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Call for Scholarly and Artistic Works

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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Calling All OhioLINK Fans: OhioLINK Video Contest Deadline Extended to February 11!

Are you the biggest OhioLINK fan? Show us what OhioLINK means to you, how it has helped you, or how you'd explain OhioLINK to your peers in a short (five minutes or less) video and you could win a new digital video camera or 160 GB iPod classic. Your video can be serious or silly, but you need to hurry, entries to the This Is MY OhioLINK Video Contest must be submitted by February 11.

Current students, faculty and staff members at all 87 OhioLINK member institutions are welcome to submit one or more videos. Entries must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on February 11, 2008. A panel of judges will narrow the entries to three finalists, and then your votes will determine the grand prize winner and runner up. The grand prize winner will receive his/her choice of a digital video camera or a new 160 GB iPod classic and the runner up will receive the remaining prize.

Visit the contest Web site (http://www.ohiolink.edu/videocontest) for complete details.

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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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Careers in Aging Display in the Library April 9 - April 13

"Careers in Aging: A World of Opportunities"
Careers in Aging Week
April 8-14 2007

• INFORMATION FAIR
  Hosted in the Orange Lounge in the University Center
  Monday, April 9 & Tuesday, April 10
  Hours are 11am - 1:30 pm
  
  
• CAREERS IN AGING DISPLAY IN THE LIBRARY
  Week of April 9-13
  The University Library will host a unique display showcasing seven career tracks that students may enter in this diverse field. Material on career building and gerontology resource material will also be available. Students are welcome to take part in this display located on the east end of the first floor of the University Library.
  
  
• FREE MOVIE SCREENING - Something's Gotta Give
  Hosted in the theater of Fenn Tower
  Wednesday, April 11 from 6:00-8:00 pm
  The movie showcases the dating realities of Jack Nicholson's character, an older businessman while at the same time celebrating the strengths of older persons. Join us for some free popcorn and goodies.
  
  Come and enjoy the show.

For more information about Careers in Aging week go to http://sciences.csuohio.edu/gerontology

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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.

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Celebrate Constitution Day

CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES CONSTITUTION DAY ~ MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17

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 an iPod shuffle, a jump drive, a VikingCash Card valued at $50, one of 5 Café Ah-Roma gift cards valued at $10, or one of three $15 iTunes cards! Just visit www.ulib.csuohio.edu/promos/constitution/, answer a few questions about the Constitution, and you could be a winner!

DISCUSSION
Monday, September 17 from noon to 1 p.m.
A presentation titled
"Homer Plessy and the Living Constitution"
Speaker: David F. Forte,
Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Introduction: Michael Schwartz,
President, Cleveland State University
Cleveland State University Library, 1st floor
Light Refreshments

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 U.S. Constitution - Origins and Early Development," is located at the entrance area of the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Library.

FILMS AND BROADCASTS

Tuesday, September 18: 12:10 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. &
Thursday, September 20: 12:10 - 12:45 p.m.
Free screening of the film: "Mandate: The President and the People"
University Library's Viewing Room (RT 325)

Narrated by veteran CBS News correspondent Lesley Stahl, "Mandate" examines the long and complex relationship between the presidency and public opinion. Leading historians, political scientists, and public figures offer insight into presidents and the presidency from George Washington through FDR.

Monday, September 17 at 2:00 p.m.
On a television broadcast, General Colin Powell will lead the nationwide annual
traditional recitation of the Preamble to the United State
Constitution in the Library Connection
Lounge, located on the 1st floor of the Library (east side).

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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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Celebrate International Year of Chemistry at CSU Michael Schwartz Library

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

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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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 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, 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.

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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.
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  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.
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  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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Celebrate Occupational Therapy Month!

Occupational Therapy (OT) is an allied health profession focused on improving a person's ability to participate in the everyday activities of living at home, at school, at work, or at play. Birth defects, injuries, illnesses, diseases, and the effects of aging can cause people of all ages to have difficulty performing everyday activities like personal self-care, playing, homemaking, and working. Occupational Therapists offer creative solutions to help these adults and children so they can participate more fully in the daily activities that are meaningful to them. OT assists people in developing the "skills for the job of living" necessary for independent and satisfying lives.

