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Online Resources: G-L

​​​​Gale Courses​
Hundreds of courses focused on professional development, technology skills, and personal enrichment. Six-week long courses are taught entirely online by instructors, and new sessions begin every month.​

Gale Research Databases​
Browse all Gale research databases available to Broward County Libraries​​.​ ​

GED Te​st, 31st edition
Comprehensive GED study guide to help you improve your scores with a blend of hands-on exercises, subject reviews and test taking strategies. Inside you'll find: Five full-length practice tests, including access to two online, all with detailed answer explanations - Helpful reviews of all subjects, with sample questions and answers to boost test preparation efforts - A word list to improve GED test vocabulary - Valuable details on the GED test structure, scoring and passing requirements.

General OneFile
Library's largest magazine database containing more than 4,200 full text titles. Coverage: 1980 - current. Updated: Varies by title. A Nova Southeastern University library resource.

General Reference Center Gold
General interest database integrates newspapers, reference books, magazines, and trade publications. Includes full-text articles on current events, popular culture, business and industry trends, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more.

GovInfo.gov
U.S. legislative and regulatory information, and the U.S. Government's most popular resources.


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Last modified: 4/16/2021

Health and Wellness Resource Center - Gale
Medical, health, and wellness information for the layperson taken from several medical encyclopedias, more than 400 medical journals, 22,200 general interest publications, and hundreds of pamphlets. Coverage: 1980 - current.

Health and Medicine - Gale/Florida Electronic Library
More than 1,000 full text nursing and allied health journals plus a variety of personal health information sources from Health & Wellness Resource Center are contained in this academic-oriented database.

HelpNow - Live, Online Tutoring - Brainfuse
Free, live, one-on-one tutoring available daily 11AM-11:55PM and 24/7 Help Center. Subjects include math, science, social studies and English for students K-1​2, introductory college levels and adult learners​. Live chess tutoring is a featured service. Also available​​ is for career assist​. Access on desktop or mobile app: ​Apple®​ | Android™

Historical Black Newspapers (digitized) - ProQuest
This historical newspaper collection provides genealogists, researchers and scholars with online, easily-searchable first-hand accounts and unparalleled coverage of the politics, society and events of the time.

Historical Florida Newspapers (digitized) - ProQuest
Access to state and local news coverage; each title includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page images in easily downloadable PDF format.

Hoopla (Movies, Music, eBooks, eAudiobooks, Comics, TV shows)
Titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded for offline enjoyment later. ​Borrow up to three titles monthly via your computer, tablet, phone or TV. No waiting/no ads. Access on desktop or mobile app:​ Apple® | Android™ | Amazon Fire
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Last modified: 8/6/2024

InfoTrac Student Edition - Gale ​
Designed for high-school students. Access to a variety of indexed and full-text magazines, newspapers, podcasts, and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Contains more than 1100 titles. Coverage: 2004 - current.

Interactive Science - Gale
High-quality digital content is paired with interactive 3D models to empower a complete learning solution. Learn about science topics in biology, chemistry, and earth and space science in a way that learners will not only enjoy but easily comprehend. Users can explore 3D models by zooming in, rotating, or pulling them apart.

Interlibrary Loan Services - WorldCat
Access to books and other materials available throughout libraries worldwide. Locate titles not available in Broward County Library's catalog and place a request to borrow a title from another library at no cost to you. 
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Last modified: 9/21/2021

JobNow  - Brainfuse
Live, expert coaches for every stage of your job search. Live interview coaching and interview toolbox, career resources - including personality and career assessments, and expert résumé assistance. Includes the Adult Learning Center for help with GED and U.S. Citizenship tests, writing a résumé and cover letter, and learning Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint). Live assistance available every day from 11AM-11:55PM. ​Access on desktop or mobile app: ​Apple® | Android™

​Justia
Website provides free case law, codes, regulations and legal information for lawyers, business, students and consumers world wide.​
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Last modified: 8/5/2022

Kanopy
Stream movies, documentaries and courses ​anytime, anywhere on your preferred devi​ces. For more info, visit the Help Center.

Kids InfoBits​ - Gale
Designed for elementary school students. Easy access to full-text magazines, from publishers such as Cobblestones and Scholastic and Time, newspapers and reference books for information on current events, the arts, science, popular culture, health, people, government, history, sports and more. Contains more than 100 titles. Coverage: 2004 - current.

Last modified: 11/15/2023

​Laws of Florida
Access to verbatim publications of the general and special acts, and resolutions ad​opted by the Florida Legislature. The laws are arranged in chronological order, as passed, and presented in the order in which they are numbered b​y the Secretary of State. The Broward County Main Library has a historical bound print collection that can be used in the building. Specially trained staff there can provide some assistance in finding information in this resource, but cannot provide legal advice. For combined access to the Florida Constitution, Florida Statutes, search tips and the Laws of Florida, visit the Online Sunshine website.

LGBTQIA+ Studies: A Resour​ce Guide
Presented by the Library of Congress. The Library collects at the research level in the area of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) studies. Library holdings are particularly strong in LGBTQIA+ politics, history, literature and the performing arts and is organized by subject, format, and time period.
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Libby (mobile app companion to Overdrive)
Download thousands of eBooks, and eMagazines​. V​isit help site or Libby Academy within the app for assistance.
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LinkedIn Learning
Enhance your skills with over 16K+ on-demand programs taught by industry experts. Unlimited access to courses focused on software, creative design, business and personal development. Advance your career and lifetime learning. ​To access, obtain an NSU E-Card​ and then log in with your BCL card​.*

Literature Criticism Online - Gale
Includes Dictionary of Literary Biography and Something About the Author. Search results are delivered in an easy-to-use 24/7 online format that matches the look and feel of the print originals.

Literature Resource Center - Gale
Full-text biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of more than 20,000 authors from every time period and literary discipline. Also includes overviews of major literary works, web links, timelines, and MLA International Bibliography.

Local Author Resource
BiblioBoard allows authors/aspiring self-published authors to create and professionally format their books into digital or print-ready formats. Local authors can increase the exposure of their book by submitting it to the Indie Author Project for inclusion in the statewide Indie Florida Collection as well as a chance for national exposure if chosen by Library Journal.
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Local Law
Print and online sources of County and municipal law that are available in the Reference Section of the Broward County Main Library.

*NSU: Nova Southeastern University/Alvin Sherman Library; BCL: Broward County Library
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Last modified: 9/22/2023