Written by: Gillian Stellman and Vivienne Howse

Arts and Crafts are not just for children anymore! In 2011, Etsy.com, an online market for independent crafters, generated $525.6 million in sales thanks to its 17 million members and 800,000 shops.

“If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and put into a blender, how would you get out?”  |  “Name 5 uses of a stapler without staple pins”  |  “What do you think of garden gnomes?”

A career research database with its Job and Industry Profiles section providing information on nearly 3,400 jobs and 94 industries, broken down into 16 Career Clusters created by the Department of Education. These profiles are presented through overview articles and videos. The Career and Industry Resources section includes more than 55,000 entries on scholarships, internships, and more, divided into easily browsable categories with searchable records. Videos: Nearly 300 videos introduce users to a wide variety of jobs, industries, and career development skills.

Learning Express includes test preparation material, interactive practice exams and courses covering a variety of topics. Prepare to take the SAT, ACT, GED and other tests. Learn basic computer and internet skills, using essential software applications and navigating the job search process. The tests are based on the official exams and are timed to provide patrons with a true test-taking experience. Patrons will have to create a password and may complete an unfinished exam at a later time.

Practice vital interview skills, get tips on how to answer key questions in a job interview and review your interview performance with this interactive site. You can record your practice interviews and tweak your performance before you face a potential employer. Available in the library or from home.

This is a comprehensive and valuable collection of full-text education journals. Professional Development Collection™ includes full text for more than 520 high-quality education journals including: Booklist, Education, Education Digest, Education Week, Educational Leadership, High School Journal, Journal of Education, Journal of Educational Research, Phi Delta Kappan, Reading Teacher, School Library Journal, and many others. This database also contains nearly 230 educational reports.

Includes full-text access to hundreds of information technology titles in more than 20 categories, including Business Reference Certification, Cisco, Creative Media, Database, Desktop Productivity, e-Business, Enterprise Computing, Java, Linux/Unix, Macintosh, .NET, Networking, Perl, Photoshop, Programming, Software Engineering, Web Administration, Web Authoring and Design, Web Development, Windows, Windows Administration, Windows Programming and XML.

A high-quality customized set of 251 career related electronic books. Titles in the collection are focused on such topics as career selection, résumé and cover letter writing, interviewing, changing careers, test-taking strategies and more. Searching can be done across the entire collection and also in individual titles. Through the creation of a free account, users can take advantage of special OCLC NetLibrary features to save favorite titles and add personal notes about individual ebooks.