The library will close for the All Employee Meeting today at 11:45am. We will reopen at 1:30pm.
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09/21/2023
Laura M. Ponikvar
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The Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library is an essential component of the academic and creative life at the Cleveland Institute of Art. The library serves as an intellectual and cultural resource for the college, actively supports a rigorous visual arts and design education, and nurtures the scholarly, artistic, and professional development of CIA students and community members.
We strive for excellence in all we do to grow the relationships between critical thinking, research, and art and design. We are committed to providing access to the best academic library resources, both digital and physical.
Because libraries are so much more than book warehouses, we are also dedicated to providing high quality, innovative services, programs, and displays to enhance the lives of our community. We foster a comfortable, welcoming, and inclusive environment that encourages inquiry, inclusion, collaboration, and exploration to help our community think, create, share, engage, and grow.
Numbers only tell part of the story, of course. But these numbers do paint a picture of how much our community is using our collections, spaces, and services. We think some of this information will surprise those who don't understand the breadth and depth of research and inquiry conducted by artists and designers.
For more information, please visit our 2022-2023 Year in Numbers LibGuide.
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Due to unexpected circumstances, the library will close early tonight (Sept 20, 2023) at 5:00 pm. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please visit www.cia.edu/library to access the library's great digital resources!
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September 19th is National Voter Registration Day. That's TODAY!
Are You #VoteReady? Make sure you are by getting registered on National Voter Registration Day on 9/19! Join the library for our annual voter registration drive.
Take a few minutes out of your day to register to vote or check your voter registration status. Already registered? Bring your friends who aren't!
Stop by the library and grab some voter swag!
Want to register online? Or check your voter registration? Curious about the new Ohio voting laws for 2023? Visit our LibGuide for more information.
Want to register using a paper form? Stop by the library TODAY for Ohio voter registration and information change forms.
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What's Happening September 18-22
Events
National Voter Registration Day (Tuesday - 9am-5pm)
Are You #VoteReady? Make sure you are by getting registered on National Voter Registration Day on 9/19! Join the library for our annual voter registration drive. Take a few minutes out of your day to register to vote or check your voter registration status. Already registered? Bring your friends who aren't!
Transfer Student Welcome Workshop ONLINE (Thursday 11am-12pm)
New transfer students are invited to a virtual Transfer Student Welcome Workshop! Join us to explore the library virtually, learn about services, and meet your librarians. Register for the Zoom link here.
Name our new book carts contest (all week - VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NAMES!)
The Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library got some pretty new book carts this summer and we want your help naming them. The best names win prizes! Vote for your favorite names before the end of the month by visiting this page.
Displays
New Artists' Books and Ready Player One continued from last week.
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You can officially count the days until National Voter Registration Day on just one hand!
Are you #VoteReady? Make sure you are by getting registered on National Voter Registration Day on 9/19! Join the library for our annual voter registration drive. Take a few minutes out of your day to register to vote or check your voter registration status. Already registered? Bring your friends who aren't! Visit our events page for more information.
Tomorrow! Learn about voting and the arts for Constitution Day
Learn more about how voting affects the arts during CIA's Constitution Day program from noon to 1:30pm, Friday, September 15 in the Peter B. Lewis Theater. Robin Turner, civic engagement strategist for Cleveland Votes, will lead the discussion. Attendees can learn how to become more civically engaged, and information on voter registration will be available. Attendees are invited to bring their lunch. Go learn why it's so important to vote in every election and then register to vote and/or double triple check your own registration to make sure you are all ready to go this November!
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Kay Nielsen: an Enchanted Vision
Call Number: NC 986.5 .N53 A4 2021
The Danish artist Kay Nielsen's luminous interpretations of fairy tales and legends from around the world are among the most celebrated book illustrations of the 20th century, unsurpassed in their dramatic intensity and intricate detail. This book is the first to put his achievements in the context of a career that took him from studies in Paris to the Copenhagen theater, to galleries in London and New York, to the Walt Disney Studios, presenting fresh insights into his life and work as well as his materials and techniques. Dazzling reproductions of original watercolors and drawings from one of the premier collections of Nielsen's work invite viewers to enter the enchanted world of an imaginative and supremely gifted artist. Born in Copenhagen and educated in Paris, Kay Nielsen (1886-1957) gained international recognition for his exquisite gift book illustrations, notably his masterpieces East of the Sun and West of the Moon (1914) and Fairy Tales by Hans Andersen (1924). In contrast to some of his contemporaries, Nielsen often focused on the melancholic or dramatic elements of tales, creating memorable visual sequences reflecting themes of love, passion, loss and death. During the last stage of his career, he collaborated with Walt Disney Studios on the landmark animation film Fantasia, and produced several public art commissions.
