This guide was designed by Rachael Cathcart and serves as a brief outline of the careers and vocational guidance resources, both print and electronic, available in the library on the Boca Raton campus. The electronic databases may be accessed from the FAU Libraries home page (http://www.fau.edu/library/) by following the link for "Indexes/Databases," or by directly accessing the FAU Libraries Electronic Collection. Off-campus access is available through EZ-Proxy. Research guide requested by Jennifer Blythe, Assistant Director Career Development Center, Florida Atlantic University.
| When using the library Catalog to look for books and other materials, you may want to do a "Subject" search and use the following Library of Congress subject headings. This is not a complete list. (Note: Use two dashes (located next to the zero/0 on the keyboard) to separate subdivisions from headings.) |
| APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS | OCCUPATIONS--DICTIONARIES |
| CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS | OCCUPATIONS--FLORIDA |
| COLLEGE MAJORS--UNITED STATES | OCCUPATIONS--FORECASTING |
| COVER LETTERS | OCCUPATIONS--HANDBOOKS MANUALS ETC. |
| EMPLOYMENT | OCCUPATIONS--STATISTICS |
| INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY | RESUMES EMPLOYMENT |
| INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS | PROFESSIONS |
| JOB HUNTING | PROFESSIONS--CERTIFICATION |
| JOB HUNTING--UNITED STATES | PROFESSIONS--FLORIDA |
| OCCUPATIONS | VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE |
| OCCUPATIONS--CERTIFICATION | VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE--PERIODICALS |
| OCCUPATIONS--CLASSIFICATION | VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE--HANDBOOKS MANUALS ETC. |
| *Locating materials
in the S.E. Wimberly Library* Feel free to walk through the stacks; sometimes the best books are found by browsing. These call numbers provide the general location of materials related to careers and vocational guidance. |
| HF5381 - HF5386 | Vocational Guidance and Career Development |
| LC1037 - LC1037.8 | Career Education |
| LB2337.2 - LB2340.8 | Student Financial Aid |
| LB2371 - LB2372 | Graduate School |
| LB2381 - LB2391 | Academic Degrees |
| HD8038 | Professions (General) |
| (Books beginning with HD and HF are located on the 2nd floor, east wing of the library; LB and LC are located on the 3rd floor, west wing of the library.) | |
Because of the interdisciplinary nature of careers & occupations resources, many articles appear in journals besides those deemed strictly for "careers" or "vocational guidance." What follows is a partial listing of databases and e-journals from a variety of disciplines, including: Business, Education, and Psychology. Virtually any specialized subject database is likely to have articles pertaining to careers in that field; see the FAU Libraries Research Guides for more database ideas for your major or field of study.
| ABI Inform (1918-present) - This resource enables one to search multiple ABI databases: ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Archive Complete, ABI/INFORM Dateline, and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry. Business news, journal articles, and company information. |
| Business & Company Resource Center (1980-present) - Includes company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and full-text articles |
| Education Full Text (1984-present) - Subject areas include adult education, arts, athletics, comparative education, competency-based education, computers in education, continuing education, educational technology, elementary education, government funding, higher education, instructional media, language arts, library science, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, parent-teacher relations, prayer in public schools, preschool education, religious education, school administration, science and mathematics, secondary education, special education, student counseling, teacher education, teacher evaluation, teaching methods, vocational education. Full-text coverage begins in January 1996. |
| Expanded Academic ASAP (1980-present) - Good general database that indexes articles from scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers in the arts, humanities, social sciences, science, and technology. Limit your search to "refereed publications" for citations from scholarly periodicals. |
