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Information Sources on Careers
I. Books and Audiovisuals
II Periodical Resources
A. Electronic Indexes and Full-Text Collections
B. Print Indexes and Bibliographies
III. Reference Materials
A. Careers and Salaries
B. Resumes and Cover Letters
C. Location Comparisons
IV. Government Publications
V. Web Resources
VI. Employment Assistance
A. U of M Career and Employment Services
B. Memphis Public Library
VII. Help from the Library
Use tomCat (the U of M Library
catalog).
For subject searches, use Library of Congress Subject Headings such as applications for positions, job hunting, resumes, or vocational guidance. (LC Subject Headings volumes are available in Reference.)
Also try searching by keywords such as writing resumes or engineering
career. (Leave out words like in, of, on, and the; AND is assumed between words.) NOTE: Use a question mark to pick up variant endings. For example engineer? will retrieve engineer, engineers, and engineering.
To find video tapes, use "videorecording" as a keyword; e.g., business etiquette
videorecording.
Copy the call number from the catalog record to find the book. (See How to Find Books.)
netLibrary [UM Only] A collection of over 46,000 electronic books in various disciplines. Some of these items may be available in print as well as electronically.
Use an electronic database.
These are recommended. Other periodical databases are listed on Periodical Databases by Adademic Area. For help finding articles try How to Find Articles in Periodicals and refer to How to find Print Periodicals for help locating the articles you've found. If the periodical is available electronically, you will find a link to it from the electronic journals list.
ABI/Inform (business journals, 1985-) [UM Only]
Excellent resource for abstracts, citations, and full-text articles about business and management in
North America and the world. Includes research on advertising, marketing,
economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more, plus information on more than 60,000 companies.
Art
Abstracts (1984 - ) [UM Only]
Key international English-language arts publications. Includes periodicals, yearbooks, museum bulletins, competition and award notices, exhibition listings, interviews, film reviews, and more. Abstracting began in 1994.
CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health, 1982- ) [UM Only]
Covers nursing, allied health, biomedical and consumer health journals, publications of the American Nursing Association, and the National League for Nursing.
ERIC (1966 - )[UM Only]
Citations and abstracts about thousands of educational topics. Includes journal articles, books, theses, curriculi, conference papers, and standardsand guidelines. Most ERIC documents since 1996 (ED 385695) are available electronically.
Health and Wellness Resource Center [UM Only]
Topics in health and medicine, medications, and wellness. Includes such reference sources as encyclopedias, directories, medical dictionary, magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Health Reference Center--Academic [UM Only]
Use this database to find articles on: Fitness, Pregnancy, Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health & Safety, Alcohol and Drug abuse, HMOs, Prescription Drugs, etc.
InfoTrac OneFile (1980 - ) [UM Only]
Excellent source for news and periodical articles topics including 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. Millions of full-text articles, many with images. Updated daily.
Medline (1965
- ) [UM Only]
Citations and abstracts from international journals covering all areas of medicine.
Sociological Abstracts [UM Only]
Provides access to the latest research in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Indexing began 1963; abstracting began 1974.
Other Databases: These databases provide coverage on a wide range of subjects and may be useful in your research.
Electronic Journals Service (EJS) [UM Only]
Electronic journals service available through a common interface for online journal subscriptions. Search, browse, and identify journals and articles available online in either full-text or table-of-content format. Hyperlinks are provided to more than 1,300 electronic journals worldwide.
Expanded Academic Index (1980-) [UM Only]
Indexes about 1,900 magazines, journals, and the NY Times newspaper. Most have abstracts, and about 900 are full text.
IngentaConnect [Open Access]
Formerly Uncover. Browse the publication list or search tables of contents to over 17,000 periodicals; period of coverage varies. Provides document delivery service.
JSTOR [UM Only]
The JSTOR database consists of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals which have been digitized, starting with the very first issues.
Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe [UM Only]
Provides full text of many magazines and newspapers, including The Commercial Appeal since 1990.
Oxford Reference Online [UM Only]
The Oxford Reference Online Premium collection is an online collection of dictionaries and encyclopedias in many fields including: art & architecture, bilingual dictionaries, biological science, classics, computing, earth & environmental sciences, economics & business, English dictionaries and thesauruses, English language reference, food & drink, history, law, literature, maps & illustrations, military history, mythology & folklore, names & places, performing arts, physical sciences & mathematics, politics & social sciences, quotations, religion & philosophy, and science.
