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[VIC] Free Access Lynda.com by Joining Wyndham City Libraries Membership Online for Free

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[VIC] Free Access Lynda.com by Joining Wyndham City Libraries Membership Online for Free
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mingjuitsai on 23/01/2019 - 06:57 wyndham.vic.gov.au (3511 clicks)
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New to Wyndham City Libraries, Lynda is a premium online learning platform with thousands of hours of video training courses covering a huge range of business, computing/IT, and creative subjects.

Log in using your library barcode number and PIN to unlock your learning potential.
https://www.lynda.com/portal/sip?org=wyndham.vic.gov.au

You can join the Wyndham City Libraries membership for free online: https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/services/libraries/using-libr…

Please note "There may be a 24 hour wait to access eLibrary resources." says at the registration page.

Edit: Seems like most public libraries have this offer so check if your local library has this offer as well :)

NSW - Free Unlimited Access to Lynda.com through Local Libraries
QLD - Free Lynda.com Access for Qld Library Members

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  • Duck Mode on 23/01/2019 - 07:19
    +7

    I've found most libraries around Victoria have this offer. Join kanopy with these library memberships and you will have plenty of free views each their movies each month as well.

    • mingjuitsai on 23/01/2019 - 07:20
      +2

      That's awesome. I never knew about it before

      • Duck Mode on 23/01/2019 - 13:17
        +1

        Yeah ive fallen in love with public libraries again in recent times because of these things. They offer so much for the community already! <3

    • 456 on 23/01/2019 - 07:26
      +1

      Great find!

      OP - can you please add this into the deal?

    • 0FoxGiven on 23/01/2019 - 09:56
      +1

      Not plenty, just 5 video credits per month. Which is still good. I have the app but have not viewed a single video till date. Very few interesting videos in there for me.

      • Duck Mode on 23/01/2019 - 12:15

        I meant if you add your multiple library memberships to the one kanopy account, you can switch between them and it adds up to plenty for me. Most give five views but i have one that have me 10 for some reason.

      • Duck Mode on 23/01/2019 - 13:15

        And yeah, the films, documentaries and videos are mostly quite niche and arthouse-y, but they can be useful for educators and others as well. I've seen a whole bunch of psychology videos around like how to teach kids with adhd in the classroom etc. Some mainstream cinema would be ok if you ran out of Stan or Netflix imo.

    • paul11 on 23/01/2019 - 17:35

      Yes, you are right @brotholemew. It's a duplicate …. Free Lynda deals through libraries has been posted here before.

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/199176

      I been watching free Lynda.com videos since last 3 years through city of Melbourne library though I never visited the library. You can become a member online.

    • IVI on 17/04/2019 - 22:05

      SA libraries offer Free access to "all" of Lynda.com's coursese but No Kanapy, I'm told.

      A friend tells us that Whyalla (SA) Library:

      • has "Nuclear Science for Babies" (all that squeezed into 24 pages!)

      but Refuses to buy or even accept (by donation):

      • "Nuclear Science Explained" ie: 24x ~30 min lectures (Excellent!)

      (I know Nuclear Energy use is BANNED in AU,
      but Liquid-Fuel (ie Fuel-Rod free) Nuclear
      is fast coming to market (due~2029), we all
      need to grok the Science "under the hood" &
      - hopefully - push our politicians to End
      the Ban, so we will be able to benefit from

      Safe, Affordable, Green, High-Density Nuclear
      Energy (both Heat & Power are available) a.k.a.

      • Molten Salt Reactor (MSR)\
  • McMaferMur on 23/01/2019 - 07:22
    +1

    You can join the Wyndham City Libraries membership for free online:

    For everyone or just Victoria residents?

    • rad000 on 23/01/2019 - 07:47

      It asked me for my address. Not sure what happens if you put a non-Wyndham address in though.

      • McMaferMur on 23/01/2019 - 09:07

        can i use your address then? :)
        we are one big ozb family anyway

        • rad000 on 23/01/2019 - 10:31

          Nahh not comfortable giving it out sorry. A few others are saying most councils are doing this too so maybe see if your local council is.

          • McMaferMur on 23/01/2019 - 11:17

            @rad000: just kidding mate dont give out your real address

        • aussieolfaction on 23/01/2019 - 11:28

          Just so it's known, library accounts will normally need to be verified by providing something like a driver's license or such at the library. The account will not be 'activated' until then (this is what I recall from my experience joining the local library).

