Gwinnett County Public Library is committed to providing digital resources to our community during these uncertain times.
We realize that many residents are currently facing job related and financial hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this, we have curated a list of relevant resources available through GCPL.

Whether you are in the process of looking for a new job or want to add skills to your resume, below you will find a number of links to everything from career guidance and financial resources to test prep and earning a high school diploma.

Several of these resources will require a library card for access at home. To obtain a library card click here

In addition, several of these are only accessible through GALILEO. To access the GALILEO password click here

Business

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Reference Center (Limited Time)
  • Full-text database to support continuity experts and information professionals. Patron ID = Library Card Number
Business Source Complete
  • Full text and abstracts of over 3,000 premium, peer-reviewed business journals.
GCPL Guides
  • Research assistance, subject guides, and useful resources compiled by your expert, friendly librarians.
ReferenceUSA
  • Offers library users instant access to business and residential listings, marketing plans, career opportunities, etc.
Small Business Reference Center (Limited Time)
  • Full-text small business reference books, videos, advice, etc. Patron ID = Library Card Number

Earn Your High School Diploma

Career Online High School
  • Offers adults the opportunity to complete their high school education. Available by scholarship.

Test Preparation

LearningExpress Library
  • An online learning resource to advance a wide range of educational and career goals.
Lynda.com
  • Use your library card to learn business, creative, and software skills to achieve your goals.
Gale Courses
  • Offers a wide range of interactive classes led by live instructors.
Tutor.com
  • Connect with expert tutors and career coaches.

Health/Social Services

CINAHL Complete (Limited Time)
  • Research tools for nursing and allied health professionals.
Consumer Health Complete
  • Covers health and wellness from mainstream medicine to complementary and holistic medicine.
GCPL Guides
  • Research assistance, subject guides, and useful resources compiled by your expert, friendly librarians.
Nursing Reference Center Plus (Limited Time)
  • Care plans, video demonstrations, continuing education credits, etc.
Social Work Reference Center (Limited Time)
  • Tools for social workers and mental health professionals

Full Text eBooks and Reference Materials

eBooks on EBSCOhost
  • An extensive collection of full-text e-books for all ages.
EBSCO eBooks Business Collection (Limited Time)
  • Thousands of e-books dedicated to the study of business.
Gale eBooks
  • E-books in the fields of business and personal finance.
Gale Virtual Reference Library
  • Offers a database of almanacs, encyclopedias, and specialized reference sources, updated regularly.
GALILEO
  • Provides full-text magazines, newspapers, and scholarly journals.
MasterFile Elite
  • Provides full text for magazines, periodicals, and reference books covering a wide range of subjects.
OverDrive
  • Select business and job-related e-books and e-audio.

Grant Writing/Grant Seeking Foundation Center (available outside the library for a LIMITED TIME)

  • Provides information on grants and grantmakers.

Career Guidance

Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center
  • A career research database featuring detailed, up-to-date profiles of more than 3,000 jobs.
Job and Career Accelerator
  • Provides personalized, step-by-step job search assistance, including career matching, resume help, and more.
Job and Career Resources (GCPL Guide)
  • Find library databases and resources to help support your job and career search.
Gale Courses
  • Offers a wide range of interactive classes led by live instructors.
LearningExpress Library
  • An online learning resource to advance a wide range of educational and career goals.
Lynda.com
  • Use your library card to learn business, creative, and software skills to achieve your goals.

Legal Assistance

Gale Legal Forms Library
  • Provides authentic, professional legal documents for businesses, useful for filing patents, developing leases, and more.
Georgia Legal Aid
  • Georgia's guide to free and low-cost legal aid, assistance and services in Georgia.

Financial/Taxes

Morningstar
  • Investment resource specialized in fund investing. Offers news, commentary, fund information, tutorial, tools, and forums.
Tax Resource Guide
  • Access to a wide range of premium resources concerning tax-related topics.
 Value Line
  • Provides investment research on stocks, mutual funds, options, convertibles, and more.

Computer Skills

Gale Courses
  • Offers a wide range of interactive classes led by live instructors.
LearningExpress Library
  • An online learning resource to advance a wide range of educational and career goals.
Lynda.com
  • Use your library card to learn business, creative, and software skills to achieve your goals.
Treehouse
  • Videos created by expert teachers on web design, coding, business, etc.

General

GCPL Guides
  • Research assistance, subject guides, and useful resources compiled by your expert, friendly librarians.

Job Seekers Bootcamp - Virtual Classes