urban landscapes, museums, and schools into living laboratories for research, teaching, and learning.

Bring your Smartphone, download Cleveland Historical, and start tweeting your thoughts and ideas about the future of mobile technologies, using the hashtag #csu-mobile, as a way to begin generating ideas and discussions ahead of professor Tebeaus's lecture.

A reception will follow the program.

The Friends of the Library will exhibit materials such as books, scholarly papers, art, music, web sites, or similar works that University faculty, staff, and emeriti have published in the past year.

The event is free and open to the public, but call 216-875-9734 or email reservations by October 24 to reserve a seat.

Faculty , staff, and emeriti: Submit your scholarly works by Friday, October 21!

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CSU Faculty, Staff & Emeriti -- Call for Scholarly and Artistic Works

Faculty, staff, and emeriti are encouraged to submit materials they have published in the past year for the 23nd Annual Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Scholars and Artists reception, which will be held on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 3:00 p.m.. The Friends will exhibit materials such as books, scholarly papers, art, music, web sites, or similar works that University faculty, staff, and emeriti have recently published. Each submission will also be included in the Scholars and Artists Bibliography. Download the submission form and send it with your scholarly or artistic works by Friday, October 21 (extended deadline).

Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

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Monday, October 17th, 2011

Cleveland Public Library and Octavofest present Proceed and Be Bold! screening

Octavofest Logo
Cleveland Public Library and Octavofest present a free documentary screening
Proceed and Be Bold!@ the Capitol Theater
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
1390 W. 65th Street
Cleveland

At 40 years of age, Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. abandoned the traditional American Dream to follow his own. Unsatisfied with his comfortable, middle-class life, Amos traded in his computer for a printing press and his white collar for a pair of overalls. Armed with life, liberty, peanuts, and a meager yearly income of $7,000, Amos cranked out a new, mutinous declaration of independence. Proceed and Be Bold! joins Amos for a titillating retelling of his story, while examining the pretensions and provisions of the art world. The work of this self-proclaimed "Humble Negro Printer" raises emotionally-charged questions and reveals remarkable depth beneath the bold print. By learning the rules and then choosing to break them, Amos redefines what life (and letterpress printing) can be: exhilarating and subversive. His provocative sense of humor seeps out of every word he speaks and his radical philosophies on the American consciousness (or unconsciousness) will awaken any listless bystander. After experiencing Amos' humble journey, you'll never look at middle class life the same way again.

Proceed and Be Bold trailer.

Free and open to the public.

Call 216-651-7295 for more information.

More Octavfest programs can be found at octavofest.org.

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Thursday, October 13th, 2011

Art Books Cleveland and Octavofest present WatchART!

Octavofest Logo
Check-out WatchART, where book and paper artists work on projects in progress while you watch.

Sunday 16 October, 1:00 to 4:00 pm, in the Art Studio at Notre Dame College (228 Administration Building, 4545 College Road, S Euclid)

WatchedARTISTS! include

Bonné de Blas, maker of artist books in a multitude of styles
Gene Epstein, folder and cutter, finding surprises behind every cover
Laura Martin, still evolving paper cutter and book artist
Rachel Morris, calligrapher and image wonderworker
Ellen Strong, conservator/restorer, making old books like new
Anne Weissman, book alterer, making new books out of old ones

You CAN feed the artists!

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Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Photo of exhibit
Library Exhibit
"Engaged Learning in Times of War and Peace"
1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library
Through October 28, 2011
Open during regular Library hours


What was it like to be a poor child in Depression-era America? What kind of musical or other radio programming would teens have listened to in the era of World War II? How important were radio broadcasts to the dissemination of news before, during, and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor? How were draftees treated while serving in desegregating U.S. army during the Korean War? Why did so many veterans and other African Americans leave the American South as part of the Great Migration?

Photo of exhibit
During the month of October, an exhibit on the first floor of the Michael Schwartz Library, "Engaged Learning in Times of War and Peace," invites viewers to consider these and other questions while gaining a better understanding of the life experiences of American veterans of World War II and the Korean War. Beginning with the story of one soldier, Nathaniel Williams (1930-1978), the three-part exhibit includes books, films audio recordings, and other items from the Library and private collections.

For more information on related campus and community programs, please visit the The Cleveland Chautauqua web site. To learn more about the experiences of other veterans, visit African Americans, Fighting Two Battles. This online collection is a part of the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress.

For other information, contact
Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Associate Professor of History
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

216.523.7182
r.williams@csuohio.edu

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Cleveland Inside Outside: A Personal Photographic Journey 1981-2011 by Jennie Jones

Exhibit Poster
Cleveland Inside Outside
A Personal Photographic Journey
1981-2011

by Jennie Jones

Published by Orange Frazer Press

Release Date: October 14, 2011
Opening Exhibition and release
The Bonfoey Gallery
1710 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio


Availability:
The Bonfoey Gallery
Local Book Stores
Orangefrazer.com

Price: $49.95

Size: 12 x 12 hardbound/187 pages/full color


In 2010, Jennie Jones, a well-known photographer donated some 22,000 images to the Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections at Cleveland State University representing thirty years of her work. Arnold Berke, the Senior Contributing Editor of Preservation Magazine says "Her work is a priceless record of Cleveland's heritage of construction and design. She is a creative artist with strong individual aesthetics who has dedicated her life to sharing the beauty of Cleveland with the world."

In her introduction, Jennie Jones states: "We often hear that 'nothing ever seems so happen in Cleveland!'" This book dispels that myth with a visual record of the transformation of Cleveland's skyline with the renovation of Tower City Center and Playhouse Square, the construction of the BP building, Key Center, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Gateway and new football stadium. The first decade of this century has seen the growth of Cleveland State University, the beautification of Euclid Avenue, the expansion of the Cleveland Clinic, the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Institute of Art, University Hospital and the Case Western Reserve Campus."

Cleveland Inside Outside is a journey full of visual surprises with stunning photographs from 1981-2011. As a commercial architectural photographer, Jennie Jones was privileged to have worked on most of the major building sites in Cleveland. With her art history and fine art background, she was able to capture the beauty, strength and complexity of large construction sites. During her travels in and around the city of Cleveland she captured many other images that speak to the beauty of our great city.

It is a beautiful coffee table book that truly celebrates the best of Cleveland.

Meet Author and Photographer Jennie Jones
Friday, October 14, 2011
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Bonfoey Gallery
1710 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland Ohio
RSVP
216.621.0178 or
gallery@bonfoey.com

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Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

Help Your Library and Win a Free iPad! Take ebrarys Student E-book Survey!

Dear Students:

To help us better understand your e-book needs, we would like to request that you participate in a brief ebrary survey available http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5VW8TB3. It should take less than 20 minutes to complete, and almost all the questions are optional.

To show appreciation for your time, you will be entered into a drawing for a FREE iPad!

Thank you very much!

Carol Zsulya
Head, Collection Management;
Business/Economics Librarian
Communication Librarian

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The Library will be CLOSED on Columbus Day, Monday October 10, 2011

The Michael Schwartz Library will be CLOSED on Columbus Day, Monday October 10, 2011. You will still be able to access thousands of electronic journals, e-books, and other reference tools online at https://library.csuohio.edu

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Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Octavofest 2011 Events at the Michael Schwartz Library

Octavofest Logo

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:

  • You Can Map Anything
    Saturday October 1, 9am Monday, October 31, 5pm
    Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor
    Free and open to the public.

    An exhibit of books and atlases which illustrate how mapping techniques have been used to locate, explain, and depict the topography of our Earth, from its climate and natural resources, to the discovery voyages, man-made features, military campaigns, animal migrations, to views from outer space and much more.
  • Putting Cleveland on the Map: Publishers and Their Products Depicting Greater Cleveland
    Thursday, October 6th, 4pm 5:30pm
    Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections, RT 321
    Free and open to the public

    A talk by William (Bill) Barrow, Special Collections Librarian, Michael Schwartz Library. Lecture at the Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State UniversitySpecial Collections (RT 321) Barrow will talk about the history of map publishing in Cleveland, emphasizing the products -- the different types of maps and what they show -- but also discussing the publishers and their technologies. The first published map of Cleveland has a Currier & Ives connection, for example.

Other Octavofest highlights throughout the Cleveland area include:

  • A showing of the inspiring documentary film Proceed and Be Bold, about printmaker Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.
  • WATCH ART demonstrations on making books sponsored by Art Books Cleveland
  • A book and paper fair sponsored by the Northern Ohio Bibliographic Society of Cleveland
  • A Warhol Mania display of books on the famous pop artist, Andy Warhol, sponsored by The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Ongoing exhibits and lectures on at CPL, CMA, and other locations
  • Bookmaking classes and demonstrations throughout the month
  • Artists Show and Tell events in CPLs Treasure Room
  • Forums and presentations on rare books and book collecting.

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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Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY'S WRITERS & READERS SERIES KICKS OFF WITH JIMMY SANTIAGO BACA

Poet and author Jimmy Santiago Baca will tell his compelling story to at Cleveland Public Library this Saturday, September 24 at 2:00 p.m.
Baca had a troubled childhood and was a runaway at the age of thirteen. He was arrested on drug charges and served time in a maximum security prison, where he learned to read and write.. He has since gone on to publish 10 volumes of poetry, a collection of short stories, a novel, a memoir, a children's book, and two collections of stories for adolescents. He has devoted his life to writing and teaching others to overcome conflict in their lives, conducting hundreds of writing workshops in prisons, schools, community centers, libraries, and universities throughout the country.
The Cleveland Public Library's Writers & Readers series showcases the Library's role in promoting books and reading to the Greater Cleveland Community. All Cleveland Public Library Writers & Readers events are FREE and open to the public.


Where: Cleveland Public Library, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium
Corner of East 6th and Superior.

When: Saturday, September 24
2:00 p.m.

Cleveland Public Library is the place for all Clevelanders to dream, create and grow. CPL serves four million patrons annually at 28 branches across the city, lending more than 6.5 million items from a collection of more than 10 million. CPL's library services are also available at the Public Administration Library in City Hall, "The People's University on Wheels" Bookmobile, Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically Disabled, and the On the Road to Reading literacy van. CPL is the home for the Ohio Center for the Book, CLEVNET library cooperation, and KnowItNow24x7 virtual reference service.


For more information about Cleveland Public Library, please visit cpl.org.

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Thursday, September 8th, 2011

Join the celebration of our nation's heritage by participating in CSU's Constitution Day Events

Image of eagle and American Flag
Online Contest
Students can win the grand prize of a VikingCash Card valued at $75 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 (winners announced on September 16 at noon in the Library)!

Constitution Day Commemoration
Friday, September 16, 2011
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.

Film Presentation and Discussion
Mapp v. Ohio: A Discussion of the 4th Amendment and the Exclusionary Rule
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (reception to follow)
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Moot Courtroom
1 free hour of CLE pending

Call 216-687-2345 for more information

1957 Mug shots of Dollree Mapp
1957 Mug shots of defendant Dollree
Mapp from Cleveland Memory. View photo.
In honor of Constitution Day, please join Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and Cleveland State University for a premier showing of the film The Constitution Project: Search and Seizure* which features Mapp v. Ohio, a landmark United States Supreme Court case on the 4th Amendment arising in the Cleveland Area. After the film, Professor Jonathan Witmer-Rich will lead a discussion about the exclusionary rule: what should happen when the police illegally invade someone's privacy, in violation of the Fourth Amendment? He will discuss the history of the exclusionary rule, describe the continued debate about the wisdom of excluding reliable evidence in a criminal trial, and then lead the audience in a discussion of that debate.
*This film is a project of the Leonore Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania in partnership with the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands and it will not be officially released until Constitution Day 2012.

Displays
Visit two Constitution Day displays. The first, titled "We the People" is located on the 1st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library (in Rhodes Tower) and the Law display, which features information about the Mapp v. Ohio case, is located in the lobby near the entrance of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library.

Call 216-875-9734 for more information about Constitution Day.

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Monday, August 29th, 2011

Take a short quiz about the Constitution and enter to win FREE Viking Cash

Use the Library's web site to answer a few questions relating to the U.S. Constitution and enter to win the grand prize of a Viking Cash Card valued at $75 or one of two Viking Cash Cards valued at $25!

https://library.csuohio.edu/promos/constitution/

The drawing will be held at noon on Friday, September 16, 2011 in Rhodes Tower, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library during the Constitution Day Commemoration Celebration. Light refreshments will be provided.

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Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

Friends of the Library 2011-2012 Book Discussions

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

Book Cover

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.

Book Cover

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.

Book Cover

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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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Library Web Services Will Be Unavailable August 6th from 6:00 pm until 10:30 pm

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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Thursday, July 14th, 2011

New in Cleveland Memory - Mapp v. Ohio

Mug shot of Dollree Map
1957 mug shots of Dollree Mapp. View photo.

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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Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

OhioLINK Central Catalog Unavailable Thursday, July 7th

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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Tuesday, July 5th, 2011

Library Website To Be Offline Briefly Tues., July 5th, 2011

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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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

The Great Lakes Exposition: 75th Anniversary Exhibit

Crowds at the Great Lakes Exposition
Crowds at the Great Lakes Exposition. View image.
The Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library presents "The Great Lakes Exposition: 75th Anniversary" exhibit through August 12, 2011.

Held in the summers of 1936 and 1937, the Great Lakes Exposition was sprawled over 135 acres of land near Cleveland's lakefront from W. 3rd Street to East 20th Street.

Organized to celebrate the centennial year of the corporation of the city of Cleveland, the Great Lakes Exposition sought to highlight "the material, social and cultural progress which has been achieved in the Great Lakes Region in the past 100 years" and to "indicate the paths of progress for the future."

The Exposition featured hundreds of attractions, including rides, sideshows, botanical gardens, cafes, international communities, and more.

The Library Exhibit, located on the first floor of the Michael Schwartz Library, contains an assortment of photos, publications, and memorabilia, including postcards, souvenir books, pennants, matchbook covers, jewelry boxes, figurines, and much more! There is also a video which includes historical footage of the Exposition of 1936 and 1937.

The exhibit material was provided by Edward Oshaben, a private collector of Great Lakes Exposition memorabilia and Board Member of the Slovenian Museum and Archives. Additional images and materials were provided by the Michael Schwartz Library Special Collections.

For more information, visit Cleveland Memory's Great Lakes Exposition web page or call 216-687-6998.

The Great Lakes Exposition exhibit is open for viewing to the Campus Community and the general public during regular Library hours.

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Monday, June 27th, 2011

Problems with Research Databases in Firefox 5 and Google Chrome

We have confirmed that a few of the Library's research databases, including ARTstor and various Ebsco databases, are not yet fully supported in Firefox 4 & 5 (and in some cases Google Chrome). If you are having difficulties accessing articles with one of these browsers, please try using Internet Explorer or Firefox 3.6.

If you encounter any other technical problems with the Library's on-line research databases, please let us know using the form at https://library.csuohio.edu/forms/connect.html.

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Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Have questions or comments? Text us!

Do you have a quick question or comment for the Library? Send us a text message!*

To use this service, text CSULibrary to 66746 and then save 66746 as a contact in your phone called CSULibrary.

*Message and data rates may apply.

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Thursday, April 14th, 2011

Need Help Writing a Research Paper? The Writing Center has a Workshop for You!

Get help writing your paper at the Writing Center

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):

  • Selecting Sources for Your Focus
    Wed. Apr. 20 from 4-5 in LCLC Back
  • Selecting Sources for Your Focus
    Thurs. Apr. 21 from 12-1 in LCLC Back
  • MLA/APA Citation
    Wed. Apr. 27 from 4-5 in LCLC Back
  • MLA/APA Citation
    Thurs. Apr. 28 from 12-1 in LCLC Front
  • Style/Grammar in Research Writing
    Wed. May 4 from 4-5 in LCLC Back
  • Style/Grammar in Research Writing
    Thurs. May 5 from 12-1 in LCLC Back

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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Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for a chance to win

Stay up-to-date with all the happenings at the Michael Schwartz Library by liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter and be entered to win a library prize pack. You can find us on Facebook here or follow us on Twitter here. The drawing will be held on Monday April 18, 2011.

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Friday, April 8th, 2011

Come Write In! Script Frenzy has come to Michael Schwartz Library

Come write in logo


The Michael Schwartz Library is hosting Come Write In! A Script Frenzy, a nationwide initiative, from Monday, April 11 to Friday, April 15.

Script Frenzy encourages participants to come into the Library to write 100-page novels or scripts. The event is open to students, faculty, staff and the general public. Participants can gather in the Connection Lounge 2 area, which is located on the south east side of the first floor of the Library, and are welcome to bring their own laptops.

For more information, contact Barbara Florjancic at 216-875-9734 or b.florjancic@csuoh.edu.

Also, for those interested, here are some scriptwriting resources to get participants started in this worldwide event, where 20,000 people are expected to participate:

Intro To Screenwriting
Five Ways To Start a Script
Reach for The Evocative Word
Five Mistakes a Beginning Writer Should Avoid
A Brief Primer On Things Not To Do When Screenwriting
Things I've Learned Writing Sketch Comedy

Written by Sergio Wilkins, CSU Communications Student

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Thursday, April 7th, 2011

RefWorks Workshop: Find Out How to Save Time When Doing Research and Writing Papers

This poor girl needs RefWorks STAT!

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:

  • Organize your research
  • Include citations while you write your paper
  • Build a bibliography in a variety of formats
  • Import references from many data sources
  • Create bibliographies in different document formats (Word, RTF, HTML, etc.)

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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Citation Databases Workshop

Research Strategies Using Citation Databases: Scopus and ISI Web of Science

The Michael Schwartz Library will be presenting "Research Strategies Using Citation Databases: Scopus and ISI Web of Science,"
Tuesday, April 19 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM in RT 401 in the Library
.

This seminar will cover the features of Scopus, our newly acquired database, and how it differs from ISI Web of Science, including: a discussion of the Web of Science upgrade and how to determine number of citations, impact factor, h-index, and eigenfactor.

Faculty, staff, graduate, and undergraduate students are welcome. Light refreshments will be available.

To reserve a seat, please call 216-875-9734 or email reservations.

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Monday, April 4th, 2011

Celebrate National Library Week with Cupcakes, a Book Sale, and More

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.

  • National Library Week Kick-Off
    Monday April 11 at 12 p.m. 1st floor of the Library
    Join us as we kick off the week with the National Library Week Proclamation and enjoy some light refreshments and giveaways.
  • National Library Workers Day
    National Library Worker's Day
    Tuesday April 12
    National Library Worker's Day is a time to honor the contributions of all library workers, librarians, support staff, and others who make library services possible.
  • RefWorks Workshop
    Tuesday April 12 at 4 p.m. in RT 502
    Find out more about this citation management software and how it can make doing research and writing papers much easier.
  • Joe Jackson Book Cover
    Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Annual Local Authors Book Talk
    Wednesday April 13 at 3 p.m. RT 503
    The Friends Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series will feature Cleveland author Kelly Boyer Sagert, who will visit CSU on April 13th to discuss her book, Joe Jackson: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters).
  • Book Sale-Thursday
    April 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1st floor of the Library
    Get great deals on hardbacks and paperbacks at the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library book sale.

