Business

Coursera’s mission is to help individuals build the skills they need for in-demand jobs.

• Provides learners with access to more than 5,000 courses and certifications led by top businesses, universities, and organizations.
• Contains “Gateway Certification,” a program for people without a college degree and with no experience in the field, built by leading companies such as Google. Facebook, and Salesforce.
• Offers subtitles in more than 50 languages

Register for a user account on the California State Library’s page
https://www.library.ca.gov/services/to-public/career-pathways/#coursera-widget, opens a new window

Access to this resource is made possible by the California State Library and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Workforce Development & Support Program. Contra Costa County Library has access to Coursera memberships for free until Sep 30, 2022.

(Use your eCard or Library card number to log in)

Enter card number and last name (instead of PIN)

Learn relevant, professional skills. Access to 16,000+ online courses in 7 languages. Expert instructors with real-world experience. New courses added each week. 

View online tutorials at your own pace on various topics:

• Leadership
• Project Management 
• Excel
• Sales
• Job Hunting
• Cloud Computing
• Python
• DevOps
• Data Science
• Digital Marketing
• Photography
• Videography
• 3D and Animation
• CAD
• And much more!

After creating an account, you can watch videos, create playlists, bookmark pages, and obtain certificates of completion. Please note the Library version of LinkedIn does not capture any personally identifiable information from patrons; therefore, they are unable to include names on certificates of completion.

For support:

• Visit LinkedIn Learning for Library Patron FAQ 
• Watch this tutorial on LinkedIn Learning for Library 
• Library ID for LinkedIn Learning app is contracostacountylibrary
  https://www.linkedin.com/learning-login/go/contracostacountylibrary
• If you change your library card number you will lose any playlists you saved with your previous card.

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Reference USA is now Reference Solutions by Data Axle. This is a name change only and all the content and functionality of this resource is the same.

Search the directory of U.S. businesses, company leaders, parent companies, and subsidiaries. Includes U.S. healthcare listings, job and internship listings, and white page listings. Find contact information, sales, and employee figures. Create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise funds, and locate people. 

Check out this tutorial video to get started

Access the Wall Street Journal from anywhere.

Get started:

• Use this link to create your account. Password parameters are 5-15 characters, at least 1 capital letter, 1 number, and no special characters.
• Your access will be available for the next 3 days.
• After 3 days, come back and click the above link again and login as an existing user with the same username and password you originally created.

You will have access to: 

• Unlimited articles on WSJ.com
• A four-year archive/article search
• The digital version of the daily paper
• More than 30 newsletters and alerts
• Informative videos and podcasts, featuring interviews with WSJ editors and notable influencers

The default search is for the last 90 days of articles. The Advanced Search feature lets you search articles for the last four years.

This service is available via any web browser (such as Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge) on your computer or device, however it is not available via the WSJ app.

IMPORTANT: You are not permitted to share the sign-on credentials with any other person whatsoever. Any violation of this clause will result in Dow Jones terminating access for our library.