Create a Resume Online

Learning Express Library -- one of our electronic databases -- will create a resume for you! All you have to do is answer a number of questions and the software will output your resume as a formatted PDF, or provide text copy that you can then format on your own or paste into an online application. This service can be very useful if it has been a while since you last updated your resume, or if you have never compiled a resume and are not sure how to begin. It's also pretty fun.

To take advantage of this service, visit our database page and click on Learning Express Library. If you have never registered for this service, simply click on "register" under "new users" -- all you need to do is enter your name and create a password. It's a very quick process. If you have already used this database and have a user name and password, simply use these to log on.

Once you have logged on, click on "job search & workplace skills" in the left-hand column, then click on "job search, resumes and interviewing", then "creating great resumes and cover letters". Finally, click the "add to my center" button to the right of "career course: creating a great resume" and then click "start this course now". (These instructions make it sound more confusing than it is!)

If you do not have time to finish your resume in one session, you can do as much work as you want in multiple sessions. Your work will be saved under your account if you log off, and you can start back up when you next log on.

Learning Express Library is a good way to make sure that you have considered all the factors that go into writing a strong resume. While you are there, you may want to check out the other career and test-prep products that are available from this provider.

Consumer Reports Online

Did you know that the Kelley Library provides full-text access to Consumer Reports through our EBSCO database subscription? Just visit our database page and choose EBSCO. To look at issues of the magazine, starting with the most recent, simply type "consumer reports" into the box marked "publication" and click the search button to the lower left of this box (not the search button at the top of the page). All articles have PDF images of the actual magazine pages.

If you would like to find reviews of a particular product, put "consumer reports" into the "publication" box, type your search term(s) in the search box at the top of the page, then click the search button just to the right of the box.

Of course, if you would like to look at a print version of the magazine, we have copies of these in the Reference Department. The current issue does not circulate and must be used in the library. All other issues may be checked out.

Updates to our Online Catalog

As the result of recent updates to the catalog, you can now change your user name and password in your account settings. This means that you will no longer have to remember your barcode number since you can substitute an easy-to-remember user name for the long number. You can also change your password if you wish.

To make these changes, first log into your account using your barcode and password. The click on "change logon" and change your password or logon (or both).

You will still need to bring your card to the library in order to check books out or use the internet computers.