Career Resources
Background Information
| HF5381 .E52 2000 |
Cosgrove, Holli R., ed. Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational
Guidance. 11th ed. Chicago: Ferguson Publishing Co., 2000. |
This very readable four-volume encyclopedia includes articles on individual careers as well as on career fields. The first volumes consists of career guidance (such as "Preparing for Your Career" and "Finding a Job") as well as career field profiles, such as Education, The Music and Recording Industry, The Internet, and Social Services. Also included in Volume One is an appendix of Career Resources and Associations for Individuals with Disabilities and an appendix of Internships, Apprenticeships and Training Programs. The remaining volumes present the articles on individual careers, including the history and purpose of the profession, formal training and other requirements as well as other ways to explore and get started, and the salary range, outlook for the profession and the contact information for appropriate associations. |
HF 5381.A1 O36
Online version available at
http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, Washington, D.C., G.P.O, Biennial. |
Objective essays describing about 250 occupations, jobs from taxi driver to correctional officer to physical therapist to psychologist. Includes the nature of the work; working conditions; employment scenarios; training, other qualifications, and advancement; job outlook for several years out; earnings, related occupations, and sources of additional information. Special features include various charts of expected growth and a information on finding a job and evaluating a job offer. |
HF5382.5.U5 C316 |
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Labor. Career Guide to Industries: 1998-99 ed., Bulletin 2503, Suppl. Washington, D.C., G.P.O, Biennial. |
Think you want to work in the Health field but know you don’t want to be a doctor or a nurse? This companion book to the Occupational Outlook Handbook (above), examines entire industries rather than the individual occupations. Examines the variety of employment situations and occupations within a given industry, and also projects the industry growth for several years out. |
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APA
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.)
There are two copies in the Reference Collection (call number BF76.7P83 2001). Two other copies are located in the Circulating Collection (second floor) with the same call number.
Electronic Resources (APAStyle.org Web site)
Provides examples of using and citing email, Web sites and pages, and other Internet resources.
APA Publication Manual Crib Sheet (Russ Dewey - Georgia Southern University)
APA Style Resources (at Psych Web)
Provides examples of using and citing email, Web sites and pages, and other Internet resources.
