One of the first steps in starting a research paper is to choose a topic. The Newsbank database has a list of current (this week) topics for you to choose from. To access Newsbank, click the Browse Databases button found on the library’s home page. Scroll down the list to Las Vegas/Nevada News and click…
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…
Free computer books are available to students, staff, and faculty through CSN libraries’ Safari database. If you are a novice or an expert, there is a full text digital book that fits your needs. Containing over 35,000 titles, the Safari database covers these subject areas: Business Desktop & Web Applications Digital Media Engineering Information Technology…
CSN Libraries would like to welcome everyone back for the 2017-2018 academic year. Everyone at CSN Libraries have been getting ready for this school year and we’re excited to get it started! In your CSN Libraries you will find: Librarians to help you with any research needs Many resources, including books, articles, films and more…
Sometimes it’s not necessarily the college degree or the work experience you have that will win you a job. Employers are looking for applicants who have skills that will fit their needs and be an asset to the team. You can learn those valued skills while working on your degree and get a job sooner…
If you have ever wanted to study abroad, travel the globe, become fluent in a foreign language, enter a career in international business, or simply understand the world around you better – then you’ll find help making those dreams a reality with A to Z the World and Pronunciator. Use A to Z the World to…
Summer is the perfect time to pick up a book or stop by a library to get in some fun beach reading or escaping to your favorite armchair. The librarians and staff and CSN Libraries were asked what books they would recommend for summer reading. Check out their answers below! If you’re interested, you can…
The CSN West Charleston Campus Library is seeking motivated Work Study students to help out in our Circulation Department part-time as student workers. The position serves faculty, students, and staff by helping to keep the library clean, materials organized, and assisting with the shelving and processing of materials. Students must be enrolled in at least 6 credits…
According to Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Southern Gothic is a genre that covers literature written about the American South and covers works written by authors who are from the South. These novels focus on a variety of subjects concerning a whole branch of Southern issues ranging from politics and racism to religion. Like any genre, it has evolved over…
Did you know that May is National Photo Month? Aspiring photographers, take advantage of these contests: Smithsonian Magazine: From March 28 through November 30, 2017, Smithsonian Magazine invites photographers age 18 and up to enter in the following six contest categories: Natural World, Travel, People, The American Experience, Altered Images, and Mobile. Photographs must have…