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Indie Author Project
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Indie Author Project is a self-publishing program where local indie authors can share publish their e-book through the Library. Authors looking to promote their work and increase readership and exposure can submit their work to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Indie Author Project program to be featured in the statewide Indie North Carolina's collection, with the potential for national exposure.

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How does the Indie Author Project Program work?

  • Authors submit their works to Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Indie Author Project site
  • All submissions are vetted by Biblioboard and then Library Journal further vets Adult and YA fiction submissions
  • After the book is vetted by Biblioboard, it appears in Biblioboard Library in the statewide Indie North Carolina Collection
  • Adult and YA fiction titles deemed by Library Journal as high-quality works are labeled as Indie Author Project Select titles.  

How do authors submit their work to Indie Author Project?

Authors can submit to Indie Author Project in three ways:

  1. Visit Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's Indie Author Project page (click ACCESS NOW).
  2. Authors can submit their work directly from Pressbooks under the "Publish" option.
  3. From the Biblioboard Library menu option, authors can click the "Submit Your eBook" link at the bottom of the page and will be redirected to the Indie Author Project Page.
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International Newsstream
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Access to more than 600 of the world's top newspapers.

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Learning Express/PrepStep
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Suite of highly-acclaimed eLearning solutions which provide interactive tutorials, practice tests, e-books, flashcards and articles for academic skill-building, standardized test preparation, career development and more.

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Legal Forms (Gale)
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Free North Carolina legal forms.

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Gale welcomes you to the most extensive free forms site available to library patrons. Forms available on Gale Legal Forms include forms drafted by attorneys for a particular legal matter, forms from public records and participating companies and attorneys. "Official" North Carolina forms are also included. The legal forms available on Gale Legal Forms include business, personal, litigation and federal forms.

General Business Forms are forms which may be used in North Carolina with little modification. General Litigation Forms are various litigation forms covering many diverse causes of action. These forms are easily modified by Attorneys to apply in North Carolina. North Carolina specific forms are forms provided by Participating Attorneys, form companies, or forms specifically adapted to North Carolina. Federal Forms are business and litigation forms used in the Federal system.

Warning: Public users should consult an attorney in their state for serious legal matters.

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LibGuide: Careers
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LibGuide: Careers contains helpful information on how to search for a job, job search preparation, books and resources available at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and more.

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LibGuide: Getting Started in Entrepreneurship
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LibGuide: Getting Started in Entrepreneurship is the ultimate guidebook for someone who is thinking about starting a business in the Charlotte and Mecklenburg County area.

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Library Science Database (ProQuest)
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This database allows you to search the full-text of leading library and information science journals. This collection provides full-text coverage of 125+ core titles.

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LinkedIn Learning
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LinkedIn Learning is an online educational site that includes over 3,000 courses (and over 130,000 videos) in popular fields like web design, web development, IT, education/instruction, media production, and business.

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How to access LinkedIn Learning  with your library card:

  • Use the ACCESS NOW link below to go to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library LinkedIn Learning login page. 
  • At the login page, enter your library card number and PIN number.  CMS students, use your student ID and MM/DD as PIN.  Non-CMS students, use your student ID and 4-digit birth year as PIN.
  • Our subscription does not include access to the app.  If you are using a mobile device (like a smartphone or tablet), use your device’s browser, to access the Library Resources page and log into LinkedIn Learning from there.
  • Learn more about LinkedIn Learning here.
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Literature Resource Center (Gale)
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Literature Resource Center provides articles, critical essays, work and topic overviews, full-text works, and biographies covering authors, their works, and literary movements.

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Major Metro Newspapers (Newsbank)
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Explore and stay informed on local and national topics, people and events in areas such as business, health, education, jobs and careers, political and social issues and more. Features a wide variety of credible, vetted news sources spanning the U.S., including The State (Columbia, SC), The San Francisco Chronicle (CA), The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (GA), Miami Herald (FL), USA Today, and more. Also available remotely 24/7 on any device.

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