Background sources such as encyclopedias
and other reference tools can assist you in answering the background questions
Where? When? Who? Why? and How? for your career field:
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Location & LC Call No.
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Reference Source Title
|
|---|---|
| Dictionaries of Careers | |
| Ref HF5381 .E52 | Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance - 4 vols. |
| Ref HF5381 .U62 | Occupational Outlook Handbook - http://www.bls.gov/oco/ |
| Ref HF5381.2 .C37 | Career Discovery Encyclopedia - 8 vols. |
| Ref HF5382.5 .U5 C32 | Career Information Center - 13 vols. |
| Best Careers | |
| Ref HF5381 .F456 | Best Jobs for the 21st Century |
| Ref HF5382 .T59 | The Top 100: the Fastest Growing Careers for the 21st Century |
| Ref HF5382.5 .U5 .C315 | Career Guide to America's Top Industries |
| Ref HF5382.5 .U5 .C316 | Career Guide to Industries - http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/ |
| Ref HF5382.5 .U5 .P445 | College Majors and Careers |
| Ref HF5382.75. U6 F369 | America's Top White-collar Jobs |
| Ref HF5429.3 .H37 | 101 Careers: A Guide to the Fastest-Growing Opportunities |
| Ref HD5724 .F27 | America's Top Jobs for People Without a Four-Year Degree |
| Ref HD6278 .U5 F37 | America's Top Jobs for College Graduates |
| Specialized Careers | |
| Ref GV734 .F545 | Career Opportunities in the Sports Industry |
| Ref HE8700.4 .R43 | Career Opportunities in Television, Cable, Video, & Multimedia |
| Ref HV8073 .C316 | Opportunities in Forensic Science Careers |
| Ref HV8143 .M2 | Career Opportunities in Law Enforcement, Security, and Protective Services |
| Ref ML3795 .F497 | Career Opportunities in the Music Industry |
| Ref N6505 .B74 | Careers in Art: an illustrated guide |
| Ref R690 .E97 | Exploring Health Care Careers |
| Ref R690 .F37 | America's Top Medical, Education & Human Services Jobs |
| Ref T65.3.E95 | Exploring Tech Careers |
| Employment Opportunities | |
| Ref HD2721 .I63 | International Directory of Company Histories |
| Ref HD2798 .T4 .036 | Businesses that Built San Antonio |
| Ref HF3163 .S37 T66 | Top 25 Lists [San Antonio Business Journal] |
| Ref HF5382.5 .U5 .F64 | College Majors Handbook: the actual Jobs, Earnings, and Trends... |
| Ref HF5382.5 .U5 .P445 | College Majors and Careers |
| Ref HF5549.5 .C67 P58 | Almanac of American Employers, 2000-01 |
| Ref HG4057 .T4 .T49 | Texas 500: Hoover's Guide to the top Texas Companies |
Before going online, create
a flexible search plan! What other keywords might be used to describe your
career?
List broader, narrower,
and/or related keywords:
Sources listed below (A-C) are linked from the SAC Library @ http://www.accd.edu/sac/library/
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Ex. Keyword search
|
medic*
and vocational guidance | music and career*
satisfaction and workplace |
|
Ex. Subject heading search
|
medical
personnel -- vocational guidance | music --
vocational guidance
employee motivation | job satisfaction | employee morale burnout (psychology) | career changes |
The SAC Library pays a subscription to many databases via the Web which provide citations, short descriptions, and/or the full-text of newspaper/magazine/journal articles. Off-campus access requires your SSN and PIN.
If the full-text of the article isn't
available online, see: SAC Library
> Journals by Title
- just type in the periodical title to see if SAC Library owns a paper copy
or if another database offers full-text.
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Subject Area
|
Database Name
|
|---|---|
| All Topics: General | Acadmic Search Premier, General Reference Center Gold, LexisNexis Academic, NewsBank |
| Business & Statistics | Business Source Premier, Business Wire News |
Listed below are a few evaluated
and recommended Web sites to get you started:
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Recommended Web Site
|
URL Addresses
|
|---|---|
| America's Career InfoNet | http://www.acinet.org |
| Career & Job Finding / SAC Library | http://www.accd.edu/sac/library/faculty/deosdade/career.htm |