Support the Michael Schwartz Library
on CSU Giving Day, Thursday, February 29, 2024
Leap into Action for CSU Students! Join the virtual celebration of CSU's campus community. Please show your support of the Library by navigating to
Giving Day 2024 | Michael Schwartz Library (csugivingday.com) and
selecting one of the options that matters most to you.
- Michael Schwartz Library General Fund
- Special Collections
- Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library
All gifts, of any size, make a difference.
Thank you for your support!
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Academic Writing Club for CSU Graduate Students & Faculty
by Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts & Humanities Librarian, OER and Copyright Advisor
Could you use some structured time to write and receive feedback from colleagues? Do you wish you could graduate with some published academic writing under your belt? Do you have some academic writing that needs polishing to become publishable? If so, this writing club is for you!
Offered by the Writing Center and the Michael Schwartz Library, this writing club is meant to help students and faculty improve their academic writing productivity. Each week we will send a short video and provide resources and advice related to an academic writing topic, and we'll have a synchronous Zoom meeting to review the topic. At least 30 minutes of the meeting time will be set aside for quiet writing to keep you on track! This Spring 2024 semester the weekly 5-minute videos will concern content from Becoming an Academic Writer by Patricia Goodson. You don’t need to have read the book to participate, but it will guide our discussions.
Meetings will occur in Zoom from 3 - 4pm on Wednesdays and Fridays from 12 - 1pm (feel free to pick the weekly time that works for you or attend both!) through May 11th, 2024
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Filling out the sign-up form does not obligate you to participate or attend every meeting; it merely puts you on our reminder email list and provides access to the Zoom link each week | |
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Beginner Audio, Graphic Design, and Video Software Workshops
by Ben Richards, Business Librarian
Want to learn about video, graphic design, or audio and music software? Attend a beginner session in the library to get started! These workshops will provide an introduction to working with video software Clipchamp, graphic design software Adobe Express, and music and audio software Soundtrap. All three software packages are web applications and are free to use.
- Thursday February 15th 11:30am-12:30pm - Clipchamp Video Software
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Tuesday February 27th 11:30am-12:30pm - Adobe Express Graphic Design Software
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Thursday February 29th 1:30am-12:30pm - Soundtrap Audio (Music and Podcast) Software
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Tuesday March 5th 11:30am-12:30pm - Clipchamp Video Software
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Thursday March 21st 11:30am-12:30pm - Soundtrap Audio (Music and Podcast) Software
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Tuesday March 26th 11:30am-12:30pm - Adobe Express Graphic Design Software
Workshops will take place in the library, room RT 502. Bringing your own laptop is recommended but library laptops will be provided.
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Digital CSU Student Showcase
Digital CSU again invites students to submit digital and multimedia projects to its Digital Student Showcase, which will take place on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024, from 11am-1pm in the Student Center Atrium.
Students are welcome to exhibit their digital, multimedia, or multimodal works in a ‘poster session’ format, where presenters display their work on an electronic device and share with audience members about their process of creating it in an casual, conversational setting. Students creating websites, podcasts, videos, infographics, interactive data visualizations or maps, and any other digital or multimedia project should consider presenting their work in person at the Showcase.
Faculty are invited to please share the invitation and submission form with their students.
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Questions about the showcase, or digital or multimodal projects? Please contact Ben Richards at b.c.richards@csuohio.edu.
Click on the Digital CSU Student Showcase image above right to access the flier
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Exploring the Intersections of Artificial Intelligence and Open Educational Resources
by Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts & Humanities Librarian, OER and Copyright Advisor
March 6, 2024
1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Virtual
The rise of generative AI tools has created significant excitement and concern among educators over the past year. The intersections between AI and Open Educational Resources (OERs) raise many significant questions and opportunities. How can AI be used to support the development of OERs? What challenges does AI create for OERs? This presentation will provide an overview of generative AI, provide considerations for teaching with AI, explore the intersections between AI and OERs, and share resources for participants interested in learning more about these topics.
Speakers from The Ohio State University:
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Amanda Larson
Affordable Learning Instructional Consultant
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Michael Flierl
Associate Professor and Student Learning Librarian
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Jane Hammons
Assistant Professor in The Ohio State University Libraries
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Creative Teaching Solutions:
Open Pedagogy and Student-Centered Learning
April 16th, 2024
11:30-12:20pm
Virtual
by Mandi Goodsett, Performing Arts & Humanities Librarian, OER and Copyright Advisor
Our students are looking for classroom experiences that are meaningful, engaging, and empowering. One way to achieve this is to employ open pedagogy, an approach to teaching that prioritizes student-centered learning and the use of open educational resources. Join us for a special guest presentation by Heather Miceli, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at AAC&U and former faculty member at Roger Williams University. Heather will share her own experience with open pedagogy and lots of practical tips for how to integrate this approach to teaching into your classroom.