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Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Window Farms

Window Farms graphic
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
12:15 pm to 1:00 pm
Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor, West Connection Lounge

"Window Farms"
Barbara Strauss
Assistant Director of Technical Services, Michael Schwartz Library
and Erika Franz
Graduate Assistant at the Levin College of Urban Affairs

Would you believe that CSU Michael Schwartz Library is growing vegetables in a window farm? Join the Common Reading Experience discussion on this topic, explore the Window Farms Project and see how it works first-hand; and handle new library materials on the issue of food sustainability. "Window Farms" will be presented by Barbara Strauss, Assistant Director of Technical Services, Michael Schwartz Library and Erika Franz, Graduate Assistant, Levin College of Urban Affairs on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 from 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm in the Library's West Connection Lounge.

Based on No Impact Man by Colin Beavan, which all first-year students enrolled in ASC 101: Introduction to University Life must read as part of their orientation to University Life. No Impact Man follows 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.

In addition to first-year students, CSU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend the "Windows Farm" presentation on April 6th and the final Common Reading Experience Event this spring:

Monday, April 18, 2011
Noon to 2:00 pm
Michael Schwartz Library, RT 325, Viewing room

"Viewing and Discussion: No Impact Man Documentary"
Fran Mentch, Social and Behavioral Sciences Librarian,
Michael Schwartz Library

For more information, visit the Common Reading Experience website at https://library.csuohio.edu/cr/ or contact Claudia Lilie, Coordinator, First Year Experience, Undergraduate Studies at 216.687.3734 or c.lilie53@csuohio.edu

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Library Web Services Will Be Offline 10 pm Wednesday, April 6th - 7 am Thursday, April 7th

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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Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Common Reading Experience Presentation

Book Jacket
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Noon to 1:00 pm
Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor east

"Engaging With Our Impact: A Story in Pictures"
Professor Allyson Robichaud, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, CSU


Pictures can speak louder than words. This presentation will provide visual evidence of the ways in which humans live on and impact the planet along with images of things worth preserving.

About the Common Reading Experience
First-year students enrolled in ASC 101: Introduction to University Life will share the common experience of reading No Impact Man by Colin Beavan.

The goal of this common reading program is to create a shared learning experience that fosters student engagement, retention, and personal development beyond the classroom. In pursuing this initiative, CSU joins college campuses throughout the country that make this part of the freshman year experience. Although directed primarily at freshmen, the Common Reading Experience committee hopes to engage the entire campus in this reading experience through promoting the book in other courses and sponsoring campus-wide activities to highlight the reading and its intersection with different disciplines and issues.

In this year's book, No Impact Man,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. This is the sensational, funny, and consciousness-raising story of how they did it.

CSU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend the presentation on March 23 at noon on the first floor of the Library and the two final Common Reading Experience Events this spring:


Wednesday, April 6, 2011
12:15 to 1:00 pm
Michael Schwartz Library, West Connection Lounge

"Window Farms"
Barbara Strauss, Assistant Director, Technical Services
Michael Schwartz Library, CSU

Monday, April 18, 2011
Noon to 2:00 pm
Michael Schwartz Library, RT 325, Viewing room

"Viewing and Discussion: No Impact Man Documentary"
Fran Mentch, Social and Behavioral Sciences Librarian,
Michael Schwartz Library

For more information, visit the Common Reading Experience website at https://library.csuohio.edu/cr/ or contact Claudia Lilie, Coordinator, First Year Experience, Undergraduate Studies at 216.687.3734 or c.lilie53@csuohio.edu

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Monday, March 21st, 2011

New in Cleveland Memory

Collecting sap from maple trees, 1952
Norma Carver, Judy Thrasher, and Clayton Thayer, with oxen,
Duke & Don, collect sap from maple trees, 1952. View image.

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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Thursday, March 17th, 2011

International Year of Chemistry 2011 Presentations Available Online

Dr. Jerry Mundell
Dr. Jerry Mundell from the CSU Chemistry Dept. provides a
moment of "enlightenment" during his chemistry demos.

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:

  • Chemistry is for the Birds - with Dr. Dwight Chasar, American Chemical Society Tour Speaker, Research Scientist, and Ornithologist. From the simplicity of bird poop to the complexity of bird DNA analysis, find out how chemistry is playing a big role in understanding bird dynamics.
  • 100 Years of Chemistry in Cleveland - with Dr. Helen Mayer, Research and Development Manager for Applied Sciences Group, GrafTech International; Archivist/Historian for the Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society discusses the state of the chemical industry in Cleveland in 1909, the advancements the industry has made and the chemical historical landmarkes of ACS-Cleveland Section over the past 100+ years.
  • Chemistry Demonstrations - Dr. Jerry Mundell from the CSU Chemistry Department demonstrates different chemical and physical reactions in a very entertaining and educative presentation.

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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

World Water Day-March 22, 2011

World Water Day logo
Check out the Library's display about World Water Day located on the east end of the first floor of the Library.

About World Water Day

This is the first time in human history that most of the world's population live in cities: 3.3 billion people ...and the urban landscape continues to grow.
38% of the growth is represented by expanding slums, while the city populations are increasing faster than city infrastructure can adapt.

The objective of World Water Day 2011 is to focus international attention on the impact of rapid urban population growth, industrialization and uncertainties caused by climate change, conflicts and natural disasters on urban water systems. This year theme, Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge, aims to spotlight and encourage governments, organizations, communities, and individuals to actively engage in addressing the challenges of urban water management.

Click here for more information.

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Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Library Hours for Spring Break

The Library will be open the following hours during Spring Break, March 13-20, 2011:
Sunday
CLOSED
Monday-Tuesday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday-Thursday
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday
CLOSED

Click here for the Library's hours.

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Monday, March 7th, 2011

Zora Neale Hurston

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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Cleveland Public Library Presents "Three Men and a Book" to Launch the Real Men Read Initiative

Cleveland Public Library has partnered with three Cleveland City Councilmen to launch Real Men Read, an initiative to reinforce that leaders are readers. The first stage of the initiative features Councilmen Eugene Miller, TJ Dow and Kevin Conwell as they present "Three Men and a Book," a book discussion by men, for men on their lunch hour. The first session tackles the topic of leadership, Thursday, March 31, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., and will take place in the Louis Stoke Wing Auditorium, Easth Sixth and Superior.

Leadership is the first of three distinct sessions to engage men in their professional and personal lives--3 sessions, 3 topics. Instead of using one book to provide the framework for the session, each councilman will bring their favorite books on the topic, and they encourage men to do the same to help drive the discussion.

Free boxed lunches will be provided to anyone who registers in advance at www.cpl.org, email programs@cpl.org, or call 216.623.2921.

Complete schedule for Three Men and a Book:
Session I: Leadership -- March 31
Session II: Networking -- June 23
Session III: Relationships -- September 9

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Friday, March 4th, 2011

Friends of the Library Book Discussion of The Line by Olga Grushin--March 30

Book cover for The Line
Join the Friends of the Library on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 3:00 in the Michael Schwartz Library, RT 503 to discuss the transformative novel, The Line by Olga Gurshin. Richard Fox, the Head of CPL's Popular Library, will lead book discussion.

Gurshin'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.

Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series Continues on April 13

The Friends welcome local author Kelly Boyer Sagert, who will discuss her book, Joe Jackson, A Biography (Baseball's All-time Greatest Hitters. Sagert's biography of "Shoeles Joe" traces the life of one of baseball's master hitters and one of its most controversial players. Discussion followed by a question-and-answer session and book signing. Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to the public, but call 216-875-9734 or email reservations to reserve a seat.

More on Kelly Boyer Sagert's book talk

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Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library Presents a Women's History Month Special Event

Paula McLain
Author, Paula McLain
Ohio Center for the Book at Cleveland Public Library will present author Paula McLain on Saturday, March 5 at 2:00 p.m., in a Women's History Month special event. This free, multimedia program is open to the public, and will take place in the Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, East Sixth and Superior. A question-and-answer session will follow Ms. McLain's talk and books will be available for signing, on sale courtesy of A Cultural Exchange.

McLain's second novel, the Paris Wife, has been published to rave reviews around the country. Hailed by Town and Country, Booklist, The Christian Science Monitor and January Magazine as one of the hottest books of the new year, The Paris Wife has been excerpted in Good Housekeeping and is an IndieBound Next Great Read selection for the month of March.

Kirkus Reviews called it "imaginative, elegantly written...evocative and moving--a pleasure to read," and Publishers Weekly said it is a "vivid addition to the complex-woman-behind-the-legendary-man genre."

Told in the voice of Ernest Hemingway's first wife, Hadley Richardson, the novel offers an intimate portrait of bohemian life in 1920s Paris. Featuring the literary stars of the era--F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald, Sherwood Anderson, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein, and Alice B. Toklas--The Paris Wife tells the story of a youthful marriage with all its joys and heartaches, its hopes and disappointments.

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, and has been a resident at both Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony.

She lives in Cleveland Heights with her children.

For more information, please visit cpl.org

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Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Read-In Day to Celebrate Writing by and about Women, March 24th--Invitation and Call for Reader

Women's History Month logo
In celebration of Women's History Month, the Library, in conjunction with the English Department and the Poetry Center, is hosting a Read-In Day in the Library from noon to 1:00 on Thursday, March 24. 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 or b.s.walker@csuohio.edu to discuss your selection and to schedule a time (limited to 5 minutes). Time slots are filling up quickly--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.

--by Sergio Wilkins, Communication Major, CSU

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Common Reading Experience

Book Jacket
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Noon to 2:30 pm
Michael Schwartz Library
RT 325 Viewing Room

"Viewing and Discussion: No Impact Man Documentary"
Anthony Adkisson, Instructor
Introduction to University Life, CSU

First-year students enrolled in ASC 101: Introduction to University Life will share the common experience of reading No Impact Man by Colin Beavan.

The goal of this common reading program is to create a shared learning experience that fosters student engagement, retention, and personal development beyond the classroom. In pursuing this initiative, CSU joins college campuses throughout the country that make this part of the freshman year experience. Although directed primarily at freshmen, the Common Reading Experience committee hopes to engage the entire campus in this reading experience through promoting the book in other courses and sponsoring campus-wide activities to highlight the reading and its intersection with different disciplines and issues.

In this year's book, No Impact Man,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. This is the sensational, funny, and consciousness-raising story of how they did it.

CSU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend the "Viewing & Discussion: No Impact Man Documentary" on March 9 at noon in RT 325 and three other Common Reading Experience Events this spring:

Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Noon to 1:00 pm
Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor east

"Engaging With Our Impact: A Story in Pictures"
Professor Allyson Robichaud, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, CSU

Wednesday, April 6, 2011
12:15 to 1:00 pm
Michael Schwartz Library, West Connection Lounge

"Window Farms"
Barbara Strauss, Assistant Director, Technical Services
Michael Schwartz Library, CSU

Monday, April 18, 2011
Noon to 2:00 pm
Michael Schwartz Library, RT 325, Viewing room

"Viewing and Discussion: No Impact Man Documentary"
Fran Mentch, Social and Behavioral Sciences Librarian,
Michael Schwartz Library

For more information, visit the Common Reading Experience website at https://library.csuohio.edu/cr/ or contact Claudia Lilie, Coordinator, First Year Experience, Undergraduate Studies at 216.687.3734 or c.lilie53@csuohio.edu

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Friday, January 21st, 2011

Network Outage for the Entire CSU Campus Saturday January 22, 6:30pm until 10:30pm

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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Friday, January 14th, 2011

Celebrate International Year of Chemistry at CSU Michael Schwartz Library

International Year of Chemistry logo

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.
Presentations
Experts in the field of chemistry will make presentations in the Michael Schwartz Library (first floor), located in Rhodes Tower, at 1860 East 22nd Street. All events are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.

Wednesday, January 26; 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Dwight Chaser, Presenting
"Chemistry is for the Birds"


Dr. Dwight Chasar, American Chemical Society Tour Speaker, Research Scientist, and Ornithologist will present an illustrated lecture titled "Chemistry is for the Birds." The chemical pigments that give birds color, the chemicals that birds use for survival in the wild, chemicals that nearly extirpated raptors, and the use of stable isotopes to understand bird migration will be discussed. From the simplicity of bird poop to the complexity of bird DNA analysis, chemistry is playing a big role in understanding bird dynamics. This will replace Joshua Montague's presentation on the chemistry of making chocolate.

Wednesday, February 9; 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Helen Mayer, Research and Development Manager for Applied Sciences Group, GrafTech International; Archivist/Historian for the Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society, will give a talk entitled: "100 Years of Chemistry in Cleveland"(replacing Dr. Joe Gorse's talk). In 2009, the Cleveland Section of the American Chemical Society celebrated 100 years of association with the national American Chemical Society. The Cleveland Section is noted for the number of historical events in chemistry that happened here. The section has been honored by six Chemical Historical Landmarks which will be featured in this lecture.--This event replaces Dr. Joe Gorse's talk titled, "BioDiesel at Baldwin-Wallace College: Making Fuel from Used French Fry Grease," which has been canceled.


Wednesday, February 16; 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Michael Kalafatis, presenting
"Modulation of Cell Death in Cancer"


Dr. Michael Kalafatis, Chemistry Department, Cleveland State University, will present his research: "Modulation of Cell Death in Cancer."

Wednesday, February 23; 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Dr. Jerry Mundell/Dr. Anne O'Connor, Chemistry Department, Cleveland State University, will perform chemistry demonstrations

Presentations sponsored by Amalgamated Tuna Company

Exhibit
A 2011 International Year of Chemistry Exhibit will be displayed on the first floor of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library through February 2011 during regular library hours. Display materials include the history of chemistry timeline, a 12-foot DNA Molecule model, a thematic periodic table display, and more. A display of circulating books on chemistry and informational brochures about careers in chemistry will also be available.

For more information about the events or the display, please contact Theresa Nawalaniec, Sciences and Engineering Librarian, at 216-687-3504 or t.nawalaniec@csuohio.edu.

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Thursday, January 6th, 2011

Ohio's Heritage Northeast is Temporarily Unavailable

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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Thursday, December 16th, 2010

Cleveland Memory Pays Tribute to Bob Feller (1918-2010)

Bob Feller

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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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Change in Library Hours

Due to the unexpected rescheduling of some finals, the Michael Schwartz Library will be open the following hours this week and next week:
  • Thursday December 16, 2010-7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Friday December 17, 2010-7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Saturday December 18, 2010-8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Sunday December 19, 2010-12 p.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Monday December 20, 2010-7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
  • Tuesday December 21, 2010-7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Wednesday December 22, 2010-8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Thursday December 23, 2010-8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Friday December 24-Sunday January 2-The Library will be CLOSED.

  • Click here for all of the Library's hours.

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    Friday, December 10th, 2010

    Author Kelly Boyer Sagert to visit CSU for book discussion of Joe Jackson: A Biography

    Book cover for Joe Jackson biography
    Friends of the Library Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series
    Author Kelly Boyer Sagert discussing her book:
    Joe Jackson: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters)
    Wednesday, April 13, 2011
    3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Rhodes Tower, Room 503


    The Friends Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series will feature Cleveland author Kelly Boyer Sagert, who will visit CSU on April 13, 2010 to discuss her book, Joe Jackson: A Biography (Baseball's All-Time Greatest Hitters).

    "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's rise from the cotton mills of the American South to the big cities of the North is a classic American tale of rags to riches. Born of sharecropping parents in South Carolina, Jackson's perfect swing and legendary fielding ability would make him a star in the Major Leagues. Unfortunately, Jackson's legend was interrupted by his alleged involvement in baseball's darkest chapter, the Black Sox Scandal of 1919, which ultimately banished him to participation in "outlaw" baseball leagues. Kelly Boyer Sagert recounts all phases in this legendary hitter's life--from mill worker to major league outfielder, to a central figure in a national scandal, and later, to his ventures as an entrepreneur and sometime ballplayer.

    Kelly Boyer Sagert
    Kelly Boyer Sagert is a full time writer and editor who has sold over 1,000 pieces of her writing to magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, web sites and literary journals. She has written nine books, as well, and contributed material to more than one dozen other books --from http://www.kbsagert.com/.
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    There will also be a question and answer session followed by a book signing. Books will be on sale before and after the book talk, courtesy of the CSU bookstore. Refreshments will be provided.
    This event is free and open to the general public. Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

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    Friends of the Library Spring Book Discussions

    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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    Thursday, December 9th, 2010

    The Michael Schwartz Library will be CLOSED December 24, 2010 through January 2, 2011

    All offices at the University will be CLOSED December 24th-January 2nd including the Michael Schwartz Library. We know that many of you will continue to need to do research or have a place to study so here are some options for whatever you may need:

    Access to journals, ebooks, virtual reference desk, etc.

    Visit us online at https://library.csuohio.edu/ for access to our Research Databases which will allow you to search 54,000 journals, some with full-text, browse over 90,000 e-books, or get access to dictionaries, encyclopedias, biographical sources, maps, quotations, statistics and much more at the Virtual Reference Desk.

    If you have materials due during the time we are closed
    Some materials, mostly OhioLINK books, may be due during the time we are closed. In order to avoid fines, you may renew materials online (if available), return materials to our book drop located on the plaza in front of Rhodes Tower, or return materials on January 3, 2011. Any materials that are returned after January 3rd, which have not been renewed, will accrue fines back to the date it was originally due.

    Ordering OhioLINK books

    OhioLINK materials can still be ordered here and picked up on campus, January 3rd. Don't want to wait? Use OhioLINK's pick-up anywhere service which allows you to have your materials sent to any of the over 80 OhioLINK institutions including Cuyahoga County Public Libraries (you may want to check with the institution you choose to verify their hours). To use pick-up anywhere, just change the Pickup Institution and Location when you are ordering your materials.

    Looking for a place to study or access to more materials?
    Check out Cleveland Public Library located on Superior Avenue between E. 3rd and E. 6th streets. Click here for Maps & Directions. CPL's main branch is open Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. They will be CLOSED December 24-26 and December 31-January 2nd. Looking for a library outside of downtown? Check out one of CPL's 30 branches or one of Cuyahoga County Public Library's branches

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    Monday, December 6th, 2010

    Monday, November 29th, 2010

    Annual CSU Learning Communities Poster Day Event Dec. 8th, 11am to 1pm in the Michael Schwartz Library

    Poster day at the Michael Schwartz Library

    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 at the Michael Schwartz Library

    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.

