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Using OneSearch to Find Ebooks and Articles on Careers

After visiting some of the websites on the previous page, try using OneSearch -- the big search bar at the top of the LAVC Library homepage (see screenshot below)-- to find ebooks, articles and other Library resources related to your career or interests.

To begin, keep your search terms broad (for example: nursing career or graphic design career). Later, if you'd like, you can narrow your results down by source type and date. There's also a good chance your career will be covered in a "job/career guide"  -- a book that collects information about many different careers, with separate entries/chapters for each one -- so you may want to consider more general searches like career choice or best jobs as well.

Tip: Advanced Search + "Vocational Guidance"

To find more sources in OneSearch, try clicking "Advanced Search" (located near the search bar on a results screen) and add the phrase vocational guidance to your search, like this:

For more help with advanced searches, follow these directions.

Additional Help - Detailed Guides

For more in-depth, step-by-step instructions on finding/navigating ebooks and articles from the LAVC Library website, check out these helpful guides:

Recommended Ebooks for General Career Exploration

The ebooks below are great for helping you discover your strengths, choose a career field, and land a job. They are intended as general sources that you begin consulting at the start of your career exploration -- if, instead, you're looking for ebooks that focus on specific careers and jobs, we recommend including those specific job titles and/or career fields in your searches.