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Typing Tutorial

Posted by Robyn on April 24, 2009

If you are interested in boosting your knowledge of the keyboard or you want to increase your speed, TypingWeb offers tutorials and timers. The site is free and you do not need to register unless you want to keep up with your scores.

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Don’t Forget About the EOC!

Posted by Sarah on April 17, 2009

The Educational Opportunity Center at Southwest Tennessee Community College is a great resource for adult students who would like to return to school.  The EOC provides counseling, GED preparation assistance, and career guidance.

 

EOC
5390 South Mendenhall Square
Memphis, Tennessee  38115
901.333.6048

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Study anywhere with Study Stack

Posted by Sarah on January 12, 2009

Study Stack offers prep materials, games and flashcards for a variety of subjects and specific exams.  You can print out information to take with you, or download flashcards to a PDA or mobile phone.  Topics and tests covered include: Real Estate, Finance, Foreign Languages, Vocabulary, History, Nursing, Pharmacology, Anatomy, SAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, etc…

UPDATE:  Want to make your own flash cards?  You can at Flash Card Machine.  You’ll need to create an account (It’s free.) and then you can make and share your own flash cards.

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Attention Locksmiths!

Posted by Sarah on April 21, 2008

As of July 1, 2008, all locksmiths in Tennessee must be licensed.  For more information and license applications, please click here.

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How to Cram for a College Exam

Posted by Sarah on March 12, 2008

If you have an exam tomorrow, and you are just now sitting down to study, you must read this.  This post has very specific advice on how to cram for your exam using whatever tools you might have available.  Good luck!

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Job & Career eBooks

Posted by Sarah on February 20, 2008

Our library has added a new way to access the books you need.  MyiLibrary offers online access to more than 40 titles, including:

  • 50 Best Jobs for Your Personality
  • Gallery of Best Resumes
  • Test Prep guides for: ASVAB, GED, Police Exams, Praxis II, Real Estate License Exams, SAT Math and SAT Vocabulary.

To access these eBooks, go to the library’s Databases page.  Click on MyiLibrary under the E-Books heading.  Enjoy!

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For the Psych Students…

Posted by Sarah on November 26, 2007

The AllPsych website is a virtual psychology classroom.  Anyone interested in psychology will enjoy the site, but students in particular might like the online textbooks, practice tests, and career information that they provide. 

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Test Preparation Sites

Posted by Sarah on October 18, 2007

Need to take a test for a job?  Trying to get in to school?  There are a number of great sites that offer test prep materials and study guides.  Of course, the library subscribes to LearnATest, so you will probably want to start there.  But you might also check out testprepreview.com, 4Tests.com or Study Guide Zone.  These sites have free test prep materials for vocational exams, entrance exams and certification exams, including Praxis, HOBET, SAT, ACT, ASVAB and much more!

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