HPC 5532: Teaching Life and Career Planning
This guide lists important sources to consult for your research. For more information and/or assistance visit the Reference/Information Desk or call 262-2820
Library Catalogs ( to locate books, journal titles, and other materials)
Web Resources
Selected Journals
ASU Resources
Where to Go for Help
Library Catalogs
Finding books through the WNCLN (Western North Carolina Library Network) Catalog
The online catalog will provide location and call number information for books, government publications, audiovisual materials, and periodical titles available at Appalachian State University, the University of North Carolina at Asheville , and Western Carolina University . Most books and periodicals owned by UNC-Asheville and Western Carolina University can be borrowed using the ABC-Express document delivery service, at no charge, and received in 1-2 days.
Finding books beyond WNCLN using WorldCat
WorldCat is a catalog of over 35 million books, dissertations, serials, audiovisual media, conference proceedings, and computer files from 17,000 libraries around the world. Electronic interlibrary loan requesting is available for qualified patrons. In order to borrow these materials you will need to use Interlibrary loan and set up an Illiad account .
Web Resources
Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)
http://www.bls.gov/oco/home.htm
Psychometrics.com
http://www.psychometrics.com
CareerId
http://www.careerid.com
National Associations:
American College Personnel Association
http://www.myacpa.org
The National Career Development Association
http://www.ncda.org
Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education
http://aac.ncat.edu
Association for Computer-Based Systems for Career Information
http://www.acsci.org
The American Counseling Association
http://www.counseling.org
American Sociological Association
http://www.asanet.org
North Carolina Associations
North Carolina School Counselor Association
http://www.ncschoolcounselor.org
North Carolina Employee Assistance Professional Association
http://www.eapa.com/enter.html
North Carolina College Personnel Association
http://www.mynccpa.org/
Selected Journals
The following selected journal titles are available in bound format and full text online from the WNCLN catalog. To access these journals click the journal title listed below then the "full text available" link from the WNCLN catalog. Be sure to check the date of availability for full text journals.
Career Development Quarterly
Journal of Counseling and Development
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
ASU Resources
Appalachian State Career Development Center
http://careers.appstate.edu
Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling
http://www.hpc.appstate.edu
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Where to Go for Help
Library Homepage
http://www.library.appstate.edu
The Reference Desk/Information Desk
Phone us at 262-2820 or come by in person.
Ask-A-Librarian
http://www.library.appstate.edu/reference/askref.html
Chat with a reference librarian.
Research Advisory Program (RAP Sessions)
http://www.library.appstate.edu/reference/rap_request
Complete the online form to submit a request for an appointment with a librarian for in-depth research assistance.
How to Cite Sources
http://www.library.appstate.edu/reference/reference/howTo/cite/index.html
Belk Library's guide for citing sources in APA, Chicago, MLA, and Turabian citation styles.
Content editor
Kelly R. McBride, mcbridekr@appstate.edu
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Last content update 08/20/08