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Come to the library after we close this Friday, September 15 at 5pm to play games from the CIA Library's game collection, socialize with friends, meet some new people, and (of course) have some snacks!
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What's Happening September 11-15
Events
Online Faculty Workshop - Getting Started at Gund Library (Tuesday - 11am-11:45am)
This CIA faculty only workshop will introduce you to the ways the library can be your partner in teaching and research. We will talk about our services and resources, how to access them on and off campus, how to schedule an instruction session, all about course reserves, and so much more. Please register here to receive the Zoom link.
Game Night at the Library (Friday - 5pm-8pm)
Game Nights Return! Come to the library after we close on Friday to play games from the CIA Library's game collection, socialize with friends, meet some new people, and (of course) have some snacks! Registration is not required. Visit this link for more information!
Name our new book carts contest (all week - LAST WEEK TO SUGGEST NAMES!)
The Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library got some pretty new book carts this summer and we want your help naming them. The best names win prizes! Suggest names before Friday, September 15 by visiting this page.
Displays
Mostly Miniature Artists' Books and Ready Player One continued from last week.
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New Display this September!
We look at the 2023 summer reading book, Ready Player One, exploring themes throughout the book. Virtual reality, nostalgia, the metaverse, 1980s American advertisements... See it all and more in our new hall display!
In addition to our hall display, a concurrent in-library display will have additional print and digital resources.
A full list of books in the display can be found at our CIA Library Displays LibGuide.
Additional resources can also be found on our Summer Reading LibGuide.
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This CIA faculty only workshop will introduce you to the ways the library can be your partner in teaching and research. The workshop will be on Zoom and the link will be sent when you register.
We will talk about our services and resources, how to access them on and off campus, how to schedule an instruction session, all about course reserves, and so much more.
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What's Happening September 5-8
Events
New Transfer Student Welcome Party! (Thursday)
New transfer students are invited to the Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library for the transfer student welcome party! Join us to explore the library, learn about services and meet your librarians. Drop in anytime during the event—from 11am to noon Thursday, September 7—to meet other transfer students and mix and mingle with library staff. Pizza and snacks will be provided. Please register here.
Name our new book carts contest (all week)
The Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library got some pretty new book carts this summer and we want your help naming them. The best names win prizes! Suggest names before Friday, September 15 by visiting this page.
New Displays
(Mostly) Miniature Artists' Books is in front of the library's circulation desk and a display in support of the summer reading book is in the hallway display. Keep an eye on the blog for more information about these displays!
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Help us name our pretty new book carts!
The library added three beautiful new carts this summer and we'd love to have some names for them. Help us out by suggesting a name for each of the carts.
In this round, we will accept name ideas. You can fill out the form multiple times if you have lots of names to suggest.
The deadline to suggest names is 9/15/2023.
Click here to suggest names (or visit https://cia.libwizard.com/f/carts)
For the second round, we will put the names to a vote. The top name for each cart wins! That's three chances to win!
Rules
- Only current CIA students, faculty and staff are eligible to win prizes.
- In the event that a name is suggested multiple times and wins overall voting, the person who submitted the name first will be the winner.
- Prizes must be picked up within two weeks of receiving notice.
- The library staff reserves the right to exclude any names they deem inappropriate.
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09/01/2023
Jackie Mayse
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Sign up below. Hope to see many of you there!
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Back in 1941, the women at CIA decided that it was more practical and comfortable to wear pants at art school and the men at CIA were not pleased. They "retaliated" by wearing skirts and this was published in a newspaper. Wow!
We are SO glad that no one cares what anyone wears at CIA now.
What's Happening September 25-29
Events
Faculty Workshop - Introduction to EBSCO Discovery Service ONLINE (Tuesday - 11am-11:45am)
EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS), a.k.a. Quick Search, is the library's one stop shop for articles, books, newspapers, multimedia, and more. EDS is a lot like Google Scholar but there is more control over the results and there are more features to help you with your research.Even if you are familiar with EDS, the new interface for 2023 has so many new features that you’ll want to learn about!
This online, CIA faculty only workshop will review basic and advanced searching, filters, understanding the results list, what is and isn't in EDS, and how to save your items to folders. Register for the Zoom link here.
Can't make it? Make an appointment with a librarian and we'll show you everything you need to know about EDS.
Name our new book carts contest (all week - VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NAMES!)
The Jessica R. Gund Memorial Library got some pretty new book carts this summer and we want your help naming them. The best names win prizes! Vote for your favorite names before the end of the month by visiting this page.
Displays
New Artists' Books and Ready Player One continued from last week.
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