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Alison Online Courses

Alison was a major force in online education from a variety of sources, including Cambridge University, Google and Microsoft, and range from language to business management to chemistry and nursing.

American Memory (Library of Congress)

Learn about important events and moments in U.S. History with this site from the Library of Congress. Numerous original-source documents including photos, news articles, speeches, and sound and video clips.

Biography Reference Center

Containing many of the top-ranked biographical reference collections and magazines, this database offers a comprehensive collection of full-text biographies, as well as thousands of unique narrative biographies.

Canva - Resume Designer

High quality designs you can complete in a few clicks with this drag-and-drop interface. (Many templates and design elements are free, but some require payment.)

Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.

Digital Collections at Indiana University

Collections of digitized documents, photographs, maps and more from areas of Indiana and Indiana University history.

Digital Collections at the Library of Congress

Browse and explore several important collections online from the Library of Congress.

Driving-Tests.org

Free practice tests designed to help new and continuing drivers study state manuals and take driving practice tests based on the real BMV / DMV written exams.

Duolingo

Duolingo is a free website and mobile app you can use to learn commonly spoken languages, including ESL (English as a Second Language), in a game-like setting.

Explora

Explora is EBSCO's new research interface for schools and public libraries. Designed specifically for its users, Explora ensures that students, educators and library patrons can quickly find reliable information they need to complete homework and research projects, deliver robust school curriculum, achieve their professional goals and satisfy their intellectual curiosity.

FuelEconomy.gov

Make informed automotive purchase decisions with this website developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), featuring updated fuel economy data for vehicles dating back to 1984, side-by-side vehicle comparisons, and offers fuel-saving tips.

GCFLearnFree

From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, GCFLearnFree.org offers more than 180 topics, including more than 2,000 lessons, 800+ videos, and 55+ interactives and games, completely free.

History Reference Center

History Reference Center is an excellent source for both American and world history. Content includes hundreds of thousands of full-text records, primary source documents, biographies of historical figures, multimedia images and video, and more.

How Much Is It?

Founded in late 2010, How Much Is It was designed to help the ordinary consumer find out what the costs of things are in life. Content is offered along with links to sources used in the process.

Indiana Career Explorer

A career planning system for all Hoosiers, from grade school to retirement. Explore jobs in demand, assess your skills, and develop a plan to get the education and training you need to begin planning for your future today.

Indiana College and Career Readiness Links

This site will provide you with helpful information regarding the new Indiana Academic Standards, as well as information about content subject areas, Career and Technical Education and STEM.

Indiana Memory (Indiana State Library)

Visit the state’s collection of original source documents, provided by libraries, colleges and community organizations around Indiana, and learn first-hand about what makes Indiana the state that it is today.

INSPIRE

Inspire is Indiana's Virtual Library, providing access to several databases for biographies, literature, and newspaper and magazine articles.

JCPL Academy - Niche Academy

With the new JCPL Academy, powered by Niche Academy, you will find ready-to-use online tutorials for e-resources such as Overdrive, Goodreads, Learning Express Library, Rosetta Stone, Ancestry and more.

JCPL Local History Resources

This Jasper County Public Library-curated resource contains links to archives across the world containing Jasper County local history information. Find original source documents, photos and more for papers and research projects.

KHAN Academy

Tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more with video lessons. Also check out partner sites such as NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT for specialized content.

Literary Reference Center

This database provides research information on thousands of authors and their works across, plot summaries, book reviews, synopses and work overviews, literary criticism essays, author biographies, interviews, poems, short stories, novels and more.

Occupational Outlook Handbook

The Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) is an online publication that has information on hundreds of occupations in the United States for those seeking career guidance.

Online Writing Lab

Learn the ins and outs of citations, research and more at this award-winning resource from Purdue University featuring over 200 free resources.

Opposing Viewpoints

Fully cited material for school and college-level thesis papers and other research projects on hundreds of current topics. Get the latest views on current events and hot button topics from newspapers, magazines and reputable published sources.

Points of View Reference Center

Containing resources that present multiple sides of an issue, Points of View Reference Center provides rich content that can help students realize and develop persuasive arguments and essays.

Rosetta Stone

This web-based software will help you learn a new language in the same way you learned your first language, by listening to native speakers in a specific context and building understanding gradually through observation and practice.

Science Reference Center

Designed specifically for junior and senior high schools, Science Reference Center is an excellent source of reliable information on life sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, technology and more.

The Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive

IULMIA is one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive academic film collections, with more than 86,000 titles, including many rare and last-remaining copies of influential 20th-century films.

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