Digital Case is Case Western Reserve's online source for curated digital content about the University: photographs and audio recordings from University Archives (which cover historical events at CWRU), digital copies of rare books and manuscripts in Special Collections, and current research data and the intellectual output of faculty. With Digital Case, the Kelvin Smith Library assumes an active role in the scholarly communication process, providing expertise in the form of a set of services for access, distribution and long-term preservation of Case's collective intellectual product.
Digital Case News
- May 24, 2012George Crile diaries- Summer projectsOver the summer, we will be scanning a three volume set of diaries from the founder of the Cleveland Clinic, George Crile Sr. These diaries chronicle part of his time served at U.S. Army Medical Corps hospitals in France during World War I. They are filled with notes, letters and...
- May 03, 2012Additions to existing collectionsThere are a number of exisiting collections that we continually add new content in Digital Case. Here are some of these recent additions: *Cleveland medical theses: We have the years 1844-1851 currently live in Digital Case. We will eventually have the entire run through 1883 by the end of the...
- April 30, 2012Hidden History of Cleveland: Signing and DiscussionLocal librarian and history preservationist, Christopher Busta-Peck will be discussing his recent book 'Hidden History of Cleveland' and talking about local history. He will also be signing copies of the book after the presentation and discussion. Barnes and Noble CWRU bookstore, 11451 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH {new location} Date: May...
- April 30, 2012New website featuresWe have a number of new features on the Digital Case website this spring. We have a consolidated the lefthand side menu and redesigned the homepage. There is also a scrolling feature on both the browse pages and the search results to ease navigation through the digital library. Once you...
- April 03, 2012Digital Storytelling: Bryan AlexanderPeople have been creating digital stories since before the web began but only recently have so many powerful media for sharing these stories become available to the general population. Today's digital storytelling is not just for tech-savvy individuals; anyone with a desire to express their creativity can learn to use...
Enhancements Blog
- April 30, 2012New website featuresWe have a number of new features on the Digital Case website this spring. We have a consolidated the lefthand side menu and redesigned the homepage. There is also a scrolling feature on both the browse pages and the search results to ease navigation through the digital library. Once you...
- November 22, 2010Securing ContentOne of the primary tenets of Digital Case is provide free and open access to it's contents. While this continues, there are special circumstances where a layer of security is necessary. There has always been the ability to dark archive content, which essentially makes it "invisible" while still managing the...
- July 06, 2010More Interface Upgrades: Image Display & Keyword FilteringA recent update to the Digital Case interface has been rolled out, intended to make finding collections, as well as browsing through image collections, easier and more enjoyable. Image Templates We just rolled out the new Image layout for the WPA Prints collection, which now shows thumbnail images in a...
- April 07, 2010Citing Sources in Digital CaseDigital Case is already a great online resource for doing research, particularly with it's use of permanent URL's, but it just got a little better. Digital Case now supports most citation applications, including Zotero, EndNote, Refworks, etc. Zotero is quickly becoming a leader in citation management as a seamless browser...
- February 22, 2010Digital Case RSS Builder Updated The RSS Builder in Digital Case has been updated to provide more flexibility with the information you able to receive. In addition to being able to choose a feed representing all objects of Digital Case, as well as from a specific Collection, you can now choose the specific metadata...
Issues Blog
- August 23, 2010ErrorsAt this time we would like to acknowledge that we are noticing some issues with our DigitalCase Application. Due to a bug in the code the Application randomly redirects to the "404 Error Page". Several DigitalCase webpages, including, but not limited to, Advanced Search, Browse Collections, Browse Objects, Datastream Detail...
- September 03, 2009Digital object that exists in multiple collectionsThere is currently an issue in DigitalCase concerning searching for a digital object that exists in multiple collections. If object A exists in collections B and C, when searching for the object(A) it will only show up in the search results for either collection B or collection C, but not...
- February 16, 2009Search Performance Improved & New features AddedUPDATE 2/13/09 We have re-worked our simple search function to allow for a "Search within Results" feature. This new feature, while greatly enhancing performance, also allows users of the simple search function, move from a very general search result set to a more granular result. Try it out for yourself...
- October 08, 2008Digital Case Down for an UpgradeBeginning tomorrow morning at 6:00am, Digital Case will be unavailable as we upgrade the supporting software infrastructure. Service is expected to be restored within a couple hours...
- September 23, 2008RESOLVED: Browse by Subject currently unavailable** UPDATE 9/24/08 @ 12:00 pm :** this functionality has been restored. We have noticed that the Browse by Subject link is currently not returning the results a user would expect. Upon initial investigation, we believe we have identified the problem. We are currently working through a solution. We expect...
New Collections Blog
- January 26, 2012New faculty papers collectionA new collection has been loaded of Dr. Rolfe Petschek collected papers, from 1970-2010. This collection contains various publication authored or co-authored by Dr. Petschek. New publications will be added on an annual basis...
- October 27, 2011New collection --- World War 1 PhotographsThere is a new collection in Digital Case of fifty WWI-era photographs taken between 1914 - 1918. These photographs include: action scenes, battleships, victims, airships, and personalities such as Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and politicians...
- October 05, 2011Cleveland Medical ThesesA new collection of medical theses are now available on Digital Case here. Twenty theses from the first volume (1844) are now live and searchable, and we will continue to add theses on a regular basis. These theses were completed for the School of Medicine of Western Reserve University. This...
- May 13, 2011University Archives Commencement CollectionUniversity Archives Commencement Collection includes audio recordings, images, invitations, programs, and speeches, concerning concerts, convocations, receptions, and other events held to confer degrees, honorary degrees, awards, and prizes and to celebrate the accomplishments of graduating students. Materials will be added to this collection as they are digitized, so be sure...
- May 13, 2011Manuscripts Relating to the Early History of the Western Reserve, 1795-1869Manuscripts Relating to the Early History of the Western Reserve, 1795-1869, was the first collection of manuscripts to be assembled by the Western Reserve Historical Society, and its provenance is closely intertwined with the circumstances of the institution's founding. Chiefly responsible for the acquisition of the materials comprising the collection...
Featured Collection
This collection features images of events and activities of Case Institute of Technology, Western Reserve University, and Case Western Reserve University. Included are formal events, such as commencement and presidential inaugurations; annual traditions, such as Hudson Relay and Winter Carnival;...
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