Is quarantine life making it hard to focus? Need to develop a hobby that gets you outdoors or can be done with social distancing? If you’re already an amateur shutterbug using your smartphone camera, now might be the perfect time to up your photo game in a snap! Why not learn something new with CSN Libraries photography resources? Though our campus libraries are closed, that doesn’t mean you can’t read through a good ebook to learn more about the basics of photography or even more advanced techniques. Our Safari/O’Reilly collection has a multitude of online photography books that cover digital
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"The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." On May 19, 1919, these words were proposed as an amendment to the U.S. Constitution extending the right of suffrage to women ("19th Amendment" 1). Ratified in 1920, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the constitutional amendment and with it comes celebrations of what it took to get this far. Many individual states and organizations are hosting events to commemorate 100 years of women's suffrage. On the federal level, the U.S. Department of Labor
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Need Local News Sources? Does your research assignment focus on a topic related to Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas or any other location within Nevada? If so, our Las Vegas/Nevada News (Newsbank) https://libguides.csn.edu/newsbank database can help. When you bring up the Newsbank database, look for the blue link on the lower right that says “USA-Nevada.” It contains articles and transcripts from over 50 news outlets within Nevada. Currently you’ll find same-day articles from our local major newspapers the Las Vegas Review Journal and the Las Vegas Sun, as well as articles going back to
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Do you like to share your photos on social media? So do we! Your CSN Library is now on Instagram @csnlibraries to keep you up to date on what we do each day, offer insightful study information, and share contests that you can participate in! To celebrate the launch of our new social media platform, we're hosting a contest to show what you are doing in the library at CSN. Take a picture of yourself inside the library and tag it with #InCSNLibrary. The CSN librarians will be voting on our favorite fun photo at the end of the semester, and the student winner will receive a gift card to the CSN
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Searching for a hot topic for your research assignment? One of the first steps in starting a research paper is to choose a topic. Several of the library databases have a page with topics to choose from and then find articles about that topic. They include CQ Researcher, Issues and Controversies, and Opposing Viewpoints in Context. While these are great resources for choosing a topic, they don’t necessarily have topics recently in the news. The Newsbank database has a list of current (this month) topics for you to choose from. To access Las Vegas/ Nevada News (Newsbank) click the Browse
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The beginning of this month, February 27-March 3, marked Nevada Reading Week, where students across the state celebrated their love of reading! As a librarian, I can't help but appreciate any time people acknowledge the value of reading in the lives of kids, students, and society as a whole. But the best part about Nevada Reading Week, for me, is the opportunity to give back, by volunteering to read to kids at local schools. Nevada Reading Week first came about from the Nevada State Department of Education to encourage a love of reading in our own local children and give them opportunities to
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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 from beginning to end. The sun was out in full force inviting the marchers to shed their jackets and show their elaborate costumes, and prepare for the half a mile march to the courthouse. As the crowd of women, men, and children gathered, we felt an unspoken solidarity with each other as we took pictures of
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Can you tell a horror story in 10 words? These winners could! In celebration of Halloween, CSN Libraries hosted a 10-word (or fewer) horror story contest! Contest Guidelines: A Ten-Word Story should provide a movement of conflict, action, and resolution that gives the sense of a complete story transpiring in a moment’s reading. Now, are you ready to be scared? CSN students, faculty, and staff voted on their favorite entries and first place was...a tie! Read the winning entries below: Behind you; it’s too dark to see, “I’m trapped.” -by Dulce Gonzalez FAFSA Form Rejected Accepted: Expected
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This September, Las Vegas celebrates diversity with its PRIDE Night Parade and Festival of events for the LGBT community. CSN libraries is joining the celebration with a Pride table outside the West Charleston campus library (Building I lobby) on September 17 from 11am-1pm. Join us for rainbow cupcakes, free library giveaway items, and information about our LGBT literature collections. The CSN Cheyenne and Henderson campus libraries will have LGBT literature on display as well.