CAREERS DATABASES AT LAKE FOREST LIBRARY
Career Center Available Remotely
One-to-one help for adults searching for a job, going back to school, preparing for the GED, or taking the citizenship test. Tutors are available from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m., seven days a week. A Resource Library with information on resumes, cover letters, job searching, and more is available 24/7.
Business Source Elite Available Remotely
An EBSCO database of full text for over 1,000 business and
economics journals plus indexing and article summaries for many
more. Dates back to 1985 for some titles. Includes profiles for the
world's 10,000 largest companies. Updated daily. From the
EBSCO Host page, select Business Source Elite. Then select
Business Source Elite again from the next page.
LearningExpress Library Available Remotely
Practice tests and tutorials to help users pass academic and licensing
tests and to improve skills. Provides immediate scoring, explanations
of answers, and individualized analysis of results. Also offers a
searchable e-book collection of study guides and test-preparation
books. If you are a Lake Forest Library cardholder accessing this site
from home, enter your 14-digit library card number as your username.
Reference USA Available Remotely
A business directory searchable by company name, executive name,
business type, sales volume, number of employees, year established,
geographic area, and more. Most company profiles include
executive lists, links to subsidiaries/parent companies, a list of
competitors, links to recent news articles about the company, and
links to stock information and SEC reports. Search criteria can be
combined to create company lists in either full or brief format.
Regional Business News Available Remotely
An EBSCO database of business journals, newspapers and news-
wires covering metropolitan and rural areas of the United States.
Full text of most titles with article abstracts for others. Updated
daily. From the EBSCO Host page, select Business Source Elite.
Then select Regional Business News from the next page.
Sorkins Directory of Business & Government No Remote Access
Profiles of companies and organizations in the Chicago, St. Louis,
and Kansas City metropolitan areas. Searchable by company, person’s
name, industry, location, phone number, or a combination of terms.
Includes titles and names of company executives, industry codes,
and narrative descriptions. Mini-profiles called “Prospects” are
also available.
Standard & Poors NetAdvantage No Remote Access
An investment tool with analysts’ news and commentary on
financial markets and industries; searchable publications such as industry surveys, stock and mutual fund reports; and a Learning Center that covers smart investing basics, retirement planning, and more.
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