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WEBSITES:

Bureau of Labor Statistics - www.bls.gov/home.htm 
(U.S. Department of Labor)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. In addition to the statistical information presented, this site includes information on various aspects of occupations, national employment, industries and more.


Occupational Outlook Handbook - www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm 
Detailed career information: job prospects, salary, educational requirements, etc. Look for Search OOH in the left-hand column and type a keyword related to your career choice.
NOTE: You may have to search for your career using a broader term. For example, pediatrician is lumped under the broad category of Physicians and Surgeons.


Career Guide to Industries - www.bls.gov/oco/cg/home.htm
A companion to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, this publication focuses on industry information. It lists occupations within various industries, training and advancement, earnings, job prospects, and the information about the job market in each state.
 

Occupational Outlook Quarterly - www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/ooqhome.htm
This publication provides practical information on jobs and careers. Articles cover a wide variety of career and work-related topics.


Occupational Information Network, O*Net Online - http://online.onetcenter.org
This is an interactive application for exploring and searching occupations.


CareerOneStop - www.careeronestop.org
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, this site offers advice on various aspects of career exploration: job search skills, interviewing, resumes, salary, benefits and more.

Tips for finding additional web resources:

  • Check to see if there are links to additional resources at the ends of articles or on separate web pages.
  • Use an Internet search engine to search for organizations and associations in the field.



BOOKS at PCC Library:

Online Library Catalog
Use the online library catalog to search for materials physically located in the Library such as books, videos, etc.

Search examples:

  • vocational guidance
  • vocational guidance AND nursing
  • vocational guidance AND construction
  • occupations
  • resumes
  • employment
  • allied health


Reference Books:

The following reference books are located on the 2nd floor of the library. They are great sources for finding information about particular careers. Ask a librarian for help locating these books.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
REF HF 5382 .O33 2010-2011

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
REF HF 5381 .E52 2008 vol. 1-5

Career Information Center
REF HF 5382.5 .U5 C32 2007
v. 1. Agribusiness, environment, and natural resources
v. 2. Communications and the arts
v. 3. Computers, business, and office
v. 4. Construction
v. 5. Consumer, homemaking, and personal services
v. 6. Engineering, science, technology, and social science
v. 7. Health
v. 8. Hospitality and recreation
v. 9. Manufacturing
v. 10. Marketing and distribution
v. 11. Public and community services
v. 12. Transportation
v. 13. Employment trends and master index.


E-books found in Library online databases:

You will need to use passwords to access the databases when searching from off-campus.

NetLibrary NCLive Logo.
Database of full-text books that you can read and search online.

MyiLibrary eBooks NC LIVE logo.
Collection of full-text ebooks on topics such as medicine, law, foreign languages, social science, history and more.


Online Databases with ARTICLES:

Search for articles from magazines, newspapers, and journals by using library databases.  You will need to use passwords to access the databases when searching from off-campus.

The list below includes some databases that may include information on a variety of occupations.

Look at the Databases by Subject List in order to see the databases divided by subject area (health, law, business, etc.).

Look at the A to Z List to see a list of all of the Library's databases. Depending on your career choice, you may need to scroll through the list in order to identify a database that would better suit your needs.

Academic Search Premier NCLive Logo.
Articles from a wide variety of periodicals (magazines & journals).

Business Source Premier NCLive Logo.
Magazine, journal articles and more related to business. Includes industry profiles; career and vocational info, etc.

Nursing & Allied Health Source PCC columns logo.
Full-text information from leading nursing, allied health, and related publications.

PsycINFO (Psychology) NC LIVE logo.
Citations and selected full-text for scholarly journal articles, books, and reports in the psychology field.

Criminal Justice Periodicals PCC columns logo.
Coverage for about 50 of the titles most frequently accessed by criminal justice researchers. Also includes complete indexing and abstracts for another 140 relevant U.S. and international journals.

Tips on how to search online databases. 


Keyword examples for searching databases:

  • your job title AND vocational guidance
  • your job title AND social aspects
  • your job title AND economic aspects
  • your job title AND employment
  • your job title AND women
  • your job title AND success
  • your job title AND culture
  • work environment
  • corporate culture
  • burnout
  • rewards
  • satisfaction
  • occupational diseases
  • ergonomics or human engineering
  • job stress


Career Exploration Database:

COIN Career Library NC LIVE logo.
Allows students to assess career interests and explore information pertaining to occupations and higher education.

 

MLA Citation Help:

Cite Your Sources (MLA)
This website was created by a PCC Librarian and includes examples of how to cite various sources offered by the Library.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 
There are copies located on the second floor of the library in Reference and the General Collection.
7th edition (2009) - LB 2369 .G53 2009


Need more information?

You can order books and articles from other libraries by using our interlibrary loan service. Learn more about interlibrary loan.

 

Need Help?  Ask a Librarian!