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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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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 Applied Science Seal from 1882-1925. Image Property of Case Western Reserve University Archives 1880 – Case School of Applied Science
Case School of Applied Science was located near what is today’s Public Square. 1881-1886 – Case School of Applied Science
Case School of Applied Sciences moves to Case Main. 1885 – Case School of Applied Sciences
Case Main Building is destroyed by fire. 1886 – Fire Destroys Library
Provided the earliest direct evidence that supported Einstein’s Theory of Relativity Michelson Morley 1887 – Michelson-Morley Experiment
Case Main Building is rebuilt. 1888 – Case Main Rebuilt
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
Eckstein Case steps down as Treasurer and a larger library is established and staffed by a librarian. 1940 – Larger Library
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
Departmental libraries are maintained in the laboratories of Astronomy, Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgy and Applied Mechanics. 1941 – Departmental Libraries
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
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
Library-Humanities Center is renamed for Lester and Ruth Sears. 1966 – Sears Library
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
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
Sears Library’s lower level is flooded and many materials are beyond repair with some serials later replaced with microfilm copies. 1975 – Flood
Librarians start performing dial-up reference searches. 1976 – Dial-up Resources
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
Sears Library sponsored the Centennial Assembly of Science and Engineering. 1980 – Sears Library & Engineering
Library receives grant for faculty access to 150 databases. 1981 – Faculty Access
An information retrieval system was made available in self-paced study rooms. 1983-84 – Improved Information Retrieval
Card catalog replaced with an online catalog that shows the holdings of all campus libraries. 1986 – Online Library Catalog
Sears library adds a CD-ROM tower complete with all IEEE journals, proceedings, and papers. 1988/89 – IEEE Publications
Currently, provides access to the combined resources of 85 institutions. 1992 – OhioLINK is Born
Sears Library begins offering services through the World Wide Web. 1994-96 – Sears Library & the Internet
Addition of major research resources including: IEEE Research Database Chemical Abstracts Online Knovel Technical References 1994 to present - Online Research Databases
8,000+ electronic journals ~300 research databases 2004 – Wealth of Information & Services
Engineering, Mathematics, and Statistics Librarian located in Case School of Engineering. 2005 – College-Based Librarian Service (Nord 507)
Services and resources provided through a virtual research center in Nord Hall 508. 2005 – Engineering Reading Room (Nord 508)
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