How
to Look for Information on your Career
In
the Reference Area
- Encyclopedia
of Careers and Vocational Guidance (Careers* REF HF5381.E52)
Vol. 1 covers industries / Vol.
2-4 cover specific information on particular jobs
- Occupational
Outlook Handbook (Careers* REF HF5382.5.U5) Provides career
guidance, information on nature of work, working conditions, employment, training,
outlook, earnings, plus descriptions from the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
- O*NET
Dictionary of Occupational Titles (Careers* REF HB2595.O16) Based
on information obtained from the U. S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Census Bureau,
and other reliable sources. Replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
- Series
Career Opportunities in...
*Books about careers
are kept separately on shelf #14.
Use
the catalog to find out other books on particular careers/fields.
Want to transfer to a university? Look for information on colleges in books
such as Narrative Descriptions, from the series The College Blue Book.
(REF LA226.C685)
On-Line
Catalog
Do a
subject search under your career or field and then add the subheading: vocational
guidance. For example:
- chef–vocational
guidance,
- actor–vocational
guidance
or
the name of the field:
- culinary
arts–vocational guidance,
- food
industry–vocational guidance;
- performing
arts–vocational guidance
To see a listing of books
on different careers, do a title search under the series
- VGM Opportunities
- Careers & Opportunities
- Careers in Focus
Online
Databases
For a keyword search, use
the database Vocational
& Career Collection. For example: architecture AND career. You can
also use databases listed under General Interest Articles. For
a subject search, use Academic
OneFile. Make sure you click on Subject Guide Search.
Search under your career or field (culinary arts, nursing, etc.) Scroll down
to the subdivision: "study and teaching," "employment," etc.
Open Web
Occupational
Outlook Handbook
- On the left margin,
type your career on "Search OOH."
- For trends, click "Job
Outlook," "Projections Data," "Earnings."
Career
OneStop
- Click on "Occupation
Information."
- Click on "Occupation
Profile."
- Type your occupation
on the search box.
- Select occupation and
click "continue."
- Select state.
- Notice that you may get
a video about your career and, if you scroll down, you find state and national
wages and trends.
O*Net
- Click "Find Occupations"
or "Skills Search."
- Find Occupations will
give you a summary of your career and wages, trends.
- "Skills Search" will
match your skills with different careers. Try it. It is fun!
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