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Providing 125 Years of Answers

Providing 125 Years of Answers. Leonard Case, Jr., made possible the founding of the Case School of Applied Science by contributing real estate. Modified Copy of Image Property of Case Western Reserve University Archives. 1877 - Case School Of Applied Science. Case School Of

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Providing 125 Years of Answers

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  1. Providing 125 Years of Answers

  2. Leonard Case, Jr., made possible the founding of the Case School of Applied Science by contributing real estate. Modified Copy of Image Property of Case Western Reserve University Archives 1877 - Case School Of Applied Science

  3. Case School Of Applied Science Seal from 1882-1925. Image Property of Case Western Reserve University Archives 1880 – Case School of Applied Science

  4. Case School of Applied Science was located near what is today’s Public Square. 1881-1886 – Case School of Applied Science

  5. Case School of Applied Sciences moves to Case Main. 1885 – Case School of Applied Sciences

  6. Case Main Building is destroyed by fire. 1886 – Fire Destroys Library

  7. Provided the earliest direct evidence that supported Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Michelson Morley 1887 – Michelson-Morley Experiment

  8. Case Main Building is rebuilt. 1888 – Case Main Rebuilt

  9. Henry Hatch gave funds for the construction of a library for the students of Adelbert College. Modified Copy of Image Property of Case Western Reserve University Archives 1895 – Hatch Library

  10. Eckstein Case steps down as Treasurer and a larger library is established and staffed by a librarian. 1940 – Larger Library

  11. The General Library was newly equipped in the summer of 1940, housing 13,400 volumes, 1200 pamphlets and 130 current periodicals. 1941 – The General Library

  12. Departmental libraries are maintained in the laboratories of Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy and Applied Mechanics. 1941 – Departmental Libraries

  13. Case School of Applied Science becomes the Case Institute of Technology (Seal from 1947-1967). Image Property of Case Western Reserve University Archives 1947 – Case Institute of Technology

  14. The Library-Humanities Center is built on the Case Quad. Materials from the main library and departmental libraries are combined to become the library for the sciences, engineering, management, and economics. 1960-61 – Library-Humanities Center

  15. Library-Humanities Center is renamed for Lester and Ruth Sears. 1966 – Sears Library

  16. The colleges and universities of Ohio founded the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) to develop a computerized system to share resources and reduce costs. Today serves more than 53,000 libraries in 96 countries. Dublin, Ohio Headquarters 1967 - OCLC

  17. Case Western Reserve University was formed by the federation of the Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University (Seal from 1967-2004+). Image Property of Case Western Reserve University Archives 1967 – Case Western Reserve University

  18. Sears Library’s lower level is flooded and many materials are beyond repair with some serials later replaced with microfilm copies. 1975 – Flood

  19. Librarians start performing dial-up reference searches. 1976 – Dial-up Resources

  20. Subscriptions to 1700 periodicals & newspapers Scientific-related government documents are added Technical service reports from outside organizations, such as NASA are added Computer room available for students 1977 – Technology & Services Improve

  21. Sears Library sponsored the Centennial Assembly of Science and Engineering. 1980 – Sears Library & Engineering

  22. Library receives grant for faculty access to 150 databases. 1981 – Faculty Access

  23. An information retrieval system was made available in self-paced study rooms. 1983-84 – Improved Information Retrieval

  24. Card catalog replaced with an online catalog that shows the holdings of all campus libraries. 1986 – Online Library Catalog

  25. Sears library adds a CD-ROM tower complete with all IEEE journals, proceedings, and papers. 1988/89 – IEEE Publications

  26. Currently, provides access to the combined resources of 85 institutions. 1992 – OhioLINK is Born

  27. Sears Library begins offering services through the World Wide Web. 1994-96 – Sears Library & the Internet

  28. 1996 – Kelvin Smith Library

  29. Addition of major research resources including: IEEE Research Database Chemical Abstracts Online Knovel Technical References 1994 to present - Online Research Databases

  30. 8,000+ electronic journals ~300 research databases 2004 – Wealth of Information & Services

  31. Engineering, Mathematics, and Statistics Librarian located in Case School of Engineering. 2005 – College-Based Librarian Service (Nord 507)

  32. Services and resources provided through a virtual research center in Nord Hall 508. 2005 – Engineering Reading Room (Nord 508)

  33. Timeline Compiled by: Norma Sue Hanson, Head, Special Collections Earnestine Adeyemon, Electronic Resources Librarian Brian Gray, Engineering, Math, & Statistics Librarian Special thanks to: University ArchivesCase Western Reserve University10900 Euclid AvenueCleveland, OH 44106-7229 For More Information

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