| Infotrac Onefile (1980-present) - A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. |
| OmniFile Full Text Mega - Wilson OmniFile Full Text, Mega Edition is a multi-disciplinary database providing the complete content - indexing, abstracts, and full text - from six of Wilson's full-text databases: Education Full Text, General Science Full Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, and Wilson Business Full Text. |
| Peterson's - Provides information about educational opportunities at all levels, and gives individuals the ability to search Peterson's databases, as well as to request more information, apply to a school or program, and interact in other ways with faculty and administrators at educational institutions. |
| Plunkett Research - This resource provides industry sector analysis and research, industry trends and industry statistics. Subjects include competitive intelligence, account plan or sales guide data, market research, vertical industry marketing data, product strategy data, trends analysis, statistics, job search data, company profiles and executive lists. |
| ProQuest Digital Dissertations (1861-present) - Access citations and abstracts for all titles in the Dissertation Abstracts databases. Titles published since 1997 are available in 24 page PDF previews, some of which can be downloaded in their entirety. |
| PsycARTICLES (1988-present) - Contains the full text of articles from APA journals and selected EPF journals, most from 1988 to the present. |
| Psychology: SAGE Full Text (1970-present)- This resource provides access to the full text of 30 journals published by SAGE and participating societies, some journals going back 22 years, and encompasses over 21,600 articles. |
| PsycINFO (1887-present) - PsycINFO contains more than 1.5 million references to journal articles, books, book chapters, technical reports and dissertations dealing with mental health, neuroscience, psychology, psychometrics, and related disciplines. This resource provides links to full text dissertations within the ProQuest Digital Dissertations database. |
| Web of Science (1945-present) - Includes the Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Science Citation Index Expanded. Allows users to search for cited references. |
| Not everything is available online or electronically. Sometimes the best resources are found in print format. The following materials are some of the best sources for general views on careers and occupations. These are located in the Reference area of the Boca Raton FAU library and are non-circulating. |
|
Resumes | |
| HF5383 .B5343 2002 |
Block, Jay. (2002). 101 Best Resumes to Sell Yourself. New York: McGraw-Hill. |
| HD5724 .A583 1995 | Farr, J. Michael. (1995). America's 50 fastest growing jobs. Indianapolis, IN: Jist Works |
| HF5383 .F818 1989 | Foxman, L. D. (1989). The executive résumé book. New York: Wiley. |
| HF5383 .M18 1996 | McDaniels, Carl. (1996). Developing a professional vita or resume. Chicago: J.G. Ferguson Pub. |
| HF5383 .S325 1992 | Schmidt, Peggy. (1992). The 90 minute resume. Princeton, N.J.: Peterson's Guides. |
| HF5383 .Y38 1995 | Yate, Martin. (1995). Resumes that knock 'em
dead. Holbrook, MA.: Adams Publishing. (Reserve 3 hours) |
|
Almanacs/Guides | |
| HD3630.U7 B36 1997 | Barnhart, Phillip. (1997). The guide to national professional certification programs. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. |
| HF5382.5.U5 K72 2002 | Krantz, Les. (2002). Jobs rated almanac : the best and worst jobs--250 in all--ranked by more than a dozen vital factors, including salary, stress, benefits, and more. Fort Lee, N.J. : Barricade Books. |
| HF5382.5.U5 P445 2003 | Phifer, Paul. (2003). College majors and careers : a resource guide for effective life planning. Chicago, IL: Ferguson. |
| GE60 .D69 1999 | Doyle, Kevin. (1999). The complete guide to environmental careers in the 21st century. Washington D. C.: Island Press. |
| Q147 .K73 1999 | Kreeger, Karen Y. (1999). Guide to nontraditional careers in science. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis. |
| N8350 .G74 1998 | Grant, Daniel. (1998). The fine artist's career guide. New York: Allworth Press. |