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Dr. Heather Miceli is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Office of Curricular & Pedagogical Innovation at the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U), where she is working on a Hewlett Foundation funded research grant investigating the impact of OER on student outcomes. | |
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OpenCon Ohio 2024
Save the date: Friday, May 17, 2024
This year’s OpenCon Ohio 2024 will be offered over Zoom on Friday, May 17th with
asynchronous activities earlier in the week. OpenCon Ohio's theme this year will be
Innovation in Open Education. Topics could include AI in Open Education, Student
Engagement, Affordable Learning, Open Authoring, Promoting and Authoring of OERs,
Publisher and Bookstore Relations, but other topics are welcome.
Stay tuned for more information, or check our website for updates:
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/oa/opencon2024/
We hope to see you there!
OpenCon Planning Committee
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2024 Library Champions Announcement
We are excited to announce our two inaugural library champions! A library champion is nominated by a library staff member and chosen based on these criteria:
- faculty member was observed promoting the library to colleagues, students, or administrators AND/OR
- faculty member has collaborated successfully with librarians or library staff to improve student learning and/or research
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Stephanie Brooks
Dean of the College of Health
Why she was nominated: “Dean Brooks initiated a meeting with the Health Professions Librarian and two Associate Deans. The four discussed ways the library can and should be involved in student learning, faculty research, and program accreditation. She also invited the librarian to a College of Health cabinet meeting to present to and converse with COH directors and department chairs. Dean Brooks' eagerness to integrate the library into the academic life of the newly-formed College of Health will undoubtedly foster more library instruction opportunities and more open and frequent communication with COH faculty, resulting in more meaningful support for students.”
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Stephen Cory
Department of History Chair
Why he was nominated: “Dr. Cory always invites the history librarian to speak to his classes, giving the librarian crucial access to students for information literacy instruction. During class, he actively encourages students to use the library and reach out to the librarian for help, and this kind of advocacy is more valuable than any promotion the library itself can offer. He also actively participates in programs offered by the library, such as the Textbook Affordability Grant and the CSU Writing Club."
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Library & Research Help Desk
by Ann Marie Smeraldi, Interim Library Director
Beginning the spring 2024 semester, Reference moved to the User Services desk to create a blended desk that provides one-stop-shopping for patrons. The User Services desk has been renamed the Library & Research Help Desk to reflect this change. Librarians and circulation staff are working together at this desk to provide you with excellent customer service. Get all your questions answered here, check out materials and textbooks, pick up OhioLINK items, receive research help from a librarian, and more. Just look for the "ASK US!" sign.
The Reference Center desk located in the Learning Commons has been renamed Tech Help. IS&T student support assistants will be staffing this desk. They will help you with printing, email, MS Office, basic PC questions, and referrals. They will keep the lab tidy, and the printers filled with paper.
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Cleveland Public Library Collection at MSL Expands
by Sarah Benedict, Coordinator, Interlibrary Loan Services
The Cleveland Public Library (CPL) collection at the Michael Schwartz Library has expanded! Come check out books that suit your interests. We have compelling non-fiction, books centered around wellness and hobbies, an array of graphic novels, some popular titles in a foreign language, and de-stress with a good page-turner from the fiction selection. Magazines are also available. Access to electronic materials, audiobooks, magazines, and more are available through Hoopla and Overdrive using your CPL library card. Don’t have one? You can sign up here at the MS Library!
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Affordable Learning at CSU
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Fall 2023 Textbook Affordability Grant Selections
Congratulations to faculty who were awarded Textbook Affordability Grants in fall 2023. They will receive grant amounts ranging from $500 to $1,000 depending on the project.
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Erin Avram, Assistant College Lecturer, Chemistry Department for his CHM 151: Chemistry Around Us course
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Navid Goudarzi, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, for his MCE 483/593: Sustainable Energy course
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Olivia Pethtel, Assistant College Lecturer, Psychology Department, for her PSY 220: Child Development course
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Ieda Rodrigues, Associate Professor, and Luiz Martins, Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics Department, for their MTH 281: Multivariable Calculus course
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Aviva Vincent, Assistant Professor, Social Work Department, for students pursuing the Veterinary Social Work Certificate
About the Textbook Affordability Grant
The Michael Schwartz Library, in conjunction with various partners, including the Center for Faculty Excellence and the CSU Online (Center for eLearning), offered Textbook Affordability Grants to CSU Faculty during the fall 2023 semester. The goal of the grant is to encourage and support the creation or compilation of low-cost or no-cost course materials to save students money and encourage student-centered pedagogy.
Would you like to learn more about the Affordable Learning community?
Sign up for our Affordability Advocates email list to get newsletter updates!
