This streaming video collection not only includes educational, historical, and popular content, but offers full transcripts of programs, a citation builder so you can use video in your bibliography, and video clipping tools that help you embed video in your presentations.
As with all Infobase tools, Access Video offers full integration with Google Classroom and other learning management systems. New content is added monthly, so check this resource often for material from PBS, BBC, HBO and more.
The Career Online High School program will prepare you to be successful in your career or continuing education with an accredited high school diploma and career certificate. With Career Online High School you will:
Want to get started? Review How It Works and take the “Are You Ready?” survey to apply to COHS. You can also find more information by visiting the Career Online High School FAQ page.
Looking for more continuing education opportunities? Visit the Library’s Adult Learning and Continuing Education page.
Do you need a seasonal craft idea? Learn how to paint, knit, crochet, sew, screen print, and more with Creativebug! Make gifts for your friends and family, or pick up a new skill for yourself.
Creativebug's step-by-step videos with printable instructions and clear, easy-to-understand directions and supply lists are a great addition to any lesson plan.
FinancialFit offers short, easy-to-understand lessons, videos and interactive tools to help you make informed financial decisions and achieve your financial goals.
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GALILEO is a research and learning platform offered by the University of Georgia and available to all students in our state. GALILEO hosts many online research and study databases and collections of digital materials helpful in many different areas. Knowing how to use GALILEO to retrieve information for assignments is considered a core skill for college and university students, as so High School students are encouraged to use this resource as much as possible to prepare themselves higher education class work.
Use your library card number and pin to access GALILEO. Forgot your card PIN/Password? It's CHANGEME unless you changed it - check with Ask A Librarian for more help!
Hundreds of individual online reference resources are searchable within GALILEO. Some digital platforms in GALILEO popular with Fulton County Library System patrons include:
eBooks: Novelist K-8, Novelist Plus, eBook Central, and EBooks from EBSCO.
Genealogy research: Fold3, MyHeritage Library Edition, and Ancestry Library Edition.
Legal forms: GALE legal forms. Your password for GALE Legal Forms will be your Fulco library password/pin.
State History: The Digital Library of Georgia
The Georgia Department of Driver Services offers a free practice test for drivers.
This resource includes comprehensive, in-depth coverage of body systems, current health issues, major diseases and conditions, treatments, and procedures, as well as health and nutrition information specific to men, women, children, teens, and seniors. The up-to-date information comes from hundreds of authoritative sources, plus users can find thousands of videos, illustrations, journal articles from PubMed Central, and reference articles from MedlinePlus.
History Commons, formerly known as Accessible Archives, provides full text searchable databases of primary source material from 18th and 19th Century publications. Find information from African American Newspapers, the History of Woman Suffrage, and Reconstruction, as well as other unique collections.
This resource helps students and researchers understand today’s crucial issues by exploring hundreds of hot topics in politics, government, business, society, education, and popular culture. Presented in a balanced, pro/con format, each article presents the key facts, arguments, history, and current context. Issues and controversies is an ideal resource for research papers, debate preparation, and persuasive writing assignments.
Looking for an issue that is less than current? Try Issues and Controversies in History.
Looking for more information to back up your side of the debate? Try searching across all Infobase platforms.
This resource delivers dynamic, concise, and balanced coverage that provides the background, outcome, and contemporary points of view for every major debate and conflict in history. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical dispute, each article is supported by a timeline and a wealth of primary sources.
Looking for more contemporary debate resources? Try Issues and Controversies or search across all Infobase platforms for more information.
This database for academic articles and research is core to success in higher education. If you want primary sources on just about any subject, JSTOR is where you want to start.
Nearly the entire contents of the electronic resource known as ARTSTOR are now accessible inside JSTOR. Explore Artstor's collections of high-quality images, curated from leading museums and archives around the world.
The Learning Express platform contains many learning tools for all ages! With practice tests and study materials at every level, this GALILEO provided resource is highly rated by educators at all levels. You can also find the Job and Career Accelerator here.
Learning Express also contains areas for college admissions test prep (SAT, ACT, ASVAB, etc.), a High School Equivalency Center, a Computer Skills Center, and resources for Spanish speakers.
