Case Faculty Borrowing Privileges
Your Case ID card is your library card at the libraries of Case. Simply present your current Case ID card to visit and check out materials! Case libraries, like many other campus buildings, also use card readers in the evening - swipe your ID in the readers at the main door or garage entrance at KSL. Hours vary widely amongst the libraries of Case - call 216-368-6500 for KSL hours, and call to verify hours when visiting other campus libraries.
With your Case ID & your library account in good standing, visit and directly borrow materials from:
* Our affiliate Libraries (CIA & Siegal) share their collections on the Case Catalog, so OhioLINK requests are not possible, but you can visit each library & borrow materials with your Case ID card.
Note: Since Siegal is not directly on campus, when you need a Siegal item and cannot go there, KSL staff at the Main Service Desk will get it for you! Tell us the title and we'll place a hold for you—Siegal Library staff will pull the item and send it to KSL for pickup. Service delivery is dependent on Siegal business hours and courier delivery, generally within several days.
OhioLINK: Borrow directly, online. Search & order materials from the 44-million item OhioLINK Central Catalog, for delivery to the library of your choice. Use OhioLINK when Case materials are checked out or not owned by Case or our affiliate libraries CIA & Siegal College - delivery generally takes from 3-4 days from this award-winning state academic consortium that now includes two public libraries.
KSL also partners with the Cleveland Public Library for CPL@Case-KSL, a browsing collection of best-sellers, audiobooks, and magazines & more that circulates with a CPL library card. Read more about how to get a card to borrow from this collection.
Faculty Loan Periods & Renewals
Case faculty may borrow monographs from KSL and the Law Library with 1 year, fixed due date that facilitates your extensive research. (Other Case Libraries, Affiliates, and OhioLINK materials have standard 21-day plus up to 4 renewals.) The faculty due date is the first day of Spring Semester final exams according to the academic calendar. If you are contract staff or adjunct, we will need to manually enter you into the system—please contact smithcontact@case.edu and we will enter you into the system.
- Faculty due date for Case KSL & Law books: April 29, 2010 with 1 renewal of one year.
- Regular circulating materials from Case libraries: 21 days, up to 4 renewals of 21 days each
- Videos & DVDs: 7 days, no renewal. Read more about media & the QuickList search function!
- Wireless iBook laptops at the KSL Freedman Center: 3 hours, no renewal
- OhioLINK loans: 21 days plus 4 renewals of 21 days
- OhioLINK media: 7 days, no renewal, unless otherwise noted on the item
Pilot Project: Faculty Borrowing Policy for
Non-Circulating Books & Bound Journals
December 2008: In support of materials needed for faculty research, KSL is pleased to offer a pilot project for faculty to be able to check out fragile, rare, or otherwise non-circulating materials from KSL. These items will require a quick re-processing to accommodate circulation—request them via a convenient online form. Books requested in this manner will circulate as other books do, for one year plus one renewal of another year. Journals that are requested & barcoded for borrowing will circulate for 30 days.
- Read more details about this Policy and pilot project.
- Request form links: on the policy page & on the KSL Request Forms page.
Recalls
Materials are always subject to immediate recall for Course Reserves, and an email notice is sent if the item you have is needed for KSL Reserves. OhioLINK items may also be recalled at any time to the owning library's Reserves, but you can order a new copy from another institution. KSL recalls for Reserve, and asks others to use OhioLINK with it's multiple renewals if the Case copy is checked out. Occasionally, KSL will recall a Case item for Case researchers if no OhioLINK copies are available and you've had the item for 21 days.
Fines & Fees
Fines and replacement fees vary for Case and OhioLINK items, and are the same for all borrowers. At Case, all borrowers are fully responsible for returning or self-renewing materials on time, and for the payment of late fines and replacement fees. Fines on your library account can prevent local, OhioLINK borrowing and ILLiad services. Email courtesy reminders can help you manage borrowed materials and keep your account in good standing. Library staff is always happy to help keep your account in good standing since seriously delinquent accounts are sent to a collection agency (July 1,2006) for resolution. Let us be your first & last point of resolution, we're glad to assist.
Renew Your Books Online @ Your Library Account
Renew books without coming into the Library! Select View Your Library Record from the Case Catalog, on any campus computer or home computer with internet access. Use your Case network ID/password & login to your library account to renew books, avoid late fines and fees, and track OhioLINK ordered items.
Your PIN Gives You OhioLINK Access, Wherever You Travel...
In addition to renewing books online, you can also use your library PIN for remote access to OhioLINK journals and databases--simply logon to the OhioLINK homepage and follow the screen prompts and enter your PIN, and enjoy 2 hours (renewable) of software-free access to OhioLINK licensed information resources. It's a great way to stay connected when you're away from campus or your own computer! Read more about PIN set up & privileges on our website!
General questions may be directed to the Kelvin Smith Library Main Service Desk 216-368-3506 or the Contact Us link on the library website.