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First Year Seminar

Majoring in business, then what?

K. Stathis/M Krupin   October 23, 2007

Guide for finding sources at the George T. Potter Library
Liz Siecke

I.  Ramapo Intranet/Luminis  Ramapo College Portal

 II. Library Homepage   Provides access to the catalog (OPAC), databases, interlibrary loan forms, etc.

     First Year Seminar Page  Information on library research for all FYS classes

     Course Reserve  Need either Ramapo ID (R#) or barcode (provided by the library)

     Q&A New Jersey  Reference assistance when there is no reference librarian available

III.  Avoiding Plagiarism

       Academic Integrity

       Bibliographies MLA (at the circulation desk - LB2369 .G53 2003 )

IV. Finding Books at the Potter Library

• Catalog: use this to find books, journal titles NOT ARTICLES, government documents, reserve items, music and movies 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 "vocational guidance" or "occupations" to locate a broad range of material and look for ideas for your project

                 Tips

1. Start with broad searches. It is much easier to discard too much rather than start with too little.
2. If you don't know the Subject Heading, use the Related Records tab located on the top of a catalog record to get to the headings. This will help you focus in on more relevant material.
3. Can "virtually" browse the shelves by clicking on the call number in a record.

V. Finding Journal Articles

     Library's Databases

            By subject

            Alphabetic list  

         Journal Finder Determine if a journal article is available at Ramapo

 VI.  Business Newspapers and  Jounals

VII.  Websites

        Subject Resources

        Evaluating Websites

VIII. Reference Material on Careers

 

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance	HF5381 .E52 2005
Industry Surveys (Latest edition behind the Reference Desk)	HC106.6 .S74
Graduate & Professional Programs	L901 .P46 2006
College Blue Book	LA226 .C685 2006
Encyclopedia of Associations.	HS17 .G334

Occupation Classification Schemes

Occupational Outlook Handbook

Onetcenter.org/

IX. Information on Companies

RefUSA

Tips

1. Find NAIC codes at: http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/
2. Click on NAICS 2002/1997 index entries
3. Look up your industry or profession

General Business File

1. Always switch to the Advance Search page in this database.
2. Switch to company Profiles
3. Look for the result with most employees for the parent company

Need more help? Visit or call the Reference Desk: 201.684.7574