LibGuides: Career: Career Research

Search for Print Books @ the Eshleman Library

University of Michigan Dearborn - Mardigian LIbrary
Currently enrolled students at HFC who bring their HFC student ID and a printout of their current schedule can borrow circulating print books from the Mardigian Library at the University of Michigan - Dearborn.
Dearborn Public Library
Currently enrolled students at HFC who bring their student ID and a printout of their current schedule will receive a library card from the Dearborn Public Library.
Michigan eLibrary
The Michigan eLibrary (MeL) is a statewide service of the Library of Michigan, an agency of the Michigan Department of Education. It allows Michigan residents to request books and materials from any participating library in the state of Michigan, to be checked out and returned to their own home library, completely free of charge.

Try searching professional organizations in your field for current trends in the job, important issues, and inside information. You can search Google for "professional organization AND (Your Job Title)" to find organizations of interest.

Explore Your Options

Occupational Outlook Handbook
U.S. Labor Department's data on job duties, education requirements, salary, nature of the work, working conditions, and more.
O*NET OnLine
Includes information on skills, abilities, knowledge, work activities, and interests associated with occupations.
Career Advisor
Career, training, and job search website for the U.S. Department of Labor. The website serves job seekers, businesses, students, and career advisors with a variety of free online tools, information and resources.
Michigan Bureau of Labor Market
Michigan employment trends.

Find Articles

To find articles on your career, you will want to search the library's databases. To access the databases, you will need to know your HFC library barcode number.

Articles will be shorter and more specific to one aspect of a career than books will be, so you will want to search for your specific career.

Examples:

Nurse and career
Paralegal and career
Manager and career

Below are links to some of our databases, but there are plenty more to try on the library's database page.

Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) This link opens in a new window
A database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
Access Tip: Also available via MeL.org
General OneFile (Gale) This link opens in a new window
News, magazine, and periodical articles across a wide range of general interest topics and academic disciplines.
OmniFile Full Text Select (Wilson/EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
Contains a wealth of essential material for learning and research across the disciplines. Full-text articles are available from approximately 2,700 publications, many of which are peer-reviewed.
LearningExpress Library This link opens in a new window
Test preparation and practice exams. First-time users must register.
Access Tip: Also available via MeL.org
Vocations and Careers (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Offers information to aid users in researching a vocation, searching for jobs and appropriate schools, and maintaining a career.