The World Factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.

Money Smart Week began as a coordinated effort of the Money Smart Advisory Council, a diverse group of more than 40 Chicago-area organizations working together to promote personal financial literacy. The Chicago Fed convened the Council's first meeting in July 2001, during which members agreed to share resources and ideas to achieve greater public awareness of the programs and services available in the city of Chicago.

NewsGuard uses journalism to fight false news, misinformation, and disinformation. Our trained analysts, who are experienced journalists, research online news brands to help readers and viewers know which ones are trying to do legitimate journalism—and which are not.

In the STEM Activity Clearinghouse, librarians and library staff can find high quality, vetted STEM activities that are appropriate for library use. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

RedCape has links to free resources for assistants as well as paid courses.

Open Yale Courses gives access to a selection of introductory courses taught at Yale. All recordings are available in video, audio, and text transcript formats.

OpenLearning offers free courses but also uses a social media workflow, built-in galleries, wikis, and blog pages to encourage collaborative learning.

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Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) training courses are delivered by experts. Some learning paths help you earn MVA badges.