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RESOURCES AVAILABLE AT THE LIBRARY

A number of helpful career and education materials can be checked out of the library. The links below will take you into our catalog where you can see which library owns each item and order it through Request-A-Title to be delivered to a library of your choice for pick-up. Choose from the following topics:

Note - This is an overall listing of the materials referred to throughout the site.

CAREER CHANGE

Title
Author
Date
Helfand, David 1999
Koen, Deb 2000
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Career Changes
Vocational Guidance

Career Development

CIVIL SERVICE

Title
Author
Date
Civil service handbook: everything you need to know to get a civil service job IDG Books Worldwide 1999
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Civil Service - United States
Civil Service - United States - Examinations

COVER LETTERS

Title
Author Date
Gallery of best cover letters: a collection of quality cover letters by professional resume writers Noble, David 1999
The quick resume & cover letter book: write and use an effective resume in only one day Farr, J. Michael 2000
201 dynamite job search letters: writing right for today’s new job market Krannich, Ronald 2001
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject heading:
Cover Letters

EX-OFFENDERS

Title
Author

Date

The ex-offender’s job search companion: (getting a good job despite your record) Lordan, Kathleen 1997
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Ex Convicts
Ex Convicts - Employment - United States
Job Hunting
Job Hunting - United States

FIRST JOB

Title
Author

Date

Cyberspace job search kit: the complete guide to online jobseeking and career information Nemnich, Mary 2000
eResumes:everything you need to know about using electronic resumes to tap into today's job market Whitcomb, Susan Britton 2002
First time resume McNeill, William 2000
Job search secrets Lussier, Donald 1998
Landing the job you want: how to have the best job interview of your life Byham, William 1999
Networking skills that will get you the job you want Kerr, Cherie 1999
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Employment Interviewing
Job Hunting
Job Hunting - United States
Resumes - Employment
Social Networks

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

Title
Author Date
Americans with Disabilities Act (videorecording) NY Bar Assn. 1995
Job search handbook for people with disabilities Ryan, Daniel 2000
Learning for a living: a guide to planning your career and finding a job for people with learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, and dyslexia Brown, Dale 2000
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Discrimination Against the Handicapped - Law and Legislation - United States
Handicapped - Employment
Handicapped - Legal Status Laws Etc - United States
Learning Disabled - Vocational Guidance
United States Americans With Disabilities Act Of 1990
Vocational Guidance for the Handicapped

INTERVIEWING

Title
Author Date
Barrier-breaking resumes and interviews: jumping the hurdles of unemployment and getting a job Diggs, Anita Doreen 1999
The complete Q & A job interview book Allen, Jeffrey 2000
111 dynamite ways to ace your job interview Fein, Richard 1997
The everything get-a-job book: from resume writing, to interviewing, to finding tons of job openings Graber, Steven 2000
Exceptional interviewing tips: a view from the inside (videorecording) Cambridge Educational 2001
How to have a winning job interview Bloch, Deborah 1998
Landing the job you want: how to have the best job interview of your life Byham, William 1999
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Employment Interviewing
Job Hunting
Job Hunting - United States
Resumes - Employment
Social Networks

JOB HUNTING

Title
Author Date
The Challenger guide: job-hunting success for mid-career professionals Challenger, James E 1999
Civil service handbook: everything you need to know to get a civil service job IDG Books Worldwide 1999

The complete job search organizer:
how to get a great job—fast

O’Brien, Jack 1997
The complete resume & job search book for college students Adams, Robert Lang 1999
Cyberspace job search kit: the complete guide to online jobseeking and career information Nemnich, Mary 2000
Electronic resumes & online networking: how to use the Internet to do a better job search, including a complete, up-to-date resource guide Smith, Rebecca 2000
The everything get-a-job book: from resume writing, to interviewing, to finding tons of job openings Graber, Steven 2000
The guide to Internet job searching Dikel, Margaret 2000
Job-hunting on the Internet: a desktop companion to the website Bolles, Richard 1999
Job search secrets Lussier, Donald 1998
Networking skills that will get you the job you want Kerr, Cherie 1999
Young person's guide to getting & keeping a good job Farr, J. Michael 2000
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Applications for Positions
Employment Interviewing
Internet Computer Network
Job Hunting
Job Hunting - Computer Network Resources
Job Hunting - United States
Resumes - Employment
Social Networks

LABOR LAW/EMPLOYER & EMPLOYEE RIGHTS

Title
Author Date
Dealing with problem employees : a legal guide by Amy DelPo and Lisa Guerin DelPo, Amy 2001
The employee rights handbook : the essential guide for people on the job Sack, Steven Mitchell 2000
The employer's legal handbook Steingold, Fred 2000
Employment law made E-Z Goldstein, Valerie Hope 1999
Every employee's guide to the law : what you need to know about your rights in the workplace--and what to do if they are violated Joel, Lewin G. 2001
Your rights in the workplace Repa, Barbara Kate 2000
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject heading:
Employee Rights - United States
Industrial Laws and Legislation - United States
Labor Laws and Legislation - United States

