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Encore - Tri-C's Library Catalog
Find books, magazines, journals, newspapers, and audio visual materials.

OhioLINK Library Catalog
A combined catalog of over 7.8 million books and other library materials from many of Ohio's universities, colleges, community colleges, and the State Library of Ohio.
OverDrive
Explore 1000s of downloadable e-books in a variety of subjects, including academic areas, classic literature, fiction, and more.
Electronic Journal Finder
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Use the Electronic Journal Finder to determine whether a particular journal (and article) is available online.
Electronic Journal Center (EJC) (OhioLINK)
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Contains full text articles from more than 10,000 academic journals from top scholarly publishers, academic societies, and university presses. The EJC covers a wide range of disciplines and contains just published scientific research as well as historical journal articles.

America’s Career InfoNet
A great resource to research possible careers and industries.
Cuyahoga Works
Resources for jobs and job seekers from Cuyahoga County Public Library.

Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
One stop shop that lets you explore industries and careers, locate college programs for your chosen career, and find job postings and internships.

Inside Jobs
Site to help job-seekers explore career profiles and opportunities, connect with schools that offer relevant education, and prepare for a successful job search.
JobHuntersBible.com
A website companion to the popular career guidebook, What Color Is Your Parachute.
PrepSTEP for Colleges (Learning Express Library)
Contains practice tests for: credit by examination; core math, science, and english skills; civil service; ESL (Spanish) skills improvement courses; graduate school entrance; military; teacher certification; and US citizenship. Students must create a free account to take the practice tests.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a great, official U.S. Government source to research careers, salaries, and future outlooks of nearly every profession available.
Ohio Job Outlook Projections
Estimates future employment projections. Available by metropolitan area or region.
OhioMeansJobs
O*Net

Testing & Education Reference Center
Online practice tests including entrance exams, certification, and licensing tests. Also provides information on colleges and universities, scholarships, and resumes. List of tests and courses is available here.

Vocational and Career Collection
Designed to meet vocational and technical research needs, provides index, abstracts, and full text for 350 trade and industry related periodicals.