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
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Meet your next book crush today! The CSN Henderson Library has fun Valentine’s activities to get you in the mood to turn your pages. Valentine’s Scavenger Hunt This activity will run from Monday, February 5th to Friday, February 16th. Do you like candy and free prizes? Join us for our Valentine’s Scavenger Hunt! Grab a scavenger hunt sheet from the front of the library and look up the books listed at library.csn.edu. Find the books in the stacks, grab a sticker from each book, and place it on the sheet. When you’re finished, return a competed sheet to the front desk for your prize! Not only do
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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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What’s cooking? Maybe you after checking out the cooking and baking resources available at CSN Libraries. In support of the college’s Culinary Arts program, the library collects books and other resources covering food preparation, recipes, and food science. With seasonal gatherings right around the corner, polish up your kitchen skills or showcase your baking chops by using one of the library’s resources. All campus libraries have print resources available as well plus you can also review the U.S. Department of Agriculture blog for food safety tips. Title: The New Cooking School Cookbook