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Tutor.com – Live Homework Help

Get online help from real tutors every day from 12 pm to 12 am! Live Homework Help offers online tutoring for grades K to 12 and college level students in English, Math, Science and Social Studies. Non-traditional students and adult learners can take advantage of essay writing, skills building, GED prep and other tutoring services designed specifically for adults. To find out how it works, sign up for an account and click their “Check out our FAQs” link.

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United States Serial Set & Congressional Papers

This resource is only available from inside any Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh location.

Search a variety of U.S. Congressional publications, including reports on committee hearings, Government Accountability Office (GAO) reports, House and Senate documents, and Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports.

Use Advanced Search to search by document number, Sudoc or related identifiers if you know them.

This resource can only be viewed on site

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Value Line

This resource is available to CLP cardholders only.

Financial measures, ranks and ratings for thousands of stocks, mutual funds, options, and other securities. Access a variety of investment tools and delve into Value Line’s estimates, projections and historical data. Up to ten simultaneous users are permitted.

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Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center

The Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center houses datasets from civic organizations throughout Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania. The datasets provide machine- and human-readable information about key statistics and measures collected by the City of Pittsburgh, the Allegheny County government, Port Authority of Allegheny County, and a variety of others.

Datasets are available under open licenses in a variety of formats, including CSV/Excel, HTML, ZIP. Many datasets are compatible with GIS software or accessible via API.

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Westlaw

This resource only available from within a CLP Library location.

Electronic access to Pennsylvania case law, legislation, and statutes.

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