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- Learning Express (Prep Step)
Contains skill-building courses, practice tests, exercises and ebooks. There is also a career resource with advice for creating a resume, cover letter, interviewing, and more.
- Learning Express for Adult Ed. & on campus useIf you don't have a Learning Express account, register for one (it's free). To find the career interest matcher, go to the Job and Career Accelerator Center, and then click "find a career match" and then again, "find a career match."
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new windowConsists of 40,000 video titles (77,000 segments) in Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Economics, Health, and Science.
- Kanopy Streaming movies This link opens in a new window
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- Athens Technical College Writing CenterNeed help writing? Visit the Writing Center.
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Top Resources
- Opposing viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new windowA great resource for exploring speech topics, this database is especially useful for your persuasive speeches. It presents different viewpoints on current issues.
- Pros & Cons of controversial issuesFrom Britannica, this is also a good place for ideas and different viewpoints on current issues.
- America's news (Newsbank) This link opens in a new windowWith unmatched U.S. news content from local, regional, and national sources, this resource is the largest of its kind. Its diverse source types include printed and online newspapers, blogs, journals, newswires, broadcast transcripts and videos. Explore a specific issue or event through the detailed coverage provided by local reporting or compare a wide variety of viewpoints from across the country on topics such as politics, business, health, sports, cultural activities and people.
- Proquest newspapers This link opens in a new windowArticles from major newspapers. Includes Atlanta Journal-Constitution, New York Times, Washington Post, and more.
- Research Library (Proquest) This link opens in a new window
Provides one-stop access to a wide range of popular academic subjects and includes full-text access for thousands of titles, including scholarly journals, trade publications, magazines, and newspapers.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
This scholarly collection offers full-text coverage of information in many areas of academic study, including archaeology, area studies, astronomy, biology, chemistry, civil engineering, electrical engineering, ethnic and multicultural studies, food science and technology, general science, geography, geology, law, mathematics, mechanical engineering, music, physics, psychology, religion and theology, women's studies, and other fields.
- Statistical Abstract of the United StatesStatistical Abstract is a comprehensive collection of statistics on the social, political, and economic conditions of the United States, Here is a guide to this important resource.
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- Google ScholarGoogle scholar narrows your searching to more academic results. If you find something you need but can't get it for free, contact the library. We can get it for you!
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