    Poster day at the Michael Schwartz Library

    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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    Monday, November 22nd, 2010

    Library Hours for November 22-28, 2010

    The Michael Schwartz Library will be open the following hours this week:

    • Monday-Wednesday 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    • Thursday-Friday CLOSED
    • Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Sunday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

    For a complete list of Library Hours, click here

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    Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

    CANCELLED! Network Outage for the Entire CSU Campus Saturday November 20, 9pm until 1am

    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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    Monday, November 15th, 2010

    Special Collections at the Michael Schwartz Library Wins 2010 OHRAB Achievement Award

    Bill Barrow receiving plaque
    (From left) Glenda Thornton, Bill Barrow & Jill Tatem.

    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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    Monday, November 8th, 2010

    The Library will OPEN on Veteran's Day, Thursday November 11, 2010

    The Michael Schwartz Library will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday November 11, 2010. For a complete list of the Library's hours, click here

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    Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

    Common Reading Experience Presentation

    Window Farms
    "Windows Farms"
    Thursday, November 4, 2010
    12:15 pm - 1:00 pm
    Sweet Room, Levin College of Urban Affairs


    What if CSU decided to grow its own food? Join the Common Reading Experience discussion on this topic, explore the Window Farms Project, and handle new library materials on the issue of food sustainability. "Window Farms" will be presented by Barbara Strauss, Assistant Director of Technical Services, Michael Schwartz Library and Molly Schnoke, Project Coordinator, Levin College of Urban Affairs on Thursday, November 4 from 12:15 pm - 1:00 pm in the Sweet Room Levin College of Urban Affairs.

    Based on No Impact Man by Colin Beavan, which all first year CSU students must read as part of their orientation to University life. No Impact Man follows 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.
    In addition to first-year students, CSU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend.

    For more information, visit the Common Learning Experience website at https://library.csuohio.edu/cr/ or contact Claudia Lilie, Coordinator, First Year Experience, at 687-3734 or c.lilie53@csuohio.edu.

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    Monday, October 25th, 2010

    Octavofest 2010 celebrations continue--From Old to New: An Evening of Book and Art@CSU

    Octavofest Logo
    Celebrate the Book and Paper Arts at Octavofest 2010.
    Octavofest celebrations continue at Cleveland State University

    From Old to New: An Evening of Book and Art@CSU

    Wednesday, October 27, 2010
    "Reimagining the Book--The Revolution in 16th Century" Publishing"

    4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
    In the Michael Schwartz Library, RT 401
    Presentation by Amy Crist
    Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Paper Conservation
    Cleveland Museum of Art

    Tour CSU's fabulous new Student Center
    5:30 pm
    with Sandra Emerick, Associate Dean of Students

    Dinner -- On your own, at Bar Uno Restaurant in the Student Center or at a variety of eateries in the area

    "Building an E-Book from the Ground Up"
    7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    in the CSU Student Center, room 313
    Presentation by Barbara Strauss, Head Technical Services, Michael Schwartz Library
    and Shawn Simmons, Art Books Cleveland

    Exhibits

    October 1 - October 31, 2010

    "Early Eighteenth Century Books on French Bridge Engineering in the Wilbur J. & Sara Ruth Watson Bridge Book Collection"

    In Special Collections (3rd floor), Michael Schwartz Library

    "Ohio Constitutional History Preserved"
    In the Atrium of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

    Paper and Poems: Installation by Cleveland poet and visual artist Jim Lang"
    At the CSU Art Gallery

    Click here for more information about Octavofest events at CSU.

    For additional information about all Octavofest events and programs throughout the month of October, please visit Octavofest or call 216-687-2475.



    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. Founding members: Art Books Cleveland, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library, Morgan Conservatory.

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    Friday, October 22nd, 2010

    OhioLINK warning message

    Many users requesting materials through OhioLINK are currently getting an error message stating that "We recommend that you close this web page and do not continue to this website."

    Here is the explanation from OhioLINK:

    We installed a new SSL certificate on the Central Catalog and this is causing a problem with IE and Firefox browsers when hitting the Request This Item button. A screen comes up saying "There is a problem with this website's security certificate".
    There's three options offered:

    Click here to close this webpage
    Continue to this website (not recommended)
    More information

    If the user clicks on "Continue to this website", they will get a pop-up window, where they need to click on "Yes" to continue. This will take them to the
    appropriate authentication screen. The user will then click on their institution and will again get the pop-up window from IE or Firefox. Answer "yes" again and you will be taken to the screen where you enter your name and ID. The user will enter their name and ID (and PIN if called for), selects a pickup location and hit the Submit button. Again you will get the popup window. Answer "Yes" again and the request will be made.

    We apologize for all these extra steps to get the request completed. We're working with III on fixing this and hope to have it resolved soon.

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    Thursday, October 14th, 2010

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

    Banned Books equals Banned Ideas

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

    Come and read an excerpt of it at the
    Banned Books Reading
    Tuesday, November 2, 2010
    12:00 to 1:00 pm
    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
    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 the 1st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library on Tuesday, November 2 at noon 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 at https://library.csuohio.edu/research/portals/freedom.html or the Library's Banned books display 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 David Edwards, CSU student and member of the Society for Professional Journalists at poca762003@yahoo.com.

    Exercise your right of free speech!

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

    Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-10-14 09:10:50. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

    Check out our new displays in Special Collections

    From the Schreckengost display
    From the Viktor Schreckengost display

    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.

    From the Schreckengost display
    From the Octavofest exhibit

    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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    Friday, October 8th, 2010

    Thursday, October 7th, 2010

    Friends of the Library Book Discussion--No Impact Man by Colin Beavan

    Book Cover
    Book Discussion led by Richard Fox
    No Impact Man
    by Colin Beavan
    Wednesday, November 3,2010
    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, lead the final book discussion of the fall semester.

    Wednesday, November 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 envioronmental 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 sensatioanl, funny. and consciousness-raising story of how they did it. With No Impact Man/, Beavan found that no-impact living is worthwhile--richer, fuller, and more satisfying in the bargain. No Impact Man is this year's book for the Common Reading Experience.

    Spring book discussions include Little Bee by Chris Cleave, Wednesday, February 23 and The Line by Olga Grushin, Wednesday, March 30. Find out more about upcoming Friends of the Library Book Discussion.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-10-07 09:41:32. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, September 29th, 2010

    Celebrate the Book and Paper Arts at Octavofest

    Exciting events and programs during October 2010!

    Octavofest Logo

    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.

    "...an event designed to give Clevelanders & others from Northeast Ohio yet another point of pride."

    "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.

    Art Book by Bonne du Blas
    Artists' Books by Bonné de Blas

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-09-29 08:37:36. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Faculty, Staff, and Emeriti--Call for Scholarly and Artistic Works

    Faculty, staff, and emeriti are encouraged to submit materials they have published in the past year for the 22nd Annual Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Scholars and Artists reception, which will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2010. The Friends will exhibit materials such as books, scholarly papers, art, music, web sites, or similar works that University faculty, staff, and emeriti have recently published. Each submission will also be included in the Scholars and Artists Bibliography. Download the submission form and send it with your scholarly or artistic works by Wednesday, October 20.

    Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-09-29 08:36:13. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, September 27th, 2010

    Friends of the Library Scholars & Artists Reception featuring Jennie Jones

    Jennie Jones
    Jennie Jones (photo by Jaimie Janos)

    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:
    Click on photo to see enlarged version

    Allen Theatre Rotunda
    The Allen Theatre Rotunda
    City Hall
    City Hall
    Ameritrust Rotunda
    Ameritrust Rotunda
    West Sixth
    West Sixth
    Hope Memorial Bridge with skyline
    Hope Memorial Bridge with
    skyline
    Cuyahoga County Courthouse detail
    Cuyahoga County Courthouse
    detail of Indian head

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-09-27 13:57:22. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

    The "No Impact Man" Colin Beavan Comes to CSU

    Colin Beavan on BookTV
    Colin Beavan on BookTV
    CSPAN Sept. 10, 2009

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-09-22 15:23:32. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

    Nominate a Librarian for the 2010 I Love My Librarian Award

    I Love My Librarian logo

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-09-14 14:26:15. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, August 30th, 2010

    Start Fresh @ Cleveland Public Library

    September is "fine free" with a "no questions asked" amnesty period at Cleveland Public Library. You remove the embarrassment and fear of paying large fines as obstacles to the return of long-overdue materials. Materials returned need to be in good condition; no questions will be asked nor fines charged.

    The purpose of the amnesty is to promote the return of needed Library materials, to promote the increased use of the Library, and to prepare patrons for a materials recovery program set to begin in October. The amnesty does not include overdue fines still on record from previously returned materials.

    For patrons who owe fines or fees on previously returned materials, we will make it easy for you to START FRESH. Pay 50% of the balance, and the remaining 50% will be waived, with the exception of lost items that belong to other CLEVNET libraries and process fees from other CLEVNET libraries.

    For questions about the "Start Fresh" amnesty rules, please contact the Lending Department at Main Library: (216) 623-2872.

    Click here for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-08-30 10:35:43. Reply to tracy_kemp. Categories: CPL@CSU.

    Thursday, August 26th, 2010

    Constitution Day 2010

    Image of an eagle and flag in front of Constitution

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

    Online Contest

    Students can win the grand prize of a Vikingcash Card valued at $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!

    Constitution Day Commemoration

    Friday, September 17, 2010
    Noon
    Rhodes Tower, 1st floor, Michael Schwartz Library

    Join us in the Library for free cake to commemorate Constitution Day.
    Winners of the Online Contest will also be announced.

    Event

    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.

    Displays

    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

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-08-26 10:56:04. Reply to tracy_kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Take a tour of the Library and get a FREE gift

    Photo of students

    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:

    • Monday August 30, 2010-12 p.m.
    • Tuesday August 31, 2010-12 p.m.
    • Wednesday September 1, 2010-4:30 p.m.
    • Thursday September 2, 2010-4:30 p.m.
    • Friday September 3, 2010-11 a.m.
    • Tuesday September 7, 2010-12 p.m.
    • Wednesday September 8, 2010-4:30 p.m.
    • Thursday September 9, 2010-4:30 p.m.
    • Friday September 10, 2010-11 a.m.

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-08-26 10:19:47. Reply to tracy_kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, August 19th, 2010

    Library Hours for August 23-29, 2010

    The Michael Schwartz Library will be open the following hours for the week of August 23-29, 2010.

    Monday-Thursday
    8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
    Friday
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Saturday
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Sunday
    CLOSED

    Multimedia Services, Reference, and Special Collections will be closing at 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday.

    For more information on the Library's hours, click here

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-08-19 11:39:35. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

    Friends of the Library Book Discussion - The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen

    Book Cover for The Corrections

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-08-10 09:17:58. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

    Monday, July 19th, 2010

    Friends of the Library Book Discussions

    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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    Tuesday, July 13th, 2010

    Scheduled Disruption of Library Services Wednesday Morning, July 14th

    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:

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-07-13 15:41:18. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, July 1st, 2010

    OhioLINK Central Catalog Will Be Offline July 1st from 7 to 9 p.m.

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-07-01 09:07:21. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

    Introducing the Michael Schwartz Library eBook Collections!

    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:

    A sample of books in the collection
    • 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.

    • Cleveland Memory Project eBooks feature texts that document the history of Cleveland and the Western Reserve region of northeastern Ohio.This collection explores the region's rich history with a focus on its people, communities, industries and urban landscape.

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-06-23 09:32:10. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory, Library News.

    Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

    The Library will be CLOSED Saturday July 3, 2010

    The Michael Schwartz Library will be CLOSED on Saturday July 3, 2010. The Law Library, located on East 18th Street between Chester and Euclid Avenues, will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-06-16 10:13:04. Reply to tracy_kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, May 20th, 2010

    Join CPL for "Forged in Fire: The Jefferson Collection at the Library of Congress"

    Join CPL for "Forged in Fire: The Jefferson Collection at the Library of Congress," a special presentation by Mark Dimunation, Chief of Rare Book and Special Collections for the Library of Congress. This program will be held on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cleveland Public Library Auditorium, Louis Stokes Wing, 325 Superior Avenue.

    Click here for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-05-20 08:31:46. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: CPL@CSU.

    Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

    New in Cleveland Memory - Playhouse Square

    Playhouse Square in 1928
    Playhouse Square in 1928, looking
    west down Euclid Avenue. View image.

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-05-18 14:26:50. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Friday, May 14th, 2010

    Check your Scholar account for your due dates

    Due to several recent "phishing" attacks, some overdue and courtesy notices from the Michael Schwartz Library, are either being delayed (for up to 5 days), or immediately returned as undeliverable.

    In order to avoid fines, please check your Scholar account to renew items or sign up for Library Elf, an Internet-based tool for keeping track of what's due, overdue and ready for pickup. Users can keep track of one or more library accounts in one place and receive reminders.

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    Thursday, April 15th, 2010

    Library Workshop -- Improve your citation skills

    Now that March Madness is over, come join us for some CITATION MADNESS!

    We all know that citations can be maddening, therefore the Michael Schwartz Library will conduct a workshop that will help you score high marks for correctly citing your sources by improving your citation skills!

    The workshop will be held on April 21, 2010 at 3 p.m. in RT 502.

    Topics to be covered will include:
    • The importance of citing
    • How to properly cite
    • How to use many of the citation formatters available, such as RefWorks, ISI/EndNote, OLinks, EBSCO, and more

    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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    Thursday, April 8th, 2010

    Celebrate National Library Week with an Ice Cream Social, Book Sale, and More

    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:

    Ice cream treats
    • Ice Cream Social - Monday April 12, 2010 at 12 p.m. 1st floor of the Library
      Join us as we kick off the week with the National Library Week Proclamation and enjoy some ice cream.
    • National Library Worker’s Day - Tuesday April 13, 2010
      National Library Worker’s Day is a time to honor the contributions of all library workers, librarians, support staff, and others who make library services possible.
    • Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Annual Local Authors Book Talk - Wednesday April 14, 2010 at 3 p.m. RT 503
      Mary Doria Russell and friend
      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. More about this event.
    • Book Sale - Thursday April 15, 2010 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1st floor of the Library
      Get great deals on hardbacks and paperbacks at the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library book sale.

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-04-08 08:55:40. Reply to tracy_kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

    Take a Library Survey For a Chance to Win a Netbook and More!

    You could win one of these prizes

    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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    Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

    Feeding Cleveland: Illustrated Presentation & Special Demonstration

    Feeding Cleveland Illustrated Presentation & Special Demonstration
    Wednesday March 24, 2010
    1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
    CSU Michael Schwartz Library
    1st floor
    Free and open to the public


    On Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. Barbara Strauss, the Library's Assistant Director for Technical Services and a market gardener, will present an illustrated talk on the history of the working men's farms during the Great Depression, the victory gardens of World War II, the community gardens established during the years of urban renewal, and the present day market gardeners of the local food movement as examples of revivals of urban agriculture as a response to economic difficulties and opportunities.

    Demonstration
    Mark DiDonato, vermiculturist extraordinaire and teacher in Cleveland Public Schools, will demonstrate the construction of an indoor worm bin which is suitable for composting cooking scraps and creating outstanding soil.

    Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

    Resource materials from the Vermaculture Demonstration, 3/24/2010



    The exhibit, Feeding Cleveland, is on display through March 31, 2010 at the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library (first floor). It explores the role urban agriculture played in feeding Cleveland beginning in the early Twentieth Century.

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    Friday, March 5th, 2010

    Friends of the Library Book Discussion-- Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell

    Book cover for Dreamers of the Day
    Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library
    Book Discussion led by Richard Fox
    Dreamers of the Day
    by Mary Doria Russell
    Wednesday, March 31, 2010
    3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    RT 503
    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 last book discussion of the spring semester. 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.

    In Dreamers of the Day, Agnes Shanklin, a forty-year-old schoolteacher from Ohio, has come into a modest inheritance that allows her to take the trip of a lifetime to Egypt and the Holy Land. Arriving at the Semiramis Hotel just as the 1921 Cairo Peace Conference convenes, she is freed for the first time from her mother's withering influence and finds herself being wooed by a handsome, mysterious German. At the same time, Agnes - with her plainspoken American opinions - is drawn into the company of Winston Churchill, T. E. Lawrence, and Lady Gertrude Bell, who will, in the space of a few days, redraw the world map to create the modern Middle East. As they change history, Agnes too will find her own life transformed forever. -- Ballantine Books

    Mary Doria Russell is the author of The Sparrow, Children of God, and A Thread of Grace. Her novels have won nine national and international literary awards, including the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the James Tiptree Award, and the American Library Association Readers Choice Award. The Sparrow was selected as one of Entertainment Weekly's ten best books of the year, and A Thread of Grace was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

    In addition to this book discussion, led by Richard Fox, Mary Doria Russell will visit Cleveland State University on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 as part of the Local Authors Book Talk Series.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-03-05 12:36:39. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Library Hours during Spring Break

    The Michael Schwartz Library will be open the following hours during Spring Break, March 14-21,2010.
    Sunday--CLOSED
    Monday-Tuesday--8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Wednesday-Thursday--8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    Friday--8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Saturday--8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Sunday--CLOSED

    Click here for more information about the Library's hours.

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    Thursday, March 4th, 2010

    Documentary Private Screening--Holodomor: Ukraine's Genocide of 1932-33

    Poster for the film
    Holodomor: Ukraine's Genocide of 1932-1933
    Documentary Private Screening
    Hollywood Director Bobby Leigh
    Cleveland State University
    Main Classroom Auditorium
    Corner of Euclid and Chester Avenues
    Cleveland


    1st showing
    Thursday, March 25, 2010
    2:00 p.m.
    Main Classroom (MC) Auditorium

    2nd Showing
    Saturday, March 27, 2010
    7:00 p.m.
    Main Classroom (MC) Auditorium
    3 producers of the film will be at the second showing for a question and answer session.


    Cleveland State University faculty, staff, and students and the general public are invited to attend a free screening of Holodomor: Ukraine's Genocide of 1932-1933 (80-minute documentary feature film by Bobby Liegh).

    Holodomor claimed more lives than were lost on every battlefield combined during World War I. 7-10 million people, including 3 million children, perished in 17 months. This film aims to tell their story.

    In 1932-33, Ukraine, the breadbasket of the Soviet Union and Europe, had bountiful crops of grain, yet its people were dying of starvation. In order to crush the will of the independent-minded Ukrainian peasants and secure collectivization of all Ukrainian lands, Joseph Stalin ordered an army of ruthless, well-fed Communist Party activists to confiscate all harvested grain and seize all the foodstuffs in the villages. As a result of this genocidal decree, by the end of 1933 nearly 25 percent of the Ukrainian population - up to 10 million people, including three million children - had perished.
    In the face of terror, Ukrainians had little possibility of escaping their horrific fate to create another life elsewhere. Travel was banned for Ukrainians keeping them confined in a prison of starvation within their own villages. To this day, the Russian government still denies this genocide ever occurred, perpetuating "the biggest lie, best kept secret."

    Cosponsored by the United Ukrainian Organizations of Ohio and the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library.

