Kish Guides: Adult Education Resource Guide: Adult Education

Databases of interest

eBook Subscription Cricket Media Collection
Digital access to fiction and nonfiction children's eBooks published by Cricket Media and covering various subjects.
Available on and off campus. Enter Kishwaukee College in the Find My Institution screen to get to the Kish sign-in screen.
eBook High School Collection
Includes classic literary works, important historical documents, general reference materials, and popular eBooks for high school students. Generally not intended for college research.
Available on and off campus. Enter Kishwaukee College in the Find My Institution screen to get to the Kish sign-in screen.
eBook K-8 Collection
A collection of multidisciplinary juvenile fiction and non-fiction e-books.
Available on and off campus. Enter Kishwaukee College in the Find My Institution screen to get to the Kish sign-in screen.
EBSCO eBook Collection
eBooks for community college students and individual eBooks purchased by the library to help you with your class assignments and research projects.

Available on and off campus. Enter Kishwaukee College in the Find My Institution screen to get to the Kish sign-in screen. After you search and find an ebook, choose "Access now" or "Access options" to read the ebook.
EBSCO eBook Open Access Collection
This e-book collection contains thousands of high-quality open access (OA) e-books from the world’s most trusted university presses and scholarly publishers.

Available on and off campus. Enter Kishwaukee College in the Find My Institution screen to get to the Kish sign-in screen.
LearningExpress
LearningExpress has ebooks, tutorials, and practice tests to improve academic and workplace skills, explore careers, and prepare for occupational certification exams. It also offers resources to help you prepare for college, join the military, become a U.S. citizen, earn a high school equivalency, and much more.

Available on and off campus.
OverDrive
Downloadable ebooks through a shared Illinois community college library project.

Available on and off campus. App to borrow and download ebooks.

New books

Jobs If You Like the Creative Arts by Kari Cornell
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9781678209230

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

There are many career options for people who like the creative arts. This book explores what it's like to be a music producer, graphic designer, interior designer, and writer. Job descriptions, required training, tips for getting started, and future directions for each career are included.
Jobs If You Like Sports by Roxanne Troup
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9781678209216

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

There are many career options for people who like sports. This book explores what it's like to be a sportscaster, athletic director, exercise physiologist, and someone working in public relations for the sports industry. Job descriptions, training required, tips for getting started, and future directions of each career are included.
Jobs If You Like Social Media by Roxanne Troup
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9781678209193

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

There are many career options for people who like social media. This book explores what it's like to be a content creator, social media manager, customer service representative, and digital forensics investigator. Job descriptions, required training, tips for getting started, and future directions for each career are included.
Jobs If You Like Gaming by Martha Hubbard
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9781678209179

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

There are many career options for people who like gaming. This book explores what it's like to be a video game artist, animator, video game writer, and programmer. Job descriptions, required training, tips for getting started, and future directions for each career are included.
Become an Auto Mechanic by Ib Larsen
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9781678209551

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

Skilled and vocational trades offer many different fulfilling career paths. This book explores what it's like to be an auto mechanic, including what an auto mechanic does, what training is required, and the future of the career.
Become a Licensed Practical Nurse by Marne Ventura
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9781678208998

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

Skilled and vocational trades offer many different fulfilling career paths. This book explores what it's like to be a licensed practical nurse, including what an LPN does, what training is required, and the future of the career.
Become a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer by Kari Cornell
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9781678208974

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

Skilled and vocational trades offer many different fulfilling career paths. This book explores what it's like to be a diagnostic medical sonographer, including what a sonographer does, what training is required, and the future of the career.
Be a Web Designer by Kari Cornell
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9781678209452

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

Web designers work with technology, but do not always have college degrees. This book explores the field of web design, the training involved in becoming a web designer, what the job is like, and what the future holds for the field.
Be a Cybersecurity Specialist by Cynthia Kennedy Henzel
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9781678209391

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

Cybersecurity specialists work with technology, but do not always have college degrees. This book explores the field of cybersecurity, the training involved in becoming a cybersecurity specialist, what the job is like, and what the future holds for the field.
Be a Computer Support Specialist by Isabel Teitelbaum
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9781678209377

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

Computer support specialists work with technology, but do not always have college degrees. This book explores the field of computer support, the training involved in becoming a computer support specialist, what the job is like, and what the future holds for the field.
Artificial Intelligence and the Changing Job Market by George Anthony Kulz
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9781678209490

Publication Date: 2024-08-01

Artificial intelligence is quickly changing the way people work, interact, and live. This book explores how AI has already affected the workplace, how it will impact work in the future, and the concerns people have about these changes. A description of what AI is and how it works is included along with experts' predictions of how the technology will continue to evolve.
5 Questions for Any Text : critical reading in the age of disinformation by Marilyn Pryle
Call Number: OverDrive eBooks

ISBN: 9780358976639

Publication Date: 2024

A framework for improving students' critical reading skills using five questions to ask any text.