Visit the display on the first floor of the Library to learn more about Occupational Therapy.

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Celebrate the Book and Paper Arts at Octavofest

Exciting events and programs during October 2010!

Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library and Cleveland Public Library will join our active and engage community of artists and book lovers to celebrate both contemporary book and paper arts and fine and rare book collections at our region's libraries and museums during the month of October 2010.

"Cleveland has fabulous rare and beautiful book collections, book artists, and a paper conservatory where the art of papermaking still lives. Octavofest is a celebration of this rich artistic community and an event designed to give Clevelanders and others from Northeast Ohio yet another point of pride. Truly, Cleveland rocks!" said Glenda Thornton, Director of Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library.

Participants can attend lectures, demonstrations, tours, and exhibits at various venues throughout the region, where printmakers, paper sculptors, conservators, and bookbinders explore, create, preserve and exhibit works using both books and paper.

The month-long celebration turns its first page on Friday, October 1 at Cleveland Public Library with an opening reception and panel discussion, "Curator, Educator, Artist: The Book Arts Revealed." Panel speakers include Cristine Rom, Gund Library Director at the Cleveland Institute of Art; Barbara Stanczak, Professor of Art at the Cleveland Institute of Art; and Bonné de Blas, Director of Art Books Cleveland. The program begins at 6:00 p.m. in the Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium, East 6th and Superior.

On Saturday, October 2, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m., celebrations continue at the Cleveland State University Art Gallery, featuring a poetry reading with Cleveland poet and visual artist Jim Lang and friends, as well as his exhibit "Paper and Poems," located at 2307 Chester Avenue. Find out more about Octavofest events at CSU.

From 6:00 - 10:00 p.m., attend the Morgan Conservatory's "Third Annual Open House and Silent Auction (Year of the Kozo)," located at 1754 East 47th. Food, live entertainment and art will be provided at this free event, designed to further the mission of the conservatory to produce and preserve the art of hand papermaking book and paper arts.

Octavofest was created in 2009 by Art Books Cleveland, an organization established in 2008 and dedicated to advancing the appreciation of the book and paper arts throughout Northeast Ohio. Octavofest For additional information about all Octavofest events and programs throughout the month of October, please visit Octavofest or call 216-875-9734.

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Celebrate Women's History Month with Britannica

In honor of Women's History Month, Encyclopedia Britannica is highlighting 300 women whose actions and ideas influenced history. Follow the illustrated timeline to identify developments in the lives of women since antiquity with the feature, 300 Women Who Changed The World (off-campus access). Read quotes, essays, and speeches. Enjoy biographies about Women's Rights luminaries such as Joan of Arc, Jane Adams, Phillis Wheatley and Sandra Day O'Connor. Watch video clips, use the learning activities to take an in-depth view of women's achievements, or read articles on topics such as feminism and the history of Mother's Day.

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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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Change of hours for EPIC/PEP

The hours for the EPIC/PEP program are now Monday-Thursday 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Please contact Carol Phillips-Bey at (216)523-7151 for more information.

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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.

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Changes to OhioLINK Databases

In July and August, the CSU libraries will experience a significant realignment of research databases provided by OhioLINK. We will be losing access to several databases, but simultaneously gaining access to a sizable list of titles we did not previously have. For some of those titles lost, new titles from a different vendor are available and will be provided. For others, there is no specific substitute. In the case of a few discontinued databases, we will retain access to the previous years' files, to which we had subscribed. Most of the cancellations will take effect on August 1, 2006. The libraries will make every effort to provide a smooth transition for students, faculty and staff.

For more details, call the University Library Reference Center at (216) 687-5300, or check the complete list of database changes.

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Changes to some OhioLINK databases

Many OhioLINK library databases have changed their search interface from Dataware to the new OSearch. While the basic functionality of OSearch remains the same, improvements have been made, the most noticeable of which is a dramatically simplified default view. On the Library's homepage, the terminology has been simplified by changing the category "Indexes and Abstract" to the broader "Research Databases."

Click here to access the list of Library databases.