    Directions and Parking information

    Campus Map

    Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

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    Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

    CWCSL Lecture by Marilyn Sanders Mobley--Toni Morrison: Speaking and Writing on Race, Gender and the Politics of Culture

    Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley
    Dr.Marilyn Sanders Mobley
    A Curtis Wilson Colloquium Series Lecture by
    Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley,
    Vice President, Office of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equal Opportunity, Case Western Reserve University
    Toni Morrison: Speaking and Writing on Race, Gender, and the Politics of Culture
    Thursday, March 11, 2010
    noon
    at CSU Michael Schwartz Library
    1st Floor east
    1860 East 22nd Street


    The Cleveland State University Black Studies Program Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center presents
    a Curtis Wilson Colloquium Series Lecture titled, Toni Morrison: Speaking and Writing on Race, Gender and the Politics of Culture by Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley, Vice President, Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity, Case Western Reserve University.

    Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley earned her B.A. in English and Education from Barnard College of Columbia University, her M.A. in English from New York University and her Ph.D. in English from Case Western Reserve University. She is a Toni Morrison scholar, past president of the Toni Morrison Society, and now serves as a member of its advisory board. She is the author of Folk Roots and Mythic Wings in Sarah Orne Jewett and Toni Morrison: The Cultural Function of Narrative and numerous other publications on African American literature, women writers, and diversity in higher education. In addition to her role as chief diversity officer, she is a tenured professor in the CWRU Department of English. This presentation brings Dr. Mobley back to CSU with a reflection on her experience as Assistant Director of the Black Studies Program and Coordinator of the Afro-American Cultural Center (1980-1981), which is now newly named the Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center and is celebrating a 40 year history at Cleveland State University.

    Supported by the Campus Activities Board, CSU English Department, and the CSU Michael Schwartz Library.

    For more information contact Prester Pickett, M.F.A., Coordinator of the Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center at (216) 687-3656.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-03-02 10:49:55. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, March 1st, 2010

    Feeding Cleveland Exhibit at CSU Michael Schwartz Library

    Cleveland Public School Students
    Feeding Cleveland, an exhibit of photographs from Cleveland Memory Project, is on display through March 31, 2010 at the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library (1st floor). The exhibit explores the role urban agriculture played in feeding Cleveland beginning in the early Twentieth Century.

    Carolyn Hufford, a recent Kent State University library school graduate and Library Special Collections volunteer, crafted a montage on the Cleveland Public Schools Horticulture Program. Carolyn, herself a Master Gardner, and Barbara Strauss, the Library's Assistant Director for Technical Services and a market gardener, created the exhibit, Feeding Cleveland: Urban Agriculture, using photographs from the Cleveland Press Collection, The Ohio State University, Extension, Cuyahoga County, New Agrarian Center in Oberlin, and an historic collection of materials from Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

    On Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at 1:30 p.m., Barbara Strauss will present an illustrated talk on the history of the working men's farms during the Great Depression, the victory gardens of World War II, the community gardens established during the years of urban renewal, and the present day market gardeners of the local food movement as examples of revivals of urban agriculture as a response to economic difficulties and opportunities. Mark DiDonato, vermiculturist extraordinaire and teacher in Cleveland Public Schools, will demonstrate the construction of an indoor worm bin which is suitable for composting cooking scraps and creating outstanding soil.

    The presentation will be held on the first floor of first floor of the Library and is free and open to the general public.

    Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-03-01 10:51:55. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Cleveland Memory, Library News.

    Friday, February 26th, 2010

    Read-In Day to Celebrate Writing By and About Women, March 25

    To celebrate writing by and about women, the Library, in conjunction with the English Department and the Poetry Center, is hosting a Read-In Day in the Library from noon to 1:00 on Thursday, March 25th. The campus community is invited to hear fellow faculty, staff, and students read aloud both fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry that is significant to them. This event is free and open to the campus community.

    Be a Reader
    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). Time slots are filling up quickly-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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    Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

    ARTstor Scheduled Maintenance Outage

    Please be advised, ARTstor will be performing temporary maintenance this Saturday evening, February 27th, into Sunday morning, February 28th, between the hours of 7:00 PM and 1:00 AM EST. During this time, service will be intermittently interrupted. We anticipate full service to return by 1:00 AM.

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    Monday, February 22nd, 2010

    Scholar Will Be Offline 8 AM - 11 AM on Wed. Feb. 24th

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-02-22 15:26:02. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Got a quick question? Get a quick answer! Use Text a Librarian

    Do you want to know what the Library hours are or if we own a specific book? Text a Libraian! The Michael Schwartz Library has started a Text a Librarian service for anyone with a quick question. Text your question to library.text@csuohio.edu. This service can be used with any phone with text capabilities. The reference librarian can respond via e-mail using SMS (Short Message Service). The responses are limited to 160 characters, so involved questions will still be best served in person or via telephone.
    *Standard text messaging fees will apply

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-02-22 11:40:41. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

    Now on Display - Celebrating 20 Years of Diversity: Focus on Faculty and Students

    Celebrating 20 years of diversity

    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).

    A view of the display

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-02-16 09:58:29. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Friday, January 22nd, 2010

    Library's IMSS Main Equipment Loan office has moved

    The Michael Schwartz Library's Integrated Media and Systems Services (IMSS) main Equipment Loan office has moved from MC 201a to MC 310. This office serves those who borrow AV equipment and teach in MC, SR, SI, SH, CB, UC, AB, or TA.

    Additional convenient locations are also available for AV equipment pickup. For classes that meet in Rhodes West, the equipment sub-center on the third floor of the Library allows easy access to the RT West classrooms. A third equipment sub-center located in BU-18 serves the College of Business and College of Urban Affairs.

    Call IMSS's Equipment Loan at 216-687-3846 or visit the office in MC 310 in person to complete your AV equipment request or for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-01-22 15:49:19. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

    Music at CPL Main: Carol Dieball, marimba

    "Music at Main" continues in 2010! The Fine Arts Department is pleased to present marimba player and Cleveland State University graduate Carol Dieball on January 23rd, 2010 at 2pm in the 3rd floor lobby of the Main Library building (325 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, 44114). Ms. Dieball will perform solo marimba works by Mitchell Peters, J.S. Bach, Keiko Abe, Evelyn Glennie, Kevin Bobo, and Matthias Schmitt. This program is free and open to all ages. For more information call 216-623-2848. Please join us for this intimate and entertaining concert.

    For more information, click here

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-01-19 15:33:00. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: CPL@CSU.

    Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

    RefWorks Will Be Unavailable Sat., Jan. 2nd

    Due to server upgrades, RefWorks will be unavailable on Sat., Jan. 2 at 4 am for up to 6 hours. We apologize for the disruption of service.

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    Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

    Friends of the Library Book Discussion: Lies Will Take You Somewhere

    Book Cover
    Book Discussion of Lies Will Take You Somewhere
    by Sheila Schwartz

    Wednesday, January 27, 2010
    3:00 p.m.
    Rhodes Tower, Room 503
    Cleveland State University
    Michael Schwartz Library
    1860 East 22nd Street


    Join the Friends on January 27 for a book discussion of Lies Will Take You Somewhere by Sheila Schwartz. 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.

    Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at Cleveland Public Library, will lead the book discussion

    About the Author
    Sheila Schwartz was Associate Professor of Creative Writing in the English Department at CSU from 1990 until her untimely death in November 2008.

    Her short-story collection, published by Pushcart Press in 1991, won Pushcart's ninth annual Editor's Book Award and was listed by USA Today as one of the year's best books. Her work was printed in Pushcart Prize Anthology Volume XIV and such publications as the Atlantic Monthly and Ploughshares.

    Future Book Discussions

    People of the Book
    by Geraldine Brooks
    Wednesday, February 24, 2010

    Dreamers of the Day
    by Mary Doria Russell
    Wednesday, March 31, 2010

    For more information, visit http://net.ulib.csuohio.edu/scripts/blog/showtopic.php?thread=394 or call 216-875-9734

    Coming in April
    Mary Doria Russell will visit CSU on April 14, 2010 as part of the Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series.

    Sponsored by the Friends of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library.

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    Scheduled Disruption of Library Services Tuesday, Dec. 15th

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-12-09 09:31:37. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

    A Cleveland Memory Christmas

    Christmas Trees
    73-foot Christmas tree in the lobby of
    Sterling-Linder-Davis, 1966. View image.

    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:

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-12-08 11:42:27. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Monday, December 7th, 2009

    Changes in InterLibrary Loan fines

    Effective 1/1/2010 - fines for overdue InterLibrary Loan (ILL) items will be $.50 per day. Items 30 days or more overdue will be billed a replacement fee of $125.00. When the item is returned, the fee will be reduced to $50.00. Click here for more information about borrowing books and overdue fines.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-12-07 11:16:06. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    New in Cleveland Memory - The Early History of The Cleveland Play House (1915-1984)

    Paul Newman age 11
    A young Paul Newman at The Cleveland
    Play House Children's Theatre. View image.

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-12-07 08:10:39. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

    Holodomor: Genocide by Famine -- Library Exhibit

    Holodomor symbol
    Holodomor: Genocide by Famine
    Exhibit
    Cleveland State University
    Michael Schwartz Library
    1st floor
    Through January

    In 1932 and 1933, an estimated seven to 10 million Ukrainians died of starvation in the great terror-famine engineered by the Soviet regime of Joseph Stalin to methodically wipe out Ukrainian nationalism.

    This human tragedy was hidden from the world during the Soviet Union era. After 1991, when the Soviet Union collapsed and the Ukraine became independent, the top secret archives on the horror were opened and the truth slowly revealed. In 2003, the United Nations identified it as a world crime. Since then the Canadian Senate, the United State House of Representatives and the European Parliament have recognized the Holodomor as a crime against humanity.
    The exhibit commemorates the Famine Genocide in a series of panels ranging from the collectivization and the annihilation of individual farms, to the opposition of this collectivization, to why and how the genocide was organized (including blacklisting of villages, ban on travel, and export of grain abroad). The panels also provide information about the Soviet's denial and cover-up, protests and attempt at relief, statements of survivors, and government documents on the famine. DVDs about the Holodomor are also available for viewing in the display area.

    The series of 100 posters was produced by the League of Ukrainian Canadians Citizens in cooperation with the Museum of Soviet Occupation of the Kyiv Memorial Society in Ukraine. The poster series has been displayed at numerous colleges, universities, churches, civic organizations and other place in the United States and around the world. The display at Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library is free and open to the public during normal Library hours.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-12-02 13:25:07. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, November 23rd, 2009

    Cleveland Memory Pays Tribute to Paige Palmer, Cleveland's “First Lady of Fitness”

    Paige Palmer and Ed Allen

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-11-23 15:41:23. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Astronaut Guy Bluford Attracts a Crowd

    Guy Bluford

    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.

    Theresa Nawalaniec, Guy Bluford and Glenda Thornton
    Theresa Nawalaniec, CSU Librarian with Dr.
    Bluford & Library Director Glenda Thornton

    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.

    Visiting sudents with Dr. Bluford
    Students from area schools 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

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-11-23 13:58:33. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News, Science and Technology.

    Thursday, November 19th, 2009

    EBSCO Databases & RefWorks Are Now Customized to Accommodate Your Cell Phone or PDA

    Cell phone

    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.

    Screen shot of link to mobile devices

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-11-19 14:25:55. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Friends of the Library Honor CSU President Emeritus Michael Schwartz as Well as Nearly 80 Faculty, Emeriti, and Staff

    Dr. Michael Schwartz and portrait

    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."

    Renderings of signage to come in the library

    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.

    Tony Bakale unveils the gift
    Dr. Schwartz with Family

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    Friday, November 13th, 2009

    Final Common Reading Experience Presentations this Fall: November 17 & November 18

    The University's Common Reading Experience continues on Tuesday, November 17 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the Library's first floor with its Brown Bag Speaker Series. Professor Robert Wheeler, History Department, will present "Making History" based on the book chosen for this year's program - Michael Frayn's Copenhagen, which all first year CSU students will read as part of their orientation to University life. --THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED--.

    The final Common Reading Presentation for this semester will be held on Thursday, November 19 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Theater Arts Building, Main Theater. Professor Michael Mauldin, Theater Department, will present "Copenhagen Alive: How Directors, Designers, and Actors Carry a Play from the Page to the Stage."

    Copenhagen, selected by a committee representing faculty, staff, students, and the Library is a Tony Award-winning play that soars at the intersection of science and art. It is an explosive re-imagining of the mysterious wartime meeting between two Nobel laureates to discuss the atomic bomb.

    Michael Frayn shows us that these men were passionate, philosophical, and all too human, even though one of the three historical figures in his drama, Werner Heisenberg, was the head of the Nazis' effort to develop a nuclear weapon. The play's other two characters, the Danish physicist Niels Bohr and his wife, Margrethe, are involved with Heisenberg in an after-death analysis of an actual meeting that has long puzzled historians.

    CSU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend.

    For more information, visit the Common Learning Experience website at https://library.csuohio.edu/cr/ or contact Paula Bloch, Coordinator, Freshman Orientation, at 687-3734 or p.bloch@csuohio.edu p.bloch@csuohio.edu.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-11-13 16:25:37. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, November 5th, 2009

    Cleveland Memory's "Crime Scene, Cleveland" Offers a Glimpse at Some of Cleveland's More Sensationalized Murders

    Inspecting remains of torso murder victim
    Inspecting remains of torso murder victim.

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-11-05 11:44:09. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Veteran's Day Hours

    The Michael Schwartz Library will be OPEN from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Veteran's Day, Wednesday, November 11, 2009. For complete Library hours, click here

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    Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

    The First African-American Astronaut to Fly in Space, Dr. Guion S. Bluford Jr., will present

    Dr. Bluford Guion
    On Wednesday, November 18 from 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m., Dr. Guion S. Bluford, the First African-American Astronaut to fly in space, will present a free lecture on "Flying Aboard the International Space Station" in the Fenn Tower Ballroom (3rd floor). Dr. Bluford will discuss his experience in the astronaut program, the current space operations in support of the International Space Station, and the future of human space flight operations. A question and answer session will follow the presentation. Refreshments will be served beginning at 11:30 a.m.

    Dr. Bluford is currently President of the Aerospace Technology Group, an engineering consulting organization in Cleveland. He is also a retired Colonel in the U.S. Air Force.

    This program is sponsored by NASA Glenn Research Center, The Cleveland State University's Michael Schwartz Library, Fenn College of Engineering, College of Science, Office of Institutional Diversity, Provost's Office, Career Services, and Amalgamated Tuna Company.

    Visit the Apollo 11 Commemorative Display of the 40th Anniversary of the first manned moon landing, located on the first floor of the Michael Schwartz Library.

    For details, contact Theresa Nawalaniec at 216-687-3504 or t.nawalaniec@csuohio.edu

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    Friday, October 30th, 2009

    Friends of the Library Book Discussion: Beyond the River by Ann Hagedorn

    Book jacket
    Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad
    by Ann Hagedorn
    Book Discussion led by Richard Fox
    Wednesday, November 18, 2009
    Rhodes Tower, Room 503
    Free and open to the public
    Sponsored by the Friends of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library

    On Wednesday, November 18, 2009, the campus community is invited to attend the Friends of the Library book discussion on Beyond the River: The Untold Story of the Heroes of the Underground Railroad by Ann Hagedorn. 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.

    The discussion, led by Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at Cleveland Public Library, begins at 3:00 in Rhodes Tower, Room 503. Refreshments will be served.

    Mark your calendar:
    Spring book discussions include: Lies Will Take You Somewhere, by Sheila Schwartz, Wednesday, January 27; People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks; Wednesday, February 24; and Dreamers of the Day by Mary Doria Russell, Wednesday, March 31. And as part of the Annual Local Authors Book Talk Series, Mary Doria Russell, winner of nine national and international literary awards, will visit CSU on April 14, 2010 at 3:00 in RT 503.
    For more information, please call 216-875-9734 or visit http://net.ulib.csuohio.edu/scripts/blog/showtopic.php?thread=394
    All books for these events are available for checkout at the Michael Schwartz Library and on sale at the CSU Bookstore.

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    Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library 21st Annual Scholars and Artists Reception

    21st Annual Scholars and Artists Reception
    Thursday, November 12, 2009
    3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    1st floor Library (east end)
    Sponsored by the Friends of the CSU Library


    The campus community is invited to attend the 21st Annual Scholars and Artists Reception recognizing faculty, staff, and emeriti creativity. The event, sponsored by the Friends of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library, will be held on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. on the first floor of the Library.

    This year, the guest of honor will be Dr. Michael Schwartz, President Emeritus. The Friends will honor him in celebration and recognition of the Library's new name. During the reception, guests can enjoy hors d'oeuvres and browse the display of recently published books, scholarly papers, art, music, web sites, and other works by Cleveland State University faculty, staff, and emeriti. Also on display will be the portrait of Michael Schwartz that was presented to him during his Special Tribute at the Allen Theatre in Playhouse Square in June.

    RSVP by November 9, 2009 to 216-687-5205 or rsvp.events@csuohio.edu.

    Submissions accepted through November 5
    Faculty, staff, and emeriti are encouraged to submit materials they have published in the past year. Download and complete the submission form and send as instructed with your submission by Thursday, November 5 (5:00 p.m.). Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

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    Common Reading Experience:

    Thursday, November 5, 2009
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
    Michael Schwartz Library
    1st floor, east
    Professor Evan Lieberman
    Communications Department
    Presenting: "The Atomic Anxieties: The Monster Explosion in Post-Nuclear Films"
    Brown Bag Speaker Series


    The University's Common Reading Experience continues on Thursday, November 5 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the Library's first floor with its Brown Bag Speaker Series. Professor Evan Lieberman, Communications Department, will present "Atomic Anxieties: The Monster Explosion in Post-Nuclear Films" based on the book chosen for this year's program - Michael Frayn's Copenhagen, which all first year CSU students will read as part of their orientation to University life.

    Copenhagen, selected by a committee representing faculty, staff, students, and the Library is a Tony Award-winning play that soars at the intersection of science and art. It is an explosive re-imagining of the mysterious wartime meeting between two Nobel laureates to discuss the atomic bomb.

    Michael Frayn shows us that these men were passionate, philosophical, and all too human, even though one of the three historical figures in his drama, Werner Heisenberg, was the head of the Nazis' effort to develop a nuclear weapon. The play's other two characters, the Danish physicist Niels Bohr and his wife, Margrethe, are involved with Heisenberg in an after-death analysis of an actual meeting that has long puzzled historians.

    CSU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend all Common Reading Experience Events.

    More Brown Bag Speaker Series Presentations:

    Tuesday, November 17, 2009
    12 p.m. - 1 p.m.,
    Michael Schwartz Library, first floor east
    Prof. Robert Wheeler, History Department
    Presenting "Making History"

    Thursday, November 19, 2009
    12 p.m. - 1 p.m.,
    Theater Arts Building, Main Theater
    Prof. Michael Mauldin, Theater Department
    Presenting "Copenhagen Alive: How directors, designers and actors carry a play from the page to the stage"

    For more information, visit the Common Learning Experience website at https://library.csuohio.edu/cr/ or contact Paula Bloch,Coordinator, Freshman Orientation, at 687-3734 or p.bloch@csuohio.edu

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    Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

    New in Cleveland Memory — The Cleveland Group Plan of 1903

    Carousel at Euclid Beach Park
    View of Mall & surrounding buildings from Terminal Tower.

