Articles & Databases
Explore our collection of hundreds of online resources and databases. Use our free online content to help with your research, whether it's finding a single article, tracing a family tree, learning a new language, or anything in between.
Job Search and Career Development
1-13 of 13 results.Brainfuse HelpNow eLearning is an easy, intuitive and engaging resource for all ages and levels. Consists of homework help, skills building, writing lab, foreign language lab, robust lessons from a broad range of subjects.
Now includes Online Resume Lab, Career Resources, and Adult Learning Center.
Access to this resource is open to all NYPL cardholders linked to to any of NYPL's neighborhood branches.
Brainfuse JobNow database provides support for job-seekers through live resume building, career coaching, interview preparation, unemployment application support and so much more, which can be used at a branch or within your own home. Includes direct support from live coaches, who provide expert analysis to aid you in your career endeavors. Access to this resource is open to all NYPL cardholders linked to to any of NYPL's neighborhood branches.
Nearly 4,000 leading business, trade, and news publications covering accounting, economics, finance, marketing, management & strategy, and business theory & practice. This content was previously divided into multiple databases: PROMT, European Business ASAP, Business Index ASAP, Business & Company ASAP, General Business File, and Business International & Company Profiles.
Business Insights provides in depth coverage of businesses, including company profiles, industry profiles, products and brands, financial reports, company rankings, histories and full text periodical articles. Formerly known as Business & Company Resource Center. Investment Reports - to access investment reports, instead of choosing "Investment Reports" from the "Companies" dropdown options, you must go to a specific company profile and access the investment reports from the side bar.
The Business Source Complete database includes full text business journals and magazines, covering all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, accounting, banking, finance and more.
Privacy Policy: This database collects personal information from users as part of its service. This information is stored by the vendor that creates the database and is subject to that vendor's private policy. We encourage you to read that vendor's private policy. The information you enter into this database is not stored by The New York Public Library. Career Cruising is a comprehensive bilingual (English and Spanish) interactive multimedia source which features profiles and information on hundreds of occupations, 2 and 4 year college and universities, and financial aid, including scholarship opportunities.
Temporary remote access with a library card. Premier career and job resource. Note: Library users must create an account with their name and email address. Find career guides, industry guides, company & employer profiles, articles, resume guides and more. Find Industry overviews, career path, salary ranges, industry outlook and more.
Test preparation materials and interactive practice exams that will help people improve their scores on academic, civil service, military, and professional licensing and certification exams, including the PSAT, SAT, GED replacement, TASC, test, and other exams.
LinkedIn Learning, formerly known as Lynda.com, is an online educational site that features thousands of courses and video tutorials where you can discover, complete, and track courses related to your field and interests. Users will need to create accounts in order to track course progress, create playlists of potential coursework, and keep course notes. Patrons should refer to LinkedIn's Privacy Policy and Website Use Policy before starting.
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Industry trends, market research. Attention NYPLcardholders for remote access during Covid-19 library closing : After connecting to the database next click on the tab "Subscriber Log in" on right of screen to get into the database. ** Please remember to click to LOG OUT when done, don't just switch to another database. The library has a limited number of licenses for this database and if you do not log out other library users will not be able to access.
Reference Solutions, formerly known as Reference USA, provides addresses, sales information, executives, for over 16 million verified businesses, and now includes job listings.
Formerly Small Business Reference Center. A one-stop-shop for introductory business information. It provides general operational information for any type of business with searchable advisory videos. It has state-specific startup guides and a broad range of industry information including articles and market research reports. It also provides the full text of the business-related guides from the Nolo Press.
This resource aids users in researching a vocation, finding an appropriate institution of learning, job searching, and maintaining a career.