Education / Academics

Northstar Digital Literacy uses self-directed learning modules and assessments to help you learn the basic skills needed to perform tasks on computers and online for daily life and employment. Verify your skills and earn certificates and digital badges in areas like Essential Computer Skills, Essential Software Skills, and Using Technology in Daily Life. New users need to create an account.

Covers the latest concepts, theories and methods from both applied and theoretical aspects of the social sciences, including addiction studies, ethics, public welfare, urban studies and more.

Whether you are going back to school, switching jobs or just want to brush up on an academic skill, the Adult Learning Center will help you achieve your goals. It offers live tutoring, skills building, writing lab and test center, such as GED and US Citizenship.

Formerly Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning offers online video tutorials to help you learn software, creative, and business skills.

For users who download the LinkedIn Learning app onto their device please select "Sign in with your library card" option. At the "Enter the Library ID" page add "pikespeak" to the end of the URL and then tap on "Continue".

This database provides cover-to-cover indexing and abstracting of nearly 400 journals, including key library and information science periodicals, and full-text coverage of over 160 journals.

Practice tests to help prepare for higher education and the working world plus information on private high schools, undergraduate and graduate programs and executive education programs, searchable by location, major, tuition, sports. Includes scholarship information.