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-10-28 14:36:23. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Events @ CPL this Week

    Check out the great events at Cleveland Public Library DOWNTOWN at Main Library - FREE and open to the public! For more information call 215-623-2848

    Thursday October 29, 2009 @ 6pm, Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium - Spectrum: The Lockwood Thompson Dialogues presents Civic Design & Inspired Infrastructure featuring Steven Litt as moderator with guests Alex Washburn & Fred Salvucci - http://www.cpl.org/?q=node/2321
    Saturday October 31st, 2009 at 2pm - Music at Main featuring the Oberlin Bassoon Quartet, in the Fine Arts Dept. 3rd floor of the Main Library - http://www.cpl.org/finearts/?q=node/237

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    Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

    CSU Students--Manage and Access your Research using RefWorks

    RefWorks Seminar for CSU Students
    Thursday, October 29, 2009
    Noon - 1:00 pm
    RT 502


    CSU STUDENTS - take your research methods to a new level at the Michael Schwartz Library RefWorks seminar. Meet with librarians to learn about RefWorks, a robust web-based research management tool, and tailor its many uses to fit your research needs. Librarians will demonstrate how to:

    • Import references from research databases
    • Store and organize article, web, and book citations
    • Import bibliographic information from a web site using Ref Grab-It
    • Format your bibliographies with whichever style manual your professor requires

    And much more!

    Moderator:, Kathy Dobda, Assistant Director Public Services.

    Additional Presenters:
    Diane Kolosionek, Urban and Education Librarian; Theresa Nawalaniec, Sciences & Engineering Librarian; Marianne Nolan, Coordinator, Reference; and Ann Marie Smeraldi, General Education/First Year Experience Librarian.

    The RefWorks Seminar is free and open to all CSU Students. For more information or to reserve a seat, please call 216-875-9734.

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    Library Display: Celebrating 20 Years of Diversity

    A view of the diversity display
    Cleveland State's Division of Institutional Diversity is celebrating 20 years of diversity, excellence and inclusion. Established in 1989 as the Office of Minority Affairs and Human Relations, the division has worked for twenty years to promote positive race and community relations within the CSU community. Learn about the Division of Institutional Diversity's past, present and future by visiting its exhibit on display through November 13, 2009 in the Michael Schwartz Library (first floor).


    Reception November 9, 2009
    On Monday, November 9, from noon - 1:30 pm, join the Division of Institutional Diversity for a reception as they celebrate 20 years of diversity. Light refreshments will be served.

    For more information visit www.csuohio.edu/offices/diversity or call 216-687-9335.

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    Common Reading Experience Presentation: The Science Behind the Beginning of the Nuclear Age

    Book Cover for Copenhagen
    Cleveland State University continues its Common Reading Experience on Tuesday, October 27 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the Library's first floor. Petur Fodor, Professor, Physics Department, as part of the Speaker Series will make a special presentation titled "The Science behind the Beginning of the Nuclear Age" based on the book chosen for this year's program - Michael Frayn's Copenhagen, which all first year CSU students will read as part of their orientation to University life.

    Copenhagen, selected by a committee representing faculty, staff, students, and the Library is a Tony Award-winning play that soars at the intersection of science and art. It is an explosive re-imagining of the mysterious wartime meeting between two Nobel laureates to discuss the atomic bomb.

    Michael Frayn shows us that these men were passionate, philosophical, and all too human, even though one of the three historical figures in his drama, Werner Heisenberg, was the head of the Nazis' effort to develop a nuclear weapon. The play's other two characters, the Danish physicist Niels Bohr and his wife, Margrethe, are involved with Heisenberg in an after-death analysis of an actual meeting that has long puzzled historians.

    All CSU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend all Common Reading Experience Events.

    Brown Bag Speaker Series Presentations:

    Tuesday, October 27, 2009
    12:00 pm-1:00 pm
    Michael Schwartz Library
    1st floor, east
    Professor Petur Fodor,
    Physics Department
    Presenting: "The Science behind the Beginning of the Nuclear Age"

    Thursday, November 5, 2009
    12 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Michael Schwartz Library, first floor east
    Prof. Evan Lieberman, Communications Department
    Presenting "Atomic Anxieties: The Monster Explosion in Post-Nuclear Films"

    Tuesday, November 17, 2009
    12 p.m. - 1 p.m.,
    Michael Schwartz Library, first floor east
    Prof. Robert Wheeler, History Department
    Presenting "Making History"

    Thursday, November 19, 2009
    12 p.m. - 1 p.m.,
    Theater Arts Building, Main Theater
    Prof. Michael Mauldin, Theater Department
    Presenting "Copenhagen Alive: How directors, designers and actors carry a play from the page to the stage"

    For more information, visit the Common Learning Experience website or contact Paula Bloch, Coordinator, Freshman Orientation, at 687-3734 or p.bloch@csuohio.edu

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    Monday, October 19th, 2009

    The Veterans Memorial Bridge Book is Now on SALE

    The Veterans Memorial Bridge Book
    90th Anniversary Edition by William E. Beyer

    View of the Veterans Memorial Bridge

    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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    Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

    Open Access Day at OSU

    A program to discuss open access publishing will be held from 10:30 to noon on October 21, 2009 in Room 165 at the newly-renovated Thompson Library. Topics will include the panelists' stake in open access, the role of open access within different organizations and disciplines, and the financial sustainability of open access. Participants will be:

    - Opening Remarks, Jan Weisenberger, Senior VP, Office of Research
    - Moderator, Tom Sanville, Executive Director of OhioLINK
    - Panelist, David Huron, Professor Music and Editor, Empirical Musicology Review
    - Panelist, Scot Danforth, Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning and Editor, Disability Studies Quarterly
    - Panelist, Deborah Grzybowski, Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
    - Panelist, Donald Dean, Professor of Biochemistry
    - Panelist, Jack Ochs, American Chemical Society
    - Panelist, Daviess Menefee, Elsevier Publishing

    Open access publishing is a movement that encourages making scholarly resources more freely available over the internet. The goal is to maximize the impact of research, particularly research that has been funded with public money. One of the most notable examples of open access is the National Institute of Health Public Access Policy, which requires that funded research be made publicly available after a 12 month embargo period.
    The week of October 19 is Open Access Week, and this program is only one of many events that publishers, universities, and libraries all over the world are planning in order to highlight the movement. The Open Access Day program at OSU will be of interest to anyone involved in research and publishing throughout the university.
    For more information, contact Anne Gilliland, anne.gilliland@osumc.edu, or visit http://library.med.ohio-state.edu/3803.cfm.

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    Thursday, October 8th, 2009

    Call for Scholarly and Artistic Works

    Michael Schwartz
    Guest of Honor, Dr. Michael Schwartz.
    CSU Faculty,Staff and Emeriti:
    On Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 3:00 the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library will host its 21st Annual Scholars and Artists Reception recognizing faculty, staff, and emeriti creativity. The Friends of the Library will exhibit materials such as books, scholarly papers, art, music, web sites, or similar works that University faculty, staff, and emeriti have published in the past year.

    This year, the guest of honor will be Dr. Michael Schwartz, President Emeritus. The Friends will honor him in celebration and recognition of the Library's new name. You will hear more about this event soon, but at this time, the Friends of the Library are urging that you begin sending materials you have published (authored or co-authored) in the past year. In order to have your submission included in the Scholars and Artists bibliography, please complete the appropriate information on the submission form on the opposite page and send it with each submission by Thursday, November 5, 2009 (5:00 p.m.).

    Please note that your submissions will be on display on the first floor of the Library for one week. Books and other valuable materials will be in a secure display case. However, journal articles will be displayed on tables, so if you are submitting an article, please send only a copy of the article and not the entire journal. Your works will be returned to you within a few weeks after the reception unless you indicate otherwise.

    If there is something special that your department wants to feature, or if you have any questions, please call (216) 875-9734. Thank you in advance for your important contributions.

    Sincerely,
    Michael Wells
    President, Friends of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library

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    Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

    The Library will be OPEN on Columbus Day

    The Michael Schwartz Library will be open on Columbus Day, October 12, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. For a complete list of the Library's hours, click here

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    Monday, October 5th, 2009

    President Barack Obama declares October NATIONAL INFORMATION LITERACY AWARENESS MONTH

    THE WHITE HOUSE

    Office of the Press Secretary
    _________________________________________________________
    For Immediate Release October 1, 2009

    NATIONAL INFORMATION LITERACY AWARENESS MONTH, 2009
    - - - - - - -
    BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
    A PROCLAMATION

    Every day, we are inundated with vast amounts of information. A 24-hour news cycle and thousands of global television and radio networks, coupled with an immense array of online resources, have challenged our long-held perceptions of information management. Rather than merely possessing data, we must also learn the skills necessary to acquire, collate, and evaluate information for any situation. This new type of literacy also requires competency with communication technologies, including computers and mobile devices that can help in our day-to-day decisionmaking. National Information Literacy Awareness Month highlights the need for all Americans to be adept in the skills necessary to effectively navigate the Information Age.

    Click here for the complete proclamation.

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    Friday, October 2nd, 2009

    New in Cleveland Memory — Euclid Beach and the Humphrey Glass Negative Collection

    Carousel at Euclid Beach Park
    Guests at Euclid Beach Park (carousel in background).

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-10-02 15:41:29. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

    OCTAVOFEST: Celebrating the Art of the Book

    The OCTAVO is a traditional book format that refers to the size for pages used in the printing of early books in which a large sheet of paper or parchment is folded three times to produce eight pages. Today octavo format books include many rare, valuable, and beautiful objects. The octavo, October, eight events...it's OCTAVOFEST, a celebration of the art of the book.

    Click here for the calendar of events.

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    Friday, September 18th, 2009

    New in Cleveland Memory! Each in Their Own Voice: African-American Artists in Cleveland, 1970-2005

    Jessie Norman by Charles, Jr. Sallee
    Jessie Norman by Charles Sallee, Jr.

    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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    Manage, Access, and Share your Research using RefWorks

    RefWorks logo
    Faculty Seminar
    Presented by the CSU Michael Schwartz Library
    Thursday, October 15, 2009
    12:00 - 1:00 pm
    RT 502


    CSU faculty - take your research methods to a new level at the Michael Schwartz Library RefWorks seminar. Meet with librarians to learn about RefWorks, a robust web-based research management tool, and tailor its many uses to fit your research needs. Librarians will demonstrate how to:
    • Import references from research databases
    • Store and organize article, web, and book citations
    • Share and discuss your RefWorks database with colleagues and other researchers globally through RefShare
    • Import bibliographic information from a web site using Ref Grab-It

    And much more!

    Moderator: Kathy Dobda, Assistant Director Public Services.

    Additional Presenters:
    Diane Kolosionek, Urban and Education Librarian; Theresa Nawalaniec, Sciences & Engineering Librarian; Marianne Nolan, Coordinator, Reference; and Ann Marie Smeraldi, General Education/First Year Experience Librarian.

    Light refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the Library.

    For more information or to reserve a seat, please call 216-875-9734 or email b.florjancic@csuohio.edu.

    Seating is limited - Respond by Tuesday, October 13.

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    Thursday, September 17th, 2009

    Many Turn Out to Meet the "Real Librarians of CSU"

    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.

    From Real Librarians event
    From Real Librarians event

    You can see more photos from this event on our Facebook page!

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    Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

    Banned Books Reading

    Banned Books equals Banned Ideas
    What's your favorite book? Has it ever been publicly challenged?

    Come and read an excerpt of it at the
    Banned Books Reading
    Tuesday, September 29, 2009
    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
    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 1st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library on Tuesday, September 29 during the common hour to hear the readings. Afterwards, peruse the Banned Books display, which will include information about free speech and ethics.

    Interested in doing a reading, but not sure that you have ever read a banned book? Visit the Library's Intellectual Freedom web page at https://library.csuohio.edu/research/portals/freedom.html or the Library's Banned Books display 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 Faith Larraine Hampton, the SPJ Cleveland State Student Chapter President, at
    f.l.hampton40@csuohio.edu
    .

    Exercise your right of free speech!

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

    The 2009 Banned Books Reading Week is September 26 through October 3.
    During that time, the Banned Books display will be located on the east side of the 1st floor of the CSU Michael Schwartz Library (in Rhodes Tower). The Banned Books Reading will take place near the display.

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    Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

    A Talk with Rebecca Wolff and a Reading and Book Signing with Poets Kate Greenstreet & Rebecca Wolff

    Poetry Center
    and the Department of English present

    A Talk with Rebecca Wolff
    Thursday, September 17, 2009 at noon
    Main Classroom 136 (MC 136)

    You are invited to attend an informal talk about editing the literary journal Fence, and publishing Fence Books.

    and a Reading and Book Signing with Poets
    Kate Greenstreet & Rebecca Wolff


    Kate Greenstreet is the author of The Last 4 Things (Ahsahta, 2009), and case sensitive (Ahsahta, 2006). She is also the author of three chapbooks, most recently This Is Why I Hurt You (2008). Her work has appeared in such journals as Court Green, Denver Quarterly, Fence, jubilat, and VOLT.

    Rebecca Wolff is the author of three books of poems: The King (Norton, 2009); Figment (Norton, 2004), winner of the Barnard Women Poets Prize; and Manderley (University of Illinois Press, 2001), selected for the National Poetry Series by Robert Pinsky. She is the founding editor and publisher of Fence and Fence Books, and a Program Fellow of the New York State Writers Institute.
    Thursday, September 17, 2009 at 7:30 pm
    Main Classroom 134 (MC 134), 1899 East 22th Street
    Events are free and open to the public.

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    Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

    Equipment Loans to Students

    Image of an eagle and flag in front of Constitution

    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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    Monday, August 31st, 2009

    Learn Ways to Save Money on Your Textbooks

    Students trying to save money on their textbooks can now watch a short 5 minute video explaining how they might do just that by:

    Watch the video now.

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    Thursday, August 27th, 2009

    Constitution Day 2009

    Image of an eagle and flag in front of Constitution

    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 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!

    Event

    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.

    Displays

    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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    Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

    The Current Periodicals and Master's Theses Have Moved

    In order to improve convenience to our users, the Library has moved the Current Periodicals and Master's Theses. Previously located on the 3rd floor, the Current Periodicals have been relocated to the 4th floor and are shelved alphabetically by title with the Bound Periodicals. The Master's Theses have been moved to the west end of the 1st floor in the Library Commons.

    Coming Soon: Be on the lookout for a new student study space on the 3rd floor where the periodicals and theses were located.

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    Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

    Check out the Library's Outstanding Book Collection

    View of the Outstanding Book Collection in the Schwartz Library

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-08-25 16:03:27. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, August 20th, 2009

    Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Book Discussion: Copenhagen by Michael Frayn

    Book cover for Copenhagen

    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, July 22nd, 2009

    One Giant Leap ...

    logo
    July 20, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the first manned moon landing. Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the moon, while many people watched the momentous event from home on their TV sets.

    For more information on the Apollo mission, click here

    The Library will have a display commemorating the moon landing on the first floor through September.

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    Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

    Author Mary Doria Russell to be Featured at the Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library Annual Local Authors Book Talk

    Mary Doria Russell

    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.

    Book Cover

    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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    Thursday, July 9th, 2009

    Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library 2009/2010 book discussions

    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.

    Book Cover

    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.

    Book Cover

    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.

    Book Cover

    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.

    Book Cover

    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.

    Book Cover

    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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    Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

    Library designated as the Michael Schwartz Library

    The Cleveland State University Board of Trustees designated the University Library as the Michael Schwartz Library. The resolution, approved by the Board on June 22, named the Library after Dr. Schwartz "in recognition of and gratitude to the man who so capably led this University and made an indelible impression on the lives of so many people who seek truth and knowledge through education." Glenda Thornton, Director of the Library, is very pleased with the naming. "Michael Schwartz cares deeply about the University and respects the power of education and knowledge to transform a life."

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    Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

    Find Help in Tough Times

    Link to Find Help in Tough Times

    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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    Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

    Virtual JFK will be showing at the Cleveland Museum of Art

    An important and well-received documentary called Virtual JFK will be showing at the Cleveland Museum of Art June 12 ONLY.

    Combining rare footage from numerous Kennedy press conferences, in-depth interviews and a close reading of the documentary record, the film argues that critical decisions about the use of restraint and coercive diplomacy often require greater acts of courage than the use of force. Produced by fellows of the Watson Institute for International Studies, the film applies what Harvard historian Niall Ferguson calls "virtual history" to consider what President John F. Kennedy might have done in Vietnam if he had not been assassinated in 1963 and was instead re-elected in 1964. More information about the film appears below and at www.virtualjfk.com.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-06-02 15:56:58. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, May 28th, 2009

    New Interfaces Launched for Scholarly & Reference and Literature E-Book Collections

    A newly upgraded version of the OhioLINK Electronic Book Center software will go live on Monday, June 1, 2009. This process involves a DNS change which may take up to 24 hours to been seen by everyone.

    While the main OhioLINK E-Book Center page found at http://ebooks.ohiolink.edu will not change, the upgrade allows for several improvements to the software that runs the Scholarly & Reference and American & English Literature Collections, including:

    * The ability to narrow search results by subject (Scholarly & Reference Books Collection only) and date (both collections)
    * The ability to limit advanced searches by a date range or single year
    * Improved navigation and browse capabilities
    * Persistent links for individual books
    * The ability to e-mail title, date and URL of saved records

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-05-28 17:04:45. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    OhioLink Library Catalog, EJC Will Be Unavailable for Maintenance

    The OhioLINK Library Catalog will be unavailable while planned maintenance is performed beginning at 11 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, until approximately 1:00 a.m. on May 29. During this time you will not be able to search the catalog or request items. The Electronic Journal Center will also be unavailable for maintenance from 12:00 a.m. until approximately 1:00 a.m. on Friday, May 29. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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    Thursday, May 14th, 2009

    Library Web Services Will Be Offline This Weekend May 16-17

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-05-14 15:18:04. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Friday, May 1st, 2009

    Extended Library Hours before Finals Week

    The University Library will have extended hours before finals week. The Library will be open until 8 p.m. on Friday May 8th and until 10 p.m. on Sunday May 10th. For more information on the Library hours, visit Library Hours

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-05-01 11:37:47. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

    FREE Video Conferencing for Graduating Students

    Are you applying for a job out of state? Would you like to do your interview through video conferencing? Check out the VIP Video Conference Suite located on the 7th floor of Rhodes Tower. Graduating students can receive one free session from the Library. In addition to job interviews, the room can be used by faculty, staff, and students for any presentation, meeting, etc. with anyone anywhere in the world that has an IP connection.