    • LlamaFace on 23/01/2019 - 08:52
      +2

      Library memberships are generally available for anyone living in that state.

  • Pr0x1mity on 23/01/2019 - 07:48
    -8

    Also available here free: http://wml.vic.gov.au/Page/Page.aspx?Page_Id=858

    • Pr0x1mity on 23/01/2019 - 07:48
      -1

      Edit: Not sure

      • askbargain on 23/01/2019 - 09:04
        +3

        Great use of a neg vote.

  • visionistnz on 23/01/2019 - 07:49

    Got 'Permission denied' error when trying to log into Lynda using the temp barcode issued by the library:

    Your authentication was successful. However, you do not have access to this resource. If you believe you have arrived on this page in error, please contact your organization or school's IT or help desk for further assistance.

    Will try again tomorrow.

  • WhatTheHelly on 23/01/2019 - 07:50

    Permission denied
    Your authentication was successful. However, you do not have access to this resource. If you believe you have arrived on this page in error, please contact your organization or school's IT or help desk for further assistance.

    • mingjuitsai on 23/01/2019 - 10:14
      +1

      I got that too. But worked after waiting for about 10 minutes.

      • visionistnz on 23/01/2019 - 15:30

        It's working now :-)

  • rad000 on 23/01/2019 - 07:57

    Working for me, thanks OP. They actually have a sheetload of courses by the look of it

  • em on 23/01/2019 - 08:10

    It's also free in SA by joining a library…

    • LikeMike on 23/01/2019 - 09:45

      Lots of magazines for free available online also

    • 1Kenobi on 23/01/2019 - 12:59

      DO you have a link ? Also any clue as to where the lynda pin is generated? I have a library card and password but not a pin?!?

      • Broke-Ken on 23/01/2019 - 13:20

        The password is the PIN. I was confused like you, so I asked the librarian, tried it and it worked.

  • daydream1234 on 23/01/2019 - 08:11

    Permission denied
    Your authentication was successful. However, you do not have access to this resource. If you believe you have arrived on this page in error, please contact your organization or school's IT or help desk for further assistance.

    maybe need to wait 24 hours

    • mingjuitsai on 23/01/2019 - 10:13

      It worked for me after about 10 minutes : )

  • em on 23/01/2019 - 08:18
    -8

    People should just join their own local library. If all SA libraries provide access I wouldn't be surprised if libraries in other states and territories did too. Why inundate a library in a different area?

    • colblair on 23/01/2019 - 08:23
      +1

      why the negative vote? OP didn't suggest joining if you were in a different region

      • em on 23/01/2019 - 08:28
        -1

        Make it a general deal then, this just encourages people to join a library outside their area…

      • em on 23/01/2019 - 08:47
        -4

        Or would you prefer that single posts are made for every council library in Australia…

        • tomsco on 23/01/2019 - 09:51

          Report the post and a mod will amend. Voting negative is less likely to bring change.

          • twocsies on 23/01/2019 - 09:59
            -1

            @tomsco: Report the invalid negative vote and mods do nothing. Why expect reporting will help?

            • tomsco on 23/01/2019 - 10:56

              @twocsies: Because with voting they very much want to avoid getting involved - their attitude is the community can decide (like the community revoked em's negative vote).

              I've found they are very responsive to updating posts. Give them a bit of information, maybe a link to a couple of other libraries and they will update. Looks like in this case a power user changed it to Vic, but same idea.

          • em on 23/01/2019 - 12:20
            +2

            @tomsco: I did report.

  • colblair on 23/01/2019 - 08:24

    Been using Lynda through my local kingston libraray for a while now, very handy.

  • benaud on 23/01/2019 - 08:33

    Free for monash residents too.

    https://www.monlib.vic.gov.au/eLibrary/Training#lynda

  • netsurfer on 23/01/2019 - 08:33
    -2

    Thought most OZBers knew about their local libraries provide free Lynda access. While it is good that OP reminds people about it (though honestly, a lot of people have Lynda access for years now), just don't want to see future posts for every single library allowing this in Australia.

  • bin555 on 23/01/2019 - 08:35
    -1

    What about in NSW?

    • FlyerOne on 23/01/2019 - 08:41

      Check you local council library. I'm lead to believe a number of libraries got together for a bulk deal on the access to various platforms. Blacktown library membership for instance, gives you access to BeamaFilm, PressReader and Lynda.com

      • Glittrfist on 23/01/2019 - 09:53

        Thanks for the heads up!

