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http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/04/26/let_there_be_rock_rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_library_archives_on_the_case_catalog
Let There Be Rock: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Library & Archives on the Case Catalog
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:25:36 EST
Rolling Stones, Santana, Bob Seger, Boz Scaggs and more are now on the Case Catalog, as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum's Library & Archives becomes an affiliated library of CWRU. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Library and Archives is the world's most comprehensive...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/04/11/2012_freedman_fellows_announced
2012 Freedman Fellows Announced
Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:50:56 EST
Congratulations to the 2012 Freedman Fellows Program Award Recipients whose proposals aim to integrate new technologies & information sources. The program requirements for innovative scholarly or creative projects are reflected in their winning proposals, and the Fellows will also serve as a model for the program's efforts to build a...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/04/10/new_mahler_research_tool_by_a_2011_freedman_fellow
New Mahler Research Tool by a 2011 Freedman Fellow
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:30:28 EST
The powerful symphonies and songs of Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) have enjoyed enormous growth in popularity since the mid-1960s. Along with increased recordings and scholarly interest in his works, however, thereâs also been a growing critical need for a detailed catalog of musical manuscripts and editions. It's a need that will...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/04/10/ksl_experiments_with_patron_driven_acquisitions
KSL Experiments with Patron Driven Acquisitions
Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:56:20 EST
Kelvin Smith Library has initiated a Patron Driven Acquisitions (PDA) pilot program. An allocation from the monograph funds has been ear-marked to experiment with a model of delivery that allows patrons to tell the library what they need and will actually use. CWRU patrons will have the opportunity to select...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/04/09/celebrate_preservation_week_2012_ksl
Celebrate Preservation Week 2012 @KSL
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:29:18 EST
Libraries and organizations all over the country celebrate Preservation Week: Pass It On, April 22-28, 2012 with resources that help to preserve personal and shared institutional collections. Preservation Week can help you safely preserve your collections, too, whether it's paper, textiles, photographs (digital and print) or family memorabilia. KSL Expertise...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/03/29/buddhist_scriptures_update_from_a_2011_freedman_fellow
Buddhist Scriptures, Update from a 2011 Freedman Fellow
Thu, 29 Mar 2012 18:26:02 EST
William E. Deal (Ph.D., Departments of Religious Studies, and Cognitive Science) crosses time and cultures with Chinese writings of Buddhist scriptures, and does it with skills from his 2011 Freedman Fellows award. As the 2012 Freedman Fellows Award Program announced the criteria and the April 2 deadline for new project...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/03/20/cleveland_play_house_archives_kelvin_smith_library
Cleveland Play House Archives @Kelvin Smith Library
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:00:40 EST
Kelvin Smith Library is the new home of the Cleveland Play House Archives, in another collaborative effort between the university and America's oldest regional professional theater company. Join us on Monday, March 26 as Arnold Hirshon, Associate Provost and University Librarian, hosts an event for the public that showcases some...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/03/19/2011_freedman_fellows_share_projectsapply_now_for_2012_awards
2011 Freedman Fellows Share Projects--Apply Now for 2012 Awards
Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:50:23 EST
The Freedman Fellows Award Program 2012 is open for proposals, and the 2011 Fellows share their experiences in this profile series that takes research through centuries, countries, cultures. Read the details for proposal guidelines, criteria, the April 2 deadline & more, as you enjoy another 2011 Freedman Fellow profile: Wattaeau's...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/03/12/feature_2011_freedman_fellows_as_the_2012_program_opens
Feature: 2011 Freedman Fellows, as the 2012 Program Opens
Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:02:32 EST
Case faculty are invited to submit proposals for this year's Freedman Fellows Award Program, in existence since 2005 to help faculty bring their research & teaching projects to fruition with digital technologies, tools, and support. Read more about the 2012 program criteria, and enjoy these weekly features about the 2011...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/03/08/get_there_faster_with_quick_links
Get There Faster with Quick Links!
Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:47:11 EST
You've probably noticed a lot of things have been happening around the Library lately, including a redesign of the library website earlier this semester. Since that time we have been getting feedback through our website, from our Librarians in the field, as well as feedback sessions we have been...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/03/05/now_open_proposals_for_2012_freedman_fellows_award_program
Now Open: Proposals for 2012 Freedman Fellows Award Program
Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:34:10 EST
In its 8th year, the 2012 Freedman Fellows Award Program begins by inviting faculty proposals for this year's awards. Since 2005, over $100,000 in awards have helped faculty integrate multimedia technologies and digital tools into the curriculum, and varied staff and resources have helped to shape the Fellows' projects into...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/02/29/spring_or_summer_abroad_learn_the_language_basics_in_the_freedman_center
Spring or Summer Abroad? Learn the Language Basics in the Freedman Center
Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:41:10 EST
Before you go abroad, step into the Freedman Center! Our self-paced Pimsleur language learning series can get you started talking with the locals. Each listening-based lesson takes about 30 minutes to complete during which users are instructed to recall and form phrases to strengthen memory. We offer... Brazilian Portuguese 1-3...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/02/26/case_winner_in_knovel_university_challenge
Case Winner in Knovel University Challenge
Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:53:30 EST
Case produces a winner in the annual Knovel University Challenge and KSL is pleased to present the a $500 American Express gift card prize to Andrew Steele. One of 18 students to win prizes, Andrew was one of 5,600 students in the global contest that required 3 correct answers through...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/02/23/research_back_to_the_future_elsevier_backfiles_available
Research, Back to the Future: Elsevier Backfiles Available
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:57:17 EST
Take your research back 3 or 4 decades or more to complete your next research topic, with the latest addition to the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC). The Elsevier backfiles project, digitizing journals back to volume 1, has now given OhioLINK researchers another 3.4 million articles in the EJC. •...
http://blog.case.edu/orgs/ksl/news/2012/02/14/new_loan_policy_for_freedman_center
New Loan Policy for Freedman Center
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:34:51 EST
Ever needed a camera just a few days longer? Almost done recording your audition but need an extra night with our Zoom Audio Recorders? Found a quiet space in the library with one of our laptops and need just a few more hours? The Freedman Center will now allow...
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eBooks (electronic books, online books) include full-text books and online reference works. To find print copies of books in the Case libraries, search the online catalog. The catalog also has links to more ebooks.
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Case/OhioLINK eBook Collections
The OhioLINK Electronic Book Center
Search across thousands of scholarly and reference ebooks covering the humanities, sciences and social sciences. Includes netlibrary, Safari Tech, Oxford References, more...
Safari Tech Books Online
Online books in computer science, information technology, business, and related fields.
EBSCO eBook Collection (formerly NetLibrary)
A large collection of online books covering a wide range of topics.
Business/Career Related
American Firms Operating in Foreign Countries
Foreign Firms Operating in the United States
Mergent (Moody's) Digital Corporate Manuals --Historical corporate and industry manuals in various business fields, from the early 1900s to today.
Mergent (Moody's) Manuals Quick Tips
Vocational and Career Collection--Index, abstracts, and full text for 350 trade and industry related periodicals.
See more business books here
Major Sci/Tech References Available Only at Case
Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
e-EROS--Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis
International Tables for Crystallography--OnlineEdition | Interactive Version
Engineering and Scientific References (Knovel): Includes--
Merck Index--The Merck Index is a structure-searchable encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. More than 10,000 monographs on single substances and related groups of compounds cover chemical, generic, and brand names; registry numbers; physical data and literature references; structures and stereochemistry; toxicity information; and therapeutic uses. To use this database, please register first! Just click the "Register" button on the left hand side of the main page.
See more science and technolgy books here
Encyclopedia /Multidisciplinary References
- Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800
Early American Imprints, Series I is a major resource for information about every aspect of life in 17th- and 18th-century America, from agriculture and auctions through foreign affairs, diplomacy, literature, music, religion, the Revolutionary War, temperance, witchcraft, and just about any other topic imaginable. - Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819
Covering every aspect of American life during the early decades of the United States, Early American Imprints, Series II (1801-1819) provides full-text access to the 36,000 American books, pamphlets and broadsides published in the first nineteen years of the nineteenth century. The continuation of Readex's Early American Imprints: Series I, this rich primary source database, based on the authoritative bibliography by Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker and now supplemented by thousands of new items, allows students and scholars to explore the development of the American nation as never before. - Early English Books Online (EEBO)
Early English Books Online (EEBO) contains digital facsimile page images of virtually every work printed in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and British North America and works in English printed elsewhere from 1473-1700 - from the first book printed in English by William Caxton, through the age of Spenser and Shakespeare and the tumult of the English Civil War. - Early English Books Online--Text Creation Partnership (EEBO-TCP)
The Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership has proposed to create 25,000 searchable and readable editions that link immediately to the corresponding image files in the EEBO (above). In combination, the text and image editions of these works provide a powerful research and instructional tool of unquestioned enduring value. - Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Includes 138,000 English-language titles and editions published between 1701 and 1800 and covers, in essence, every significant English-language and foreign-language title printed in the United Kingdom, along with thousands of important works from the Americas. - Encyclopaedia Judaica, Gale Virtual Reference 2nd ed., 22v, 2007
- Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
- Encyclopedia Of Philosophy (Routledge)
- Literary Reference Center-- LRC combines information from major respected reference works, books, and literary journals and includes:
- plot summaries, synopses and work overviews
- articles of literary criticism
- full text of literary journals
- author biographies
- book reviews
- Oxford African American Studies Center--Provides researchers with more than 8,000 articles by top scholars in the field.The core content includes:
- Oxford English Dictionary --Historical dictionary of the English language.