    Please call 216-687-5206 for pricing information or for more details.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-04-29 12:23:27. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    See"Photographs of the Cleveland Metroparks" - New in Cleveland Memory

    Children on a bridge behind Squire's Castle
    Children on a bridge behind Squire's Castle. View image.

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-04-29 08:41:09. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

    Faculty: Have you ever wanted to tell the Library what you really think about its multimedia collection

    CSU faculty is invited to participate in an online survey to help the Library evaluate its multimedia collection. Your input will give the Library valuable information that will help improve its services and purchasing decisions. Your responses will remain anonymous but the overall results will be made available to faculty after the close of the survey.

    To take the survey, which will take approximately 10 minutes, visit http://html.ulib.csuohio.edu/mmsurvey/mmform.html. The survey will be open through Thursday, April 30, 2009.

    If you would like further information, please feel free to contact Fran Mentch, Social & Behavioral Sciences Librarian at f.mentch@csuohio.edu or Carol Zsulya, Head Collection Management and Business/Economics Librarian at c.zsulya@csuohio.edu.

    Your participation is greatly appreciated!

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-04-23 08:29:20. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

    Students needed for Program Review

    Every 5-7 years, the University conducts a Program Review of each of the University departments. As part of this process, an External Reviewer will meet with various groups on campus to discuss the University Library. On Tuesday April 28th from 3:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. in RT 401 students are needed to talk with the External Reviewer about their impressions of the CSU Library--What they like, what they would like to see, what their concerns are, etc.

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    Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

    A reading with Mary Biddinger, Sarah Gridley and Craig Paulenich

    Reading with Mary Biddinger, Sarah Gridley and Craig Paulenich
    Wednesday, April 22, 2009
    7:30 pm
    Fenn Tower Theater (FT 102)
    1983 East 24th Street
    Free and open to the public
    Sponsored by the CSU Poetry Center in cooperation with the Department of English


    Mary Biddinger is the author of the poetry collection Prairie Fever, (Steel Toe Books, 2007). Her poems have appeared in The Iowa Review, American Literary Review, and Ploughshares.

    Sarah Gridley is the author of the poetry collection Weather Eye Open (University of California Press, 2005). Her poems have appeared in such journals as Jubilat, Beloit Poetry Journal, and New American Writing.

    Craig Paulenich is the author of the poetry collection The Drift of the Hunt (Nobodaddies Press, 2006). He is also the co-editor of the anthology Beneath a Single Moon: Buddhism in Contemporary American Poetry. His poems have appeared in such journals as The Georgia Review, South Carolina Review, Southern Poetry Review, Tar River Poetry, and others. Call 216-687-3986 for more information, or visit www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter

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    Monday, April 20th, 2009

    Thanks for Making National Library Week a Success!

    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.

    Kristin Ohlson at book talk
    Author Kristin Ohlson discusses her book, The Kabul
    Beauty School: An American Woman goes Behind the
    Veil
    , as part of National Library Week at the CSU Library.
    Students at Passport to the World
    Students enjoy a variety of international cuisine while they
    browse materials from the CSU Library, Cleveland Public
    Library & the Study Abroad Program at "Passport to the World."

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    Friday, April 17th, 2009

    Library Web Services Will NOT Be Offline This Weekend, April 18-19.

    The electrical outage for this weekend has been canceled. Services supplied by the Library through its website will not be disrupted as a result.

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    A Reading with featured poets Ted Lardner and Karen Schubert

    Reading with featured poets Ted Lardner and Karen Schubert
    Monday, April 20, 2009
    7:30 pm
    Fenn Tower Theater (FT 102)
    1983 East 24th Street
    Free and open to the public
    Sponsored by the CSU Poetry Center in cooperation with the Department of English


    Ted Lardner is the author of the poetry chapbook Tornado, published in the Wick Poetry Chapbook Series by The Kent State University Press. His poems have appeared in such journals as Arsenic Lobster, Rhino, and Pleiades.

    Karen Schubert is the author of the chapbook Geography of Lost Houses (Pudding House Publications, 2008). Her poems have appeared in such journals as Water-Stone Review, The Mid-America Poetry Review, and Poetry Midwest.

    Call 216-687-3986 for more information, or visit www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter

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    Thursday, April 16th, 2009

    Library Web Services Will Be Offline This Weekend, April 18-19.

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-04-16 10:31:27. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

    Library Facilities Seminar/Tour for Faculty: Discover what the Library can do for you

    Thursday, April 23
    Noon
    Rhodes Tower, Room 502


    Discover how the recently improved library facilities can help you enhance the learning experience for CSU students. Join us on April 23 at noon for a facilities seminar and a brief tour of select areas of the Library. The tour will include the Interactive Video Distance Learning Classrooms and Head End, Videorecording Studio, Instruction rooms, group study spaces, Writers Lab, Film Viewing room, and Presentation Practice room.

    A light lunch will be provided by the Friends of the Library and there will be door prizes. For more information or to reserve a seat call 216-875-9734 or b.florjancic@csuohio.edu.

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    Friends of the Library Book Discussion: The Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies

    Image of bookjacket

    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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    Thursday, April 9th, 2009

    New in Cleveland Memory! "The Photograph Albums of Glenallen"

    A side view of Glenallen
    A side view of Glenallen (1915-1945). View image.

    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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    Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

    Celebrate India Experience Month

    CSU celebrates India Experience in April. Faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend these free events, which include:

    Through April 30: India Experience Exhibit
    Visit the India Experience exhibit on the first floor of the library, including books, artifacts, and photographs pertaining to Indian culture.

    April 9 to April 18
    Indian Music and Dance Festival - Aradhana group
    9:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Main Class room auditorium

    Visit http://www.aradhana.org for more information about the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana, the largest Indian classical music festival in North America.

    April 8 - April 11
    Dr. George Mutholil, Former President of Loyola College, Kerala, India visits CSU and will offer five lectures in Colleges of Science, CLASS, and Business.

    April 9
    10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
    Visit to Buddhist Community Center
    Tzu Chi Foundation, Buddhist Women Group, 1541 East 38th Street


    April 22
    9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
    Fenn Tower Ballroom
    Healing Traditions of India and other culture: Colloquium

    Sampling of Indian food, Indian music, drumming etc.

    For more information about the India Experience events, call Professor Murali Nair, School of Social Work, at 216-687-4570 or email him at m.nair@csuohio.edu


    Sponsored by: CSU Division of Institutional Diversity & India Scholar Program, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

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    The Second Floor of the Library is the SILENT STUDY FLOOR

    The second floor of the Library is the SILENT STUDY floor. Out of respect for other students, we ask that you please do not engage in conversations or use cell phones on that floor.

    Conversations are permitted on all other floors of the Library.

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    Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

    Sign Up to Receive Email Updates and News from the Library and Enter to Win!

    Enter your email address to receive email updates and news from the Library and you will be entered for a chance to win one of two $50 gift certificates to a Cleveland Independent restaurant, a $25 gas card, a $15 iTunes card, or one of five Library goody bags.

    The drawing will be held on Monday, April 20th and all winners will be notified via email.

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    Monday, March 30th, 2009

    Worlds connect @ your library: celebrate National Library Week at the Cleveland State University Library, April 12-18

    National Library Week logo

    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:

    • National Library Week Display-all week. Find out more information about the Library and enter to win prizes such as gift cards, library goody bags, and more.
    • Book Sale on Monday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first floor of the Library,
    • Friends Local Authors Book Talk Series featuring Kristin Ohlson, co-author of Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil, on Wednesday, April 15th at 3 p.m. in RT 503,
    • "Passport to the World", an event featuring materials from the CSU Library, Cleveland Public Library, the Study Abroad Program, and food from around the world on April 16th at noon on the first floor of the Library.

    "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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    Friday, March 27th, 2009

    A reading with Robert Hill Long and Allison Benis White

    Reading and book signing with poets Allison Benis White and Robert Hill Long
    Wednesday, April 1, 2009
    7:30 pm
    Fenn Tower Theater (FT 102)
    1983 East 24th Street
    Free and open to the public
    Sponsored by the CSU Poetry Center in cooperation with the Department of English


    Allison Benis White is the author of Self-Portrait with Crayon, a collection of poems selected by Robert Hill Long as the winner of the 2008 CSU Poetry Center First Book Competition. Her poems have appeared in The Iowa Review, Ploughshares, and Pleiades, among other journals.

    Robert Hill Long is the author of a collection of flash fiction, The Effigies (Plinth Books, 1998), as well as two poetry collections published by the CSU Poetry Center: The Power to Die, and The Work of the Bow. He taught for many years at the University of Oregon.

    Call 216-687-3986 for more information, or visit www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter

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    Thursday, March 26th, 2009

    A New Era of Responsibility: Obama Administration's fiscal policies and major budgetary initiatives

    The University Library just received a copy of "A new era of responsibility : renewing America's promise." This document is an overview of the full Fiscal Year 2010 Budget expected to be released this spring and the speech that President Obama made on February 26th, 2009. To access the online version, click here

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-26 16:15:08. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News, Social Science.

    Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

    Did YOU really write this? Faculty Workshop Dealing with Plagiarism

    Have you had problems with students plagiarizing? Are you worried that it could happen? Attend this panel discussion to learn strategies to deter plagiarism, how to spot it, and what happens if a student is caught plagiarizing. The discussion will be held in RT 502 on Thursday March 26 at 12:00 p.m.

    The panel will include:
    - William Beasley, Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
    - Mary McDonald, Director Writing Center
    - Kathy Dobda, Assistant Director for Public Services and Head of Instruction, Library
    - Valerie Hinton Hannah, Student Judicial Officer.

    A light lunch will be provided by the Friends of the Library and there will be door prizes. For more information or to reserve a seat call 216-875-9734 or b.florjancic@csuohio.edu.

    Upcoming Event:
    Join us on Thursday, April 23 at noon to learn about all the recent enhancements to the facilities including a brief tour of select areas of the Library.

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    Friday, March 20th, 2009

    Common Reading Experience Presentation: Islam and Muslims: Dispelling Stereotypes

    Julia Shearson
    Tuesday, April 7, 2009
    12:00 pm-1:00 pm
    1st floor of the Library (east)
    Julia Shearson, Executive Director
    Council on American-Islamic Relations, Cleveland
    Presenting: "Islam and Muslims: Dispelling Stereotypes"


    Cleveland State University presents its final spring Common Reading Experience on Tuesday, April 7 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the Library's first floor. Julia Shearson, Executive Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations, Cleveland, will make a special presentation titled "Islam and Muslims: Dispelling Stereotypes" based on the book chosen for this year's program - Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, which all first year CSU students will read as part of their orientation to University life.

    The book, selected by a committee representing faculty, staff, students, and the Library, is a graphic novel that tells the story of a young girl growing up in Iran during the time of the Shah's overthrow and the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The young heroine struggles to make sense of her faith, her politics, and her place in society as an Islamic girl amidst political upheaval and change. Written in the tradition of works such as Art Spiegelman's Maus (1993), the book communicates powerful social and political commentary through a combination of black and white illustrations and text.

    All CSU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend.

    For more information, visit the Common Learning Experience website at https://library.csuohio.edu/cr/ or contact Paula Bloch, Coordinator, Freshman Orientation, at 687-3734 or p.bloch@csuohio.edu

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-20 16:19:29. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

    Author Kristin Ohlson to Visit CSU for book discussion of Kabul Beauty School

    Author
    Friends of the Library Local Authors Book Talk Series
    Author Kristin Ohlson
    Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil
    Wednesday, April 15, 2009
    3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    Rhodes Tower, Room 503


    The Friends Local Authors Book Talk Series continues. Cleveland author Kristin Ohlson will visit CSU to discuss her experiences in Afghanistan and her New York Times bestseller book Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil (co-written with Deborah Rodriguez). There will also be a question and answer session followed by a book signing. Books will be on sale before and after the book talk courtesy of the CSU bookstore.

    Kabul Beauty School is a remarkable tale of an extraordinary community of women who come together and learn the arts of perms, friendship, and freedom. Kristin Ohlson's book is on sale now at the CSU bookstore and available for checkout from the CSU Library.

    Refreshments will be provided. This event is free and open to the general public. Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-18 09:12:29. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, March 16th, 2009

    See Images of Churches Affected By the Cleveland Diocese's Announcement in Cleveland Memory

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-16 10:27:59. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Thursday, March 12th, 2009

    Read-In Day: Celebrating Women's History Month

    To celebrate writing by and about women, the Library, in conjunction with the English Department, the Poetry Center, and the Women's Studies Program, is hosting a Read-In Day in the Library from noon to 1:00 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 that is significant to them.
    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.
    This event is open to all faculty, staff, and students.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-12 15:51:49. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Cleveland Memory Featured in the Sun Press

    Sun Press article online

    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.

    Read the article online

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-12 12:07:37. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

    Please pardon the noise on the second floor

    Due to necessary maintenance on the Library's HVAC system, there may be some disruption on the second floor of the Library March 12-21, 2009. We apologize for any inconvenience.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-11 12:42:07. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Library Hours During Spring Break

    The Library will be open the following hours during Spring Break:
    * Sun. March 15 ............... CLOSED
    * Mon., Tues., Fri. March 16, 17, & 20 ........ 8 am - 5 pm
    * Wed. & Thurs., March 18 & 19 .............. 8 am - 8 pm
    * Sat. & Sun., March 21 & 22 ...................... CLOSED

    For more information on the Library hours, click here

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-11 08:57:33. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, March 9th, 2009

    Get your CSU Library Flash Drive

    Library Flash Drive
    The Library is selling 1 GB flash drives with the Library's logo for $10 in the vending machine on the first floor of the Library. In addition to the flash drives, students can also purchase pens, pencils, notecards, headphones, batteries, and more. The vending machine is located across from the User Services Desk near the elevators.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-09 12:27:14. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, March 2nd, 2009

    Concert at CPL

    On March 7th, 2009 at 2pm the Fine Arts Department will present Javier González, piano (faculty member at The Beck Center and Baldwin Wallace Conservatory) and Gabriela Martínez, soprano (member of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus) performing music from Spain and Latin America.

    The recital will be on the 3rd floor lobby of Main Library (325 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio, 44114).
    Please join us for an afternoon of music in the beautiful Main Library.

    This recital is free and open to all ages. For more information call 216.623.2848 or visit http://www.cpl.org/finearts.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-02 14:54:54. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: CPL@CSU.

    Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

    A Reading with Jericho Brown and Terrance Hayes

    Thursday, February 26, 2009
    7:30 p.m.
    Main Classroom Auditorium
    1899 East 22nd Street
    (MC 134, across from the Howard A. Mims)
    Free and open to the public


    The CSU Poetry is hosting a reading with Jericho Brown and Terrance Hayes as part of their spring Writers/Reading Program.

    Jericho Brown was a speechwriter to the former mayor of New Orleans, and is the author of the poetry collection Please (New Issues, 2008). His poems have appeared in such journals as Callaloo, The Iowa Review, and Jubilat. He is the recipient of a 2006 James Michener Fellowship, a Cave Canem Fellowship, and a scholarship to the Bread Loaf Writer's Conference. He is an assistant professor of English and creative writing at the University of San Diego.

    Terrance Hayes is the author of three collections of poetry: Wind in a Box (Penguin, 2006), listed as one of the top 100 books in The New Yorker; Hip Logic (Penguin, 2002) a National Poetry Series selection; and Muscular Music, winner of the Kate Tufts Discover Award. His work has appeared in such journals as Poetry, The African-American Review, Harvard Review, and The Southern Review. The recipient of a Pushcart Prize, The Whiting Writers Award, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Hayes is an associate professor of creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University.

    Call the Cleveland State University Poetry Center at 216-687-3986 for more information or visit www.csuohio.edu/poetrycenter

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-02-25 15:39:56. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Friday, February 20th, 2009

    Electronic Journal Center (EJC) is Offline Feb. 20, 2009

    The OhioLINK EJC has been unavailable since about 9:30 this morning (Feb. 20, 2009). OhioLINK is aware of the problem and has systems engineers working on it. They apologize for the inconvenience.

    Edited to Add: The temporary access page is back online as of 11:37 am.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-02-20 11:02:55. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, February 18th, 2009

    Book Talk on the hilarious novel, Supreme Courtship -- March 4

    Supremen Courtship book cover
    Friends of the Library Book Discussion
    March 4, 2009
    3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    CSU Library
    Rhodes Tower, Room 503
    Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley

    On March 4 Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at CPL, will return to lead a book discussion on Supreme Courtship by bestselling author Christopher Buckley. In this hilarious novel, the President of the United States, ticked off at the Senate for rejecting his nominees, decides to get even by nominating America's most popular TV judge to the Supreme Court.

    President Donald Vanderdamp is having a heck of a time getting his nominees onto the Supreme Court. After one nominee is rejected for insufficiently appreciating To Kill a Mockingbird, the president chooses someone so beloved by voters that the Senate won't have the nerve to reject her - Judge Pepper Cartwright, star of the nation's most popular reality show. Will Pepper, a vivacious Texan, survive a Senate confirmation battle? Will becoming one of the most powerful women in the world ruin her love life? Supreme Courtship is another classic Christopher Buckley comedy about the Washington institutions most deserving of ridicule (excerpt from Twelve Publishers).

    On sale now at the CSU Bookstore and available for checkout at the Library.

    Richard Fox will return on Thursday, May 7 at 3:00 to lead a book discussion on Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies. 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). Rebel Angels is available for checkout at the CSU Library and on sale at Amazon.com.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-02-18 16:47:09. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, February 17th, 2009

    Common Reading Experience Presentation - February 24 at noon in the Library

    COMMON READING EXPERIENCE PRESENTATION: "THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE OF COMICS" -- FEBRUARY 24 AT NOON IN THE LIBRARY

    Cleveland State University kicks off the spring Common Reading Experience on Tuesday, February 24 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the Library's first floor. James Marino, Assistant Professor of English, will make a special presentation titled "The International Language of Comics" based on the book chosen for this year's program - Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, which all first year CSU students will read as part of their orientation to University life.

    The book, selected by a committee representing faculty, staff, students, and the Library, is a graphic novel that tells the story of a young girl growing up in Iran during the time of the Shah's overthrow and the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The young heroine struggles to make sense of her faith, her politics, and her place in society as an Islamic girl amidst political upheaval and change. Written in the tradition of works such as Art Spiegelman's Maus (1993), the book communicates powerful social and political commentary through a combination of black and white illustrations and text.

    All CSU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend the Common Reading Experience Events:

    Tuesday, February 24, 2009
    12:00 pm-1:00 pm
    1st floor of the Library (east)

    James Marino
    Assistant Professor of English, CSU
    Presenting: "The International Language of Comics"

    Tuesday, April 7, 2009
    12:00 pm-1:00 pm
    1st floor of the Library (east)

    Julia Shearson, Executive Director
    Council on American Islamic Relations, Cleveland
    Presenting: "Islam and Muslims: Dispelling Stereotypes"

    For more information, visit the Common Learning Experience website or contact Paula Bloch, Coordinator, Freshman Orientation, at 687-3734 or p.bloch@csuohio.edu .

