CSN’s librarians are available online to assist you during the summer session! Just use this link to start chatting with a librarian: Beginning June 1st: Monday-Thursday, 8 am to 6 pm Friday, 8 am to 4 pm Whatever your question is, we will do our best to help!
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage month where both Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are celebrated for their rich culture and impact on American society. The month was chosen to honor the first Japanese immigrants’ arrival in the U.S. on May 7, 1843 as well as to commemorate the completion of the U.S. transcontinental railroad…
We made it to April, a month of mostly warmer weather, spring break, and National Poetry Month! CSN Libraries typically celebrates with a display of poetry books inside each campus library. But just because the physical libraries are closed doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate online. In fact, in times of upheaval, poetry can be a…
You should think of a library database as an organized electronic catalog and storage container for published articles mostly from research journals, newspapers, and magazines. Many databases give you access to other items like book chapters, e-books, government and business records and reports, photographic images and works of art, reference works, and audio files and…
If there’s a research assignment on your class syllabus and the thought of choosing a topic seems overwhelming, our Credo Reference database can help! With millions of articles from trusted reference books, Credo has always been a credible source of background information. Recent enhancements have also made it a great resource for brainstorming your topic…
The Learning Express Library is a wonderful database for CSN students to use to develop skills for the classroom and workplace. Resources within Learning Express are organized into “Centers.” This article highlights the College Students Center, which is a place to achieve your community college goals and prepare for future success. This learning center is…
Our newest full-time librarian Gracie McDonough is keeping busy learning and teaching about open educational resources. We’ve interviewed her regarding OER and what she’s doing to help faculty and students in this area. How would you define OER? What can you tell us about its benefits and potential? OER (Open Educational Resources) are free and…
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…
Whether you’re working on an argumentative research paper or a persuasive speech, CSN Libraries have three databases that will provide credible information on both sides of your issue: CQ Researcher provides in-depth reports on current and controversial issues with overviews, background information, pro/con essays and more. Issues and Controversies on File offers objective, detailed information on hotly…
If you need help studying anatomy, our CSN Libraries can lend you a hand– and an ear, a leg, an eye and more! We have 3D models of the organs, muscles, bones and various systems of the human body available to use inside the library for a two hour loan period. Different models are available…