The world’s largest art museum, located in Paris, has digitized more than 400,000 of its collections and now you can visit this historic collection without booking a plane ticket.
It goes without saying that we love the Art of the Book collection, but take a moment to find your favorite pieces by using the search feature to narrow art works by time period, category, collections, or material.
Learn more about the Louvre in our collections!
This free-of-charge language learning platform is one of the most popular electronic resources used by Fulton County Library System patrons! Enjoy the games, quizzes and helpful lessons for dozens of languages with Mango.
English as a Second Language (ESL) is offered for a variety of speakers of other languages.
You can also find language learning classes offered at some of our branches. Check our events page to see if a class is offered near you.
This financial planning database can help you understand investing. When presented with investment options, the terms and allocations can be confusing! Morningstar Investing Center contains easy-to-use portfolio tools, retirement calculator and college savings calculator to determine what your asset mix should be, how your investments might work together, and more. You can find comprehensive financial information on thousands of mutual funds. Morningstar has a rating system that helps those new to the stock market understand their odds of risk and rewards.
Once you login, learn more in Morningstar's Investment Classroom, webinar collection, site tutorials, and trainings.
There are two different links that allow library patrons to access the New York Times free of charge.
If inside the library, click here.
If outside the library, click here. You will be prompted to sign in again after forty-eight hours of use.
Be sure to check out the Wirecutter section of the NYT for frequently published reviews of consumer electronics. These reviews are published more frequently than those in Consumer Reports.
Free 24/7 Tutoring Available Through Paper / Tutoría Gratuita las 24 Horas del Día, los 7 Días de la Semana, Disponible a través de Paper
Fulton County Library System offers students at all levels unlimited, on-demand access to free academic support through Paper.
Need someone to talk through a particularly tough math problem? A Paper Tutor will be there to assist students within seconds. Need someone to read an essay and make suggestions on how you can improve it before submitting? A Paper Tutor will be there to assist students.
No matter what a student's academic needs are, Paper’s expert learning assistants are available to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Just log in to Paper and get started!
If you attend an Atlanta Public School, you can use your APS ID as your username. All students who live in Fulton County or the City of Atlanta are welcome to use Paper.co with their library card number.
How do students log on?
Once logged in, you’ll be redirected to Paper.co as an authenticated user
After logging in, you’ll be prompted to add your email address to your account and once you verify your email, you can then use the platform as much as you need!
More tips to login:
Read newspapers, scholarly journals, eBooks, and more with ProQuest!
Databases inside this platform include:
Corona Virus Research Database - A free health and medical research database for openly available content related to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Global News Stream - Newspaper and magazines from 1980 to present from the United States and abroad. Includes AP Wire.
Publicly Available Content Database - select publicly available content from a number of different sources from around the world. Find information here like:
This resource bridges the gap between the science taught in class and real-world discoveries by leading scientists—giving comprehensive and in-depth explanations of some of the most important advances in biology, chemistry, environmental science, space, physics, and technology. Each article includes vivid images and groundbreaking videos that help make difficult concepts understandable.
Looking for more general science education? Try Science Online. Looking for debate materials on hot button Science topics? Try Issues & Controversies.
Need more information on something mentioned in Today's Science? Search across all Infobase platforms for more context.
Universal Class is our most popular platform for continuing education, with over 500 online self-paced continuing education classes for adults in a range of subjects. With topics on important life skills such as parenting, computer skills, entrepreneurship and more, Universal Class can help those who want to learn both with or without just reading a book.
All IACET courses are approved by the Atlanta Public School System and the Professional Standards Board. Get your continuing education credits, or explore classes that can help you get ahead on your job search or career change.
This platform presents industry-leading research for an array of financial and investment professionals. With instructional videos available to new users, those looking to level up their investment knowledge, form an investment club, or just learn more about the world of finance can find a wealth of knowledge with ValueLine.
For more than 75 years, World News Digest has been a go-to resource for context and background on key issues of both historical events and breaking news. With more than 300,000 original articles and a vast archive covering every major event since its inception, this database offers concise summaries of current events and clearly written essays on the top issues of the day.
This resource is part of the Infobase suite of products offered by Fulton County Library System.
