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Getting to the Databases

Use the links on the GCM Library website to access the databases.  If you are not at school, you will need the passwords available in the GCM Library Blackboard course in the Databases button.

Search Tips

Use the browse feature available in many databases to help you focus on a topic.  Use Advanced Search options to limit your results to certain types of information or particular date ranges.  Search with a variety of terms including synonyms to get a variety of results.

Resources Available

Database resources:

• Gale Testing & Education Reference Center
• Gale Vocations and Career Collection

Website resources:

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• CareerOneStop (U.S. Department of Labor)

Book resources:

• GCM Library catalog

Help with your research:

• Research question presentation
• Research question handout
• Career resources presentations, with citation information
  • Websites
  • Databases
  • Books
• Citing Sources – MLA