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Schedule Video Conferencing with Prospective Employers

Did you know that if you are a senior at CSU you can schedule video conferences or interviews with a prospective employer at no cost to you? New CSU Graduates and seniors may use the Library's VIP Video Conference System to schedule calls with prospective employers up to 3 times without incurring charges. Click here for more information.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2006-05-19 15:30:48. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Scheduled Disruption of Library Services From 7pm - 1 am Sat. Nov. 8th - Sun. Nov. 9th.

Due to electrical work in the University Data Center on the 10th floor of Rhodes Tower, services provided by SCHOLAR, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable from 7 pm through 1 am from Saturday evening to Sunday morning November 8-9.

The following services will be affected:

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

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-06 13:53:57. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Scheduled Disruption of Library Services Tuesday Morning, Aug. 1st

Due to a scheduled software upgrade services provided by SCHOLAR, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable Tuesday morning, August 1, until noon.

The following services will be affected:

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

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2006-07-27 09:08:13. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Scheduled Disruption of Library Services 8 pm - 6 am Sat. June 10 -Sun. June 11

Due to scheduled maintenance of air conditioning equipment on the 10th floor of Rhodes Tower, services provided by SCHOLAR, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable from 8pm through 6am from Saturday evening to Sunday morning June 10-11.

The following services will be affected:

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

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2006-06-07 10:21:18. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Scheduled Disruption of Library Services Thursday Morning, Jan. 11th

Due to scheduled maintenance, services provided by SCHOLAR, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable Thursday morning, January 11th until noon.

The following services will be affected:

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

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2007-01-09 10:32:06. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Scheduled Disruption of Library Web Services From 4am - 7:30am Fri. Nov. 21

Due to electrical work on the Library's 8th floor, services accessed through the Library's website will be unavailable from 4am - 7:30am Friday morning, November 21st.

The following services will be affected:

• You will be unable to access the Library's website.
• You will be unable to access materials on Electronic Course Reserve.
• You will be unable to access the Research Databases from off campus.

Other websites that will be unavailable include The Cleveland Memory Project, Ohio's Heritage Northeast and streaming media provided through Mediasite.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-20 07:38:38. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

SCHOLAR will be off-line for @30 minutes today at 2:30 pm

Services provided by SCHOLAR, the library's online catalog, will be unavailable for approximately 30 minutes Monday afternoon at 2:30 pm, April 2nd.

The following services will be affected:

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

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2007-04-02 12:43:15. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Scholars and Artists annual event

Thursday, October 26, 2006 at 3:00 p.m. in the Special Collections room on the 3 rd floor of the Library. This year's keynote speaker will be Dr. Dan Simon, Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. He will discuss aspects of his own research in a presentation titled "Truth, Fuzzy Logic, and American Culture."

During the reception, guests can enjoy hors d'oeuvres and browse the display of recently published books, scholarly papers, art, music, web sites, and other works by Cleveland University faculty, staff, and emeriti.

Faculty, staff and emeriti are encouraged to submit materials they have published in the past year. Call 216-875-9734 or send an email to b.florjancic@csuohio.edu for details about submitting your works or to reserve a seat for the event.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2006-10-18 09:04:42. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Science Fair in the Library

Students from the Early College High School, currently housed in the Corlett Building, have set up their Science Fair projects on the 4th floor of the library outside rooms 401 and 402. The projects will be available for viewing throughout the afternoon of January 11th with the actual judging taking place Thursday morning, January 12th. The public is welcome to stop up and have a look.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2006-01-11 09:39:24. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Searching for Theses and Dissertations Just Got a Little Easier

The OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center has been updated with a new look and a worldwide ETD search.

Save time with the new worldwide ETD search by using a single search to find ETDs from a global index of freely available electronic theses and dissertations provided by major ETD collections around the world. This index allows you to search for information about each ETD, including authors, titles, and abstracts. It does not search the full text of the ETDs.

The OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center is a free, online database of more than 14,600 theses, dissertations and honors theses from 21 participating member colleges and universities. The full text is freely available for 90% of the theses and dissertations in the ETD Center.

Ohio’s colleges and universities are invited to join the OhioLINK ETD Center and have their graduate students submit their theses and dissertations electronically. Visit the FAQ to find out more about the ETD Center and how interested institutions may join.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2007-12-03 14:26:41. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

See “Photographs of the Cleveland Metroparks” - New in Cleveland Memory

Picnicking at North Chagrin Reservation, awaiting the return of the buzzards at Hinkley Reservation, tobogganing down the slide at the Mill Stream Run Reservation, horseback riding at Big Creek... most of us can reminisce of time well-spent at one of Cleveland's sixteen Metroparks.

Cleveland Memory revisits some of those experiences with its new collection of images, “The Photographs of the Cleveland Metroparks,” over 100 photos representing 9 of Cleveland's Metroparks, Ohio's oldest park district.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-04-29 08:41:09. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

See Images of Churches Affected By the Cleveland Diocese's Announcement in Cleveland Memory

The parish church is the anchor for many of Cleveland's ethnic neighborhoods. The Cleveland Diocese's announcement that they would close or merge 52 parishes by June 30, 2010 (pending appeal) will impact Cleveland and area communities as many venerable churches, witness to countless masses, baptisms, weddings, and funerals, may close their doors forever.

Cleveland Memory has images of many of the churches affected by this announcement.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-03-16 10:27:59. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

See World War I Cartoons by Roy Grove in Cleveland Memory

Roy Grove was a cartoonist for the news syndicate Newspaper Enterprise Association from 1917 through the mid-1920's. Covering Europe during World War I, he captured the every-day life of the American soldier away from home for readers of NEA's 326 daily newspapers in the United States, including the Cleveland Press. After the war, Grove went on to cover sports for the same news syndicate.

The Roy Grove Cartoon Collection, donated to Special Collections in the Cleveland State University Library by the Gardner family, contains 64 images of cartoons drawn by Grove in both of these genres.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-20 10:36:18. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Cleveland Memory.

Seven Millionth Article Added to EJC

The seven millionth journal article was recently added to OhioLINK’s award-winning Electronic Journal Center. The EJC provides students, faculty and staff at participating OhioLINK institutions with instantaneous online access to more than 6,900 journal titles from 90+ publishers.

OhioLINK users downloaded 4.81 million articles from the EJC annually. A total of 21.9 million articles have been downloaded from the EJC since its inception in April 1998.

More EJC stats may be found on the EJC Fast Facts page.

Tip: Try OhioLINK’s E-Journal Finder to see if OhioLINK offers a particular journal online. The OhioLINK E-Journal Finder searches the EJC and several other databases to help find desired journals. If you don’t find the journal in question using the E-Journal Finder, check with the Reference Center or call (216) 687-5300 as there may be other means of accessing the journal online.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2006-06-22 13:13:32. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Share your OhioLINK story

We're searching for a few good stories from OhioLINK users. So tell us, how has OhioLINK helped you? Were you able to finish a research project that would not have been possible otherwise? Did you get an A on a class assignment? Did you teach your students something new? Perhaps you found that rare resource you had been searching for?

If you have a story or testimonial that provides a clear picture of the value of the OhioLINK program, please share it with us. Your story might be featured on the OhioLINK Web site and/or in future publications.

While we’re always happy to get your stories, we're on the lookout for some great stories and testimonials by January 12 for use in the 2006 OhioLINK annual report.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2006-11-29 14:16:39. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Sherman Alexie to speak at CPL

A Spokane/Coeur d’Alene Indian, Sherman Alexie was raised on the reservation in Washington. His mother worked at the Wellpinit Trading Post where she sold her hand-sewn quilts. Alexie draws heavily upon those experiences for both his writing and his lectures, and does not shy away from including the despair, poverty and alcoholism that often pervade the lives of Native Americans living on reservations.