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-02-17 13:39:34. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    OhioLINK Update Tuesday, Feb. 17th

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-02-17 09:11:03. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Saturday, February 14th, 2009

    Latest news from OhioLINK

    All OhioLINK resources, except the EJC, have been restored following the hardware upgrade completed Tuesday. This includes all Digital Resource Commons instances. Content submissions are again being accepted for the DRC, the Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center and the Finding Aid Repository (EAD).

    EJC recovery steps are underway. Please continue to visit http://journals.ohiolink.edu for the most up to date information about the EJC and the complete list of publisher sites providing access.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-02-14 10:13:14. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

    OhioLINK Update

    Following Tuesday's hardware upgrade at OhioLINK central, the following services are now fully restored:

    • Library Catalog
    • Electronic Journal Center redirect page (redirects to publisher sites)
    • Digital Media Center (all content is available)
    • OSearch databases
    • Electronic Theses and Dissertation Center
    • Quick Search @ OhioLINK
    • OhioLINK Web site
    • Electronic Books Center
    • EAD Finding Aid Creation Tool and Repository
    • Landsat7 Satellite Images

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-02-11 09:51:11. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

    All OhioLINK resources going offline at noon today, Tuesday Feb. 10th

    All OhioLINK resources, except for the OhioLINK Library Catalog, will go offline at noon today, Tuesday Feb. 10th. The OhioLINK Web site will also be down during this period. Resources will come back online in stages, and OhioLINK estimates that it may take up to an hour for all resources to come back up.

    OhioLINK apologizes for the inconvenience and the late notice of this outage, but it is necessary to fix the cause of the massive hardware failure that took place on February 4. This outage will not address the EJC, that is a separate problem which they continue to work on.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-02-10 12:11:47. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, February 9th, 2009

    Writing Workshop

    Want to become a better writer?
    Do you want to learn how to write better papers/theses using your own words?

    Join us for the:
    How to Avoid Plagiarism - Paraphrasing Workshop
    When: Thursday, March 12, 2009
    Where: Compton Lounge - SH 103
    What Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.

    The CSU University Library and the Writing Center are partnering together to offer this workshop, specifically for Engineering students. However, other students are welcome. Please join us for this informative, hands-on workshop!

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-02-09 15:36:04. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News, Science and Technology.

    Friday, February 6th, 2009

    Darwin Day--Free pizza and cake on February 12

    Charles Darwin in party hat
    Darwin Day Celebration
    Thursday, February 12, 2009
    Noon - 1:00
    CSU Library, 1st floor
    Open to the Campus Community


    Join us in the Library on Thursday, February 12, 2009 from noon to 1:00 on the first floor to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) and to recognize the "Year of Darwin." Dean Bette Bonder of the College of Science will initiate the celebration.

    Darwin Day is a global celebration of the discoveries and life of Charles Darwin, the man who first described biological evolution via natural selection with scientific rigor. Darwin Day also recognizes the enormous benefits that scientific knowledge, acquired through human curiosity and ingenuity, has contributed to the advancement of humanity.

    The celebration includes:

    • Free birthday cake
    • Free pizza
    • Free lemonade
    • Short Film Viewing: "Evolution - Darwin's Dangerous Idea"
    • Darwin Exhibit: A comprehensive display of photos, books, and objects related to Charles Darwin. Assembled by Dr. Robert Krebs, Department of Biological and Geological and Environmental Sciences in the College of Science. On display through February.

    Event sponsored by the CSU College of Science and the Library. Free and open to the Campus Community. Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-02-06 15:31:28. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, February 4th, 2009

    Problems with OhioLINK

    OhioLINK is having technical difficulties in its computer center. Some OhioLINK services, including the Electronic Journal Center, are offline.
    They hope to have the problem corrected soon.

    We apologize for any inconvenience.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-02-04 17:04:43. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Friday, January 30th, 2009

    Children of Abraham Exhibit, Lectures, and Film Discussions

    Exhibit
    "The Children of Abraham," an Ohio Humanities Council Exhibit is on display in the Library through February 13, 2009. The colorful and dramatic 14 - panel exhibit includes "When & Were did the Abrahamic Religions Originate?," "How & By Whom did the Abrahamic Religions Originate?," "The Holy Texts of Judaism," "The Holy Texts of Christianity" and "The Holy Texts of Islam." The panels also include information about the core and common beliefs of these 3 religions. The exhibit is free and open to the general public and is open during regular
    Library hours
    . Located on the northeast side of the first floor of the Library.

    Lectures
    Dr. Cynthia A. Crane
    "Divided Lives: The Untold Story of Jewish-Christian Women in Nazi Germany"
    Monday, February 2
    Reception and Book-signing, 5:30 pm
    Lecture, 6:00 pm
    University Library, First Floor East

    Dr. Regennia N. Williams
    "Exodus: 'Slavery,' 'Freedom,' and the 'Promised Land' in the Language of African American Spirituals"
    Wednesday, February 4, 9:45 am
    University Library, First Floor East

    Dr. Stephen Cory
    "Muslim Relations with Christians and Jews"
    Wednesday, February 11, 1:30 pm
    University Library, First Floor East

    OhioLINK Film Discussions
    Fridays, 9:45 a.m.
    University Library, RT 325
    *Reservations requested
    Call 216-523-7182

    "The Qur'an, the Bible, and the Torah," January 23
    "Judaism," January 30
    "Christianity," February 6
    "The Role of the Prophet Muhammad," February 13

    Another film will be the subject of an afternoon discussion:
    "Memphis Dreams: Searching for the Promised Land"
    Friday, February 6, 1:30 p.m., RT 325

    The above film discussions are scheduled in conjunction with Dr. Regennia N. Williams' "African American History through Sacred Music" and "African American History Since 1877" classes.


    Films can also be viewed online via the OhioLINK Digital Media Center (authentication required).

    For more information about the exhibit, programs, or films contact Dr. Regennia Williams, History, at 216-523-7182

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-01-30 15:50:32. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Let us know why you love OhioLINK

    Give us a quote or short vignette that illustrates the value of OhioLINK to you and your story could appear in the next issue of OhioLINK's annual report or online. Students, faculty, researchers, staff and librarians are encouraged to let us know their stories.

    To enter your story, click here or e-mail your anecdotes and contact information to candi@ohiolink.edu.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-01-30 15:11:32. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, January 28th, 2009

    The Library Will Be Closing at 3:00 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 28

    The Library will be closing with the rest of Cleveland State University's Main Campus at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28 due to the weather. Afternoon and evening classes that begin AT 3:00 P.M. OR LATER are cancelled. See the main CSU website for more details.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-01-28 14:28:14. Reply to Jeff_Beuck.

    Monday, January 26th, 2009

    Pardon the noise in the Reference area

    The Library is currently in the process of replacing its Reference desk on the west end of the first floor of the Library. It may be noisy Wednesday, January 28th through Friday, January 30th. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-01-26 07:15:19. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Friday, January 16th, 2009

    Reduce your library fines with Elf!

    Elf offers library customers a way to keep track of their borrowed items from multiple libraries in one place by email or browser. Receive email courtesy notices when items are due, overdue or ready for pick up. Text messaging for holds is also available.

    Features
    • email/RSS alerts: pre-overdue, overdue and holds
    • track your library card(s) or your family's library cards
    • selectable delivery date for reminders
    • text message hold alerts
    • real-time web access
    • one page summary

    Benefits
    • reduce overdues
    • reduce the 'oops, I forgot' factor
    • organize and plan your library trip and activities
    • take the worry out of borrowing
    • encourage reading and learning


    To get started, complete the simple sign up form and register your library card number(s) at: www.libraryelf.com

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-01-16 16:06:40. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, January 8th, 2009

    Electronic Book Center Gets Facelift

    Which OhioLINK resource can instantly connect you with quick fact or subject overview, a poem, a piece of classic literature, a Bible passage, a scholarly text, tech tips and more? If you said the OhioLINK Electronic Book Center you get a gold star. Now the Electronic Book Center has been improved to help you find the information you need more quickly and easily.

    The new EBC design offers:

    • One click searching for scholarly books only, American and English literature only, or all of OhioLINK's most popular e-book collections

    • Quick links to OhioLINK's most popular individual e-book collections, which provide advanced searching options, including American & English Literature, Oxford Reference Online, NetLibrary, Safari Books Online, and the Scholarly & Reference Collection

    • An updated look


    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-01-08 09:14:51. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, December 11th, 2008

    $5,000 grant available from Maison Francaise de Cleveland

    Thanks to a generous bequest from Paul and Odette Wurzburger, La Maison Française de Cleveland is pleased to establish La Maison Française de Cleveland Fund. Each spring, the fund will grant approximately 10 to 15 awards for activities related to the mission of the organization; namely, the promotion of French/American culture and the French language.

    For more information about the grant, visit http://maisonfrancaisedecleveland.org/fund.htm

    Application deadline is December 17, 2008.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-12-11 11:22:59. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Friday, December 5th, 2008

    Friends of the Library Spring Programs

    This spring, the Friends of the Library is planning a number of exciting programs. The ever-popular Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at CPL, will return to lead two book discussions:

    • Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Supreme Courtship by bestselling author Christopher Buckley. In this hilarious novel, the President of the United States, ticked off at the Senate for rejecting his nominees, decides to get even by nominating America's most popular TV judge to the Supreme Court (excerpt from Twelve Publishers). Supreme Courtship is on sale now at the CSU Bookstore and available for checkout at the Library.


    • Thursday, May 7, 2009. Rebel Angels by Robertson Davies. 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). Rebel Angels is available for checkout at the CSU Library and on sale at Amazon.com.


    And, on Wednesday, April 15, 2009, the Friends Local Authors Book Talk Series continues. Cleveland author Kristin Ohlson will visit CSU to discuss her experiences in Afghanistan and her book Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil (co-written with Deborah Rodriguez). There will also be a question and answer session followed by a book signing. Books will be on sale courtesy of the CSU bookstore.
    Kabul Beauty School is a remarkable tale of an extraordinary community of women who come together and learn the arts of perms, friendship, and freedom. Kristin Ohlson's book is on sale now at the CSU bookstore and available for checkout from the CSU Library.

    Refreshments will be provided at all these events, which are free and open to the public. They will all be held in the Library, RT 503 at 3:00. Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-12-05 13:08:20. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Marion-Sterling Elementary School 3rd Graders say Thank You

    "The future of Greater Cleveland - the future work force, the future political leaders, the future caretakers - can be found sitting in the desks and playing on the playgrounds of our region's schools. In public, private and charter schools all across town, the next generation is being prepared to take the reins of our great city and region." --President Michael Schwartz

    President Schwartz's message of extending support into the community to help educate leaders of the future includes outreach efforts to help those students attending nearby inner-city schools. The work displayed is from Mr. Emanuel Stone's third grade class at Marion-Sterling Elementary school, which is just around the corner from Cleveland State University. This school is highlighted for the exemplary efforts put forth by dedicated teachers, administrators and staff to provide quality education to underprivileged students. In September, the Sociology Department at CSU collaborated with the Great Lakes Science Center to hold a school supply drive for Mr. Stone's classroom, collecting basic writing supplies, posters and needed classroom items that many inner city school classrooms, such as at Marion-Sterling, find themselves having to do without. The appreciation expressed by the school and the students has been heartfelt, and the gratitude that followed is the subject of this display. The message to this third grade class, the class of 2018, is one of anticipation to see them succeed. Conveying the idea that higher education is a challenging, yet life-changing and attainable goal was part of our mission. This message is something that students from more affluent districts take for granted.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-12-05 12:59:36. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, December 1st, 2008

    Extended Library Hours with FREE coffee

    In preparation for finals week, the Library will be open until 8 p.m. on Friday December 5th and Sunday December 7th. The Library will also be open until 11 p.m. on Monday December 8th and Tuesday December 9th. Starting at 5 p.m. on these days, there will be free coffee available courtesy of Café Ah-roma while supplies last.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-12-01 10:28:55. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

    OhioLINK's Electronic Book Center Unavailable Thurs. Nov. 27th

    Due to scheduled maintenance at OhioLINK, ebooks provided through the Electronic Book Center will be temporarily unavailable on Thursday, November 27th.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-26 07:27:43. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

    Learning Communities Poster Day

    CSU Learning Communities presents the first Poster Day Event, Tuesday, December 2, 2008 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the first floor of the University Library. The day will feature a large Poster Exhibit with over 20 posters prepared by students who are participating in one of the Fall 2008 Learning Communities. These tell the story of their experiences learning in community.

    Learning Communities also sponsored its very first Essay Contest for students. Winners will be announced on that day and prizes presented to the students at the luncheon, also being held at the University Library.

    Several admitted students have been invited to join Learning Communities faculty and students on that day, to see the exhibit and hear more about CSU's Learning Communities Program. Details about new "Signature Learning Communities" being offered in Spring 2009 are now available on CSU Website.

    Another really exciting thing is happening on this day.... Our current Demystifying Math and Science LC includes an EDC 300 Course taught by Dr. Debbie Jackson. These students worked with Middle School Students from Barbara Booker School in Cleveland Metropolitan School District, designing an outdoor garden for the school.

    The Garden Project was a competitive assignment with teams composed of students from the Middle School, paired with CSU Learning Community students. CSU Faculty participated as judges. We are able to invite this 8th grade class to join us for this event through the collaborative efforts of the Learning Communities staff, Office of Admissions, Dean of the College of Education, Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the College of Science and Student Activities in Student Life.

    Please take the time to visit the University Library on Tuesday, December 2 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to view the Poster exhibits and congratulate our students.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-25 11:26:46. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, November 24th, 2008

    Cleveland Memory Gears Up for 25th Anniversary of "A Christmas Story"

    Higbee's Santa, 1955
    Higbee's Santa, 1955. View image.

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-24 15:05:24. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Some OhioLINK Resources To Be Unavailable Sat. Nov. 29th 7am - 4pm

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-24 10:23:29. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Friday, November 21st, 2008

    Thursday, November 20th, 2008

    See World War I Cartoons by Roy Grove in Cleveland Memory

    Cartoon of soldier on a ship
    World War I cartoon of a soldier on a ship.
    View image

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-20 10:36:18. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Scheduled Disruption of Library Web Services From 4am - 7:30am Fri. Nov. 21

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-20 07:38:38. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Friday, November 14th, 2008

    Cleveland Memory News: 2 New Oral Histories Just Added to Ethnic Women of Cleveland

    Ethnic Women of Cleveland logo

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-14 15:30:28. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

    Cleveland Memory Pays Tribute to Herb Score, 1933-2008

    Herb Score in the control booth

    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.

    View images of Herb Score.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-12 07:58:25. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Monday, November 10th, 2008

    Exhibit for the Center for Slovenian Studies /Center za slovenske študije at the Library

    Photo of the display
    An Exhibit of The Center for Slovenian Studies at Cleveland State University is on display through the end of November at the CSU Library. It includes photos and information about the Slovenian Studies Center/Center za slovenske študije and Slovenian language classes, as well as photographs and memorabilia pertaining to Slovenian culture.

    The exhibit is located on the first floor of Library which can be accessed from Rhodes Tower and is open during regular Library hours.

    The Cleveland area is home to the greatest concentration of Americans of Slovenian descent in this country. The Government of Slovenia, working in cooperation with Cleveland State University (CSU), Lakeland
    Community College, Kent State University, and Bowling Green University, has decided to foster the cultural heritage of this important community by establishing the Center for Slovenian Studies at CSU. The Center will be staffed by a full-time Director, who will also be the curator of the Slovenian Museum and Archives at 6415 St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland. The Center will coordinate the teaching of courses in Slovenian language and culture at the three regional universities and Lakeland Community College.
    Luka Zibelniklow


    Visiting Professor--Luka Zibelnik
    Slovenian language courses are taught by Luka Zibelnik, a Visiting Professor from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He teaches the Slovenian language to beginner and intermediate skilled individuals at university levels. In addition to teaching Slovene, Professor Zibelnik and future Visiting Professors will provide lectures about the Slovenian culture. To serve non-traditional, working members of the Slovenian American community, as well as traditional students, courses are scheduled in the evenings.

    Professor Zibelnik studied Sociology of Culture and Slovenian Language at University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. He has taught students of all ages, from primary school, through high school and college. His wide range of experience in teaching the Slovenian language and his first-hand knowledge of Slovenian culture provides his students with the best possible education in Slovene as a second/foreign language.

    In his own research, Professor Zibelnik has learned that there has been an increasing interest around the world to learn Slovene. He notes that the number of Slovenian lectureships worldwide is currently 53, the number of countries where you can learn Slovene is 28, and the number of universities in the world where you can obtain a degree in Slovene is 21.

    Professor Zibelnik encourages Clevelanders who are interested in learning the language from the sunny side of the Alps to register for classes. Beginning Slovene 2 and Intermediate Slovene 2 will be offered in spring 2009. For those with no background in Slovenian, beginners classes will be offered in fall 2009. He can be contacted at 216-687-4859 or luka_zibelnik@yahoo.com. His office is located in Rhodes Tower, 1654a and his office hours are Monday and Wednesday 3:00 pm to 3:50 pm

    The Center for Slovenian Studies
    Center za slovenske tudije
    Cleveland State University
    Rhodes Tower, 1654a
    216-687-4859

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-10 16:48:09. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, November 6th, 2008

    New in Cleveland Memory! "Feeding Cleveland: Urban Agriculture"

    Cleveland Public School students

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-06 15:37:15. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Scheduled Disruption of Library Services From 7pm - 1 am Sat. Nov. 8th - Sun. Nov. 9th.

    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:

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

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-06 13:53:57. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

    Cash in the Library

    Effective immediately, the University Library will not accept cash after 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday or on the weekends.

    The Library will continue to accept checks, credit cards ($3.00 minimum), Viking cash, and money orders.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-04 16:15:06. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Pianist Nathan Carterette to perform at Cleveland Public Library

    The Fine Arts Department at Cleveland Public Library is pleased to present a recital of Johann Sebastian Bach's momumental Goldberg Variations performed by pianist Nathan Carterette on November 8th, 2008 at 2PM. The recital will take place on the 3rd floor lobby of Main Library (Fine Arts and Special Collections) and will last approximately an hour. This recital is free and open to all ages!

    Click here for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-04 16:12:41. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: CPL@CSU.

    Thursday, October 30th, 2008

    Resetting your Library PIN

    If you forget your PIN to access your account or the Library's databases, you can now reset it yourself anytime day or night. When logging into your account click on the link that says "Forgot your PIN?" Enter your name and CSU ID number. You will receive an e-mail to the e-mail account we have in your Library record. Follow the instructions in the e-mail to reset your PIN. For more information, call the User Services Desk at (216) 687-2479.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-10-30 09:34:10. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

    Friends of the Cleveland Public Library: Upcoming Sales

    The Friends of CPL will be having the following sales:

    Used Book Sale October 26 - 30, 2008
    VHS Tape Sale November 17 - 19, 2008

    Click here for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-10-23 15:29:49. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: CPL@CSU.

