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Braben, D. W. To be a scientist. Oxford, New York, Oxford University
Press, 1994. 166 p. Easton, Thomas A. Careers in science. 4th ed. Chicago, VGM
Career Books, c2004. 210 p. Science careers: personal accounts from the experts. Edited
by Lawrence O. Flowers. Lanham, Md., Scarecrow Press, 2003. 151
p.
Subject headings used by the Library of Congress, under which books on career opportunities in science and technology can be located in most card, book, and online catalogs, include the following: Highly Revelant
Basta, Nicholas. Careers in high tech. 2nd ed. Lincolnwood,
Ill., VGM Career Horizons, c1999. 96 p. Emko, Tod. Vault guide to technology careers. New York, Vault
Inc., c2004. 109 p. Exploring health care careers. 2nd ed. Chicago, Ferguson Pub.
Co., c2002. 2 v. (949 p.) Exploring tech careers: real people tell you what you need
to know. 3rd ed. Chicago, Ferguson Pub. Co., 2001. 2 v. (997 p.) Farr, J. Michael and LaVerne L. Ludden. Best jobs for the
21st century. 2nd ed. Indianapolis, Ind., JIST Works, c2001. 688 p. Fiske, Peter S. Put your science to work: the take-charge
career guide for scientists. Washington, American Geophysical Union, 2001.
179 p. Goldberg, Jan. Careers for scientific types & others with
inquiring minds. Lincolnwood, Ill., VGM Career Horizons, c2000.
137 p. Goldberg, Jan. Real people working in science. Lincolnwood, Ill.,
VGM Career Horizons, c1998. 125 p. Krannich, Ronald L., and Caryl Rae Krannich. The best jobs
for the 21st century. 3rd ed. Manassas Park, Va., Impact Publications,
1998. 305 p. Schaffer, William A. High-tech careers for low-tech people. 2nd
ed. Berkeley, Calif., Ten Speed Press, c1999.
Belikoff, Kathleen. Opportunities in biological science
careers. Rev. ed. Chicago, VGM Career Books, c2004. Bird, Drew, and Mike Harwood. Information technology careers:
the hottest jobs for the new millennium. Scottsdale, Ariz., Coriolis
Group Books, 2000. 416 p. Brown, Sheldon S. Opportunities in biotechnology careers. Chicago,
VGM Career Books, c2001. 148 p. Burns, Julie Kling. Opportunities in computer careers. New York,
VGM Career Books, c2002. 144 p. Camenson, Blythe. Opportunities in forensic science careers. Chicago, VGM Career Books, c2001. 149 p. Careers in focus: Aviation. New York, Ferguson, c2005. 192 p. TL561.C376 2005 Careers in focus: Computer & video game design. New York,
Ferguson, c2005. 188 p. Careers in focus: Earth science. Chicago, Ferguson Pub. Co.,
c2002. 186 p. Careers in focus: Energy. Chicago, Ferguson Pub. Co., c2002. 187 p. TJ163.2.C367 2001 Careers in focus: Internet. 2nd ed. Chicago, Ferguson Pub. Co.,
c2003. 171 p. Careers in focus: Medical technicians. 4th ed. New York, Ferguson,
2004. 188 p. Doyle, Kevin, and others. The complete guide to environmental
careers in the 21st century. Washington, Island Press, c1999. 447
p. Fasulo, Michael, and Paul Walker. Careers in the environment. 2nd ed. Lincolnwood, Ill., VGM Career Horizons, c2000. 275 p. Garcia, Kimberly. Careers in technology. Bear, Del., Mitchell
Lane Publishers, c2002. 96 p. Haroun, Lee. Career development for health professionals. Philadelphia,
Saunders, c2001. 324 p. Heitzman, William Ray. Opportunities in marine and maritime
careers.
Chicago, VGM Career Horizons, c1999. Krueger, Gretchen Dewailly. Opportunities in petroleum careers.
Lincolnwood, Ill., VGM Career Horizons, 1999. Pond, Robert J. Introduction to engineering technology. 6th ed.
Upper Saddle River, N.J., Pearson Prentice Hall, c2005. 398 p. Sindermann, Carl J., and Thomas K. Sawyer. The scientist
as consultant: building new career opportunities. New York, Plenum Press, c1997.
341 p. Swanson, Barbara Mardinly. Careers in health care. 5th ed. New
York, McGraw-Hill, c2005. 321 p.
Apel, Melanie Ann. Careers in information technology.
Rev. ed. New York, Rosen Pub. Group, 2003. 128 p. Discovering careers for your future: science. Chicago, Ferguson
Pub., c2000. 92 p. Frisch, Carlienne. Everything you need to know about getting
a job. New York, Rosen Pub. Group, 2000. 64 p. Kahn, Jetty. Women in computer science careers. Mankato, Minn.,
Capstone Press, 2000. 48 p. Marinelli, Deborah A. Careers in animal care and veterinary
science.
