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Career Achievement Program
Shirley Knight, Reference Librarian Debra Stark, Professor
sknight@ramapo.edu, x7315 INTD 128-01 (CAP)
March 26,2008
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- Provides access to the catalog (OPAC), databases, interlibrary loan forms, etc.
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II. Finding Books in the George T. Potter Library
- Catalog: use this to find books, periodical titles (newspapers, magazines, and journals)--NOT ARTICLES, government documents, and reserve items owned by the Library. You may limit a search by language, year(s) of publication, type of material, etc. This may take a few seconds to load.
- Search the catalog using Keywords to find material
- For example: search for occupations or jobs to locate a broad range of material and look for ideas for your project
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Use quotation marks around multi-word phrases, eg., "job hunting"
Tips
- Start with broad searches. It is much easier to discard too much rather than start with too little.
- When you find an appropriate title, click on the Subjects etc. tab located at the top of a catalog record to see which Library of Congress subject headings are covered in that particular book, periodical, or database. This will help you focus in on more relevant material.
- You can "virtually" browse the shelves by clicking on the call number in a record.
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- Search the catalog using the Subject Browse feature if you know the relevant Library of Congress subject heading, for example:
Subject Headings |
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- Go to Advanced Search
- AND: you are commanding the system to search for material on both terms you've entered
- OR: you are commanding the system to search for material on either of the search terms you have entered
- NOT: you are commanding the system to search for material on the first term you have entered and to exclude any material on the second term you have entered
OR
The Boolean search terms are built in for your use:
The catalog system will provide more focused results
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III. Suggested Reference Materials for your research project
*The reference collection is on the third (entry level) floor
Career Resources |
Call Numbers |
| College Blue Book | Ref LA 226 .C685 2008 (6v) |
| Peterson's Graduate & Professional Programs | Ref L 901 .P46 2008 (6v) |
| Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance | Ref HF 5381 .E52 2005 (5v) |
| O*NET (Occupational Information Network) | Includes comprehensive information on key attributes and characteristics of workers and occupations. The nation's primary source of occupational information. (Online) |
| Occupational Outlook Handbook | Provides job search tips, information about state job market. Tells you the training and education needed for an occupation, expected job prospects, what workers do on the job, working conditions, earnings and more. (Online) |
| Career Guide to Industries (CGI), 2008-09 | A companion guide to the Occupational Outlook Handbook that offers information about occupations in the industry, training and advancement, earnings, different kinds of industries and much, much more. |
| Occupational Outlook Quarterly | Supplements the Occupational Outlook Handbook with practical information on jobs and careers- articles cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics such as, new emerging occupations, training opportunities, and salary trends. (Online) |
| Directory of Licensed Occupations in New Jersey | Detailed information on those occupations, jobs, or career fields for which a license, certificate or registration issued by an agency of the state is required before a person can begin work. (Online) |
Company and Industry Resources |
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| International Directory of Company Histories | Ref HD 2721 .I61 1988-present |
| Europages | Provides 500,000 company addresses from over 30 European countries (Online) |
Ward's Business Directory of US Private and Public Companies |
Ref HG 4057 .A575 2003 (4v) |
| Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys | Ref HC 106.6 .S74 2008 (Ready Reference) (4v) |
| Encyclopedia of Associations | Ref HS17 .G334 2007 (Ready Reference) (4v) |
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IV. Finding Journal Articles in the George T. Potter Library
- Suggested Databases (Electronic Resources) for your research:
| General BusinessFile (INFOTRAC) | Access to broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, journals and company directory listings with full text and images. Use Advanced Search and then select Company Profiles to search for company information |
| ABI Inform Global | Citations, abstracts, and full-text articles in business and management periodicals. In the upper left-hand corner, clickc on "Databases Selected". There are are several other business databases in the ABI package. |
| Corfacts Online | New Jersey's Premier Business to Business Directory. Provides more than 56,000 New Jersey Businesses, Top Officers, Plant Managers, and Human Resources Contacts and more. |
| See also: | |
| Business Source Premier (Ebsco) | A definitive business database, providing more than 8000 full-text publications and more than 1100 peer-reviewed journals. Access is provided by the New Jersey Knowledge Initiative. |
| LexisNexis: Academic | Full-text coverage of Business, general news, government, legal, and other topics. |
Tips
- Switch to the Advanced Search page in databases. This will give you more control over your results.
- Use Boolean operators: AND, Or, Not and quotation marks when running a search to narrow or broaden that search.
- Always check your spelling if the database results are zero.
- Use the Subject Terms or Thesaurus link if available to find the terms to use in a particular database.
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- Lets you know if a journal is available full-text online, in print in the library, or available on microfilm. A link can be found under QUICK LINKS on the library's homepage.
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VI. Selected WebSites
Use the following web links to locate supplemental information on your career
- Career One Stop - Offers information on writing resumes, job interviews, interview follow-up, getting and keeping a job etc.
- Syms Educated Consumers:Dress to Achieve - Provides the basics of proper dress and other tips to help college seniors present their best selves during job interviews.
- Monthly Labor Review Online - Principle journal of fact, analysis, and research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Provides monthly articles on employment, unemployment, prices, productivity and other topics.
- Wages by Area and Occupation (U.S. Department of Labor) - Supplies national, regional, state, and metropolitan data on earnings, occupations, industries, gender and more.
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VII. Developing Bibliographies
- Use the Citing Websites and Print Sources for citation style guidance.
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