COLLEGE RESOURCES AT GCPL

Electronic Resources

GALILEO - CollegeSource Online - Features over 20,000 college catalogs in complete cover-to-cover, original page format representing 2-year, 4-year, graduate and professional schools along with institutional profiles for all accredited colleges in the United States. The database may be searched by college name, major, enrollment, tuition, degrees, state, or affiliation. There are links to: college home pages, career information, and financial aid information. Recent enhancements include catalogs for non-U.S. schools and a "Quick Start" tutorial.

GeorgiaCollege411 - A comprehensive web site for planning, applying, and paying for college in Georgia. <www.gacollege411.org>

The Princeton Review - General Information on preparing for college.  School lists and ratings, test preparation and more. <www.princetonreview.org>

Sallie Mae "Planning for College" - Sallie Mae makes planning for college fast, simple and convenient. We've gathered all the information you need to successfully plan for college.<http://scholarships.salliemae.com/plan/index.html>

U.S. News Online College Home Page - Lots of information for your college research and application needs, including rankings for the Best Colleges in the U.S.
<www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/cohome.htm>

Yahoo! - Facts about Colleges and University for Yahoo! Education
 <http://dir.yahoo.com/education/higher_education/>

Did you know..... GCPL branches have FAFSA forms! Just ask at the Help Desk.

Peterson's Education & Career Center - Be sure to visit this site! Here's a sampling of the plethora of information you can get here:

Did you know.... GCPL has the print version of many of the Peterson's guides. Just do a title search in the library's catalog beginning with the word  Peterson's. You'll see a listing of all their publications that we own.

Paying for College

College Board Online - Search for scholarships, loans, internships, and other financial aid programs that match your needs. <www.collegeboard.org/fundfinder/html/ssrchtop.html>

Financial Aid Search Through the Web/FastWEB - Fill out a personalized profile and they will search their database of over 275,000 scholarships. <www.fastweb.com/>

FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) - This free site provides the necessary instructions for applying for federal financial aid.  <www.fafsa.ed.gov>

HOPE Scholarship: HOPE - Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally - is Georgia's unique scholarship program that rewards students with financial assistance in degree, diploma, and certificate programs at eligible Georgia public and private colleges and universities, and public technical colleges. <hhttp://www.gsfc.org/hope/>

Scholarship Resource Network - This site provides an overview of financial aid resources. <www.srnexpress.com/>

Library Resources:

Books to check-out

All GCPL branches have circulating copies of these books:

College Success: Study Strategies and Skills (call number: 378.198 REYNOLDS)

Financing College: How to Use Savings, Financial Aid, Scholarships, and Loans to Afford the School of Your Choice (call number: 378.3 DAVIS)

Internet Guide for College-Bound Students (call number: 378.01 HARTMAN)

Student Access Guide to the Best 309 Colleges (call number: 378.1056 STUDENT)

For additional materials, click the following a subject heading searches of our catalog:

education, higher  college choice universities and colleges - finance
university and colleges - united states - directories
universities and colleges - admissions college sports

Reference Books

If the circulating books are checked out, you can always use these reference books:

College Blue Book (call number: R 378.7 COLL); available at all branches

College Costs and Financial Aid Handbook (call number: R 378.3 COLLEGE); available at all branches

Directory of Financial Aids for Women (call number: R 378.3 SCH); available at all branches

Financial Aids for Higher Education (call number: R 378.3 KEESLAR); available at LA, BU, DU, PC, NO, LB, MP

Lovejoy's College Guide (call number: R 378.1 LOVEJOYS); available at all branches

Peterson's Graduate Programs (call number: R 378.1553 PET); available at all branches

The Scholarship Book: The Complete Guide to Private-Sector Scholarships, Grants, and Loans for Undergraduates (call number: R 378.34 CASSIDY); available at all branches

Librarians: Information staff are here to help you……just ask!

modified 04/19/06