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Business, Employment & Law

Get the information you need to help you find a job, develop your career and learn more about business and law and other professional topics.

Informit Explore

Informit Explore is an Australian research and learning database designed for public libraries, offering trusted information for secondary and tertiary students and all lifelong learners. It provides access to millions of authoritative articles, a strong First Nations focus and curated topics aligned with the Australian curriculum to support research and critical thinking.

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Log in using your library card number and enjoy exploring and building your knowledge in a range of topical and current subject areas.

Labour Market Insights

Discover trends in the Australian Jobs Market, with insights from the National Skills Commission. Stay up-to-date with conditions in your local labour market, identify jobs and skills in-demand, understand employer needs and recruitment trends, and explore the trends impacting the jobs market now and into the future.

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No login required, just go to the website to browse and search careers information.

Your Career

Are you ready to find Your Career? Take your next step into learning, training or work, with careers information tailored to your preferences.

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No login required, just go to the website to browse and search careers information

LinkedIn Learning

Learning and growth at work (and in life!) is a journey and lifelong process. LinkedIn Learning lets you learn at your own pace. Choose from almost 9,000 online courses, from beginner to advanced in topics like: using the internet and Microsoft Office, graphic design, animation, business, workplace soft-skills, leadership, wellbeing, and much more. You'll be able to grow and develop in the areas you care about, both at and outside of work.

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Visit the website and login with your library card number and PIN (date of birth, DDMMYY). Choose at least three learning areas of interest and get started. Click on Browse and choose Business to find courses on job interviews, workplace skills and much more.

You can also download the LinkedIn Learning app on Apple or Android. Choose Sign in, Sign in with your library card, enter the Library ID: canterbury-bankstown, and enter your library card number and PIN. 

Note: If you change your library card number your learning history and certificates won’t be accessible. Please download all certificates when you complete a course. LinkedIn Learning Help and FAQs can be found here.

​Gale Business Insights: Global

Find global company and industry intelligence and detailed company and industry profiles, including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports. 

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Log in using your library card. Search, click and read on your computer or tablet. Gale databases do not save your links or articles after your session, so be sure to download or send links and articles to your email, OneDrive or Google account before you end your session.

Law Handbook

A practical guide to the law in New South Wales, written in plain English and covering 40 legal issues that might affect you in your everyday life.

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Find Legal Answers

Browse and search this free service from the State Library of New South Wales for plain English legal  information and sources of help for all your legal questions. Hosted by the State Library of New South Wales.

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Australasian Legal Information Institute

Legal materials from all Australasian jurisdictions, collected with the aim of improving access to justice through better access to information. Includes primary legal materials (legislation, treaties and decisions of courts and tribunals) and secondary legal materials created by public bodies for purposes of public access (such as law reform and royal commission reports), as well as a substantial collection of law journals.

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No login required, simply visit the site to access the materials.

Drug Info

Free info about drugs, alcohol and the law for the community of New South Wales.

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No login required, simply visit the site to browse and search the information.

AMES Online

With AMES (Australian Migrant English Service) Find free online courses to help you with job seeking, including getting ready for work, looking for work, applying for a job, and preparing for the interview.

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Visit the website and log in using your library card number.

​National Construction Code

Access the National Construction Code for all the performance requirements for the construction of buildings.

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You will need to create an account on the National Construction Code website to open the documents, but it’s free to do.