5 Digital Resources

Find articles from newspapers, magazines, and reference books covering current events, business, politics, sports and many other subjects.

Designed for libraries in Australia and New Zealand, the Australia/NZ Reference Centre Plus database from EBSCO, provides the largest full text collection of leading regional and international magazines and newspapers, reference e-books, biographies, news content and images.   It also contains more than 2 million images, photos, maps and flags. 

Titles include The Post and the Manawatu Standard.

Learn how to start, finance, or manage your small business.

Coverage includes all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, finance, human resources, management, marketing, tax, and more. Resources include; sample business plans, how to guides, articles, and websites.

A step-by-step online planning tool for starting, managing and optimizing a business or nonprofit.

This database helps patrons interested in planning and optimizing their businesses or nonprofits. Utilize development tools and a step-by-step process to build a business plan.

Create an account to access this resource.

givME offers access to scholarships and awards for individuals.

To assist with finding funding for school or tertiary study, arts, travel, cultural and sporting activities, personal or professional development.

 

You need to create a givMe account to use this database. Enter your name, email, a password and your Palmerston North City Library card number.
 

Login to your existing givMe account, with your email and password.

 

The Library does not subscribe to the givUS database.  If you are looking for funding for groups, community-led projects, activities or services,  please check the Palmerston North City Council website to view their full range of funds on the Council's community funding pages. 

LinkedIn Learning for Library offers free access to thousands of online courses.

Learn business, software, technology and creative skills, taught by industry experts to achieve personal and professional goals. 

 

A LinkedIn profile is not required to access LinkedIn Learning for Library, only a library card and PIN. Your learning history is tied to your library card.

 

Download the LinkedIn Learning app from your app store. Click on Sign in, then click on Sign in with your library card to log in through our Library. You’ll be prompted to enter our Library’s ID, and then your library card number and pin.

Note: the Library ID is at the end of the LinkedIn Learning invitation link, and is palmerstonnorthcitylibrary (lower case and one word).