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Check out our new displays in Special Collections

The Michael Schwartz Library's Special Collections has recently put up two exciting displays in their area, RT 320. The first display is to celebrate the dedication of the Viktor Schreckengost Collection to the Michael Schwartz Library. Schreckengost, is an internationally known artist and industrial designer. The display features Salem China Co. pieces designed, decorated and patented by Viktor Schreckengost, bisque figurines, and scale model pedal cars.

Also on display, is the Octavofest exhibit, which features two categories of books. Showcase 1 displays samples of 18th century French Bridge Books, from our Watson Collection of civil engineering works. Showcase 2 presents typography samples, with locally published 19th century books in the German language, printed in Fraktür, and an early 20th century work with typical Arts and Crafts font and decoration.

Ongoing displays include our streetcar models collected by Morris Stone (early to mid 20th century builds), signed streetscape prints by local artist Martin Linsey, model ships of the Victory, and various framed works representing the rich industrial, maritime, and transportation history of Northeast Ohio.

Stop by and check them out!

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Check out popular reading materials courtesy of CPL at the CSU Library

Now that the semester is winding down, how about reading some books just for fun. The Library, located in Rhodes Tower, has many of the current popular fiction and non-fiction books, courtesy of the Cleveland Public Library, available for checkout. These materials can be checked out using the Cleveland Greater Access Library Card. If you do not have one, you may apply for one at the Circulation Desk. Call (216) 687-2479 for more information.

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Check out the latest additions to the Library's collection.

Each month the Library distributes a list of its newest additions to the Library collection. Click here to see the entire list, browse by subject, or search for a specific topic.

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Check out the Library's Outstanding Book Collection

In a large university library, browsing the shelves to locate a good book to read just for pleasure can be overwhelming. To help students identify well written, quality literature, CSU librarians created the Outstanding Book Collection. This unique collection was designed to foster a love of reading and encourage intellectual development among students. Conveniently located on the first floor of the Library near the entrance, this collection features both classic titles and contemporary award winners. The collection is small enough for casual browsing but offers an intriguing selection of fiction and nonfiction titles that will capture students' imaginations and take them to new worlds.

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Check out the most popular ebooks of 2007

The two most read ebooks of 2007 were

"Basic mathematics for economists" by Mike Rosser

"Understanding the industrial revolution" by Charles More

To check out more ebooks in the CSU Library collection, visit http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/research/vrd/ebooks.html

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Check out the new additions to the Library's collection

Want to keep track of what new items are coming into the Library? Visit our new acquisitions web page to see what we have. You can look at the whole list or sort by specific subject.

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Check out the new Terminal Tower Display

Now on display on the first floor of the Library is a wide variety of items relating to the Terminal Tower. Included in the display are large posters depicting the construction of the Tower, books about the Tower, and a replica of the Tower made up entirely of legos.

Stop by the first floor of the library and check it out.

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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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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

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

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

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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Cleveland Memory Exhibit at Cuyahoga County Fair

This year's Cuyahoga County Fair (Monday, Aug. 7 - Sunday, Aug. 13) will feature an exhibit on Memories of Cleveland.

In collaboration with local businesses, the Library has prepared an impressive display of approximately 100 historical photographs and artifacts depicting various aspects of Cleveland history. The photos feature famous Clevelanders from the worlds of sports, politics, and entertainment, as well as ordinary Clevelanders doing interesting things.

The display will also include several oversized panels depicting the construction of the Terminal Tower building at various stages of completion.

Library staff will be on hand at all times to answer questions about the exhibit in particular and about the Library in general. They will also encourage fairgoers to tell about their own favorite Cleveland memories by making brief voice recordings, some of which will later be available at the Cleveland Memory website.

Also, the Library and the County Fair have put together an online photograph contest on the Flickr website , where folks can enter photos to win a digital camera. It is not necessary to attend the Fair in order to win. Click here for details.

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Cleveland Memory Featured in the Sun Press

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

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Cleveland Memory News: 2 New Oral Histories Just Added to Ethnic Women of Cleveland

Two new oral histories have just been added to the Cleveland Memory Project's Ethnic Women of Cleveland series.

