Subject Guide: Career

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Databases

Academic Search Premier - Provides full text for more than 3,460 scholarly publications covering academic areas of study including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

Business Source Complete - Provides full text for over 2,800 scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more.

Career and Technical Education - Research virtually any vocational/technical topic, including technology, healthcare, building trades, auto mechanics, sales and retail, accounting, graphic design, photography, and nursing. an excellent source of vocational information for community colleges, two-year institutions, public libraries, and high schools offering technical courses.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center - Collection on social issues. Access viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Vocational & Career Collection - Vocational & Career Collection is designed for vocational and technical libraries servicing high schools, community colleges, trade institutions and the general public. This collection provides full text coverage for more than 350 trade and industry-related periodicals.

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Internet Sites

Almanac of Politics and Government Online Edition - a comprehensive political science reference.

Dallas Morning News

Dictionary of Occupational Titles - details tasks to be performed and levels of education to be achieved.

Findlaw - all in one website for law information. Law cases and code, federal and state law resources, including U. S. Supreme cases from 1983-present.

Gentics Engineering Home Page - definition, history, products from application, and web links.

Health Web - guide to Internet Resources in health and medicine.

Occupational Outlook Handbook - an information guide to earnings, training and education needed, working conditions, skills required, ect.

O*Net - replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.

Teacher Pathfinder - links to resources for teachers and parents.

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Books and Journals

Encyclopedia of Careers: (Ref HF 5381 E52 1997) Contains information about careers, employment opportunities, outlook of the career, sources of additional information, and related articles

The Encyclopedia of Career Change and Work Issues: (Ref HF 5381.E516 1992) Is a comprehensive information sources of information and practical advise on the problems and issues of work.

Occupational Outlook Handbook: (Ref HF 5381 U62) Contains accurate and up-to-date descriptions for all major jobs. Also available online.

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