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O’Reilly for Public Libraries includes more than 47,000 eBooks and 30,000 hours of video covering topics like information technology, programming, and software; business; digital media; professional and personal development; and desktop and web applications.
Gale Presents: Udemy is an online learning platform for adults who want to improve work-related skills or further develop a personal interest. Users can search through thousands of continuously updated, on-demand video courses across 75 categories in business, technology, design, and more, including courses taught by native speakers in 12 languages. All courses are taught by world-class instructors and offer a tailor-made learning experience for those who want to learn new technologies and skills to stay competitive in a changing workforce.
LearningExpress Library is an easy-to-use learning and career development service. Its Job & Career Accelerator Center lets you build résumés and cover letters, find career matches, search for jobs and internships, prepare for interviews, and discover schools and scholarships. You can also use its Career Center to prepare for college placement exams, the ASVAB, and career licensure exams for many fields including law enforcement, firefighting, nursing, and cosmetology.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook covers hundreds of occupations and provides information such as the typical duties performed by the occupation, the work environment of that occupation, the typical education and training needed to enter the occupation, the median pay for workers in the occupation, and the job outlook over the coming decade for that occupation. It is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Un centro para que hablantes nativos de español estudien para el GED en español, se preparen para el examen de ciudadanía, desarrollen nuevas habilidades laborales y revisen habilidades básicas de matemáticas y lenguaje.
A center for native Spanish speakers to study for the GED in Spanish, prepare for the citizenship exam, develop new job skills, and review basic math and language skills.
Chilton Library provides access to repair, maintenance and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs on the road today, as well as many new vehicles. This continuously updated resource provides step-by-step repair procedures, troubleshooting guides, diagnostic trouble codes, photos, illustrations, diagrams, videos, and animations to simplify even the most complicated tasks. It also offers ASE test prep quizzes for the most popular certification exams.
The Statistical Abstract of the United States is an authoritative and comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States. It is a snapshot of America and its people. Data found in the Statistical Abstract of the United States can provide the numbers students and researchers need when developing and supporting their positions in assignments and research projects.
The IMD's World Competitiveness Center provides comparative country data and reports with a focus on factors that make countries good or bad places to live, do business, or visit. This website is maintained by the International Institute for Management Development.
The World Factbook provides national-level information on countries, territories, and dependencies around the world.
Global Road Warrior™ is an international resource for social, cultural, travel, and business information. Covering 174 countries and territories, this database includes information on demographics, economy, holidays, currencies, visas, climate, passports, immunization, entry and departure, emergencies, internal travel information, country and regional maps, airports, international dialing guides, and more.
Data Axle's Reference Solutions contains information on more than 49 million business and 260 million individuals. It offers residential and business phone directories for the United States as well as a reverse number lookup tool. Reference Solutions provides market research tools that gather companies' information for analyzing competitors and identifying potential partners or suppliers. Its consumer research tools can create exportable marketing lists that contain contact information and other data. These lists can be customized to identify consumers and households with specific interests, hobbies, or income levels within selected geographic areas.
IDEAS is a searchable repository of more than 4.4 million economics research papers with more than 4 million papers available in full text. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis maintains this repository.
The Monthly Labor Review offers articles on the labor force, the economy, employment, inflation, productivity, occupational injuries and illnesses, wages, prices, and more. It is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
FRED provides many types of economic data series, some of which are updated daily, weekly, and monthly. Available data include popular series such as yield curves, mortgage rates, interest rates, exchange rates, inflation, unemployment, home prices, gross domestic product, and money supply.
FRASER is a digital library housing the Federal Reserve System’s economic reports and data series. Data covered includes materials from the mid-20th century to the present. In addition to economic data and reports, the archive contains speeches, journals, and books produced by employees of the Federal Reserve.
ALFRED is a point-in-time archive of economic data series from as early as 1927. These data series are shown as they were originally reported. They do not include revisions made to the data series as additional economic information became available.
The Governor's Small Business Resource Portal provides both aspiring entrepreneurs and established business owners with the most relevant resources and contacts to help them find success. This important tool offers a customized list of useful business resources to assist those hoping to start or grow their business in Texas.
GALE OneFile: Entrepreneurship provides insights, tips, strategies, and success stories targeted toward entrepreneurs and business students. Updated daily, researchers can find more than 500 subject-appropriate, active, full-text periodicals, including: Beverage Industry, Black Enterprise, Economist, Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice, HR Magazine, Real Estate Weekly, Restaurant Business, Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, and more.
Gale Business: Entrepreneurship gives business owners 24-hour-a-day expertise covering all aspects of starting and operating a business, including finance, management, marketing, human resources, franchising, accounting, and taxes. It also contains hundreds of sample business plans created by real-life entrepreneurs, award-winning eBooks, as well as content from over 300 business journals and magazines.
The SEC's EDGAR provides access to important company filings such as annual reports, quarterly reports, insider trading reports, and other reports. EDGAR also provides some mutual fund and insurance project filings. Users can search by company or fund name, ticker symbol, central index key (CIK), file number, state, country, or standard industrial classification (SIC).
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) offers commodities and futures market data including market price data, charts, and more.
BASIC provides information on companies and individuals who help people trade commodities futures, options, currency/forex, and more. Users can view the person or company’s current registration status, disciplinary history, and financial data. This data is compiled and maintained by the National Futures Association
Gale Business: Insights provides comprehensive company information, including financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements), financial ratios, and SEC filings. It features investment reports, market share data, SWOT analyses, and case studies, too. This database also contains company overviews, historical revenues, lists of competitors, leadership information, brands, and industry classification by NAICS codes. It features interactive charts and access to relevant news, journal articles, and reports for each company. Researchers can also access industry reports and search for relevant information by topic.
Provides a selection of Texas-specific legal forms and other resources for real estate, estate planning, marriage, bankruptcy, divorce, landlord / tenant, and other issues. Also included are informative articles, legal questions and answers, definitions of legal terms, and a directory of attorneys listed by state.
Consumer Reports lets you compare products' prices, performance, and reliability all in one place using expert reviews. You can also find reliable information on new and used cars, and you can obtain reliable and unbiased consumer health information to improve your healthcare outcomes.
