STRATTON TAYLOR LIBRARY

Resource Guides

Pathfinders: Careers

Updated: 02/01/10

Basic References on Careers

• Occupational Outlook Handbook, US Dept of Labor (published every two years)
  Latest edition is in the Federal Government Document Room, STL 3rd floor
  Gov. Call Number L 2.3: 2008-09 (also available online through library catalog or www.google.com)
• Occupational Projections and Training Data, US Dept of Labor
  This E-Book. is found in the Library Catalog by clicking on the URL link.
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly, US Dept of Labor
  Current printed issues are in the Federal Government Document Room, STL 3rd floor
  Fulltext Online version is found through the Journals link from www.rsu.edu/library 
• 100 Fastest-Growing Careers, 10th Edition
  Ref HF 5382 .F38 2009, in Reference Books, STL 2nd floor
• America’s Top 300 Careers, 11th Edition
  Ref HD5382.5 .U5  T66 2008, in Reference Books, STL 2nd floor
• Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, 14th ed, 5 volumes (Ferguson Pub.)
  Ref HF5381 .E52 2008, in Reference Books, STL 2nd floor
• What Color is Your Parachute? (The Classic Handbook on Finding a New Job)
  Latest edition is Ref  5382.7 .B264 2009, in Reference Books, STL 2nd floor
  Earlier editions, same call number, in Books, STL 3rd floor

Web Site

• Workforce Oklahoma, www.workforceok.org, is the statewide system for connecting job seekers with employers. It has good links for Job Seekers, including the home page for the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. From www.workforceok.org, choose Other Helpful WebSites, and then the OESC home page, whose  link will be in the top left corner of the screen.

Resumes

• Vault Guide to Resumes, Cover Letters & Interviewing, 3rd Ed, by H. Leifman, et al.
  Ref HF 5383 ,L445 2003
• Other books with the same call number, both on STL 2nd floor and on STL 3rd floor

Directories

• College Blue Book, 37th Ed., 6 vols, vol. 3: “Degrees Offered by College and Subject”
  Ref  LA226 .C685 2010, in Reference Books, STL 2nd floor
• Peterson’s  Graduate and Professional Programs, 6 volumes (annual)
  Ref  L901 .P44 2009, in Reference Books, STL 2nd floor
• Encyclopedia of Associations, 43rd  edition, 2 volumes plus keyword index
  Ref AS 22 .L5 2006, in Reference Books, STL 2nd floor

Other

• For general information concerning any field, use the library catalog, databases, and useful web sites. The key words, “vocational guidance” may help narrow the search to career-oriented materials.  Ask for a Research Appointment if you need more help.