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University Studies: Career Research

University Studies: Career Research. Dr. Tony Fonseca Serials Librarian tony.fonseca@nicholls.edu. Library Main Page: How to find books. You will see the Power Search link below the main search box. The iLink Power Search.

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University Studies: Career Research

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  1. University Studies: Career Research Dr. Tony Fonseca Serials Librarian tony.fonseca@nicholls.edu

  2. Library Main Page: How to find books You will see the Power Search link below the main search box

  3. The iLink Power Search Here we have put in two search terms. Notice also the helpful links: Reserve Desk, I Need Material (Placing a Hold), and My Account (see what you have checked out, and renew books online.

  4. Results By clicking on Details, we can see the item record for each book. Notice that the first two are in Career Reference, located behind Reference on the second floor.

  5. Details (Item Record) Note the call number and availability/location. This item says nocirc, which means it cannot be checked out (because it is a reference book).

  6. Let’s see another Power Search…. We want books on careers in food service.

  7. We’ve put in our search terms…. And added a limiter under Type, to get only books in our results list..

  8. And got our results… Notice the links on the right. They allow you to follow new subjects searches.

  9. The Library also has articles in your interest area…. Click on Subject Guides

  10. Notice there is a guide for Career Research. Click it.

  11. Here are your career research databases You can click on and search any one, but we recommend you begin with Academic Search Premier.

  12. We can try two search terms and a full-text (the checked box) limiter so the articles you retrieve can actually be called up on appear on your computer. This saves you photocopying fees and a lot of time.

  13. 63 Hits, Full-Text

  14. Here is page 2 of your results. Suppose you are interested in the fourth article… . Click on it.

  15. This page gives you all the bibliographic information on the article, as well as two links to Full Text. The html version is basically a web page on which the article was typed. The pdf version, on the other hand… .

  16. Is basically a photocopy delivered to your desktop

  17. Just Remember…. • Always use the Adobe Acrobat toolbar to save or print. Otherwise, you get blank pages. • You can email the article to yourself by clicking the link that says E-Mail. • You can jump back to the bibliographic page by clicking Citation.

  18. And remember…. • If we do not have an article as full-text, we may have it in print, and you can photocopy it. Ask a librarian how to determine this.

  19. If you don’t happen to be in the library by the way, all you have to do is call the Reference Desk, at 448-4625. The librarian on duty can talk you through the process of determining if we have something in print.

  20. We also have various web links… Again, starting at the main page, go to Subject Guides… .

  21. Click on Career Research

  22. Look for The Big 3

  23. SIGI Can be found on the Nicholls State University Career Services page, in the links on the left (directly above What Can I Do With This Major?, another very useful career source). You can access SIGI only from campus and you will need an ID and password, given to you by your instructor.

  24. Occupational Outlook Handbook Type in the name of the occupation you are interested in in the Search the Handbook box. For example if you typed in nursing… .

  25. You’d get 3 pages of hits These are all links to information about those types of nursing careers.

  26. Here is one example…

  27. This is the type of information • Nature of the Work • Working Conditions • Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement • Employment • Job Outlook • Earnings • Related Occupations • Sources of Additional Information

  28. And then there’s O-Net Online

  29. O-Net is unique in that it allows for a Skills search, as well as a search by the occupational title. Just type your terms into the search box as you did with Occupational Outlook Handbook.

  30. This is the results list of occupations dealing with writing and law. They are all clickable links. Let’s look at Law Clerks….

  31. This is the type of information • Tasks • Knowledge • Skills • Abilities • Work Activities • Work Context • Job Zone • Interests • Work Styles • Work Values • Related Occupations • Wages & Employment

  32. So you see, you too can find information on almost any career….

  33. And go on from your college career to be almost anything, and thanks to SIGI, O-Net, OOH, databases like Academic Search Premier, and the ability to perform Power Searches, you may actually be able to figure out a way to get there…

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