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Library Instruction in Your Virtual Classroom

Welcome to the exciting world of virtual teaching, CSN instructors and professors! If your course includes a research or critical thinking component requiring the use of information, we are still capable of providing library instruction to your students for the remainder of the semester! While we are no longer providing in-person instruction, our librarians are…

Celebrate Black History Month with these Reads!

As we continue to celebrate Black History Month at CSN Libraries and across CSN campuses, we’d like to invite you to check out some of our new books related to influential African-Americans. From the prolific literature of both well-known and emerging Black authors, to historical surveys of the Black experience in America and the transformational…

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Librarian’s Research Explores Sense of Belonging

CSN Libraries is excited to welcome back one of our friendly Charleston campus Reference & Instruction librarians, Ted Chodock. Ted returns to the library after being on sabbatical during the fall 2019 semester, in which he was identifying, collecting, and analyzing data and information for his PhD dissertation exploring the role of academic libraries in…

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Instructors: Schedule Library Instruction

Welcome back, CSN instructors and professors! If your course includes a research or critical thinking component requiring the use of information, we invite you to schedule library instruction with CSN Libraries over the coming semester. Our librarians are eager to work with you to create a customized instruction session (or multiple sessions) for the research…

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Meet Cesar Martinez, Library Assistant III

CSN Libraries welcomes our newest addition to the West Charleston campus, Cesar Martinez! No stranger to libraries in the Las Vegas area, Cesar is a Library Assistant III in the circulation department who brings experience, enthusiasm, and positivity to our students, faculty and staff.  Why did you decide to leave the public library to work…

CSN’s 4th Annual Human Library Event

As part of CSN’s mission to create opportunities and enrich lives with inclusive learning and working environments that support diversity and student success, the Queer Inclusive College Campus (QICC) committee invites you to “check out” fellow students, faculty, and staff for: The Human Library Event: Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 10:00AM-2:00PM, Charleston Campus, D Building Lobby The…

Caprice Roberson Named Director of CSN Libraries

Following a national search, Caprice Roberson has been selected to serve as CSN’s Director of Libraries. Where did you grow up? Lansing, Michigan. I moved to Nevada the summer before my junior year in high school. Where did you go to school? What did you study? I went to UNLV for undergrad and studied political science. I…

Free Access to The Chronicle of Higher Education

Looking for the most recent issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education? Look no further! CSN Libraries offers free access to this award-winning news and information organization so you can keep up with the latest trends and stories in higher education going back to 1989. The Chronicle of Higher Education has the nation’s largest newsroom…

Using Film as a Resource for Research Assignments

Locating academic resources for a college paper, speech, or assignment can sometimes be overwhelming – especially when you have to sort through books, journal/newspaper articles, and database results to find the most appropriate source for the information you are trying to convey. You may have noticed, as you search through CSN Libraries OneSearch, a number…

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New & Noteworthy in Social Science

Our NEW & NOTEWORTHY selections highlight recent additions to our collection that have received significant acclaim in their field. Talk about a bad bromance! If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to work as a female engineer in one of Silicon Valley’s top tech companies, look no further than Emily Chang’s new(ish) book,…