He will be speaking at Cleveland Public Library on Sunday November 18th at 2:00 P.M.

Click here for more information.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2007-11-01 08:52:52. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Sign Up to Receive Email Updates and News from the Library and Enter to Win!

Enter your email address to receive email updates and news from the Library and you will be entered for a chance to win one of two $50 gift certificates to a Cleveland Independent restaurant, a $25 gas card, a $15 iTunes card, or one of five Library goody bags.

Enter your email address:

The drawing will be held on Monday, April 20th and all winners will be notified via email.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-04-01 08:09:41. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Small Grants Information Session: A Success!

The Information Literacy Small Grants information session, held last Thursday afternoon, was well-attended by several faculty. They were welcomed by library director, Glenda Thornton. Kathy Dobda presented the information, while attendees enjoyed a scrumptious lunch, generously provided by the Friends of the Library. Previous recipients of the $1000 grants also spoke, sharing how they and students have benefited from the program. Several connections were made between the faculty and librarians.

There is still time to apply for the grant!
If you were unable to attend the session, please contact Kathy to discuss information literacy at CSU. Or, contact your subject librarian to begin the grant application process.

Grant applications are due on Friday, March 30, 2007 for development of courses for fall 2007.

Grant application information is available at: http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/faculty/grantann.html

An Informational Literacy Review Panel, composed of faculty and Library administrators, will review the proposals. The grants will be awarded by May 1, 2007.

For further information contact: Kathy Dobda, Head of Library Instruction, University Library, k.dobda@csuohio.edu, phone: (216) 875-9738, fax: (216) 687-9380.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2007-03-06 09:02:22. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Some OhioLINK Resources To Be Unavailable Sat. Nov. 29th 7am - 4pm

OhioLINK’s Web site and many resources will be unavailable on Saturday, November 29, from approximately 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., while some planned maintenance is completed. OhioLINK’s Library Catalog, Electronic Journal Center, E-Book Center, Digital Media Center, Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, and OSearch databases (such as Inspec and PsycINFO) will all be unavailable during this time.

While OhioLINK is down, you will still be able to use many of the resources on the Research Databases page, such as Academic Search Complete and other EBSCO databases.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-11-24 10:23:29. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Spectrum: The Lockwood Thompson Dialogues--A Cleveland Public Library Event

Get in on the conversation on Friday, May 18, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. at Spectrum: The Lockwood Thompson Dialogues, a FREE and open to the public collaborative effort between the Cleveland Public Library and Cleveland Public Art. The event will be held at the Cleveland Public Theatre, 6415 Detroit Avenue, with a reception at 6:30 p.m. In its third year, Spectrum has brought influential and innovative thinkers in art and popular culture to talk about their work, ideas and theories.

This program engages the diverse Cleveland community in two public conversations per year and is supported by the Cleveland Public Library’s Lockwood Thompson Fund. The Spectrum 2007 series is Pen & Ink. Words and images have played a crucial role in storytelling and visual communication. Artists and writers continue to push in new directions while challenging the perceptions of high and low art, often with irreverence and commentary. The first dialogue will feature cartoonist and author Art Spiegelman, with host and moderator Michael Kimmelman, Chief Art Critic for the New York Times.

Art Spiegelman has almost single-handedly brought comic books out of the toy box and onto the literature shelves. He won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Maus and Maus II, the story of his parents’ survival of the Nazi regime and lives later in America. His work has been published in many periodicals, including The New Yorker. In 2004 he completed In the Shadow of Now Towers.

Moderator Michael Kimmelman, educated at Yale and Harvard, is the author of several acclaimed books, most recently The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice-Versa. He has written and hosted various television shows about the arts and is also a pianist. Seating is limited. RSVP by calling 216-621-5330 or e-mail contactus@clevelandpublicart.org by May 16. For more information, call 216-623-2869.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2007-05-10 09:00:47. Reply to Barbara_Florjancic. Categories: Library News.