| LB2332.72 .K76 1997 | Kronenfeld, Jennie. (1997). Getting an academic job. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. |
| GV734 .K37 1997 | Karlin, Len. (1997). The guide to careers in sports. New York: E. M. Guild, Inc. |
| R697.A4 A44 1993 | Allied health professions. (1993). New York : Prentice Hall. |
| HF5382.5.U5 P76 1999 | Maurer, Christine and Savage, Kathleen (Eds.). (1999). Professional careers sourcebook: where to find help planning careers that require college or technical degrees. Detroit: Gale Group. |
|
Dictionaries/Encyclopedias | |
| KF3317 .A54 1997 | Anglim, Christopher. (1997). Labor, employment, and the law: a dictionary. Santa Barbara, CA.: ABC-CLIO. |
| HB2595 .K43 1987 | Kerns, Allen. (1987). Dictionary of worker traits. Philadelphia, PA: Vocational Research Institute. |
| HF5381 .E52 2003 | Morkes, Andrew (ed.). (2003). Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance. Chicago, IL : Ferguson Pub. Co. |
| HF5382.5.G7 C38 1997 | Lea, Katherine. (1997). Cassell careers encyclopedia. London: Cassell. |
| GE80 .E33 1995 | Education for the earth : the college guide for careers in the environment. (1995). Princeton, NJ : Peterson's Guides. |
|
Directories | |
| HF5382.5.U5 N34 1997 | Graber, Steven (ed.). The National Jobbank. (1997). Holbrook, Mass.: Adams Publishing. |
| JK716 .K678 1996 | Krannich, Ronald L. (1996). The directory of federal jobs and employers. Manassas Park, VA : Impact Publications. |
| HF5382.75.U5 L33 1997 | Lauber, Daniel. (1997). Professional's job finder. River Forest, Ill. : Planning Communications. |
| HF5382.5.U6 F6 | Toropov, Brandon (ed.). (1987). The Florida
job bank. Boston, Mass.: Bob Adams. *(2005 edition available as an e-book). |
| L901 .C744 | Index of majors and graduate degrees. New York : College Entrance Examination Board. |
|
Handbooks/Manuals | |
| HF5382.5.U5 C32 1999 | (1999). Career information center. New York : MacMillan Library Reference. |
| HF5382.5.U5 P76 1999 | Maurer, Christine and Savage, Kathleen (eds.). (1999). Professional careers sourcebook : where to find help planning careers that require college or technical degrees. London : Gale Group. |
| HF5382.75.U6 L326 1997 | Lauber, Daniel. (1997). Non-profits' and education job finder, 1997-2000. River Forest, Ill. : Planning/Communications. |
| L901 .A494 2001 | Grossman, Leigh and McBain, Lesley (eds). (2001). The adult student's guide. Pomfret, Conn. : Swordsmith Books. |
|
Scholarships/Financial Aid | |
| LB2337.2 .Y58 | (1997). Florida scholarships: Your Guide to Florida Scholarships and Other Financial Assistance Programs. Miami, FL: Florida Funding Publications. |
| LB2337.2 .G736 2000 | (2000). GrantFinder : the complete guide to postgraduate funding worldwide. Arts and humanities. New York : St. Martin's Press. |
| Q181 .G596 2000 | (2000). GrantFinder : the complete guide to postgraduate funding worldwide. Science. New York : St. Martin's Press. |
| LC5251 .L84 1996 | Ludden, LaVerne. (1996). Making it count : a report on a project to provide better financial aid information to students. |
What follows are electronic journals that have published articles on careers and occupations in general. The years indicate the available dates through this library. Please note that the dates and vendors, as well as the journals themselves are subject to change. Check with your reference librarian for more details. To search for electronic journals and find the most current links and information, go to: http://www.library.fau.edu/ecollect/ejournals.htm
For up-to-date holdings information, please consult the Catalog.
| T 22.65: (Gov Docs) | Career Connections |
| LC3951 .C37 | Career Development for Exceptional Individuals |
| HF5381.A1 V55 | Career Development Quarterly |
| GP 3.22/2:110/ (Gov Docs) |
Career Education |
| L 2.3/4-3: (Gov Docs) | Career Guide to Industries |
| LB2328 .C69 | Community College Review |
| L 35.9/3: (Gov Docs) | Job Safety & Health Quarterly |
| LC1041 .J52 | Journal of Career Development |
| LC1041 .J52 | Journal of Career Education |
| LB2343.5 .A15 | Journal of Career Planning and Employment |
| T58.A2 N35 | Journal of Occupational Psychology |
| L 2.70/4: (Gov Docs) | Occupational Outlook Quarterly |
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