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CAREER DEVELOPMENT (SLS 1501)
LIBRARIAN: Dr. Darlene Ann Parrish

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The selected sources listed below are useful for finding information in books and articles about various careers.  There is also a "Careers and Occupations" research guide that can be accessed from the FAU Libraries home page.

FAU LIBRARIES CATALOG
 

• For handbooks and encyclopedias on different occupations, go to the "Basic Search" screen and choose "Subjects, All" from the "Browse Organized Lists" menu. Type in any of the following Library of Congress subject headings (with two dashes for subheadings):

Occupations--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Vocational guidance--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

• For books about specific careers, go to the “Basic Search” screen and choose “Title Keywords” from the “Search for Keywords” menu.  Type in the name of the career (e.g. accountant or interior designer).

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

Electronic Databases are available from the FAU Libraries home page at http://www.fau.edu/library by selecting "Research Resources" or "Quick Links" and then "Indexes/Databases". When accessing the databases remotely, be sure to select the link for the "EZproxy" server.   

• ABI/INFORM Complete
  This business resource allows the user to search multiple databases and includes articles (some with the full text) on business careers and occupations in national, international and local publications.

• Central Search  This new search option enables the user to search for information in multiple electronic databases by "subject."
   

• Education Full Text
  Provides articles on different aspects of teaching as a profession, and other topics in education.  The full text coverage of articles found in this electronic resource begins in January 1996

• Gale's Ready Reference Shelf  This electronic resource gives information about professional and trade associations, and their publications.  The "Search by Subject Descriptor" option is the recommended way of searching, if you do not know the name of an association.
   

• Expanded Academic ASAP
  This is a general index and a good starting point for information in journals, magazines and newspapers on various careers and occupations.  There are many full text articles included in this database.
   

• InfoTrac Professional Collection
  Gives references to articles in educational journals relevant for professionals in various fields.
   

• Peterson's.com
  This is a good resource for information on finding colleges by major area of study. 
   

• PsycINFO  
  Gives references to articles (some with the full text) that contain information about various fields of study including psychology, law, education, business, nursing, social work and others.

• Ulrichsweb.com  This electronic periodical directory provides information about magazines, journals and newspapers, by subject area or keyword.

EVALUATING INFORMATION

If you are not using one of the "Electronic Databases" listed above or other databases via the FAU Libraries Electronic Collection, you need to consider some of the following questions when evaluating information from the Internet:

1. How authoritative is the source of information?

2. How accurate is the information?

3. How reliable is the information?

4. How current is the information?

5. How relevant is the information to my topic?

CITING REFERENCES

• REF LB2369 .G53 2003   Gibaldi, Joseph.  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.  6th ed.  New York:  Modern Language Association, 2003.

• MLA Style Electronic Formats (by Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey)
  This "quick" guide to citing sources found on the Internet provides the important components of a citation, with examples.

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