You can now listen to Ann Hankavich talk about her early childhood in the Urkaine, her emigration to Canada and her life in Cleveland after marrying her husband.

Ilona Palasic's story is a little different. Growing up as a second generation American in Cleveland, she speaks about growing up in the Hungarian neighborhood on Buckeye Road.

You can listen to these accounts and more as these eastern European women share their experiences of becoming Americans in Cleveland. Find out more about Ethnic Women of Cleveland.

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

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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Cleveland Memory Pays Tribute to Herb Score, 1933-2008

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.

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Cleveland Memory Pays Tribute to Paige Palmer, Cleveland's “First Lady of Fitness”

Cleveland television personality and pioneering exercise diva Paige Palmer passed away on Saturday, November 21st at the age of 93.

She is best remembered for her one-hour television program that ran five days a week on WEWS Channel 5 from 1948 until 1973. According to ClevelandWomen.co, her show was the "very first televised exercise and fitness program for women anywhere in the country."

Read her obituary from the Plain Dealer or see more photos of her from Cleveland Memory.

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

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:

• Press Photos
• Cleveland Press - form the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (also used as reference for this posting)
• Press closed in '82 but stories and photos live on - Video with reporter Tom Livingston aired on WEWS-TV News in June 2011.
• Five Decades at The Press (1998) by Ray DeCrane - Memories of a 44 year veteran of The Press, written specifically for Cleveland Memory.
• Press Halts Publication (1982) - The front-page story that ran in the final issue of The Press on June 17, 1982 announcing the newspaper's closing.
• Stop the Presses (for the very last time) (1982)- by Dick Feagler
• The Years Were Good (1956) by Louis B. Seltzer - An autobiography by the editor of The Press from 1928-1966.

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

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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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:

• About the Center- from the CSU Poetry Center website
• Cleveland State University Poetry Center - from the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
• Cleveland State University Poetry Center - Wikipedia

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Cleveland Memory will be offline 4:00 PM August 4th until 9:00 AM August 5th

Due to scheduled maintenance, searching for images on the Cleveland Memory Project website and for Cleveland Memory images on the Ohio's Heritage Northeast website will be unavailable from 4 pm Wednesday, August 4th until 9:am Thursday, August 5th. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Cleveland Memory's "Crime Scene, Cleveland" Offers a Glimpse at Some of Cleveland's More Sensationalized Murders

Perhaps it is not one of the most pleasant topics, but recent events have put murder in Cleveland into the news. Those interested in learning more about two of Cleveland's more sensationalized murders, the Torso Murders and the Sheppard Murder Case, can find photos and information about them in Cleveland Memory's "Crime Scene, Cleveland".

The perpetrator of the Kingsbury Run "Torso Murders" took the lives of 12 victims between September 1935 and August 1938 and was never found, but the murders stopped after Cleveland Safety Director, Eliot Ness, and 63 men burned down the Kingsbury Run shantytowns. A film about these murders and Eliot Ness' involvement in the investigation is to be the subject of a film, "Ness", which is currently in development and is to be directed by William Fincher who covered similar subject matter in his films "Se7ven" and "Zodiac".

The murder of Marilyn Sheppard on July 4, 1954 and the subsequent trials of her husband, Samuel Sheppard, for the murder sparked a media frenzy at the time and later inspired a television series, The Fugitive, and a feature film of the same name.

Find out more about these sad and gruesome chapters of Cleveland's history in Crime Scene, Cleveland.

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

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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Cleveland Public Library Fall Book Sale

The Cleveland Public Library will be holding its annual fall book sale October 22-26, 2006. Click here for more information.

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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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Cleveland Public Library Presents TRUTH, TECHNOLOGY AND THE VISUAL / VIRTUAL WORLD

Cleveland Public Library in partnership with Cleveland Public Art presents TRUTH, TECHNOLOGY AND THE VISUAL/VIRTUAL WORLD. The moderator will be Jaron Lanier, with Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid.

The event will take place in the Louis Stokes Wind Auditorium on Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 2 p.m.

Click here for more information.