New York, Rosen Pub. Group, 2001. 122 p. Maupin, Melissa. Computer engineer. Mankato, Minn., Capstone
Books, c2001. 48 p. Maze, Stephanie. I want to be an environmentalist. San Diego,
Harcourt, c2000. 47 p. McAlary, Florence Aleen, and Judith Love Cohen. You can be
a woman marine biologist. Rev. ed. Marina del Rey, Calif., Cascade
Pass, c2001. 38 p. Olesky, Walter. Choosing a career in agriculture. New York, Rosen
Pub. Group, 2001. 64 p. Pasternak, Ceel. Cool careers for girls as environmentalists.
Manassas Park, Va., Impact Publications, 2002. Schaefer, Lola M. We need veterinarians. Mankato, Minn., Pebble
Books, c2000. 24 p. Zannos, Susan. Careers in science and medicine. Bear, Del., Mitchell
Lane Publishers, c2002. 96 p.
Field, Ben T., and Paul K. Wright. Better resumes in 3
easy steps. New York, Delmar Publishers, c2000. 77 p. Gale, Linda. Discover what you’re best at: the national
career aptitude system and career directory. Rev. ed. New York,
Simon & Schuster, c1998. 181 p. Garber, Janet. I need a job, now what?! New York, Silver Lining
Books, c2001. 176 p. Graber, Steven. The everything resume book: great resumes
for everybody from student to executive. Holbrook, Mass., Adams Media,
c2000. 322 p. Hamilton, Leslie. WOW!: resumes for high tech jobs. New York,
McGraw-Hill, c1999. 131 p. Job hunting A to Z: the WetFeet insider guide to landing
the job you want. San Francisco, WetFeet, c2003. 101 p.
Morem, Susan. How to get a job and keep it: career and life skills you
need to succeed. Chicago, Ferguson Pub. Co., c2002. 262 p. Real-resumes for medical jobs. Anne McKinney, editor. Fayetteville, N.C., Prep.
Pub., c2001. 183 p. Resumes for scientific and technical careers. 2nd ed. Lincolnwood,
Ill., VGM Career Horizons, c2000. 151 p.
Career guide to industries. 1992- Washington, U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Directory of engineering graduate studies & research. 1992-
Washington, American Society for Engineering Education. Free & inexpensive career materials: a resource directory. 3rd ed. Chicago, Ferguson Pub., c2001. 1 v. (unpaged). Kreeger, Karen Young. Guide to nontraditional careers in
science.
Philadelphia, Taylor & Francis, c1999. 263 p. Michelozzi, Betty Neville, Linda J. Surrell, and Robert I. Cobez.
Coming alive from nine to five in a 24/7 world: a career search
handbook for the 21st century. 7th ed. New York, McGraw-Hill, 2003.
343 p. Professional careers sourcebook. 1990- Detroit, Gale Research. Summer jobs in the USA. 2002- Lawrenceville, N.J., Thompson/Peterson’s. The Top 100. The fastest growing careers for the 21st century. 3rd ed. Chicago, Ferguson Pub., c2001. 428 p. VGM’s careers encyclopedia. 5th ed. Chicago, VGM Career
Books, c2002. 449 p.
Abstracting and indexing services that index relevant journal articles and other literature are listed below. Suggested terms for searching are “Careers,” “Job Selection,” and “Vocational Guidance.” Many of the titles may now be available in electronic format. Consult a reference librarian for the location and format of abstracting and indexing services and computer terminals.
Journals that often contain articles on careers and career planning can be found include the following:
Arenofsky, Janice. Creating your career path. Career world, v.
30, Sept. 2001: 6-10. Bonous-Hammarth, Marguerite. Pathways to success: affirming opportunities
for science, mathematics, and engineering majors. Journal of
Negro education, v. 69, winter/spring 2000: 92-111. Earth scientists and national security: careers focus. Geotimes,
v. 47, Feb. 2002: 19-23. Fox, Mary Frank, and Paula E. Stephan. Careers of young scientists:
preferences, prospects and realities by gender and field. Social
studies of science, v. 31, Feb. 2001: 109-122. Freeman, Richard, Eric Weinstein, and Elizabeth Marincola. Competition
and careers in biosciences. Science, v. 294, Dec. 14, 2001: 2293-2294.
Gaensslen, R. E. How do I become a forensic scientist? Educational pathways
to forensic science careers. Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, v. 376,
Aug 2003: 1151-1155. Henry, Celia M. Careers in bioinformatics. Chemical & engineering
news, v. 80, Jan. 7, 2002: 47-53. Miner, Gary. Plotting a career path. Journal. American Water
Works Association, v. 93, June 2001: 62-66. Serabian, Michael. The long and winding road: your career path
in NDT. Materials evaluation, v. 59, Apr. 2001: 503-506. Wetherill, Karen, and others. Redefining professional career
development in the twenty-first century: a systemic approach. High
school journal, v. 85, Dec. 2001/Jan. 2002: 54-66. Zheng, Yan, and Brian H. Kleiner. Developments concerning career
development and transition. Management research news, v. 24, no.
3/4, 2001: 33-39. Zint, Michaela, and Megan M. Hanson. Exploring environmental
careers. Environmental science & technology, v. 36, Jan. 1,
2002: 22A-26A.
Selected materials available in the Science Reading Room pamphlet box collection include:
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