- Oxford Reference Online--Full text of over 100 dictionaries, general reference, language reference, and subject reference works.
- Oxford Scholarship Online--Contains over 1,150 books in the areas of Economics and Finance, Philosophy, Political Science, and Religion.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
- World Almanac
- World Book (Encyclopedia)--Contains articles, primary source collections, pictures, audio, and video, and more...
Selected Plays/Poetry
African-American Poetry
3000 poems by African-American poets in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Includes or has links to full text.
American Poetry
40,000 poems of American writers from the 17th to the early 20th century. Includes or has links to full text.
Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare
Full text of 11 major editions of Shakespeare's works, and related works. Includes or has links to full text.
Eighteenth Century Fiction
Full text of 96 works of prose fiction written in the British Isles, 1700-1780.
English Poetry
Full text of over 160,000 poems written in English 600-1900. Includes or has links to full text.
English Prose Drama
Full text of over 1800 plays written in prose for the stage, from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century.
English Verse Drama
Full text of over 2200 works of poetry intended for the stage. Includes or has links to full text.
Images/Multimedia/Texts
AAS@Case--African Americans at Case
A digital exhibit highlighting the presence of African Americans at Case Western Reserve University since its inception.
Digital Case
A collection of materials covering a variety of topics and interests.
Digital Media Center
Provides collections of electronic images, videos, and sound.
Annals of American History
Full text of over 2000 primary documents and multimedia files covering American history. Includes or has links to full text.
Style Guides
Citation Style Guides: MLA, APA, Columbia, CBE, etc.
Help with formatting bibliographies, papers, journal articles, etc.
Freely Available Internet Books
Project Gutenberg--
The first and largest single collection of free electronic books.
Online Books Page
A website that facilitates access to books that are freely readable over the Internet.
Research Tools FAQ
- How Do I get started if I don't have a topic?
- Academic Search Premier provides full text journal coverage for nearly all academic areas of study.
- How do I decide between Databases & the Internet?
- Check out this issue over at OhioLINK.
- How do I find popular articles from Magazines or Newspapers?
- Check out this issue over at OhioLINK.
- How do I find scholarly articles from academic journals?
- Check out this issue over at OhioLINK.
- How do I choose a database?
- Check out this issue over at OhioLINK.
- How do I properly credit sources in my research paper?
- Check out our page.
- What are Electronic Resources?
- Electronic resources are generally considered to be Internet-based or online versions of print journals, newspapers, magazines, books, manuals, and other materials. It should be noted that some journals and databases are now published in electronic format only. This trend is expected to continue.
- What are electronic or ejournals?
An electronic journal (ejournal, e-journal, ej, etc.) is a digitized or online version of a printed journal, such as the Physical Review A. Like most ejournals, this journal exists in both print and electronic formats. Collectively, the Case libraries provide access to thousands of electronic journals. This includes journals that are licensed independently by the Case libraries, journals in the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center, and a select number of journals that are freely available over the World Wide Web.
Users should be aware that many titles licensed by Case are not accessible from the OhioLINK EJC. An example of this is Science Online, the Web version of Science Magazine.
- What are research databases?
A database is a collection of information organized into a particular format. Every item in a database has its own record and each of these records is itself divided into specific fields of information (e.g., author, title, etc.) In this respect, a telephone book can be defined as a database.
An electronic research database is a computerized collection of information in digital format. The Case libraries provide access to several hundred research databases, many of which include the full text of journal and newspaper articles. View Research Databases for a complete list of databases provided by the Case Libraries.
Users should be aware that several titles subscribed by Case are not accessible from the OhioLINK Research Databases list. An example of this is IEEE Xplore. IEEE Xplore provides full text access to IEEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 and all current IEEE standards.
- How do I access the Databases from Home?
If you are a student, faculty, or staff at Case, you may access the databases with software-free remote authentication to OhioLINK electronic databases and journals. When you're away from your own computer or away from campus, logon to OhioLINK and choose a database or electronic journal.
You'll be prompted to enter Case as your school, your name and Case Account Number (your SS# is no longer used), and your library
For current Case enrolled and employed individuals, it's a simple way to have 2 hours of remote access to OhioLINK-only electronic content, and you can reconnect as often as you need to use the reources! Use any computer with a current web-browsr. (Remote authentication to Case-only resources requires VPN software on your computer.) Use PIN authentication for OhioLINK-only resources across the U.S. and around the world!