By Noelle Cruz, Adjunct Librarian On the morning of January 21, 2017, I arrived an hour and a half early in Downtown Las Vegas for the Women’s March on Washington’s Sister march in Downtown Las Vegas. I volunteered to photograph the Nevada march for the Women’s March Archive Project and planned to capture the moment…
Notice anything different about the West Charleston Campus Library? On the Wednesday and Thursday of Spring Break, March 15-16, the West Charleston Campus Library was just a bit…noisy. We’re undertaking a big project to deconstruct and remove our empty shelving as part of a remodeling that will bring in brand new furniture to provide the…
If you use the library website or Canvas, you may have noticed some issues on February 28. If you were doing schoolwork, you probably could not get Canvas to load or you may not have been able to access an article from our library’s popular databases like ProQuest or ScienceDirect. While everything is back up…
Information is constantly streaming across our smartphones and computers through social media, websites, and databases. If you are like most college students, then you receive lots of messages, texts, and links every day. You probably also consult databases through the CSN Libraries website from time to time as part of your coursework. It’s important to know…
CSN libraries are kicking of Women’s History Month with a special event focused specifically on Nevada women and making sure their stories get told. If you’ve never heard of a Edit-a-Thon (or “Hack-a-Thon” as they’re sometimes called), such an event is designed to help add content to Wikipedia and update current pages. This Edit-a-Thon is…
On Tuesday, February 21, Library Director Beth Schuck attended the CSN panel: “International, DACA, & Undocumented Students: Immigration Policy Going Forward. A Legal Information and Advice Forum.” Her overview of the meeting that provided important information for students in need: Lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and UNLV Law School on the panel conveyed…
Want to help children in need get their very own books to read? CSN Libraries are hosting a Book Drive for Spread The Word Nevada. Spread the Word Nevada provides at-risk students with books to call their own. They believe that all children deserve to experience the magic of books, and our libraries agree! Bring…
The CSN West Charleston Campus Library is seeking a motivated College Work Study Student Worker to help out in our InterLibrary Loan (ILL) Department. The CSN ILL Department serves faculty, students, and staff by providing library resources that are not currently held at one of CSN’s three library campus locations. ILL also provides high-quality medical and health…
Love is in the air! This Valentine’s Day you may or may not have a significant other, but remember that your library will never stop caring about you! And to show our appreciation for students we’re offering a little bit of love at each CSN campus library. Stop by the Reference Desk at your CSN…
The Book That Made Me: Diet for a Small Planet The book I’ve chosen is Frances Moore Lappe’s Diet for a Small Planet, which was first published back in 1971. I first read this book in 1984 after receiving it as a birthday gift. The book caused me to rethink my diet and to research…