MINORITIES

Title
Author

Date

Career success is color-blind: overcoming prejudice and eliminating barriers in the workplace Stevenson, Ollie 2000
Pathways to career success for minorities Ferguson Publishing 2000
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject heading:
Employee Rights - United States
Minorities - Education (Higher) - United States
Minorities - Employment - United States

NON-ENGLISH

Title
Author

Date

Easy English: basic English for speakers of all languages Warnasch, Christopher 2000
English for everyday activities (1 sound cassette, accompanying book: English for everyday activities: a picture process dictionary) Zwier, Lawrence J. 1999
ESL for job success on-the-job English
1 sound cassette, 1 workbook and teacher's guide
Newman, Christy 2000
Learning to speak English : Spanish , program 1. [sound recording] Sullivan, Barbara 2002
Learning to speak English : Spanish, program 2.[sound recording] Sullivan, Barbara 2002
Meeting and greeting: easy English,v. 2 (1 videocassette: 40 min.) Tutor Productions 1995
Understanding basic conversation: easy English, v. 1 (1 videocassette: 50 min.) Tutor Productions 1995
Using numbers and money: easy English, v.3 (1 videocassette: 60 min.) Tutor Productions 1995

For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject heading:
English Language - Programmed Instruction
English Language - Self-Instruction
English Language - Sound Recordings - Foreign Speakers
English Language - Sound Recording for Spanish Speakers
English Language - Study and Teaching - Foreign Speakers
English Language - Study and Teaching - Spanish Speakers
English Language - Textbooks for Foreign Speakers
English Language - Conversation and Phrase Books
High Interest - Low Vocabulary Books

REENTERING WORKFORCE

Title
Author Date
eResumes:everything you need to know about using electronic resumes to tap into today's job market Whitcomb, Susan Britton 2002
The everything get-a-job book: from resume writing, to interviewing, to finding tons of job openings Graber, Steven 2000
The everything job interview book: answer the toughest job interview questions with confidence Adams, Bob 2001
Exceptional interviewing tips: a view from the inside (videorecording) Cambridge Educational 2001
Landing the job you want: how to have the best job interview of your life Byham, William 1999
Networking skills that will get you the job you want Kerr, Cherie 1999
Resumes for re-entering the job market VGM Career Books 2002
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Applications for Positions
Career Changes
Employment Interviewing
Employment Re-Entry
Internet Computer Network
Job Hunting
Job Hunting - Computer Network Resources
Job Hunting - United States
Resumes - Employment
Social Networks

RESEARCHING EMPLOYERS

Title
Author Date
Help! My job interview is tomorrow! : how to use the library to research an employer Templeton, Mary Ellen 1997

For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Employment Interviewing
Job Hunting
Job Hunting - United States
Reference Books - Business - Bibliography
Resumes - Employment
Vocational Guidance

RESUMES

Title
Author Date
Barrier-breaking resumes and interviews: jumping the hurdles of unemployment and getting a job Diggs, Anita Doreen 1999
The complete resume & job search book for college students Adams, Robert 1999
The damn good resume guide: a crash course in resume writing Parker, Yana 1996
Electronic resumes & online networking: how to use the Internet to do a better job search, including a complete, up-to-date resource guide Smith, Rebecca 2000
eResumes:everything you need to know about using electronic resumes to tap into today's job market Whitcomb, Susan Britton 2002
The everything get-a-job book: from resume writing, to interviewing, to finding tons of job openings Graber, Steven 2000
The Federal resume guidebook Troutman, Kathryn 1997
First time resume McNeill, William 2000
The insider’s guide to writing the perfect resume Weber, Karl 2001
The quick resume & cover letter book: write and use an effective resume in only one day Farr, J. Michael 2000
101 quick tips for a dynamite resume Fein, Richard 1999
The resume kit Beatty, Richard 2000
Resumes for re-entering the job market VGM CareerBooks 2002
Resumes that get jobs with resume-writing software Reed, Jean 1998
Writing your resume Howard, Simon 1999
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Applications for Positions
Cover Letters
Employment Interviewing
Internet Computer Network
Job Hunting
Job Hunting - Computer Network Resources
Job Hunting - United States
Resumes - Employment
Social Networks

SELF-EMPLOYMENT

Title
Author Date
The complete idiot's guide to starting your own business Paulson, Ed. 1998
Creating your own retirement plan : a guide to Keoghs and IRAs for the self-employed Slesnick, Twila 2001
Freelancing for dummies Drake, Susan M. 2001
Home-based business for dummies Edwards, Paul 2000
Minding her own business : the self-employed woman's guide to taxes and record keeping Zobel, Jan 2000
Planning your business [sound recording] Anthony, Joseph 1998
The stay-at-home entrepreneur : 125 ways to earn money while raising your family Adler, Bill 1999
J.K. Lasser's taxes made easy for your home-based business Carter, Gary W. 1998
Job surfing : freelancing : using the Internet to find a job and get hired Anthony, Robert 2002
Run your own home business Kern, Coralee Smith 1998
Self-employment : from dream to reality! Gilkerson, Linda D. 1998
Start small, finish big : fifteen key lessons to start--and run--your own successful business DeLuca, Fred 2000
The work at home balancing act : the professional resource guide for managing yourself, your work, and your family at home Anderson, Sandy 1998
Working from home : everything you need to know about living and working under the same roof Edwards, Paul 1999
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Cottage Industries
Entrepreneurship
Home-based Businesses
Individual Retirement Accounts
New Business Enterprises
Pension Trusts
Self - Employed
Small Business
Telecommuting