    Improve your grade with a better paper

    In order to provide students with additional research and writing assistance during the second half of the semester when papers are due, the CSU Library and the Writing Center are offering the following workshops in the LCLC back lab on the first floor of the Library in Rhodes Tower:
    DateTimeWorkshop
    Wed Oct. 2912 p.m.IMPROVE Your Research Strategies
    Thur Oct. 305 p.m.IMPROVE Your Research Strategies
    Wed Nov. 512 p.mIMPROVE How you Select Sources
    Thur Nov. 65 p.m.IMPROVE How you Select Sources
    Wed Nov. 1212 p.m.IMPROVE Your Research Strategies
    Thur Nov. 135 p.m.IMPROVE Your Research Strategies
    Wed Nov. 1912 p.m.IMPROVE Your Academic Writing
    Thur Nov. 205 p.m.IMPROVE Your Academic Writing
    Wed Dec. 312 p.m.IMPROVE your MLA/APA Citations
    Thur Dec. 45 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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-10-23 14:50:08. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

    Banned Books=Banned Ideas Reading

    Banned Books=Banned Ideas
    What's your favorite book? Has it ever been publicly challenged?

    Come and read an excerpt of it at the
    Banned Books Reading
    Tuesday, October 28th
    12:00 to 1:00 P.M.
    at the Science & Research Center Plaza

    Sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists and the University Library to support the freedom of speech.

    How to Participate
    Submit your chosen literary passage in advance of the event to schedule your time on the microphone. Or, just come to our tent at the S&R Center Plaza on Tuesday, October 28 during the common hour to hear the readings. Afterwards, visit the Library to peruse the display of censored books.

    Interested in doing a reading, but not sure that you have ever read a banned book? For recent examples visit https://library.csuohio.edu/research/portals/freedom.html or come to the Library's Banned Books display. Choose a short passage to read (or consider briefly discussing why a certain book or author was censored) then send your idea to Audrey McCrone, the SPJ Cleveland State Student Chapter President, at a.mccrone@csuohio.edu.

    Come rain or shine. Exercise your right of free speech!

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

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-10-22 08:41:13. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, October 20th, 2008

    Ever want to be a writer?

    Is it true that everyone has a good book in them...just waiting to be written? If you are a writer or know someone who is a writer, you and they won't want to miss Thursday night at the Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium at 6:00 p.m.

    You will hear a panel discussion, brought to CPL by Literary Ventures Fund. LVF grants both funds and expertise to support small presses, book by book. You will hear author Stephen Shem, LVF founder and director Jim Bildner, LVF director of publicity Mary Bisbee-Beek, and owner of our local Mack's Backs Bookstore discuss "Could Fitzgerald or Hemingway Get Published Today ?"


    For more information contact Tena Wilson, Public Relations Director, Interim at 216-623-2955

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-10-20 10:06:19. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: CPL@CSU.

    Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

    20th Annual Scholars and Artists Reception

    Dr. Rajshekhar G. Javalgi
    Dr. Rajshekhar "Raj" G. Javalgi

    20th Annual Scholars and Artists Reception
    Thursday, October 30, 2008
    3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    Sponsored by the Friends of the CSU Library

    The campus community is invited to attend the 20th Annual Scholars and Artists Reception honoring faculty, staff, and emeriti creativity. The event, sponsored by the Friends of the CSU Library, will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in the Special Collections room on the 3rd floor of the Library.

    This year's keynote speaker/scholar is from the Nance College of Business Administration - Dr. Rajshekhar "Raj" G. Javalgi, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives and Research as well as Professor of Marketing and International Business. His talk is titled "Entrepreneurship Education in a Changing Global Marketplace."

    During the reception, guests can enjoy hors d'oeuvres and browse the display of recently published books, scholarly papers, art, music, web sites, and other works by Cleveland State University faculty, staff, and emeriti.

    Submission still being accepted
    Faculty, staff, and emeriti are encouraged to submit materials they have published in the past year (including books, scholarly papers, art, music, websites, and DVDs). Complete the appropriate information on the submission form and send as instructed with your published works by Thursday, October 23, 2008 (5:00 p.m.).

    Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-10-15 10:18:10. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, October 9th, 2008

    Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

    Upcoming book discussion on The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

    Book Cover for the Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
    CSU Friends of the Library Book Discussion
    The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Juno Díaz
    Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 3:00 in RT 503


    Richard Fox, Head of the Popular Library at CPL, is back once again, this time to lead a discussion on the winner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction --The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Dominican-American writer Junot Díaz.

    Díaz has spun the heartbreak and loneliness of the immigrant experience into literary gold with memorable stories of marginalized outsiders caught between two cultures, never completely fitting into either one. This is the long-awaited-and thrillingly satisfying, genuinely original-first novel from the unmistakable voice behind the story collection, Drown.

    About the book
    Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fukú americanus--the curse that has haunted the Oscar's family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents, and, above all, ill-starred love. Oscar, still waiting for his first kiss, is just its most recent victim.
    Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous life of Oscar and the history of the family at large, rendering with genuine warmth and dazzling energy, humor, and insight the Dominican-American experience, and, ultimately, the endless human capacity to persevere in the face of heartbreak and loss. A true literary triumph, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao confirms as one of the best and most exciting voices of our time -- Penguin Publishers

    Call 216-875-9734 or email b.florjancic@csuohio.edu to reserve a seat or for more information.

    The event is free and open to the general public.

    Refreshments will be served.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-10-07 15:47:38. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Friday, September 19th, 2008

    2008 Common Reading Experience Kicks Off with The Graphic Novel

    Image of book cover
    Cleveland State University kicks off the 2008 Common Reading Experience on Tuesday, September 30 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the Library's first floor. Anastasia Diamond-Ortiz, who developed Cleveland Public Library's graphic novel collection, will make a special presentation titled "The Graphic Novel" based on the book chosen for this year's program - Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, which all first year CSU students will read as part of their orientation to University life.

    The book, selected by a committee representing faculty, staff, and the University Library, is a graphic novel that tells the story of a young girl growing up in Iran during the time of the Shah's overthrow and the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The young heroine struggles to make sense of her faith, her politics, and her place in society as an Islamic girl amidst political upheaval and change. Written in the tradition of works such as Art Spiegelman's Maus (1993), the book communicates powerful social and political commentary through a combination of black and white illustrations and text.

    All CSU faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend the Common Reading Experience Events

    For more information, visit the Common Learning Experience website or contact Dr. Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt, Interim Director of General Education at 687-3935 or e.lehfeldt@csuohio.edu.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-09-19 11:08:45. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

    Politics & Propaganda: Designing the President

    Spectrum: The Lockwood Thompson Dialogues presents Politics & Propaganda: Designing the President featuring Donna Brazile (CNN) & Frank Rich (NY Times) and moderated by Dan Moulthrop (WCPN). This event will be held on Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 6pm in the Cleveland Public Library Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium. It is FREE and open to the public, but seating is limited. To reserve tickets call 216-621-5330 or email contactus@clevelandpublicart.org before Sept. 24, 2008.

    Click here for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-09-17 10:36:49. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: CPL@CSU.

    Monday, September 8th, 2008

    Grand Opening Writer's Lab--Thursday, September 25

    Ribbon Cutting

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-09-08 11:04:54. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

    A timely and timeless story of a young girl's life under the Islamic Revolution

    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 1 and 2 book covers

    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.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-09-02 16:41:13. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, August 28th, 2008

    University System of Ohio Offers Textbook Discounts

    Through a partnership with CourseSmart, a provider of electronic textbooks from the six largest commercial publishers in the United States, the University System of Ohio will offer half or more off the print price of the majority of active textbooks from these publishers to students enrolled in public and private colleges and universities and adult learning programs.

    Click here for more information.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-08-28 09:10:47. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Join us for an Ice Cream Social

    The University Library is having an ice cream social to welcome everyone back to campus. In addition to ice cream, there will be some Library giveaways.

    When: Thursday September 4, 2008 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
    Where: 1st floor of the University Library, Rhodes Tower

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    Friday, August 22nd, 2008

    Constitution Day--September 17

    Constitution Day display
    Join the celebration of our nation's heritage by participating in Cleveland State University's Constitution Day events! Special events and activities to recognize the importance of the U.S. Constitution include:

    Online Contest

    Students can win

    • One of two gas cards valued at $50
    • One of five jump drives
    • One of three $15 iTunes cards!
    • One of two VikingCash Cards valued at $25!

    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.

    Reginald Oh

    Discussion

    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

    Displays

    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


    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-08-22 15:55:23. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

    First Year Experience @ CSU Library

    The Cleveland State University Library strives to support first year students in their transition to college by providing resources and services that will assist freshmen in achieving academic success. To help provide the support, the Library now has a web page dedicated to the needs of first year students. For more information contact Ann Marie Smeraldi at a.smeraldi@csuohio.edu.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-08-12 09:25:42. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, August 7th, 2008

    New in Cleveland Memory!

    Screenshot of new Cleveland Memory website

    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!

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-08-07 15:01:09. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

    Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

    New arrivals from Cleveland Public Library

    May 2008-Check out the latest books and audio CDs, in the CPL @ CSU collection. As new books arrive, we will be placing the list on our blog, so check back often. To browse the new additions by author, click here or by title, click here.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-05-22 09:30:43. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: CPL@CSU, Library News.

    Monday, May 19th, 2008

    Math Tutoring in the Library closed for summer session

    The EPIC/PEP program will not offer math tutoring in the Library this summer, but will resume regular sessions in fall 2008. In the meantime, students can receive help in the Math Tutoring Center located in the Main Classroom, room 110.

    For more information about the EPIC/PEP program, visit http://www.csuohio.edu/epic_pep/index.htm or contact Dr. Carol Phillips-Bey, Associate Professor, Mathematics and Director, EPIC/PEP Program, at 216-523-7151 or at c.phillips-bey@csuohio.edu

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-05-19 10:09:52. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Thursday, May 15th, 2008

    Course Development Small Grants for Information Literacy Winners Announced

    The University Library received 6 applications for the 2008 Course Development Small Grants program, designed to support faculty members in their efforts to integrate information literacy instruction into teaching and assignments. The following individuals will be awarded $800 each for 2008:
    • Dr. Lili Dong, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Fenn College of Engineering)
    • Dr. Cheryl Delgado, Nursing (College of Education and Human Services)
    • Dr. Antonio Medina-Rivera, Modern Languages (College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences)
    The grant review committee consisted of Dr. Rosemary Sutton, Dr. Elizabeth Lehfeldt, and Dr. Mary Murray.

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    Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

    Ohio Democratic Presidential Debate Exhibit

    Photo from the democratic debate in ClevelandCleveland State University was in the national spotlight on February 26, 2008, when it hosted the Ohio Democratic Presidential Debate between Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama. CSU's Library now has photos and memorabilia from this historic showdown on display on the first floor of the Library through the month of May.


    Photos by William Rieter, the University's Senior Photographer.

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    Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

    Art Attack Exhibit in the Library

    "Art Attack," a student-curated exhibition hosted by CSU art education students, is on display now in the CSU Library. The goal of the exhibition is to display art in a non-traditional format that makes art accessible to all students and/or community members.

    Students in EDC 311 have planned and executed 2D and 3D lesson plans throughout the semester for their fellow classmates and the work you see is the result. As future educators, the art education students will teach the lessons to their future students.

    In this "Art Attack" faculty, staff, and students may encounter random acts of art while searching for a book or by walking throughout the library.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-04-30 15:10:46. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, April 28th, 2008

    Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

    Winners of the National Library Week Drawings

    Congratulations to the winners of the drawings during National Library Week
    Grand Prize Winner
    Grand Prize Winner, Sharon C.

    CSU Library Survey Winners

    • iPod Touch--Sharon C.
    • $50 in Viking Cash--James K.
    • iPod Shuffle--Joshua R.
    • Flash Drive--Robert N.
    • Flash Drive--Yongki C.


    National Library Week Display Drawing

    • iPod Shuffle--Mark J.
    • $10 in Viking Cash--Wesley H.
    • $10 in Viking Cash--Linas V.
    • Flash Drive--India P.
    • Flash Drive--Jean E.
    • Backpack--Jeffrey F.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-04-23 15:38:25. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, April 14th, 2008

    India Experience on Display at the Library

    The India Experience, including authentic Indian artifacts and literature, is on display on the first floor of the Library through April.

    The following India Experience lectures and field visits are free and open to the campus community (sponsored by the CSU Division of Institutional Diversity and India Scholar Program, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences).

    Lectures
    April 15 (Tuesday) 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
    Main Classroom 405
    Engaged Learning - India Experience

    April 21 (Monday) 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
    Chester Building 147
    Reflections on India Culture by an American Anthropologist

    April 21 (Monday) 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
    Chester Building 147
    Science, Spirituality and Healing Across Cultures: Indian Context of an American Professor

    April 29 (Tuesday) 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
    Main Classroom 405
    South Asia Experience of a CSU Fulbright Scholar

    Field Visits

    April 23 (Wednesday) 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
    Visit to a Hindu Family Residence and Indian Lunch
    RSVP and direction call Professor Nair at 216-687-4570

    April 24 (Thursday) 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
    Visit to Buddhist Community Center
    Tzu Chi Foundation, Buddhist Women Group, 1541 East 38th Street, Cleveland, OH 44114

    For more information, contact Professor Murali Nair at 216-687-4570 or m.nair@csuohio.edu


    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-04-14 10:11:45. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

    Get some great deals on books at the Library's book sale

    As a part of the National Library Week festivities, the Library will be having a book sale on Wednesday April 16, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first floor of the Library. Get great deals on both paperbacks and hardback books. The book sale is sponsored by the Friends of the CSU Library.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-04-08 11:16:33. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Join us for an anniversary party

    To kick off National Library Week, the Library will be having an anniversary party to celebrate the 50th anniversary of National Library Week and the 15th anniversary of OhioLINK on April 14th at noon on the first floor of the Library. There will be cake and ice cream and you can enter to win an iPod shuffle and more.

    Visit http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/promos/nlw/ to learn more about other events during the week.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-04-08 11:11:11. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Friday, April 4th, 2008

    Dedication Ceremony to the Memory of Preston White

    Join the Cleveland State University Library, Department of Health Sciences, and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences on Thursday, April 17, 2008 for the Dedication Ceremony of the Adaptive Technology Lab to the Memory of Preston White.
    The event will be held in Cleveland State University Library Rhodes Tower, Room 103 from noon to 1:30 p.m.
    Refreshments will be served following the dedication ceremony.

    Please respond to (216) 875-9734 or email b.florjancic@csuohio.edu by Monday, April 14, 2008

    Preston White Memorial Fund information: http://html.ulib.csuohio.edu/friends/preston.html

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-04-04 12:07:19. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Take a short survey for a chance to win an iPod Touch and more

    Take a short survey and enter to win an Apple iPod Touch, $50 in Viking Cash, an iPod shuffle or one of two flash drives. This survey will be used to help the Library staff better understand your technology needs. The survey will run through April 20, 2008. Winners will be notified via e-mail during the week of April 21st. Thank you for your participation.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-04-04 10:08:56. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Friday, March 28th, 2008

    Get help writing your paper!

    Do you have a paper due and not know where to start? Or have you started, but wish it could be better? Come to the Library Writing Workshops to learn how to find sources, cite the sources, lengthen your paper, and more.

    In order to provide students with as much research and writing help as possible during the second half of the semester when papers are due, the CSU Library and the Writing Center are collaborating in offering the following workshops.

    DATE TOPICTIME and LOCATION
    Wed. April 2Selecting and Evaluating Sources12 noon, LCLC Front
    Thurs. April 3Selecting and Evaluating Sources5 p.m., LCLC Front
    Wed. April 9APA or MLA Citation12 noon, LCLC Front
    Thurs. April 10APA or MLA Citation5 p.m., LCLC Front
    Wed. April 16Lengthening Your Paper 12 noon, LCLC Front
    Thurs. April 18Lengthening Your Paper5 p.m., LCLC Front
    Wed. April 23 Elegant Style and Grammar for Research Papers12 noon, LCLC Front
    Thurs. April 24Elegant Style and Grammar for Research Papers5 p.m., LCLC Front
    Wed. April 30APA or MLA Citation12 noon, LCLC Front
    Thurs. May 1APA or MLA Citation5 p.m., LCLC Front

    For more information, contact Mary (Murray) McDonald at 216-687-6982 or m.murray@csuohio.edu .

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-03-28 09:02:00. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

    Monday, March 24th, 2008

    Pictorial History of Women Philosophers on Display in the Library

    "Busted!! A Pictorial History of Women Philosophers from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century" is on display in the Library through Friday, April 4. The production is by Mary Ellen Waithe, Professor of Philosophy. The event is co-sponsored by the Philosophy Department and the Women's Comprehensive Program.
    For more information, contact Mary Ellen Waithe at 216-687-9262.

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    Friday, March 21st, 2008

    New arrivals from Cleveland Public Library

    Check out the latest books and audio CDs, in the CPL @ CSU collection. As new books arrive, we will be placing the list on our blog, so check back often. To browse the new additions by author, click here or by title, click here.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-03-21 09:29:46. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: CPL@CSU, Library News.

    Thursday, March 20th, 2008

    $800 grants available to CSU Faculty

    Information Literacy is one of the basic skills of the GenEd08 curriculum and is an integral component of the capstone courses. The Cleveland State University Library invites applications for the Information Literacy Small Grants Program. Six grants of $800 will be awarded to full-time faculty for course development to integrate information literacy instruction, especially in capstone courses.

    Grant applications are due Friday, April 18 for development of courses for fall 2008.

    An informational session for interested applicants will be held Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Noon in RT 502.

    To reserve a seat, call 216-875-9734 or email b.florjancic@csuohio.edu

    A light lunch will be provided by the Friends of the Library.

    Information Literacy requires individuals to recognize when information is needed and to have the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively. The small grants are intended to assist faculty in updating their courses and assignments to engage students in the learning and research process.
    Grant application information is available at http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/faculty/grantann.html

    Award Amount: $800 stipend (up to 6 grants will be awarded, no more than 1 per college for this grant period).

    For further information and to submit the proposal, contact Kathy Dobda, Head of Library Instruction, University Library, RT 110a,k.dobda@csuohio.edu, Phone: 216-875-9738. An Information Literacy Review Panel, composed of faculty and library administrators, will review the proposals. The grants will be awarded by May 2, 2008.

    Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-03-20 16:37:19. Reply to Barbara_Loomis. Categories: Library News.

    Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

    What's New on the OhioLINK Home Page?

    The OhioLINK home page was redesigned to make it easie