    • chakkz on 23/01/2019 - 08:58
      +4

      There are quite a few libraries in NSW which offer free lynda courses

      https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/397100

  • zan5hin on 23/01/2019 - 09:26
    +1

    City of Melbourne has this too and should be easy to join: https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community/libraries/create-…

  • abayliss on 23/01/2019 - 09:35

    Yarra Plenty Regional library has it in Banyule/Nillumbik region https://www.yprl.vic.gov.au/elibrary-learn/

  • [Deactivated] on 23/01/2019 - 09:36
    +3

    I remember in the news a while back a mobile meth lab was found behind one of the libraries in Wyndham. The residents were shocked. They didn't know there was a library in Wyndham.

    • empty456 on 23/01/2019 - 09:47
      +3

      Just curious to find out what you are implying. A lot of Wyndham's residents are new arrivals to Australia — it isn't out of a lack of education that they don't know most things. Wyndham has a rate of educational attainment that is higher than Victoria's and Australia's in general (http://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getp…). I did an assignment that required research on it last year and was quite surprised.

      • Broke-Ken on 23/01/2019 - 12:49

        Maybe this year you can do an assignment on "the nuances of a joke" :)

        • empty456 on 23/01/2019 - 13:34
          +1

          Sure. Will let you know how that works out.

  • 0FoxGiven on 23/01/2019 - 09:54

    This is a good thing

    But the city libraries have even more to offer and they are free to join as well.

  • honest-gary on 23/01/2019 - 10:01

    where do i get library card number

  • techboy on 23/01/2019 - 10:03
    +1

    Available at most Public libraries.

  • honest-gary on 23/01/2019 - 10:06

    Permission denied
    Your authentication was successful. However, you do not have access to this resource. If you believe you have arrived on this page in error, please contact your organization or school's IT or help desk for further assistance.

    • mingjuitsai on 23/01/2019 - 10:12

      Gotta wait for a bit before it gets approved

      • Ronney on 23/01/2019 - 10:28
        +1

        What do you have to do after you wait? I tried this link last night and got this error. Tried again now and still the same.

        Edit:
        Got it working: See my comment below.

  • mingjuitsai on 23/01/2019 - 10:13

    Never used Lynda before. Are the courses any good? There is no user review or anything

    • McMaferMur on 23/01/2019 - 10:29

      its good, famous. some are expensive. you can tell from the comments here on this post.

  • Starfish55 on 23/01/2019 - 10:17
    +1

    I needed this info thanks for sharing

  • noodle23 on 23/01/2019 - 10:36

    Yarra Plenty Library has been offering this for years.

  • Ronney on 23/01/2019 - 10:39
    +1

    For those of you getting the access/permission denied error:
    I called the local library and found out that the account expires every 3 years. They reactivated my account over the phone and I am able to login now.

  • Zetrox2k on 23/01/2019 - 10:53
    -3

    how does this differ from the bazillion hours of videos and tutorials that can be found on youtube?

    • colblair on 23/01/2019 - 12:28
      +3

      These are much more professional & better structured.

      And a lot easier to find what you're after.. also don't have to deal with the whole 'like and subscribe' pleas.

      • colblair on 23/01/2019 - 12:28
        +2

        That said, there are good youtube vids out there, just gotta know where to look

  • paul11 on 23/01/2019 - 17:31
    -2

    It's a duplicate …. Free Lynda deals through libraries has been posted here before.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/199176

  • martians on 18/06/2022 - 02:49

    Is it still working? I have signed with library. After activation linkedin says "your library don't have access"

    • Broke-Ken on 18/06/2022 - 20:26
      +1

      I just tried it now and was still able to log in(Although I'm with Melb library).

      I think you're confusing the "libraryID" to your own ID

      Linkedin Learning (formerly Lynda.com) is an online learning platform that has free courses on subjects like graphic design, video editing, animation, software and web development, business skills, and lots more. To start exploring, sign in with your library barcode and PIN. In the app you will be asked for a LinkedIn learning ID: enter "wyndham" (all lower case).

      https://www.wyndham.vic.gov.au/services/libraries/youth/stud…

      • martians on 19/06/2022 - 15:40

        Thanks mate. It works now. Cheers.

  • McMaferMur on 19/06/2022 - 16:43

    No love for nsw?

    • Broke-Ken on 20/06/2022 - 09:27

      Try googling your local library with linkedin learning. I got a few hits when searching for "nsw library linkedin learning"

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