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Pure to Replace SelectedWorks Profiles | |
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We are pleased to announce a new program, Pure, to replace SelectedWorks (SW) Profiles, a companion program to EngagedScholarship @ Cleveland State University, which many of our faculty have been using to organize, share, and preserve their work. Faculty, with the help of their personal librarians, can compile a complete view of their research, awards, and activities in one place with Pure.
All SW Profiles will be migrated to Pure by the start of the fall 2024 semester. More information about Pure’s features and enhancements will become available through the spring and summer semesters.
If you have any questions, please contact your personal librarian or an ES @ CSU Administrator at library.es@csuohio.edu.
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New Journal: International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest
A new journal titled International Journal of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest (LASSO) has been published in EngagedScholarship @ Cleveland State University. Dr. Antonio Medina-Rivera, Professor of Spanish and Linguistics, Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures at Cleveland State University, is the Executive Editor of the journal, which publishes papers across a broad range of topics in Spanish/Hispanic linguistics
(e.g. sociolinguistics, formal linguistics, applied linguistics, language
policies, and indigenous languages of the Americas). It also includes research
dealing with the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. LASSO was previously published in print format but the journal has changed to an open access online format and is available at https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/ijlasw/.
CSU Colleges, Departments, Centers, and faculty can explore publishing a journal in their discipline or in a new or highly specialized field. For more information, visit the Library’s Journal Research Guide or email library.es@csuohio.edu.
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Above: Readership Distribution Map; January 2023 - December 2023.
Click the map for details
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General Library Information | |
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Library Spring Semester Hours
Through May 11, 2024
After 5:00 p.m. and on Saturdays, the entrance to the Library will be for current Viking Card holders only via swipe access.
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Library Building Hours
Monday-Thursday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Sunday Closed
Closed
Monday, February 19th, 2024(Presidents' Day)
Saturday, March 16th and Sunday, March 17th, 2024 (Spring Recess)
Saturday, May 11th (University Closed)
Spring Recess Hours
Monday, March 11th, 2024 – Friday, March 15th, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 16th and Sunday, March 17th, 2024– Closed
Chat, Phone, and Text Hours
Ask a Librarian: use the chat box, call us at 216-687-5300, or text us at 216-820-9691
Monday-Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Library and Research Help Desk
The Desk is open whenever the Library is open.
Chat, text, and phone assistance will be unavailable on Monday, February 19th, 2024 (Presidents Day); Saturday, March 16th and Sunday, March 17th, 2024 (Spring Recess Weekend).
For more information, visit Library Hours at https://library.csuohio.edu/information/hours.html
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Special Collections and Archives are Closed
The Special Collections and Archives units are currently closed. Limited services will still be provided and researchers can fill out this form to request assistance.
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Digital Production Unit Services
The Digital Production Unit (DPU) located on the 8th floor of the Library is closed but services remain available. For more information, contact Beth Piwkowski at 216-687-6929 or e.piwkowski@csuohio.edu.
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Activate your Access to the New York Times
Faculty, Staff, and Students of Cleveland State enjoy access to the New York Times courtesy of the Library. Discover original, quality journalism that helps you understand the world—and make the most of every part of life. Activate your access at AccessNYT.com.
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Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library | |
The Friends of the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University is closely associated with the Michael Schwartz Library but is an independent organization whose purpose is to support the library in a number of different ways. By sponsoring programs of interest to faculty, staff, students and the general public we hope to attract favorable attention for the library and interest in its activities. We hope to see you at one our upcoming events: | |
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Virtual Author
Jason Mott
Thursday, February 20th, 2024
4:00 pm
Virtual
Registration and more information
You’re invited to join us as we talk to New York Times bestselling author Jason Mott about his recent novel Hell of a Book This work of fiction is deeply honest, at times electrically funny, and is a book that goes to the heart of racism, police violence, and the hidden costs exacted upon Black Americans and America as a whole.
See more virtual speaker events
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Bus Excursion
International Women’s Air and Space Museum at Burke Lakefront Airport
Friday, March 15, 2024 (during spring break week)
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (end time approximate)
The Friends of the Library is planning a Bus Excursion to the International Women’s Air and Space Museum at Burke Lakefront Airport in March 2024. The trip includes a guided tour of the Museum, shopping at the Gift Shop, and lunch at a nearby restaurant. The Friends will provide the cost of the tour and transportation to and from the Museum, but attendees will be responsible for the cost of lunch.. The tour provides an in-person guide through the intricate history of women in air and space. Hear how these women's accomplishments and challenges impacted the world we live in today, and the history being made today.
Register here to attend
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Local Author, John J. Grabowski!
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Noon - 1:30 pm
CSU Michael Schwartz Library
Rhodes Tower, room 502 and via Zoom
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, meet author John J. Grabowski and hear about his recent book titled Cleveland Cultural Gardens: A Landscape of Diversity. Honoring and embodying the cultural heritages of a region through the beauty of shared outdoor spaces.
Please register here!
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