PowerSearch [UM Only]
Searches the 12 InfoTrac databases simultaneously.
Wilson Omnifile Mega Full Text [UM Only]
Provides access to eleven databases: Education , General Science , Humanities , Readers' Guide , Social Sciences, Wilson Business , Art, Applied Science & Technology, Index to Legal Periodicals, Library Literature & Information Science, Biological & Agricultural. Search databases individually, in selected groups, or all at once.
WorldCat [UM Only]
Records of any type of material cataloged by OCLC member libraries, including books, periodicals, audiovisual materials, and websites. Contains manuscripts written as early as the 12th century.
Psychological Abstracts (1927-) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (1890-2000) [Reference Index Tables]
Sociological Abstracts (1953-2003) [Reference Abstract Shelves]
American Almanac of Jobs and Salaries: 2000-2001 [Reference Desk]
Career Information Center 8th ed. [Ref HF5382.5 U5 C32 2002]
The Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance 12th ed. (4 vols.) [Ref HF5381 E52 2003]
Hoover's Handbook of American Business 2004 (2 vols.) [Reference Desk]
Job Seeker's Guide 2nd ed. [Ref HF5382.75 U6 J634 2nd ed. 1994]
Job Seeker's Guide to Socially Responsible Companies [Ref HF5382.75 U6 J36 1995]
Major Options [Ref HF5382.5 U5 B328 1991]
Occupational Outlook Handbook 2002-03 [Reference Desk or online]
Professional Careers Sourcebook [Ref HF5382.5 U5 P76 1996]
Summer Jobs in the USA [Ref HF5382.5 U5 S76 2004-05]
101 Great Resumes [Reference Desk]
The Complete Resume and Job Search Book for College Students [Reference Desk]
Cover Letters that Knock 'em Dead [Reference Desk]
Damn Good Resume Guide [Reference Desk]
Developing a Professional Vita or Resume Rev. ed. [Reference Desk]
The Edge Resume and Job Search Strategy [Reference Desk]
High Impact Resumes and Letters: How to Communicate Your Qualifications to Employers 6th ed. [Reference Desk]
How to Write Better Resumes 4th ed. [Reference Desk]
The Perfect Cover Letter [Reference Desk]
Sure-Hire Resumes [Reference Desk]
American Cost of Living Survey 3rd ed. [Ref HD6983 A67 2002]
America's Top-Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook 5th ed. (4 vols.) [Ref HN60 A43 1997]
America's Top-Rated Smaller Cities: A Statistical Handbook 2nd ed. [Ref HT123 A6692 1996/97]
Cities of the United States 3rd ed. [HT123 C49677]
The Livable Cities Almanac [Ref HN60 M36 1992]
Places Rated Almanac Millennium ed. [Ref HN60 P53 2000]
Profiles of America (6 vols.) [Ref HT123.5 M53 P76 1995]
World Cost of Living Survey 2nd ed. [Ref HD 6977 W67]
Information published by the federal government and the state of Tennessee is available in the Government Publications
Department, located on the first floor of McWherter Library, or at exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/humanres.html. Staff in the Department will help you find and use materials on
your topic.
You may want to explore web sites using various internet resources or, if you have them, specific URLs. [See
Robert Harris's Internet Search Tips and Strategies ] The web sites
listed below are examples of the various types of information available via the Internet.
Black Voices Career Center
careerbuilder.com
Cool Works
Homefair.com (calculate cost-of-living differences between cities; plan a move; etc.)
JobWeb
Monster
Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia
Occupational Outlook Handbook
resumedoctor.com
Telecommuting Jobs
Work & Career (U.S. News online)
USAJOBS The official site of the United States Federal Governement and source for Federal jobs and employment information.
Visit Room 400 in Wilder Tower or The University of Memphis Career &
Employment Services to see information
for students/job seekers and employers: resume writing; interview skills; internships; career, graduate school, and
education fairs; on-campus interviews and career-oriented
events, and links to hundreds of employers' Web pages.
The Web pages of the Memphis/Shelby County Public Library & Information
Center include a variety of information on companies, business opportunities, and jobs and careers.
Still can't find what you're looking for?
Try Ask A Librarian
For additional assistance, you may contact the liaison librarian for Careers:
Ross Johnson
Phone: 901.678.8211
Email: rmjohnsn@memphis.edu
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