In addition to career websites, use databases to find articles with information on the trends, outlook, issues, and other features or projections for your career.

✓ Try a search in EagleSearch. Or, select a database such as Academic Search Complete or Business Source Complete (To search additional databases, click the "Choose Databases" link to select and add one or more databases to search.)

✓ Use key terms for your occupation.

✓ Browse the index, thesaurus or subject headings.

✓ Use the "Subject" and/or "Subject Thesaurus" limiters in the left menu bar to mark additional subjects to include in your search results.

✓ Change or add databases, as needed.

As shown in the examples below, use keywords, phrases, and subject headings in a variety of combinations for effective searching.

Click the links below to view the search results. Edit the search for other careers or professions.

Keyword Search

opens new windowpastoral care AND career

Truncation (truncation - * (asterisk) - searches the root of a word; quotation marks are used for a phrase search)

opens new windowbiolog* AND "job description"

Subject Term

opens new window library professions AND ethics

Subject Heading (DE = descriptor or subject)

opens new windowDE "Career development" AND DE "School administrators"

MeSH (Medical Subject Heading. MH = major heading/major concept)

opens new window (MH "Ethics, Nursing")

See: opens new windowHow to Find Articles, Search Strategies