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International Students Library Handbook

Welcome to the Library! Here are tips and information to help you get started with your research.

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Reminder: Online Access

  • Library resources require going through CWRU Single Sign-On.
  • The best method is to follow links from the library website.
  • When logged in and a browser window is not closed, access should continue from resource to resource.
  • Remember to close your browser when done.

Study Spaces

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Kelvin Smith Library has four floors with a variety of seating options. Find the space that's best for you and your work!

1st Floor, Popular, Active, Group Study:

  • Small tables with workstations, large study tables, comfortable chairs, Brody chairs
  • Journals (A-M titles), microfilm, magazines, newspapers
  • Cramelot cafe, with nearby newspapers and leisure magazines
  • Art gallery, Cleveland Public Library (CPL) collection, near Cramelot cafe
  • Freedman Center for Digital Scholarship
  • Large seating area, casual seating overlooking Art Museum lagoon
  • Computers, guest computers, printers, copiers, KIC scanner
  • Main Service Desk for borrowing materials
  • OhioLINK items

2nd Floor, Popular, Quieter:

  • Research Commons for Faculty and Graduate Students (Flora Stone Mather Room)
  • Government Documents
  • Large study tables, comfortable chairs
  • Special Collections Room (open for quiet study, weekday business hours)
  • Casual seating near windows and in corner areas
  • Technology Classroom 215
  • Computers (require Case network ID/password login)

3rd Floor, Preferred Quiet Spaces:

  • Book collections
  • Large study carrels in the book collection area
  • Large glass-enclosed study area, Quiet Study Room
  • Collaboration Rooms for group study (checkout keys at main service desk)
  • Casual seating in 'lobby' area & around staircase areas
  • Faculty-assigned study rooms

Lower Level, Active; Journal Area, Quiet:

  • Journals (N-Z titles) (closed area)
  • Group Collaboration Rooms (groups can check out keys)
  • Classrooms classes (LL01 and LL06)
  • Vending machines (hot & cold beverages, snacks)
  • Casual study tables & booths
  • Lockers for day-long or semester use (checkout keys at Main Service Desk)

Collaboration Rooms

Collaboration Rooms are located on the lower level, as well as the third floor in the Quiet Study Room. Each room includes a large table with and six chairs, a whiteboard for work, and wall-mounted 42" LED TVs.You can borrow whiteboard markers/erasers and cable to hook up your laptop at the Main Service Desk.