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Library Advisor Tips & Notes
April/May 2022
Welcome to the final issue of the Library Advisor Tips & Notes newsletter for the 2021-22 academic year!
Congratulations! You are just a few days away from completing your first full year at CWRU! It will be a tremendous accomplishment, and KSL stands ready to help as you finish out the semester with exams and final projects. Rest assured also that your Library Advisor will be available if you need help.
This month’s newsletter features updates on end-of-semester expanded building access, information on how to connect with our librarian subject specialists, and online tools you can use to explore library resources and expand your research skills.
KSL Spaces
TAKE NOTE! - KSL Will be providing extended building hours for the week of final exams:
April 28, 29: open 8am – 2am
April 30: open 9am - 2am
May 1: open 12pm - 2am
May 2, 3, 4: open 8am - 2am
May 5: open 8am - 5pm
Make sure to bring your CWRU ID card for access to the building after normal business hours. Safety staff will also be on hand during the late evening and early morning building hours to keep KSL secure.
Library How To’s
In last month’s LA Newsletter you learned about KSL’s eJournals portal (4th link down), a place to look up the library’s full text periodical holdings. But what should you do if you can’t get the full text of an article directly from our online databases or the eJournals portal? You have two additional options in this case:
- Use the library catalog to run a title search on the name of the periodical to see if we have a print version in one of our Case Libraries. If so, you can go to that library and make a photocopy.
If there isn’t a print copy in the library collections, then your next option is to,
- Use Case Libraries Interlibrary Loan Services to request a free copy of the article online. If you don’t yet have an ILL account, you can sign up for one online from our library website.
Before using ILL, however, make sure to try all other access options first. If you submit an ILL request for an article copy we already have via Case Libraries, you’ll be directed back to that access option accordingly.
For a review of these steps, and other tips for using our library resources and services, check out our KSL Instruction Hub on Canvas.
Featured Resource
What if there was an app for quickly gathering information about sources you use for research papers and projects? What if that same app also could automatically place source citations into your research papers in the proper citation format?
Interested? Then check out a free citation and research manager called Zotero. It’s easy to download and integrate into your favorite web browser and word processor, and has many other convenient features you’ll come to appreciate. For a quick overview of Zotero features, check out this guide from the KSL website.
KSL Happenings
Did you know that KSL provides internship and grant opportunities through our Freedman Multimedia Center? Applications are being accepted until June 1st for the 2022-23 Freedman Fellows Scholarship Program. Check out this link for further details: https://case.edu/library/research/digital-scholarship/freedman-student-fellows-program
Stay in Touch
Feel free to contact your LA directly any time if you have questions or need information about Case Libraries, the CWRU campus, or the Cleveland area.
Need help with resources in a particular area of study? Contact our Research Services Librarians! Here’s a page for their contact information and subject specialties.
Links for this and other newsletter issues, along with additional information about the Kelvin Smith Library, are also available through CWRU CampusGroups.
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