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Occupational Outlook Handbook

Profiles for hundreds of occupations including sections like What They Do, Work Environment, How to Become One, Pay, and more. Each profile also includes Bureau of Labor Statistics employment projections for the 2010–20 decade.

For help resources visit: https://www.bls.gov/help/

Overview

This resource contains detailed information about over 300 careers, including descriptions of the work, pay, outlook over the next ten years, and more. The Handbook covers approximately 4 out of 5 jobs in the economy. Occupational Outlook Handbook is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, part of the U.S. Department of Labor. Features:
  • Economic Releases
  • Student and teacher Resources
  • Publications and Reports
  • Data tools
  • Resources for business leaders, consumers, economists, investors, jobseekers, and more.

Subjects

  • Inflation and prices
  • Spending and time use
  • Unemployment
  • Employment
  • Pay and benefits
  • Productivity
  • Workplace injuries
  • International
  • Demographics
  • Industries
  • Business costs
  • Occupations
  • Geography

Career & Technical Education Database

Vocational information on technical topics, such as computing science, healthcare, building trades, auto mechanics, sales and retail, accounting, graphic design, and photography.

For search tips and help resources visit: https://proquest.libguides.com/ctedb/searchtips

Overview

​The Career & Technical Education Database is the definitive source for vocational information, offering full text journals, magazines, blogs, and video content. Students and instructors can research virtually any technical topic, including computing science, healthcare, building trades, auto mechanics, sales and retail, accounting, graphic design, and photography. The database includes over 790 titles, with more than 700 available in full text. Agricultural Research, Computer Technology Review, Law & Order, Nutrition and Food Science, and Printed Circuit Design are just a few of the titles available in the Career & Technical Education Database.

Featuring full-text publications and valuable career resources, the Career & Technical Education Database offers comprehensive trade and industry information to help meet career and job seekers information needs. With the current state of the economy, demand for career advice and vocational information is at an all-time high. This database is a powerful solution to meet this demand.

eBooks on EBSCOhost Popular

Over 26,000 fiction, reference, scholarly, and professional books online.

EBSCO eBook accessibility information and FAQs are available at: https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/EBSCO-eBook-Accessibility-Guide

You can find tutorials on "Checking out  and Downloading EBSCO eBooks" and additional help resources at: https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/Checking-Out-and-Downloading-EBSCO-eBooks

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Entrepreneurship Database

Information for entrepreneurs and researchers that includes business start-up plans, video clips, journals, business cases, and more.

For search tips and help resources visit: https://proquest.libguides.com/entrepreneurship/tips

Overview

The Entrepreneurship Database contains a unique and powerful database collection - designed to arm entrepreneurs with vital resources for developing and researching their ideas while providing valuable insight to help progress and grow their product or service. Entrepreneurship Database gives users access to an unprecedented collection of content types together in one product:
  • Video Clips - watch and listen to entrepreneurs as they give firsthand accounts of their business experiences. Featuring over 11,000 video clips - many of which contain transcripts for convenient reference and can be downloaded.
  • Start-Up Plans, Templates and Forms - give users an A to Z approach to entrepreneurship as steps are laid out from concept through management. These tools also guide users through various processes and can serve as a "checklist" of items needed to secure financing.
  • Journal Content - top publications relating to the practice of entrepreneurship are provided in the form of full journal runs plus selected articles with a weekly refresh from over 11,000 sources ensuring the latest information for users.

LearningExpress Library Complete and PrepSTEP Academic

Practice tests, interactive tutorials, and ebooks for students adult learners. Includes practices tests such as GED, GRE, SAT, TEAS, and supports those looking to improve core academic skills, pass a high school equivalency test, prepare for college, join the military, obtain occupational certification, find a job, change careers, become a U.S. citizen and much more.

Expires December 31, 2017.

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