Spring Used Book Sale at CPL

Spring Used Book Sale
April 22 – 26, 2007
Louis Stokes Wing – Lower Level Lobby
East Sixth Street and Superior Avenue

Sunday, April 22
Members’ Preview and Appreciation Day
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Auditorium

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2007-04-17 09:03:28. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Student Assistants Needed to Work in Multimedia Services

The Library is in need of an enthusiastic, energetic student to assist other students and faculty in our Library Multimedia Services department. Our most urgent need is for a student to help open our department at 7:30 a.m.

The duties include:

• Providing circulation services for Multimedia Services collections which include music, education, curriculum materials, curriculum media, juvenile and audio/visual materials
• Answering telephones for the Multimedia Services
• Giving informational and directional assistance to patrons
• Assisting patrons using Scholar, the Library's on-line catalog, and in locating materials
• Arranging for the use of listening, viewing, and multimedia equipment and software
• Assisting with faculty video/film/DVD requests

Applicants must:

• Be able to work days and/or evenings and weekends
• Possess accuracy and attention to detail skills
• Possess basic computer skills
• Possess good verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Be able to provide courteous service to patrons
• Art, Education or Music majors preferred!

Please apply at: http://www.ulib.csuohio.edu/forms/apply.html

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2006-12-11 10:32:02. Reply to Lauren_Felder. Categories: Library News.

Students needed for Program Review

Every 5-7 years, the University conducts a Program Review of each of the University departments. As part of this process, an External Reviewer will meet with various groups on campus to discuss the University Library. On Tuesday April 28th from 3:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. in RT 401 students are needed to talk with the External Reviewer about their impressions of the CSU Library--What they like, what they would like to see, what their concerns are, etc.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2009-04-22 16:22:41. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Study Abroad Information Sessions in the Library

Study Abroad Programs will have Information Sessions and open walk-in hours at the Library on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. until the first week of May 2008.

A Study Abroad advisor will be available in the Study Abroad resource/display area on the east end of the first floor of the Library to answer questions about studying abroad or to provide general study abroad advising. Students already in the study abroad process can directly submit any forms/documents to the Study Abroad adviser.

Students who cannot attend a Study Abroad Information Session can contact studyabroad@csuohio.edu to inquire via email or to schedule an appointment to talk to a study abroad adviser.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2008-02-13 09:48:48. Reply to Barbara_Florjancic. Categories: Library News.

Study for the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, and more online

LearningExpress Library offers unlimited, 24/7 access to targeted skill-building interactive courses in math, reading, and writing, as well as hundreds of online interactive practice tests that prepare you for several types of exams including the GRE, GMAT, LSAT, TOEFL, U.S. Citizenship, and civil service positions. Complete answer explanations accompany each response to help you understand why a particular answer is correct or incorrect.

Click here to access the LearningExpress Library.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2005-08-22 13:57:20. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Summer book sale at Cleveland Public Library

The Friends of the Cleveland Public Library will be holding their summer used book sale from July 10-14, 2006 in the Louis Stokes Wing lower lobby. Click here for more information.

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2006-06-26 09:24:16. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.

Sunday afternoon with Susan Orlean at CPL

Susan Orlean will appear as a part of CPL's "Sunday Afternoons for Writers and Readers" on November 27, 2005 at 2 p.m. in the Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium of the Main Library.

Born in Cleveland, Ms. Orlean has had a career as a writer that has taken her from the surf girls of Maui to the Florida swamps. Each topic she covers leaves the reader better informed and wanting more. The story of John Laroche and the culture that surrounds orchids, The Orchid Thief read like beautifully constructed fiction. The Orchid Thief was adapted into the film entitled Adaptation in 2002.

For more information, visit http://www.susanorlean.com or www.cpl.org

Permanent link to this topic. Posted 2005-11-10 12:14:58. Reply to Tracy_Kemp. Categories: Library News.