Research
Library Databases
Students: BIGFOOT username & password are required to access databases.
Faculty/Staff: Network (email) username & password are required
Need help accessing the databases?
Research Tips
Search for a job or profession. Add additional search terms to find more relevant articles.
- "video game designer" AND training
- nursing AND patient history forms
- Associates Programs Source Plus This link opens in a new windowIndex to magazines, journals, newspapers and books specifically selected for two-year college students
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowComprehensive scholarly database with more than 7,000, full text, peer reviewed journals. Also contains magazine articles, trade publications, news items and multimedia resources.
- EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new windowApproximately 150,000 eBook titles from across the disciplines, including reference works and scholarly monographs.
Issues by Profession
Looking for information about issues, values, topics, policies, advocacy, news..... related to a particular profession? Try looking here:
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Profession's organizations or associations website.
- ex. GOOGLE SEARCH: professional organization addiction professionals
- ex. RESULTS: NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
- other professional group examples:
- early childhood educators - NAEYC
- information systems security - ISSA
- video game development - IGDA
- nurses - American Nursing Association
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Social media for what is trending in those fields.
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Search hashtags (#) to see what people are talking about related to that industry.
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ex. #pharmtech on Twitter:
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Paradigm @ParadigmPublish
The Evolving Role of Pharmacy Technicians http://ow.ly/PwG2308EJvQ #pharmtech
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ex. National Restaurant Association on Facebook:
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- Occupational Outlook HandbookThis publication describes the nature of the work, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects for a wide range of occupations.
Research Help
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