Are you taking COM 101, ENG 102, or any class that requires you to research a topic? Have you ever gone down a Wikipedia wormhole, or wondered if a TikTok you saw shared credible information? Do you just need one more credit for the semester? If your answer is yes to any of these questions, then LIB 101 might be the class for you! LIB 101 is a one-credit, 8-week...
Basic Research Skills & Concept
If you are visiting any of the three CSN Libraries, you may have noticed that we have many rows of books. Libraries assign call numbers to each book to help you find where they are located on the shelf. The call number is located on the spine of each book, in order alphabetically and then numerically: If you are looking up the name of a book using the CSN Libraries...
1. You can print! You can print from our computers in the library for only 5 cents per black-and-white page and 40 cents per color page. All you have to do is click on the PrintWise application on your computer’s desktop and select “Jobs Pending Release.” From here, you will be able to release any print jobs that you have sent to the printer! CSN students are also automatically given...
If you are taking a COM 101 class, chances are you have an informative and a persuasive speech assignment to start working on soon. Not to worry--we created a research guide just for you! Our COM 101-Speech Resources guide will help you through the entire research process--from choosing and narrowing down a topic, to finding and citing credible sources for each speech. There are tips and tutorials and lots of...