Research Guide for ESL061 (Stapleton): Careers
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Prepared by Elinor Appel, NSCC Librarian (contact info.) Library vocabulary
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These resources will help you find information for your presentations. It is best to use more than one kind of resource.
Books
Reference books cannot be checked out. You can use them to begin your research.
- Career Discovery Encyclopedia [Ref HF5381.C37 2003] - you can look up careers in this set of books. You may need to use the index.
- How to Start a Business in Washington [Ref HD 2346 .U52 W376 2003]
- Occupational Outlook Handbook [Ref HD 8051 .A62 2008-2009]
Websites
- Career One Stop, Occupation Profile - search by job title and by state for information about wages and for a description of what you need to do the job
- Career Voyages - includes videos about different occupations (here are some on health care work)
- Check Out A College - helps you find and apply to a community or technical college in Washington State
- Occupational Outlook Handbook - online version
Online Library Resources
You can find good online articles in a library database. A database has articles from websites, books, magazines, or encyclopedias. A good database for you to use is:
- eLibrary Academic - you can pick the reading level and the type of resource you want from this database (books, magazines, pictures) To search this database you will need to
- Use simple words in each search box
- Log in from off campus
Another good library resource:
- WOIS Career Information - information about career training in Washington State - includes real world interviews