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Welcome to the Library! Fall 2006

The University Library would like to welcome all new and returning students.

If you're on campus, visit the Library and you'll find a collection of 2 million resources to answer your questions. Once inside, you'll discover a beautiful facility that is the ideal place for all your study needs.

But you don't have to come to us. The Library and many of its vast resources are available to you 24/7 through the Library's website at www.ulib.csuohio.edu

For a complete list of all the library services and resources, click here

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What's New on the OhioLINK Home Page?

The OhioLINK home page was redesigned to make it easier for you to find the information resources you need. A prominent search box on the new page allows visitors to quickly and easily search for: (1) articles and books, (2) books only, (3) articles only, (4) digital videos, or (5) search the OhioLINK Web pages.

There are still direct links on the left side of the home page to specific resources such as the Electronic Journal Center, the Digital Media Center and more than 140 other research databases.

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

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

Come and read an excerpt of it at the
Banned Books Reading
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
12:00 to 1:00 pm
CSU Michael Schwartz Library
1st Floor, east
Sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
and the CSU Michael Schwartz Library in support of freedom of speech
Brown Bag Event

How to Participate
Submit your chosen literary passage in advance of the event to schedule your time on the microphone. Or Just come to the 1st floor of the Michael Schwartz Library on Tuesday, November 2 at noon to hear the readings.

Interested in doing a reading, but not sure that you have ever read a banned book? Visit the Library's Intellectual Freedom web page at http://library.csuohio.edu/research/portals/freedom.html or the Library's Banned books display for recent examples. Choose a short passage to read (or consider briefly discussing why a certain book or author was censored) then send your idea to David Edwards, CSU student and member of the Society for Professional Journalists at poca762003@yahoo.com.

Exercise your right of free speech!

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

Call 216-875-9734 for more information.

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Win an iPod, $50 in Viking Cash, and more

As a part of the celebration of Constitution Day, the University Library is sponsoring a contest where you can win an iPOD nano, $50 in Viking Cash, a jump drive, or one of three $15 iTunes gift cards.

Just answer a few questions about the Constitution using the Library's home page and you can be a winner.

Click here to enter.

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Window Farms

Wednesday, April 6, 2011
12:15 pm to 1:00 pm
Michael Schwartz Library, 1st floor, West Connection Lounge
"Window Farms"
Barbara Strauss
Assistant Director of Technical Services, Michael Schwartz Library
and Erika Franz
Graduate Assistant at the Levin College of Urban Affairs

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

Based on No Impact Man by Colin Beavan, which all first-year students enrolled in ASC 101: Introduction to University Life must read as part of their orientation to University Life. No Impact Man follows the adventures of a guilty liberal who attempts to save the planet and the discoveries he makes about himself and our way of life in the process.

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

Monday, April 18, 2011
Noon to 2:00 pm
Michael Schwartz Library, RT 325, Viewing room
"Viewing and Discussion: No Impact Man Documentary"
Fran Mentch, Social and Behavioral Sciences Librarian,
Michael Schwartz Library

For more information, visit the Common Reading Experience website at 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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Winners of the National Library Week Drawings

Congratulations to the winners of the drawings during National Library Week

CSU Library Survey Winners

• iPod Touch--Sharon C.
  
• $50 in Viking Cash--James K.
  
• iPod Shuffle--Joshua R.
  
• Flash Drive--Robert N.
  
• Flash Drive--Yongki C.
  

National Library Week Display Drawing

• iPod Shuffle--Mark J.
  
• $10 in Viking Cash--Wesley H.
  
• $10 in Viking Cash--Linas V.
  
• Flash Drive--India P.
  
• Flash Drive--Jean E.
  
• Backpack--Jeffrey F.
  

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World Water Day-March 22, 2011

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

About World Water Day

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

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

Click here for more information.

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Worlds connect @ your library: celebrate National Library Week at the Cleveland State University Library, April 12-18

It's National Library Week, a time to celebrate the contributions of libraries, librarians and library workers in schools, campuses and communities nationwide - and the perfect time to discover how worlds connect @ your library.

The Cleveland State University Library is celebrating National Library Week by having the following display and events:

• National Library Week Display-all week. Find out more information about the Library and enter to win prizes such as gift cards, library goody bags, and more.
• Book Sale on Monday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the first floor of the Library,
• Friends Local Authors Book Talk Series featuring Kristin Ohlson, co-author of Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil, on Wednesday, April 15th at 3 p.m. in RT 503,
• "Passport to the World", an event featuring materials from the CSU Library, Cleveland Public Library, the Study Abroad Program, and food from around the world on April 16th at noon on the first floor of the Library.

"Everyday, libraries in big cities and small towns, colleges and universities, in schools and in businesses help transform their communities," says Glenda Thornton, Director of the Library. "At our library, people of all backgrounds come together for campus meetings, lectures and programs, to do research with the assistance of a trained professional, to find homework help, or just a quiet place to study."

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April.

For more information, visit the Cleveland State University Library at 1860 E. 22nd Rhodes Tower, call (216) 687-5300, or see the library's Web site at http://library.csuohio.edu.

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Writing Center Offers Weekly Writing & Research Help Sessions During April

The Writing Center offers writing and research help each Thursday in April from noon-1:00 in the Library Computer Learning Center.

For more information, contact Dr. Mary Murray at 216.687.6982 or email her at m.murray@csuohio.edu.

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Writing Workshop

Want to become a better writer?
Do you want to learn how to write better papers/theses using your own words?

Join us for the:
How to Avoid Plagiarism - Paraphrasing Workshop
When: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Where: Compton Lounge - SH 103
What Time: Noon - 1:00 p.m.

The CSU University Library and the Writing Center are partnering together to offer this workshop, specifically for Engineering students. However, other students are welcome. Please join us for this informative, hands-on workshop!

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Writing Workshops for WAC in Library Room 808

When:	Every Wednesday 5-6 p.m. and every Thursday 12-1 p.m.beginning March 28
Where:	Library Room 808
Who:	Librarians + Writing Center Director
What:	1/2 hour instruction, 1/2 drop-in help + proof for your professor that you attended
DATE:	TOPIC:
Wed. 3/28, 5 p.m.	Selection and Evaluation of Sources
Thurs. 3/29, 12 p.m	Selection and Evaluation of Sources
Wed. 4/4, 5 p.m.	Shaping and Writing a Review of Literature
Thurs. 4/5, 12 p.m.	Shaping and Writing a Review of Literature
Wed. 4/11, 5 p.m.	Help with Citation and References
Thurs. 4/12, 12 p.m.	Help with Citation and References
Wed. 4/18, 5 p.m.	Avoiding Plagiarism
Thurs. 4/19, 12 p.m.	Avoiding Plagiarism
Wed. 4/25, 5 p.m.	Lengthening Your Papers and Increasing Quality
Thurs. 4/26, 12 p.m.	Lengthening Your Papers and Increasing Quality
Wed. 5/2, 5 p.m.	Elegant Sentences, Vocabulary, and Grammar
Thurs. 5/3, 12 p.m.	Elegant Sentences, Vocabulary, and Grammar

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