AP Stylebook Online is a grammar style and usage guide created by American journalists and used by writers and editors in the field. Anyone who wants to work in journalism or media writing should familiarize themselves with this tool. It is also a valuable resource for any student who has a writing assignment. The AP (Associated Press) is the largest non-profit news gathering organization in the world and uses its style to keep the news easy to read, concise, and free of bias. The guide is accessible on the CSN Library website under Browse Databases. Features You can search or browse the guide
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CSN Libraries invites students, staff, and faculty to celebrate Black History Month by perusing items available in its collection of electronic resources, a few which are listed below. For more information on the history of Black History Month check out the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Also visit the CSN African American Heritage Committee’s website for a calendar of monthly events at the college. Title: Jackie Robinson: A Life in American History Author: Courtney Michelle Smith Location: EBSCOhost database Details: Captures Jackie Robinson’s life from 1919
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CSN Libraries invites students, staff, and faculty to celebrate Black History Month by perusing items available in its collection of electronic resources, a few which are listed below. For more information on the history of Black History Month check out the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Also visit the CSN African American Heritage Committee’s website for a calendar of monthly events at the college. Title: Jackie Robinson: A Life in American History Author: Courtney Michelle Smith Location: EBSCOhost database Details: Captures Jackie Robinson’s life from 1919
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Are you looking for an image to include in your persuasive speech PowerPoint on homelessness? Or do you need historical images on feminine hygiene products for your entrepreneurship pitch deck? Instead of laboring through Google images, consider the CSN library database Artstor; a digital collection of curated images covering a broad array of topic and subject areas. This database contains around 2 million images including museum works, prints and photographs, historical graphics, illustrations, and much more. Concerned about copyright and attribution? Artstor is a nonprofit organization whose
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It’s that time again! Time to think about new goals, self-growth, and new experiences. Who will the new and/improved YOU be in 2024??? “I’m gonna run three marathons back-to-back!” “Me? I will save $1,000,000 by June, and maybe save the world if I can finish this ENG 101 essay in time!” “I will learn to boil water!” However fantastical or realistic, start looking for the new (or just improved) you with the help of CSN Libraries! ---------------------------------- Title: How to Embroider Almost Every Cute Thing: A Sourcebook of 550 Motifs + Beginner Stitch Tutorials Author: Nihon Vogue Location
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At the start of the new year, we often make resolutions to improve our health or learn new skills. Sometimes we reflect on our lives first, remembering certain times when we faced challenges or struggled to achieve our goals. If we are journaling, these times are written down for our own memories. Sometimes, people turn to a more structured writing in the form of a published memoir. This definition of “memoir” comes from the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: a history or record composed from personal observation and experience. Closely related to autobiography, a memoir differs chiefly in the
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Among the many electronic resources available through CSN Libraries is a wondrous database called Films on Demand. This database contains films covering technology, business, history, art, communication, psychology and so much more. Content spans producers such as PBS with over 1400 titles and HBO with 250+ titles along with international coverage from the BBC and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Individual film records include tools for sharing links to the films and a citation tool 1 so that users can give proper credit when using information from the films in their work. Other
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Students! Stop by any campus library for a de-stress fest! On Monday or Tuesday of study week, take a break from studying for your finals and enjoy a de-stress activity in the library such as coloring, building Legos, or making cool origami. Finish with a light refreshment or snack. Don’t stress! The library is here for you! Location: All three campus library locations Date: Monday, December 4 & Tuesday, December 5
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Men’s Health Month: YOU SAY NOVEMBER, I SAY MOVEMBER! You might think you look funny with a mustache, but men’s health is no laughing matter. Since its founding in Australia in 2003, Movember encourages “Mo Bros” to grow a mustache as a way to increase awareness increase men’s health issues -- especially cancer detection, destigmatizing depression, and adopting an active lifestyle. Since 2003, the Movember Foundation has raised $837 million and funded numerous projects worldwide. Learn more about Movember and get involved HERE. You can also come get a fun mustache and visit the daring display
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The library has a variety of databases where you can find information for your upcoming assignments, but did you know you can also learn for your own personal benefit? If you’re traveling to another country and want to learn about the region, climate, and culture, you can check out “ A to Z the World.” And with Thanksgiving coming up, you could also learn some new dishes to add to the table. That’s right—this database even comes with recipes! Below is just a “taste” of mouthwatering foods you can make from countries across the world, straight from our “ A to Z the World” database through the