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

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

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

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

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

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

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2013-02-25 14:45:41. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

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

In celebration of Women's History Month, the Library, in conjunction with the English Department and the Poetry Center, is hosting a Read-In Day in the Library from noon to 1:00 on Thursday, March 24. The campus community is invited to hear fellow faculty, staff, and students read aloud both fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry by and about women that is significant to them. This event is free and open to the campus community.

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

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

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

--by Sergio Wilkins, Communication Major, CSU

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2011-03-01 16:21:55. Reply to Barbara_Florjancic.

Read-In Day to Celebrate Writing By and About Women, March 25

To celebrate writing by and about women, the Library, in conjunction with the English Department and the Poetry Center, is hosting a Read-In Day in the Library from noon to 1:00 on Thursday, March 25th. The campus community is invited to hear fellow faculty, staff, and students read aloud both fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry that is significant to them. This event is free and open to the campus community.

Be a Reader
If you would like to participate as a reader contact Professor Barbara Walker, English, at 216-687-2563 to discuss your selection and to schedule a time (limited to 5 minutes). Time slots are filling up quickly-sign up today!

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

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2010-02-26 12:49:28. Reply to Barbara_Florjancic. Categories: Library News.

Read-In Day: Call for Readers and an Invitation

In celebration of  Women's History Month, the Michael Schwartz Library, in conjunction with the English Department, the Cleveland State University Poetry Center, and the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, is hosting a Read-In Day on the 1st floor of the Library, from noon to 1:00 on Thursday, March 22nd.

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

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

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

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

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2012-03-09 08:40:37. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Read-In Day: Celebrating Women's History Month

To celebrate writing by and about women, the Library, in conjunction with the English Department, the Poetry Center, and the Women's Studies Program, is hosting a Read-In Day in the Library from noon to 1:00 on Thursday March 26th. The campus community is invited to hear fellow faculty, staff, and students read aloud both fiction and non-fiction prose and poetry that is significant to them.
Read-In Day is a national initiative that is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English that focuses on literacy by encouraging reading.
This event is open to all faculty, staff, and students.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-12 15:51:49. Reply to Barbara_Florjancic. Categories: Library News.

Reduce your library fines with Elf!

Elf offers library customers a way to keep track of their borrowed items from multiple libraries in one place by email or browser. Receive email courtesy notices when items are due, overdue or ready for pick up. Text messaging for holds is also available.

Features

• email/RSS alerts: pre-overdue, overdue and holds
  
• track your library card(s) or your family's library cards
  
• selectable delivery date for reminders
  
• text message hold alerts
  
• real-time web access
  
• one page summary
  

Benefits

• reduce overdues
  
• reduce the 'oops, I forgot' factor
  
• organize and plan your library trip and activities
  
• take the worry out of borrowing
  
• encourage reading and learning
  

To get started, complete the simple sign up form and register your library card number(s) at: www.libraryelf.com

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-01-16 16:06:40. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Refworks & Copyright Workshops for Faculty

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

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

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

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

RefWorks Will Be Unavailable Sat., Jan. 2nd

Due to server upgrades, RefWorks will be unavailable on Sat., Jan. 2 at 4 am for up to 6 hours. We apologize for the disruption of service.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-12-30 07:45:20. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

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

Learn how you can save time doing your research and writing your papers by attending the Library's RefWorks Workshop on Tuesday April 12, 2011 at 4 p.m. RefWorks is a web-based research management and writing software package that enables you to:

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

This workshop will be held in RT 502 in the Michael Schwartz Library in Rhodes Tower and is open to faculty, staff, and students.

Light refreshments will be provided and there will be an opportunity to win door prizes. To reserve a seat, please RSVP to Barbara Florjancic at (216) 875-9734 or b.florjancic@csuohio.edu.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2011-04-07 14:52:37. Reply to Lauren_Felder.

Remembering George Dallas, the "Thanksgiving Santa Claus"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

See more photos of the "Thanksgiving Santa Claus"

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

Resetting your Library PIN

If you forget your PIN to access your account or the Library's databases, you can now reset it yourself anytime day or night. When logging into your account click on the link that says "Forgot your PIN?" Enter your name and CSU ID number. You will receive an e-mail to the e-mail account we have in your Library record. Follow the instructions in the e-mail to reset your PIN. For more information, call the User Services Desk at (216) 687-2479.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-10-30 09:34:10. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Return your books to the new Library book drop

Have books to return and can't make it before we close? That's ok, return them to our book drop located outside of the lobby of Rhodes Tower. Books can be returned to the book drop 24 hours a day/seven days a week.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2006-10-31 11:13:18. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Rhodes Tower Power Outage to Disrupt Library Services Sat. April 22, 9:30 PM

There will be an electrical power outage of Rhodes Tower on Saturday April 22, 2006. The power outage will start at 9:30 p.m. Saturday night and it will last 8 hours.

Please note that during this time, the Library Website and SCHOLAR will be unavailable as will access to OhioLINK research databases and borrowing from the OhioLINK central catalog.

Questions about the power outage should be directed to Chris Wilson, Director of Utilities, 216-687-5009.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2006-04-19 09:33:51. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.