Career Research

Look under the following subjects in the library catalog and in online searches:

· Careers

· Occupations

· Professions

· Vocational guidance

· Name of the particular career

Browse for books on the shelf using these call numbers:

331.7 (Occupation)

R 331.7 VGM’s Careers Encyclopedia

R 331.7 ENC Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (4 volume set)

R 331.7 Occupational Outlook Handbook 2002-2003

650.14 (success in obtaining jobs)

Other Materials:

Chronicle Guidance Publications:

· Use the Chronicle Occupational Guide booklet to find an alphabetical list of occupations.

· Ask librarians to help you find the pamphlet on file for individual career listed in the Guidebook

Online Reference Sources

· The Library of Virginia

http://www.finditva.org

You must have a valid Radford City Public Library Card

· Infotrac (database of magazine articles)

http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/radfordhs

password: Ask your RHS Librarians

Suggested Internet sites:

JobStarCentral http://jobstar.org/tools/career/spec-car.htm

Occupational Outlook Handbook http://www.bls.gov/oco/

See The Internet Resource Directory (P 371.3 MIL) for web sites related to a specific career.