Career Development Guide - Organization & Industry Research: Getting Started
Macalester Career Development Center
- Kagin Commons, First Floor
- 651-696-6384
- cdc@macalester.edu
- https://www.macalester.edu/cdc/
General Career Resources - Encyclopedias
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The encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidanceMAC Reference: HF5381 .E52
Career field and industry articles include an overview of the fields and industries covered, including in-depth information on alternative energy, construction, education, engineering, health care, Internet services and security, telecommunications, and much more. Each article includes sections covering the background, structure, and outlook of each career field plus additional resources for further investigation.
Research Databases
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Nexis UniUse for finding and searching company profiles (including Hoovers), industrury surveys, business and trade journals, and international newspapers.
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Business Source PremierProvides articles, industry reports, and more on virtually all subject areas related to business.
Newspapers
Search newspapers for articles about companies, industries, geographic areas, and much much more.
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Access World News: Research CollectionInternational, national, regional, state, and local newspaper articles and video clips. Includes over a thousand international news sources from scores of countries on six continents, translated into English when written in other languages.
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Nexis UniExtensive online archive of news from newspapers, magazines, legal resources, medical resources, and more - updated daily.
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US Newsstream (ProQuest)Current and archived news from the United States and international news sources.
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New York Times ArchiveSearchable full text of the New York Times back to the first issue of the newspaper with full page and article images. Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. The most recent years of the New York Times can be searched in ProQuest Newsstand.
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Wall Street Journal Digital ArchiveSearchable archive of the Wall Street Journal back to the first issue of the newspaper with full page and article images. Includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. To access current issues of the Wall Street Journal, see the ProQuest Newspapers database.