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Cleveland Public Library Presents: ROCK MY SOUL:The Black Legacy of Rock and Roll

The Cleveland Public Library, in partnership with The Arts League of Michigan,the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and Sankofa Fine Art Plus will be hosting events throughout the fall celebrating the black legacy of rock and roll. Click here for more information.

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Cleveland Public Library, Issue 2 on March 4 Ballot

Cleveland Public Libray partners with the CSU Library to provide leisure reading material for faculty and students. Cleveland Public Library is putting a replacement Levy (Issue 2) on the ballot in the Primary Election to be held on March 4, 2008. This is not a new tax and its passage is critical to maintaining current library service.

For more information about Issue 2, refer to the Cuyahoga County website at http://boe.cuyahogacounty.us/ and click on the link posted on that page.

To learn more about the CPL@CSU collection, click here

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Cleveland Public Library's Used Book Sale

CPL's Fall Used Book Sale will be held October 16-20, 2005 in the Louis Stokes Wing Lower Lobby. Click here for more information.

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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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Cleveland State University Library hosts Common Reading Experience activities

Cleveland State University kicked off the 2007 Common Reading Experience on Tuesday, October 16 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the Library's first floor. Dr. Bette Bonder, College of Science Dean, made a presentation titled "Understanding Autism," based on the book chosen for this year's pilot program - Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, whose main character is a mathematically-gifted autistic teenager.

Faculty, staff, and students are also welcome to attend these Brown Bag Faculty Speaker Series:

Tuesday, November 6th, noon - 1:00 p.m.
Library first floor
Artistic Expressions By and About Persons with Autism
by Dr. Monica Gordon Pershey
Associate Professor & Program Director,
Speech and Hearing Program

Tuesday, November 13th, noon - 1:00 p.m.
Library first floor
Autism: Characteristics and Family Dynamics
by Dr. Anthony Menendez
Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
And Elizabeth Turnage,
Undergraduate, Special Education
Cleveland State University

A list of film screenings, which are also open to the campus community, can be found at http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/cr/events.html


Cleveland State University first year students enrolled in Introduction to University Life will join in this common reading experience with thousands of other American college students this fall. The goal of the common reading program is to create a shared learning experience that fosters student engagement, retention, and personal development beyond the classroom.

A committee of faculty, librarians, and administrators chose The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time based on its relationship to issues and topics that cut across different disciplines (Special Education, Communication, Diversity, Psychology, Art, Mathematics, Science, Speech and Language, Social Work, etc.) as well as issues of individual and family experiences. Participation in this common reading experience is not limited to just the Introduction to University Life students. All members of the University community are encouraged to read the book and participate in activities including film screenings, brown bag faculty speakers series, and more. Also, visit the Common Reading Experience display on the Library's first floor, through October.

For more information, visit the Common Learning Experience website at http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/cr/index.html or contact Dr. Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt, Interim Director of General Education and Associate Professor of History at 687-3935.

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Come to an Ice cream Social to kick-off National Library Week

In celebration of National Library Week, the University Library will be hosting an Ice Cream Social on Monday, April 16, 2007 at noon to remind the campus to "Come together @ your library". In addition to the free ice cream, you can enter to win some great prizes. The event will be held on the first floor of the Library.

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

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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Coming Soon! Changes to Electronic Course Reserves

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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Common Reading Experience

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 http://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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Common Reading Experience Continues

Cleveland State University Library will host the Common Reading Brown Bag Speaker Series on March 20, March 25, and April 3. The talks are based on the book chosen for this Common Reading pilot program - Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, whose main character is a mathematically-gifted autistic teenager.

If you know anyone affected by autism or that has a disability you'll want to attend the following presentations, which will be held from noon - 1:00 p.m. on the Library’s first floor, near RT 103. The talks are open to all CSU faculty, staff, and students and to the Cleveland Community.

Thursday, March 20, 2008 - "Autism and the Brain" will be presented by Dr. Jeffrey R. Dean, Professor and Chairperson, BGES.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008 - Discussing Libbi Chilia's new book Imagine... Amazing Me! will be Dr. Anthony Menendez, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education and the author herself - Libbi Chilia, a CSU Graduate Student in Special Education. Find out how her book, inspired by her daughter who has a limb deficiency, will disband any misconceptions about people with disabilities. There will be a book signing after the presentation (books can be purchased after the presentation).

