LibGuides: Careers: Research Help

Newspaper Databases

Newspaper articles often contain timely information related to careers. Use the following databases:

Newspaper Source Plus
Provides cover-to-cover full text for more than 40 (U.S.) & international newspapers. The database also contains selective full text for 389 regional (U.S.) newspapers. In addition, full text television & radio news transcripts are also provided.
ProQuest Global Newsstream
Provides access to major national and international newspapers including the Philadelphia Inquirer, the New York Times, and the Wall Street Journal.
Wall Street Journal
Full-text access to the Wall Street Journal (Eastern ed.) from Jan 2, 1984 - present.

Career Books & eBooks

Safari Business Books
This e-Book collection offers a variety of career-related titles including books on how to interview and write resumes. NOTE: 2 simultaneous user limit.

Search the Library Catalog to find books or videos. Use the keyword careers for a broad search or add the name of a specific career. For example, careers healthcare or careers engineering.

Print Books

The book series "Career Opportunities In..." covers a wide variety of careers in depth. Library services owns many titles in this series. To view the collection of books in this series, do a Title search in the library catalog using the words Career Opportunities.

Other career-related books on careers found in the Learning Commons:

Careers by Sarah Pawlewski
Call Number: HF5381.2 .C3725 2015
Publication Date: 2015
How to Build a Nontraditional Career Path by Ron Elsdon
Call Number: HF5384 .E47 2014
Publication Date: 2014
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2014 by Richard N. Bolles
Call Number: HF5383 .B643 2013
Publication Date: 2013
Working in Your Major by Mary E. Ghilani
Call Number: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-07-01

Reference Books on Careers

Getting started with career research? Start with one of these reference books:

Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
Call Number: Reference HF5381 .E52 2011

Comprehensive guide to careers of all types. Includes salaries, working conditions, training and more.

Occupational Outlook Handbook 2017-2018 by Bureau of Labor Statistics Staff (Editor)
Call Number: REF HF5382.5 .U5 O33 2016 (Also available ONLINE!)