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Business Directory - Reference USA  [Save Record]
Directory information of more than 14 million publicly and privately owned companies in the United States. Search by business name, type, size or location. Includes modules for:
CorpTech: Access hard to find details on 285,000 executives at 95,000 high-tech companies, including international data. Specializing in 17 industries including, biotech, computer hardware/software, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals.
US New Businesses: Updated with more than 50,000 new businesses added each week. Use to research hot areas of economic development.
US Lifestyles: Use to research consumers based on their lifestyles, hobbies and interests.
 
 
 
Business and Company Resource Center  [Save Record]
A fully integrated database bringing together detailed company and industry news and information, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, HR law case digests, and over 4,000 magazines, journals, and newsletters. The job seeker, researcher, or casual investor can find up-to-date company and industry information on thousands of global companies.
 
 
 
ERIC - OCLC FirstSearch  [Save Record]
Provides annotated references to nonjournal material issued in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to journal articles issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE).
 
 
 
Ferguson's Career Guidance Center  [Save Record]
Detailed profiles of thousands of jobs and industries, valuable advice on career skills, and thousands of resource entries enable the searcher to learn about a wide variety of jobs, industries; scholarships, internships, and professional programs. Includes advice on applying for a job, acing an interview, behaving professionally in the work environment, and related topics, supplemented by dozens of sample resumes and cover letters created by professional career consultants, and a searchable archive of articles from current and past issues of Career opportunities news, a newsletter that provides timely information about colleges and the job market.
 
 
 
Hoover's Company Records  [Save Record]
Find up to date records on more than 40,000 public and non-public U.S. and international companies and 225,000 key executives. Record may include: Fact sheet, overview, history, people, financials, products & operations, subsidiaries & affiliates, competitors.
 
 
 
IT Pro by Books24x7  [Save Record]
Over 7,000 ebooks in the field of high tech from Wrox, McGraw-Hill, Microsoft Press, and many more. For use by IT Professionals, Programmers, Database Designers, and anyone who wants to improve their knowledge, understanding and skills in Information Technology.
 
 
 
IngentaConnect  [Save Record]
Index and abstracts to more than 20,000 interdisciplinary journals, dating as far back as 1988. Online ordering via credit card for journals not available at the Phoenix Public Library.
 
 
 
LearningExpressLibrary  [Save Record]
Online academic and career practice tests. Areas covered include SAT preparation courses, SAT practice exams, civil service, cosmetology, EMS, firefighter, GED, law enforcement, military, postal services, real estate, U.S. citizenship, and more. Test score report includes explanation of right and wrong answers.
 
 
 
Typing Master  [Save Record]
Practice touch typing, test your typing skills, build up typing speed, and learn to use the numeric keypad.