Thursday, April 3, 2008 - Dr. Colleen McMahon, Associate Professor, Psychology, will present "Friendships and Autism: A Look at the Social Lives of People with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

Film Screenings
Film screenings on the topic of autism are also open to the campus community. All of the following screenings will be held in the Multimedia Viewing room, RT 325 from noon - 1:00 p.m. Descriptions of each film can be found at http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/cr/events.html .

Thursday, March 6 - Autism: The Child Who Couldn't Play
Tuesday, March 18 - On the Spectrum: A Film
Thursday, March 27 - Autism
Tuesday, April 1 - Rain Man

For more information about these events, call 216-875-9734

For more information about the Common Learning Experience visit the website at http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/cr/index.html or contact Dr. Elizabeth A. Lehfeldt, Interim Director of General Education and Associate Professor of History, at 687-3935 or e.lehfeldt@csuohio.edu .

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Common Reading Experience Presentation

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 http://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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Common Reading Experience Presentation

"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 http://library.csuohio.edu/cr/ or contact Claudia Lilie, Coordinator, First Year Experience, at 687-3734 or c.lilie53@csuohio.edu.

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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 .

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Common Reading Experience Presentation: Islam and Muslims: Dispelling Stereotypes

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 http://library.csuohio.edu/cr/ or contact Paula Bloch, Coordinator, Freshman Orientation, at 687-3734 or p.bloch@csuohio.edu

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Common Reading Experience Presentation: The Science Behind the Beginning of the Nuclear Age

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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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 http://library.csuohio.edu/cr/ or contact Paula Bloch,Coordinator, Freshman Orientation, at 687-3734 or p.bloch@csuohio.edu

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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.

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Congratulations to the Library Student Assistants of the Year

Jason Hovis and Bruce Edwards were honored with the 2006 Library Student Assistant of the Year awards. Jason works in the Stacks Management unit and Bruce works in the Digital Production unit.

Congratulations to both our winners!

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Congratulations to the winners of this year's Constitution Day quiz

Congratulations to the winners of this year's Constitution Day quiz contest. The winners were:
iPod-Jean B
Viking cash-Brigid C
Jump drive-Carrye D
iTunes-Kristen D
Rebecca G
Mary C
Thank you to all who participated and we hope to see you again next year.

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Constitution Day 2009

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 http://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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Constitution Day 2010

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 http://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

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Constitution Day events

Constitution Day is celebrated every September 17 to commemorate the signing of the United States Constitution on that date back in 1787 in the State House (now Independence Hall) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention.

Special events and activities are planned for the University's celebration of the U.S. Constitution, including:

* An online contest in which students can win an iPod mini, jump drive, $50 bookstore gift certificate, and five $5 copy cards. Visit http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/constitution/quiz to take the quiz.
* Free screening of films with a Revolutionary War or Constitutional theme in the library's viewing room (RT 325) on Tuesday, Sept. 13 and Thursday, Sept. 15 from noon to 2 p.m., and a live broadcast from the National Archives, "Free Speech in the Digital Age," on Friday, Sept. 16 at 1:30 p.m. in the new Library Connection Lounge on the first floor.
* Speaker Lloyd Snyder, Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law will be discussing "The U.S. Constitution: An Amazing Document, Warts and All on Tuesday, Sept. 20 from noon to 1 p.m. on the third floor of the library, outside the archives.

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Constitution Day--September 17

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.

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

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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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Course Development Small Grants For Information Literacy--Winners Announced

The University Library received 13 applications for the 2007 Course Development Small Grants program designed to support faculty members in their efforts to integrate information literacy instruction into teaching and assignments. As announced, only three grants were available for 2007 (with only one available per college). Once again, however, many of the proposals were outstanding. In addition to the three winning proposals, the Interim Dean of the Graduate College also chose to fund a proposal supporting the Graduate College's program. The following three individuals will be awarded $1,000 Course Development Small Grants for Information Literacy by the Library for 2007.

