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Employability and information skills

Where to start

Library Search is a great place to start your careers research and find employability resources. 

  • Use Library Search to find books and e-books in the library collection, and to access full-text journal articles the library subscribes to.
  • You can refine your search results by type of material, publication date and discipline.
  • Click on full text online to access e-books and journal articles. 
  • You can email your results or export them to RefWorks (or other reference management software).

Careers books

These are useful for general background reading, to prepare for interviews, for job hunting or to research different sectors such as health, law or business. 

Journal articles

You can find journal titles in the Journals A-Z list. You may wish to search using keywords such as career development.

Some careers journals which may be of interest are:

You can find some careers titles on BrowZine our electronic journal reader and a current awareness tool for example by searching for Career.

Databases

Some databases which may be of interest for Careers and Employability are: