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BlueCareer

BlueCareer is an easy-to-use resource for learning more about skilled trades jobs. BlueCareer also connects employers and job seekers. 

BlueCareer provides information on more than 100 skilled trades, connects individuals with hundreds of trade schools across the United States and Canada, and provides training resources for those seeking to build their trade knowledge and experience. 

Using BlueCareer, job seekers can explore 100+ trades in more than a dozen industries: 

  • Automotive
  • Aviation 
  • Construction 
  • Energy 
  • Forestry 
  • Personal Care 
  • Home Care 
  • Hospitality 
  • Janitorial 
  • Landscaping 
  • Manufacturing 
  • Marine 
  • Security 
  • Transportation 
  • Utilities 

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BookFLIX

Watch videos and read books about Animals and Nature, Earth and Sky, People and Places, ABC’s and 1, 2, 3’s, Family and Community, Music and Rhyme, Adventure, and more. Enjoy read aloud with words highlighting and interactive games. Some films and books are available in Spanish too!

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Britannica School Elementary

Britannica School Elementary is a comprehensive source of information for pre-K to grade 5. It includes encyclopedia articles, images, videos, and magazine articles. There is a Britannica Fundamentals section for children Pre-K through grade 2. Tools such as a world atlas, virtual tours, country comparison, etc., that allows young learners to explore geography and animal kingdom topics.

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Business Source Elite

Full-text articles from top business, management and economics journals and periodicals including Harvard Business Review. These publications cover topics such as accounting, banking, finance, international business, marketing, sales and more.

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Capital Changes (ADR/CCH/Global Capital Changes)

This resource is only available from CLP – Main (Oakland). Please contact CLP – Main (412.622.3114) to request a search.

Access the capital changes of corporations. CCH reports provides facts and figures needed to compute a security holder’s gain or loss from capital changes.

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Conference Board

This resource is only available from CLP – Main (Oakland).  Please contact CLP – Main (412.622.3114) to request a search.

Business insights from this global, independent business membership and research association, with reports covering current issues that include diversity & inclusion, communications & marketing, innovation & productivity, sustainability, corporate governance, and much more.

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Congressional Papers & United States Serial Set

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

There are five databases you can search, all using the same search page or interface. Use advanced search to limit it to only one database.
Includes the following:

  • Congressional Publications
  • Congressional Hearings, 1824 – 1979
  • Congressional Research Digital Collection
  • United States Serial Set
  • United States Serial Set Maps
This resource can only be viewed on site

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Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports is the world’s largest nonprofit product-testing organization and has been helping people find better, safer products for 80+ years. Consumer Reports accepts no outside advertising and no free test samples, and employs shoppers and experts to buy and test the products reviewed. In addition to product ratings and reviews, users will find in-depth advice, tips and trends written by Consumer Reports experts.

 

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