- Petru S. Fodor, Physics (College of Science)
- Oksun Lee, Art Department (College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences)
- Wenbing Zhao, Electrical and Computer Engineering (College of Engineering)

The College of Graduate Studies will also fund a Course Development Small Grant for Information Literacy. The recipient of this grant is:

- Paul Lin, Department of Mechanical Engineering (College of Engineering)

Three other proposals were of such outstanding merit that the review panel encouraged the Library Director to acknowledge them with a partial award.

These individuals are:

- Ronald S. Beebe, Department of Curriculum and Foundations (College of Education and Human Services)
- Stephen Cory, History (College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences)
- Monica Gordon Pershey, Health Sciences, (College of Science)

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Course Development Small Grants for Information Literacy--Winners Announced

The University library received 11 applications for the 2006 Course Development Small Grants program designed to support faculty members in their efforts to integrate information literacy instruction into teaching and assignments. Although originally only three grants were announced (with no more than one per college), there were such excellent proposals from five colleges that the library has decided to fund all five. The following individuals will be awarded $1,000 Course Development Small Grants for Information Literacy for 2006.

Dr. John Jeziorowski, Health Sciences, (College of Science)
Dr. Eddie T.C. Lam, HPERD, (College of Education and Human Services)
Dr. Joyce Mastboom, History, (College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences)
Dr. C. Helen Takacs, Management & Labor Relations, (James J. Nance College of Business Administration)
Dr. Fuqin Xiong, Electrical and Computer Engineering (Fenn College of Engineering)

The grant review committee consisted of Dr. Mark Tumeo, Dr. Mary Murray, and Dr. Glenda Thornton.

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CPL Spectrum Series: CULTURAL AND CREATIVE MIGRATIONS

Spectrum: An annual program of public conversations focusing on issues that impact visual and popular culture. Presented by the Cleveland Public Library in partnership with Cleveland Public Art, these events will generate innovative, unexplored, and provocative dialogues that will become part of Cleveland's cultural inventory.

For more information on this year's event, click here.

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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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CSU Library Student Assistant on Front Page

Samarth Mehta, a CSU Library Student Assistant who works in Systems, made the Plain Dealer's front page when he and other Indian students performed the Bhangra, a traditional dance from Punjab in northern India, as part of the International Day festivities on November 15th. The photo appears in the November 16th issue.

The caption in the Plain Dealer reads:

"The Friends of India dance team fused traditional Indian music and dance and contemporary music in their fusion dance routine Wednesday at Cleveland State University. It was all part of CSU's International Day. Students from many countries including Albania, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, Sweden and Turkey participated in the event, which also included ethnic food and cultural exchanges."

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CSU Library Student Assistants Appear on Page 1 of the PD Metro Section

CSU Library Student Assistants Samarth Mehta and Uchit Shah made the front page of the Metro section in the November 15th issue of the Plain Dealer.

Samarth, who works in Library Systems, and Uchit, who works in the Library Computing Learning Center, are both members of the "Friends of India" dance troop, who performed on Wednesday, Nov. 14th as part of the International Day 2007 festivities on campus.

The caption for the photo reads:

"Friends of India" dancers cheer on their fellow performers Wednesday at Cleveland State University's University Center. The dancers, all CSU students, were taking part in International Day 2007, a festival that celebrated the university's cultural diversity. CSU has more than 800 students from 74 countries this year...

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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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Cultural Crossings Lecture Series featuring John Esposito

Renowned Muslim Scholar, John Esposito, from Georgetown University will be speaking as a part of the Cultural Crossings Lecture Series on Wednesday, November 15, 2006. The lecture will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the University Center, Auditorium 6. Presented in support of the new Middle Eastern Studies Program at Cleveland State, Esposito's talk is based on his forthcoming book, "Can You Hear Me now? Listening to the Voices of One Billion Muslims". Click here for more information.

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Current Periodicals and ILL are moving to the third floor

During Spring Break, the current periodicals and InterLibrary Loan (ILL)will be moving to the third floor of the Library. The periodicals will be located near Archives and ILL will be in RT 324.

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CWCSL Lecture by Marilyn Sanders Mobley--Toni Morrison: Speaking and Writing on Race, Gender and the Politics of Culture

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.

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