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
- April 25, 2013Discussions: Case Research Undergraduate JournalDiscussions is the Undergraduate Research Journal of Case Western Reserve University. It was started in 2006 and has since created 10 issues. Each issue contains research papers submitted and reviewed by Undergraduate students. Currently, the journal publishes 1 issue a semester with anywhere from 3-6 papers per issue. Each submission...
- March 01, 2013Digital Case redesignWe are currently working on a redesign project for Digital Case which will include upgrades to our digital content management system, as well as interface and UX improvements. Check back for more information and news later this year!...
- January 31, 2013New collection: Operation Research ReportsWe have just loaded a new collection of over 600 Operation Research technical reports, dating from 1956. This collection represents a unique aspect of research at the university, and more information on the current department can be found here. Additionally, more recent technical reports can be found at this link...
- January 08, 2013Freedman Fellows Presentation Series: Continuation of The Reilly Digital Catalogue of Mahler's Musical ManuscriptsThe Mahler Manuscript Catalog represents a model of the Freedman Fellowship in which the subject expertise of a faculty member is combined with the experience of a research services librarian and the skills of library IT staff to create digital scholarship. Stephen Hefling will present an overview of his working...
- December 21, 2012New collection: Law Library- Docket newsletterWe have just indexed a new collection in Digital Case of the most recent 2012 Docket newsletters which is the student-run, weekly newsletter of CWRU School of Law. We will continue to add to this collection with backdated newsletters in the coming months. To access the collection, click here...
Enhancements Blog
- March 01, 2013Digital Case redesignWe are currently working on a redesign project for Digital Case which will include upgrades to our digital content management system, as well as interface and UX improvements. Check back for more information and news later this year!...
- 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...
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 31, 2013New collection: Operation Research ReportsWe have just loaded a new collection of over 600 Operation Research technical reports, dating from 1956. This collection represents a unique aspect of research at the university, and more information on the current department can be found here. Additionally, more recent technical reports can be found at this link...
- December 21, 2012New collection: Law Library- Docket newsletterWe have just indexed a new collection in Digital Case of the most recent 2012 Docket newsletters which is the student-run, weekly newsletter of CWRU School of Law. We will continue to add to this collection with backdated newsletters in the coming months. To access the collection, click here...
- December 13, 2012George Crile WWI JournalsDr. George W. Crile (1864-1943), house surgeon at Lakeside Hospital and professor of surgery at the Medical School of Western Reserve University, was known internationally for his surgical techniques and medical research. During World War I, Dr. Crile organized a unit of doctors and nurses from Lakeside Hospital to assist...
- September 05, 2012New collection: Kulas music library virtual stacksThere is a new collection now available in Digital Case: the Kulas Music Library Virtual Stacks This collection will eventually include audio, text, and images from the Kulas Music Library collection. We currently have eight scores in the Digital Music Scores subcollection, which we will be continually adding new material...
- August 10, 2012National Air Race and Aviation films: 1928 - 1939We have just loaded a set of aviation films from Western Reserve Historical Society's collection. This collection contains copies of original 16mm films (positive prints) of the National Air Races as well as general aviation-related events taken during the period 1928-1939 which are held by held by the Western Reserve...
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;...