MasterFILE Premier

A database of full-text magazines, journals, and reference books, as well as photo, map, and flag files dating back to 1917. Titles include popular magazines like Consumer Reports, Car and Driver, Country Living, Elle, Essence, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar, and Popular Mechanics alongside an expansive list of scholarly and trade publications.

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Marketscope Advisor (CFRA)

CFRA provides independent, differentiated and actionable analysis to help you make better investment and business decisions. Includes S&P Global’s Equity and Fund Research business, a leading provider of independent research and commentary with offerings focused on stocks, ETFs and mutual funds as well as sectors and industries.

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LinkedIn Learning

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.

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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LibGuide: Careers

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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Legal Forms (Gale)

Free North Carolina legal forms.

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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Learning Express/PrepStep

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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HistoryMakers Digital Archive

The HistoryMakers is an oral history collection highlighting the accomplishments of individual African Americans and African-American-led groups and movements.

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