Career Information in the OC Library
*All books are in reference section unless otherwise noted.
Industry Information:
Industry Surveys (HC 106.6 S74)Industry trends, how it operates, key ratios and statistics, composite industry data, comparative company analysis.
Company Information:
Oklahoma Business Directory (HF 5056 O5 O35)
Companies by city (includes owner or manager's name), by industry, and by SIC. Also provides number of employees, sales volume codes, and credit score.
Value Line (HG 4501 V26)Information about companies, including number of employees, recent earnings, etc..
Occupations/Careers:
Big Book of Jobs (HF 5382.5 U5)Discusses career profiles, job search strategies, salary statistics, resumes, and cover letters.
Dictionary of Occupational Titles (HB 2595 A5)
A government publication defining the structure and content of all listed occupations. Details the tasks to be performed and the levels of education needed. A starting place to address issues of training, education, career guidance, employment counseling, job definition, and wage restructuring.
Encyclopedia of Associations (HS 17 G334)
A guide to national and international organizations.
Occupational Outlook Handbook (HF 5382.5 U5)
Nature of work, working conditions, employment , training, job outlook, earnings, related occupations, and additional sources of information.
Occupational Outlook Quarterly (Access through the database Business Source Elite)
Current information on the outlook for specific occupations.
Opportunities in . . . Careers and other books about specific careers (Not reference. Located in the Career Resources room in the Beam Library.)
Information on different occupations within a career category, list of professional organizations and societies, periodicals, bibliography of additional resources, and training programs and schools. To find these books: Search the OC Catalog by putting in the career term combined with the phrase “vocational guidance” in the subject field (e.g., “marketing and vocational guidance”).
Great Jobs for . . . Majors and Careers for . . . Types (Not reference. Located in the Career Resources room in the Beam Library.)
Some examples of these kinds of books are:
- Great Jobs for English Majors
- Great Jobs for Liberal Studies Majors
- Careers for Bookworms and Other Literary Types
- Careers for Talkative Types and Others with the Gift of Gab
Internet Sites:
The library has provided links to Internet sites dealing with careers and job searches.To access them, go to:
- Library's home page: www.oc.edu/library
- Select: Find Web Sites
- Select: Careers (Listed under Other Internet Resources)
America's Job Bank: www.jobsearch.org
Career Resource Homepage: www.careerresource.net
Monster.Com: www.monster.com
Net-Temp: www.net-temps.com
Student Resources (Career Advice, Resume Preparation, Cover Letters, Interviewing Skills): library.sau.edu/bestinfo/Student/career.htm
Articles and Other Information:
To find articles and other information about industries and companies:- Go to the library's Web site (www.oc.edu/library)
- Select: Find Articles
- Select: Database title or area of study (e.g., Business)
Business Source Elite (under Business)
Industry and company profiles and articles from business publications.
College Source (from the library's Web site, click on Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, etc., then on Colleges & Universities)Information about colleges and universities.
MergentOnline (under Business)In-depth company history and financial information.
Newspaper Source (under Newspapers)Provides full text articles for over 150 national and international newspapers, but provides only the citation and abstract for four national newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.
NewsBank (under Newspapers)Full coverage of the Daily Oklahoman and Tulsa World and selected articles from many other newspapers.
Career Resources Room
The Library staff has placed most of the career-related materials in one room to make them more easily accessiblePlease send comments or suggestions to library@oc.edu