Brainfuse

Brainfuse provides live, certified educators and navigators as well as practice tests, career credentialling, adult basic skills assistance, and lots more in three resources:

  • HelpNow
    • Connect LIVE with a certified tutor, seven days a week between 2 and 11 pm, for assistance with assignments, research and writing. Also find practice tests, study plans, and more. Tutoring is available in English and Spanish.
  • JobNow
    • Connect with a certified career coach, seven days a week between 2 and 11 pm. Get help with résumé writing, applications, searches, and skill development needs. Also find unemployment assistance, résumé templates, career assessments, and more. Includes test prep resources and practice tests and career credentialing information for over 140 specific careers.
  • VetNow
    • Connect LIVE with a military benefits navigator, seven days a week between 2 and 11 pm, for help with eligibility questions, connecting with veteran's benefits and community resources, transitioning from a military to civilian career, and more.

How Do Patrons Access It?

Each library was provided a unique URL for each product.  Patrons must have a library card barcode to access.

Marketing Support?

Training Support?

JobNow

VetNow

HelpNow

Technical Support?

Statistics?

  1. Login to the Brainfuse (https://www.brainfuse.com/login) site with your admin credentials (contact Barry Trott, barry.trott@lva.virginia.gov if you do not have login credentials)
  2. Click Legacy Usage Reports
  3. In the report window select the following options:
    1. Under the Home Menu, choose one of the three LVA-provided databases (HelpNow, JobNow, VetNow)
    2. Reporting period: choose the appropriate period
  4. Click Filter
  5. Get the Total Usage
  6. Repeat for other LVA-provided two databases
  7. Report the Total Usage for all three LVA-provided databases