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Bibliographic Management Software
Refworks is a resource which allows OU students to maintain a personal database of all of their research materials. You can:
- create a database of citations,
- use the Cite While You Write feature to insert references while writing your paper, and
- generate a bibliography in hundreds of different formats.
Set up an account, and then choose the "export" function in the databases you use for records you want to save.
Library Catalog
Use the catalog to find books we have in the Kresge Library. Also use the catalog to see if we have access to a particular journal title on-line or in print.
Databases
Use these databases to find articles from the periodical literature: scholarly, practitioner and trade journals.
ABI/Inform is one of the premier databases for the literature of business, management and related fields--including careers and human resources. Publications include scholarly business journals as well as trade and practitioner journals, with over 80% full text content.
Business Source Premier is another excellent business database which in addition to periodical articles includes full-text company and industry information important for job-seekers and people planning their careers.
PsycInfo is the most comprehensive index to psychology and related disciplines including counseling, industrial and business psychology, and training and development. It indexes primarily scholarly articles from peer-reviewed journal but also includes some practitioner journals.
Mental Measurements Yearbook indexes different psychological tests, including critical reviews and references to further literature. This can be a valuable source for locating tests for career development purposes. It covers MMY from the 9th edition on. Previous editions of MMY are found on the Test Reviews index table in the reference area, as are all editions of Tests in Print.
ERIC the comprehensive database for the field of education by its nature has a significant representation of career development literature. It is divided into journal articles from scholarly and practitioner journals, and ERIC documents which include books, conference papers, research reports, curricula--a wide and heterogeneous body of literature.
Contact Information
Frank Lepkowski
238 Kresge Library
email: lepkowsk@oakland.edu
IM: AOL: frankjlepkowski
phone: (248) 370-2497
Other Career Resources
These resources offer information about a variety of occupations; some include career interest assessment tools, too.
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance (2000 ed.) - Ref. HF 5381 .E52
O*NET - Developed by the Department of Labor, O*NET is an excellent career research tool, providing information on over 950 job classifications. Offers occupation descriptions, plus skill and education requirements, related interests, job actvities, worker characteristics, and much more. For employment and wages trends, O*NET links the user to "America's Career InfoNet" (see Salary Data on the Careers Research Guide).
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Search the database or browse the index of the latest version of the Bureau of Labor Statistics' handbook of career and occupation information. For hundreds of occupations, the Handbook provides information on working conditions, employment statistics, job outlook, average salaries, and training. A print copy is available on reserve at KL (Ref. HD 8051 .A62) and in the Government Documents section (Docs. Ref. L2 .3/4).
In addition to these resources, be sure to check out the Michigan Occupational Reports from the State of Michigan through its Michigan Career Portal.
Other Kresge Library Help Pages
A source of many useful links to job ads, employer information, resumes, and other career information.
Quick Reference APA Citation Guide
Citation help for commonly cited sources such as books, journal articles, and newspapers.
Kresge Library Links to Writing Resources
Find in-depth information about the mechanics of writing and grammar, citation formats, avoiding plagiarism & more.
General Library Information
