CSN Libraries would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Director, Jeff Bullington! Jeff joins us from California where he served as Director of the Armacost Library at the University of Redlands. He brings years of leadership and advocacy experience to CSN and we look forward to seeing his skills put into practice for our students and community! Where are you originally from and where have you worked along the way? I was born in Boulder, Colorado and Nevada has now become the 9 th state I have lived in (Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Illinois, Texas, Kansas, Minnesota, California, and
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Please give a warm welcome to our new Systems Librarian at CSN, Christopher Skipper. He has kindly answered a few questions so that we can get to know him a bit better! Tell us about your past experiences with libraries and what brought you to this new role at CSN? I have over 10 years of library experience and I have worked K-12, Public, Academic, and most recently a joint-use public/academic library. I also have done some work with managing digital archives. I came to CSN for many reasons. I lived on the east coast my entire life and I wanted a change of scenery. I started at a community
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Congratulations to the Class of ‘26! The CSN Libraries sends our loudest cheers and well wishes to all of you CSN Coyotes who graduated this Spring. We also took some time to capture these joyful moments from the various graduation ceremonies, pinnings, and of course, commencement. At the Latino Alliance Graduation Celebration, Flor, Torri, and Raine rolled up their sleeves to help celebrate the accomplishments and hard work of graduating students with good food and lively entertainment. Torri also attended the African American Heritage Community Graduation along with Tia. Here they are with
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All CSN Libraries will be open 8am -12pm on May 16th through May 31st, Monday through Friday. Between June 1st to July 24th, we will be open from 8am-4pm on Monday through Thursday and 8am - 12pm on Fridays. Virtual services such as chat will be available at library.csn.edu.
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Recently, the CSN Communications department hosted their Spring 2026 Public Speaking Festival, and the CSN Libraries were happy to support. As a key resource for students’ research needs, it was exciting for those of us in attendance to witness students deliver informative, insightful, and well-informed speeches. If you participated this semester, pat yourself on the back! Frequent NLV campus library users, student Jerick Jay Alisoso and Professor Alex Simpson pictured here. Jerick took First Place for her Informative Speech and thanked NLV Librarians for their assistance. Also in attendance
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Over the years, you may have seen online images filled with facts that analyze anything from water conservation to Disney princesses . Infographics are exactly what they sound like: a combination of information and graphics. They’re a way to share data more visually, and typically look like a large or long page of charts, icons, pictures, and text. If your professor allows for a creative research assignment, you might consider making your own! Step 1: Organize Your Research Before you can put them into picture form, you have to know what facts you want to use on your infographic. Visit a CSN
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CSN Libraries celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Middle Eastern Heritage month with a spotlight on its collections showcasing the diverse and rich histories of individuals of Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Middle Eastern heritage. Highlights from the collection are noted below. Find more information at the Library of Congress hosted website or your CSN campus libraries . Title: Contesting the last frontier: Race, gender, ethnicity, and political representation of Asian Americans Authors: Pei-te Lien and Nicole Filler Location: Oxford Scholarship Online database Details
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It’s that time of the semester when research papers are being assigned in multiple classes, but especially English! If you haven’t stopped by the library yet (either on campus or online at library.csn.edu/ask ), we can absolutely assist you with finding research materials and citing sources. But when it comes to English literature specifically, you might find yourself unsure where to start! The good news is, researching and writing a paper for English Literature involves the same basic strategies as any research paper. Follow the tips below, compiled by our former librarian Clarissa Erwin in