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Safari Books Online is a resource provided by publisher O’Reilly which offers over 50,000 books, courses, videos, and audiobooks. While the resource has a strong emphasis on Computer Sciences and technology, there are also titles on topics such as self-help, real estate, and even Minecraft. Titles are available for just about any level of user from beginner to expert --they even offer the popular Dummies series of books. In addition to standard online materials, the resource offers playlists made by experts. These playlists combine book chapters, videos, and courses to give users a specialized
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Do you have a favorite Disney or Pixar film? March Madness is here all month long to vote for your favorite Disney and Pixar movies and see who becomes this year’s winner! Voting ends each Friday at 8am and the next round is available every Friday at 12pm. Vote for Disney vs Pixar each week.
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Celebrate Women’s History Month, by delving into some incredible films highlighting the remarkable achievements of women available in our collection of electronic resources. Some important films are spotlighted below, and more are available in the Kanopy database’s Notable Figures in Women’s History collection. Also check out the CSN Women’s Alliance website for college events you can join happening throughout the month of March. Title: Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space Director: Tracy Heather Strain Location: Kanopy database Details: Explores the writer’s anthropological work and its
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CSN Library's Chrome Extension The CSN Library is happy to present the CSN Library Search Plugin for Google Chrome.This free extension allows users to quickly and easily search for terms they come across while conducting research.To use it, simply highlight the term you want to search for, right click, hover over CSN Library Search Plugin and choose to search in either the CSN Library, Google Scholar or WorldCat.The extension will open the search results in a new tab thus LIB101 Fall 2023 By Ajax Delvecki Published on 15 September, 2023 Develop Your Research Skills in LIB 101 By Emily Pattni
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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 engaging with a cornucopia of items available in its collection of electronic resources. Peruse some recently added items below and make sure to sign-in using your student ID number and Canvas password in order to access the full-text online. Also, check out the Association for the Study of African American Life and History website which provides comprehensive information on the origins of Black History Month. Finally, feel free to visit any of our CSN Library locations to explore our Black History Month
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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