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Instructional Services: UNI 101 Guide
This UNI 101 library instruction session and guide will enable students to become familiar with using Randall Library. Specifically, students will learn how to locate career information using library resources to complement the College & Career Portfolio. Students may also want to consult the library's “Career Information Resources Guide” (http://library.uncw.edu/web/research/topic/careers.html) for additional resources related to career information.
An Audio Tutorial is available for this guide | Printable Guide (.pdf)
I. How to Navigate Randall Library on the Web
Library Homepage (http://library.uncw.edu/)
Library Catalog
Databases
My Library Account
Getting Help
II. Print Sources
Searching the Library Catalog for Career Resources
The library catalog contains information about the materials in the library (books, films, government documents, periodicals, etc.). When you are searching for career information, you are usually exploring two concepts. First, you have selected a specific field or career. This could be accounting, law, marine science, medicine, etc. However, you do not want ALL the materials in the library on your selected field as it would take a great deal of time to find the career information you need. To narrow your search to specific information about a specific career, like salaries or necessary education, you can add another concept to your search. For example: “ attorney and career .” Remember, you must think of synonyms for your search terms to ensure that you are getting all the information. For example, consider also “ lawyer and career ” as a search strategy. Don't forget to use AND between your career and the concept. Also try keywords such as occupation, profession, job, salary, vocation, etc. You may also try a subject search such as “vocational guidance.”
Reference Resources
A good place to gather information about a career is from the many valuable reference books available on the first floor of Randall Library. Career encyclopedias and guides will offer job descriptions, salary surveys, and other information about careers. These books will be available on a cart at the Reference Desk for your use . Here are a few examples of reference books you might consult:
American Salaries and Wage Survey Career Information Center |
The College Majors Handbook Jobs Rated Almanac: The Best and Worst Jobs |
III. Searching the Occupational Outlook Handbook for Career Information
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Employment Information on Major Occupations for Use in Guidance
Reference HF 5381.A1 O3
Also available on the web at: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
IV. Searching Electronic Subscription Databases for Career Information
Periodicals, such as newspapers, magazines, and journals can provide timely and in-depth articles on careers. For example, you may find articles that profile a person in a particular career, articles that rank careers, or current salary surveys. You may also find interviews with people working in the career you are researching that could provide you with some insight into the career itself.
EBSCOHost
EBSCOHost contains several databases. For career information, choose “Academic Search Premier,” “MasterFILE Premier,” and “Business Source Premier” by placing a check in the box next to each and then clicking on "continue."
Find: [name of career] and "vocational guidance"
Sample search format: accounting and vocational guidance
Other Subscription Databases (http://library.uncw.edu/web/research/databases/)
Vault Online Career Library (click on “V” - http://library.uncw.edu/web/research/databases/index.html)
Scholarly vs. Popular Publications (http://library.uncw.edu/web/research/topic/articletypes.html)
V. Searching the Internet for Career Information
To find career information online, you may want to use a search engine like Google, Yahoo, or Ask.com. No search engine is capable of searching the entire World Wide Web, so keep in mind the limitations of the search engine you use. It is often best to practice choosing a few different search engines and become familiar with their specific search features and result displays.
Google : (http://www.google.com) Google is one of the largest search engines available. If you are searching for a phrase, place it in quotation marks. For example "career development" requires that those words appear as a phrase on the web pages Google returns. If you entered only career development, without quotation marks, career could be in one part of the page and development in another.
Evaluating Websites (http://library.uncw.edu/web/research/topic/evaluating.html)
VI. Citing Sources MLA Style
Book with a single author:
Author. Title. Where it was published: Publisher, Date published.
Example
Moe, Barbara. Careers in Sports Medicine. New York: Rosen Publishers, 2002.
Book with multiple authors:
Example
Farr, J. Michael and LaVerne L. Ludden. Best Jobs for the 21st Century. Indianapolis, IN : JIST Works, 2001.
Reference book article
Author of the article. "Title of the article." Title of the Reference Book. Edition. Year of Publication.
***No author of the article given?
"Title of the article." Title of the Reference Book. Edition. Year of Publication.
Print journal articles
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume number year: page number(s).
Example
Kozol, Johnathan. "Literacy in Underdeveloped Nations." Journal of Education 163.3 (1980): 27-39
Magazine articles
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine month, year: page number(s).
Newspaper articles
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper day month year, edition ed.: pages.
Example
Miller, Michael. "Grand Theft Auto on the Rise." New York Times 8 March 2000, late ed.: A1.
Occupational Outlook Handbook Online
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition,
"Your Title Here
".
Your date here <url>
Example
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2004-05 Edition, "Cashiers".
11 August 2004 <http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos116.htm>
Subscription Databases
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Source (Date of Article): page number. Electronic. Name of Electronic Resource. Name of
Database. Accession Number. Date you retrieved article.
Example
Hulihan, Joseph. "We need more ice cream deliverers." Ice Cream Today (10 May 1999): 103. Electronic. EBSCOHost.
MasterFILE Premiere. A03409719. 23 July 2004.
Personal Website
Author. Name of Page. Date of publication or last update. Name of institution or organization sponsoring or associated
with the Website. Date of Access <url>.
Professional Website
Name of Page. Name of institution or organization sponsoring or associated with the Website. Date of publication or last
update. Date of Access <url>.
Article on a Website
Author. "Title of Article." Name of Page. Date of publication or last update. Name of institution or organization sponsoring or associated with the Website. Date of Access <url>.
Other citation examples: http://library.uncwil.edu/web/research/citation/mla.html
Resources to Complement the College & Career Portfolio
In the space provided below, record information about resources you might use in your College & Career Portfolio:
Print Resources (Books or Government Documents):
| Title : | Location : | Call Number : | Availability : |
| ________________________ | _____________ | ______________________________ | _____________ |
| ________________________ | _____________ | ______________________________ | _____________ |
| ________________________ | _____________ | ______________________________ | _____________ |
| ________________________ | _____________ | ______________________________ | _____________ |
Occupational Outlook Handbook:
| Title of Article : | URL or Page Number of Article : |
| _______________________________________________ | _____________________________________ |
EBSCOHost:
| Title of Article : | Title of Journal : | Volume/Issue/Page Numbers : | Available in Randall ? |
| ________________________ | ___________________________ | _______________________ | _____________ |
| ________________________ | ___________________________ | _______________________ | _____________ |
| ________________________ | ___________________________ | _______________________ | _____________ |
| ________________________ | ___________________________ | _______________________ | _____________ |
Websites :
| URL : | Title of Webpage : | Author : | Is this site credible? |
| ________________________ | ________________________ | _______________________ | _____________ |
| ________________________ | ________________________ | _______________________ | _____________ |
| ________________________ | ________________________ | _______________________ | _____________ |
| ________________________ | ________________________ | _______________________ | _____________ |
Last Update:July 11, 2007