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Searchable career profiles with position descriptions, work environment, required training/education, and more. Browsing functions identify positions within broad occupational categories by criteria such as "highest paying" and "fastest growing."
Known for its unprecedented depth of coverage, this comprehensive career research database is organized into three main sections: through Industries and Careers, users can explore a multitude of industries, career fields, and professions; Plan Your Education helps users find the schools that fit them best; and Launch Your Career offers solid advice to help users perfect the skills that beget success. The material draws from a range of authoritative sources, including more than 880 updated articles and entries from the Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, 16th Edition.
eLibrary is a user-friendly search tool. It is very helpful for finding and picking a topic and finding credible sources about it.
*This is a Traveler resource. The Traveler Statewide Resource project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
eLibrary®—the user-friendly general reference tool—delivers one of the largest general reference collections of periodical and digital media content designed to support every range of users, including middle and high school students, college-prep and college-level researchers, and professional educators. Educators can even search for resources that correlate to state and national standards, including Common Core State Standards. eLibrary’s updated interface and features make research easy. Researchers will find the answers they need from more than 2090 full-text magazines, newspapers, books, and transcript titles, plus a collection of over 7 million maps, pictures, weblinks, and audio/video files.
O*NET OnLine is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor,
Employment & Training Administration,
and developed by the National Center for O*NET Development.
Learning Express is an interactive online learning platform featuring practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks related to job search and workplace skills improvement, career certification and licensing exam preparation, college entrance and graduate school admissions exam preparation, GED exam preparation, and basic skills improvement in reading, writing, and math, for all ages. You'll get immediate scoring, complete answer explanations, and an individualized analysis of your results.
What is "the Deep Web?" This short video compares and contrasts the type of research results you can retrieve using library resources in addition to Google.
Building on the example of sports fans, this short video illustrates how bias is a common and sometimes productive part of how we communicate. It also shows how bias can cause problems when it’s hidden or not detected.
By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to recognize open and hidden web resources; determine if a site on the open web is reliable; and analyze resources on the open web.
