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Course Reserves

KSL Reserves is now 24x7 for faculty, too, from the submission process to online use by your students or teaching assistant. Logon with your Case network ID and create a class (set up a proxy so your teaching assistant can also enter items for you). Then add notes, upload .pdf files or documents, paste in article permanent URL links. Switch to student mode to see how it looks—in a few minutes your class is created and items can be up. (Staff will review a new class first, and contact you if anything is needed.) View usage statistics, set alerts for your students, and enjoy other new features.

Questions or Comments?

We're online at a special email alias with several staff members who can help M-F (limited staff on Saturdays, but your email will be seen).

Talk with KSL Reserve staff (that's smithreserve@case.edu) to learn more, or log on now to KSL Reserves and begin with helpful how-to main-page links. Stop by the KSL Main Service Desk, too—the staff enjoys showing you how to logon & create your class, and it only takes a minute or two!

Our Mission Supports Your Mission

KSL supports the educational mission by parterning with faculty to organize and present supplemental materials "on reserve" for quick and easy access by students. Instructors determine these supplemental items and for print materials, choose from a variety of time periods so students can share them. E-Reserves include notes, syllabi, urls to electronic content that is licensed to Case students, and is authenticated via Case network ID & password, for 24x7 access. The KSL Main Service Desk staff offers nearly 100 hours a week of service with library staff to assist instructors and students with submissions and reserve use.

Copyright Compliance Statement—Use of Copyrighted Works in KSL Reserves

As a research institution, Case both creates and uses significant amounts of new ideas and prior works. Case and the Kelvin Smith Library comply with federal copyright laws to provide the balance that fosters such academic freedom and growth while also respecting scholarship. Federal law also provides exemptions for the use of copyrighted works under certain circumstances, and Case and KSL affirm the appropriate use of such exemptions.

KSL has established Course Reserve Best Practices and Guidelines for instructors, and in doing so, has sought and received legal approval for its Course Reserve policies. KSL studies The Copyright Act and the Fair Use Doctrine, Guidelines for Classroom Copying, policies of library associations such as the Association of Research Libraries, and monitors changes and events in the legal landscape. KSL also provides copyright awareness through CaseLearns, the Copyright@Case site, the Course Reserve web pages, and library staff. Each instructor, whether creating personal web pages, class web pages, or submitting materials for KSL Course Reserves, is encouraged to gain an understanding of copyright compliance and make good faith informed decisions.

Course Reserves Best Practices & Guidelines
KSL Reserves Service (includes main page links to a Public Domain Chart & Fair Use Doctrine, and more)

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Can I print at KSL? What does it cost & how do I pay?: KSL computers link to 2 high speed, high volume printers. All printing costs 5 cents a page, and you can pay with with your CaseOneCard, coin, $1 or $5 bills. Printers are on the main floor and second floor, across from the elevators. For locations, check our Maps.
Can I photocopy at KSL? What does it cost & how do I pay?: KSL photocopiers are on the main floor, third floor, and Lower Level, so you can photocopy books and journals. Copies cost ten cents a page on digital copiers, and you can pay with your CaseOneCard, coin, $1 or $5 bills. For locations, check our Maps.
How do I know what’s new and what new books there are?: Read the KSL News Blog for events, services, tools & more, that help you do research. Find it on the library homepage. New Books can either be an RSS alert for your subject area or you can browse the New Books Display on the 1st floor of the Kelvin Smith Library.
Where do I get change? / Is there a Change machine?: Use your ID as your cash, not coins & bills. KSL does not give change & asks you to plan ahead for printing and copying. The copiers & printers take $1 & $5 bills and coins, and will give change for a copy/print when there is suffficient change in the machine. Plan ahead! Activate your CaseOneCard ID if you are a staff member, faculty, or grad student.
Where are the Bathrooms?: KSL bathrooms are on all floors, always behind the elevators. Check our Maps for more information.
How do I get a library card?: Your Case ID is your library card if you are enrolled or employed at Case. The first time you use it, staff will swipe it on a library computer to activate your library account and then you can use your ID at any Case library or OhioLINK member library, if your account is in good standing.
Is there a book drop? Is there a drive-up book drop?: KSL has a book drop in the front of the building, under the covered portico, on the Thwing Center side of the Main Doors. Currently, there is no drive-up book drop. The KSL bookdrop is open when there are no Regular Business Hours–when KSL is open, bring your items to the inside book drops. Videos & DVDs must be returned to staff at the Main Service Desk so the are not damaged in bookdrops.
Can I fax something at KSL?: KSL does not have fax services but Thwing Center, next door, does in Printing Services. Stop in weekdays 8-5:30 p.m. for information about fees, etc.
Does KSL have a SelfCheckout Machine? When can I use it?: KSL’s 3M SelfCheckout machine is on the Main Service Desk and can be used whenever you are in KSL! (You must have used your Case ID card at least once before at a Case library for a regular checkout with staff, so your ID data is swiped into the system.) Use SelfCheckout during 24×7, or whenever you need to save time.
Can I checkout the CPL@Case-KSL books and magazines on the KSL SelfCheckout?: Use the CPL SelfCheckout machine nearby the CPL@Case-KSL collections, with your CPL library card. The KSL SelfCheckout machine reads only Case ID cards and Case barcodes.

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