SENIORS

Title
Author

Date

Don't stop the career clock: rejecting the myths of aging for a new way to work in the 21st century Harkness, Helen 1999
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject heading:
Age and Employment - United States
Aged - Employment - United States
Aged Volunteers - United States
Career Changes
Retirees - Employment - United States

SPANISH RESOURCES

Title
Author Date
Best careers for bilingual Latinos: market your fluency in Spanish to get ahead on the job Kenig, Graciela 1999
Como arrancar tu propio negocio: lo que debes hacer en el lanzamiento de tu empresa para tener exito Bangs, David H. 1998
El puesto es suyo! : todas las claves para triunfar en una entrevista de trabajo De Bretteville, Alexis 2001

Ingles esencial: nivel avanzado
8 sound cassettes (480 min.) and 1 book

Living Language 1998
Ingles esencial: nivel basico-intermedio
8 sound cassettes (480 min.) and 1 book
Living Language 1998
Para el trabajo y la escuela
(1 videocassette, 60 min) 1 sound cassette, 1 workbook and 1 booklet
Living Language 1999

For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Bilingualism - United States
English Language - Self-Instruction
English Language - Sound Recordings for Spanish Speakers
English Language - Study and Teaching - Spanish Speakers
English Language - Textbooks for Foreign Speakers - Spanish
Hispanic Americans - Employment - United States
Spanish Language Materials
Spanish Language - Vocational Guidance - United States

TEENS/YOUNG ADULTS

Title
Author Date
The complete idiot's guide to cool jobs for teens Ireland, Susan 2001
The complete resume & job search book for college students Adams, Robert Lang 1999
Jobs that don't suck Charlie Drozdyk 1998
Resumes for college students and recent graduates VGM Career Horizons 1998
Young person's guide to getting & keeping a good job Farr, J. Michael 2000
For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Applications for Positions
Career Development
College Graduates - Employment
College Students - Employment
College Students - Vocational Guidance - United States
Employment Interviewing
Internet Computer Network
Job Hunting
Job Hunting - Computer Network Resources
Job Hunting - United States
Resumes - Employment
Social Networks
Teenagers - Employment

WOMEN

Title
Author
Date
And what do you do? : when women choose to stay home Kaufman, Loretta 2000
Careers for women who love sports Roberts, Robin 2000
Creating a life : professional women and the quest for children Hewlett, Sylvia Ann 2002
DotCom divas : E-business insights from the visionary women founders of 20 net ventures Carlassare, Elizabeth 2001
Free money and help for women entrepreneurs Lesko, Matthew 2000
Going to the top : a road map for success from America's leading women executives Gallagher, Carol 2000
The male mind at work : a woman's guide to working with men Swiss, Deborah J. 2000
Minding her own business : the self-employed woman's guide to taxes and record keeping Zobel, Jan 2000
Mompreneurs online : using the Internet to build work at home success Cobe, Patricia 2001
More 101 best home-based businesses for women Huff, Priscilla 1998
Not guilty! : the good news about working mothers Holcomb, Betty 1998
Not your mother's life : changing the rules of work, love and family Peters, Joan 2001
One hundred and one best home-based businesses for women Huff, Priscilla 1998
Powley, Sherry 2002
Play like a man, win like a woman : what men know about success that women need to learn Evans, Gail 2000
PowerTools for women in business : 10 ways to succeed in life and work Sherman, Aliza 2001
Reinventing ourselves after motherhood : how former career women refocus their personal and professional lives after the birth of a child Lewis, Susan 1999
The seven greatest truths about successful women : how you can achieve financial independence, professional freedom, and personal joy Brem, Marion Luna 2001
Small business savvy : a woman's guide to building a business Rist, Norma J 2001
The smart woman's guide to starting a business Montgomery, Vickie 1998
What's holding you back? : 8 critical choices for women's success Austin, Linda S. 2000
Whip your career into submission : the 30-day plan to transform yourself from a job slave into the master of your destiny Salmansohn, Karen 1998
Anderson, Sandy 2000
The women's home-based business book of answers : 78 important questions answered by top women business leaders Bailey, Maria 2001
The working woman's legal survival guide : know your workplace rights before it's too late Sack, Steven Mitchell 1998
Working women : opposing viewpoints Greenhaven Press 1998
Work smarts for women : the essential sex discrimination survival guide Patti, Paniccia. 2000

For a more in-depth search on this topic, use the following subject headings:
Achievement Motivation in Women
Businesswomen - Psychology
Businesswomen - United States
Children of Working Mothers