KSL  Alumni  Privileges

Alumni may now choose between two levels of library privileges. 

We know you like to have quick access to deep research collections, and our Alumni Standard level service helps you do that. For alumni with more complex information needs, the Alumni Choice level helps you continue your knowledge exploration and research. And now all alumni can enjoy the free CaseLearns class offerings to learn how to use the digital tools and language learning software in the Freedman Center.

Depending on your current reading & research needs and your location, we're sure one of these plans will support your ongoing information needs!

• Standard Service ($25 annual) provides access to the general circulating on-shelf collections at KSL & MSASS Harris Library, plus limited courtesy borrowing through OhioLINK institutitons. You can enjoy this level if you are an Ohio resident, near an OhioLINK institution.
• Choice Service ($95 annual) provides all  Standard level collection  & OhioLINK access, plus 7 selected databases licensed specifically for Case alumni. Also included are expert reference and research assistance and ILLiad electronic desktop delivery of items from libraries around the world,  for things you can't get locally.

Standard Service for Local & OhioLINK Borrowing Privileges

KSL welcomes all alumni who wish to browse and read our collections. Alumni who would like to enjoy borrowing privileges at KSL, the MSASS library, and limited OhioLINK borrowing privileges, will find that an account with Standard  Service meets their needs. If you live in Ohio and are near an OhioLINK school, you can order items from the consortium catalog and have them delivered  to your area library.

The Standard Service $25 annual account is issued at the Main Service Desk in the library, Monday through Friday 9 am - 5 pm. Fill out the application form and provide documentation of your alumni status, and staff can take your Standard Service level payment (cash or check) and issue your library account within minutes. Begin using your account immediately, here, or for OhioLINK materials!

Choice Service for Alumni Online Library Local & Remote Privileges

JOIN and pay the annual $95 fee via a convenient ONLINE MEMBERSHIP FORM through the university's Alumni Office.

• After verification & payment confirmation, the library sends an ID/password for the databases licensed for alumni. Payment to password: approximately 48 weekday hours.
• Renew here, if your Choice level membership has recently expired. We can reinstate your privileges within 24 weekday hours!

Databases (8) selected &licensed for Alumni Choice Service:

• Academic Search Alumni Edition: 8,000 journals (40% full text online, 86% peer-reviewed) & 240 other sources (200 fulltext) for emerging research from major university press titles, for critical studies from associations such as ACM Computing Surveys, AIAA, American Bar Association, and premier titles from Lancet, Elsevier Science, and other titles your local library may not be able to offer you... Browse a Journal & Magazine Title list. Browse Other Reports Title list. 
• Business Source Alumni Edition: 3,200 journals (48% full text online, 55% peer-reviewed); 9300 Other Sources (9,000 full text online) for current business trends, market research, SWOT analyses, company profiles, market analyses, trade publications and news journals such as Crains Communications, Gartner Inc., Academy of Management Journal, Adweek, Fortune, and more...Browse a Journal & Magazine Title list. Browse Other Sources Title list. 
• The Times (London) Digital Archive 1785-1985: complete 200 years of graphics, advertisements &text, for all disciplines.

Additional databases offer a mix of full text and index & abstract databases.  Broad disciplines cover over 4 million items & over  6,000  titles:

• CINAHL: nursing/allied health, 1 million records 1982->, indexes 2,737 journals
• Humanities International Index: 1.6 million records, abstracts for 1,700+ journals, books, reference sources
• International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance: annotated, cross-referenced database, indexes 60,000+ articles, books, dissertation abstracts, from 126 countries
• SocINDEX: 530 priority sociology journals indexed, plus 640 core journals from 1895; 1.6 million records, thesaurus-based
• SportDiscus with Full Text: 240 full text journals plus lengthy abstracts for sports, fitness, therapy, recreation, coaching, research reports, handicapped & disabled disciplines.

Alumni Choice Service also includes the Standard Service level local & OhioLINK borrowing privileges via your online library account. Research & Reference assistance is available to help you get started using scholarly materials, and ILLiad Electronic Document Delivery brings you articles from around the world, when you can't get things locally. Create an online account on ILLiad and submit and track requests online.

Standard & Choice Service Borrowing Privileges @KSL

Borrow  items from KSL's circulating book & media collections, and book collections at the MSASS library. OhioLINK also supports courtesy borrowing privileges  for alumni, and both local & OhioLINK items have generous renewal privileges. All borrowers are responsible for due dates, renewals, recalls, and fines, and delinquent account resolution, as are all Case faculty, students, and staff. Email advance courtesy and reminder notices plus online renewal help you manage your checked out materials so you can continue to enjoy the collections. Library staff are also always happy to help you with  renewals.

• KSL & MSASS books: 21 days, up to 4 renewals of 21 days each.
• KSL Media: 7 days, no renewal.
• OhioLINK books: 21 days, up to 4 renewals of 21 days; 5 concurrent transactions (a completed  transasction: when an item is "returned & received" at the owning library)
• OhioLINK media: 7 days, no renewal.
• Overdue fees for most Case items: $.25/day; some higher fees & shorter loan periods.
• Overdue fees for most OhioLINK items: $.50/day; some higher fees & shorter loan periods.
• Recalls/holds: at any time, for faculty Course Reserves; immediate return required. Recall fines are $1.00/day. Return the item, and often OhioLINK has another copy to meet your needs!
• Renew online: via the My Library Account function on the Case Catalog. Check due dates, renew  & more, from any computer anywhere.
• Renew & return promptly—all delinquent accounts are sent to a collection agency for resolution.
• Non-Circulating items: Journals, reference items, special materials/formats, Freedman Center laptops, cameras & equipment are reserved for current students, staff, and faculty.
• Both the KSL Alumni Standard and Choice services give you learning opportunities in the first floor Freedman Digital Library, Language Learning, and Multimedia Center.Check in with your alumni card to use podcast, imaging, scanning, language learning, web authoring software, and more in-house equipment is yours to explore! Take a free CaseLearns class that gives you the knowledge to work on learning those digital skills, and then the Center staff will get you logged on & started on new discoveries. The Freedman Center also offers you the option of fee-based Premium Services for film conversion, slide scanning, and more.

Library Hours & Building Privileges

Hours vary with academic semesters, interim sessions, and holidays. Alumni are welcome to use the collections and services during Regular Business Hours with library staff. Call the KSL Hours Hotline at 216-368-6500, or check our hours ahead of time, when planning your visit!

• When visiting KSL, alumni may use designated Guest computers (no login required) to view electronic content. Computers in the Library are for educational research purposes and our licenses require electronic resources to be used for personal, non-commercial gain.
• Photocopy and printing equipment is available. Copies are $.10/page and printing is $.05/image. Equipment accepts coin or $1 and $5 bills. Please come prepared - the library does not give change for photocopying or printing. We do keep a limited supply of cash cards for purchase, also usable at campus bookstores and food courts.

Access to Kelvin Smith Library information materials, computers, network and building resources is a privilege. Acceptable Use Policy guidelines for the use of shared resources in the Library apply to everyone working in KSL.

General library questions may be directed to the Kelvin Smith Library Main Service Desk 216-368-3506 during regular business hours.

Questions about the KSL Alumni Online Library are welcome at kslalumni@case.edu