Library Offers Patron Access to Career Library™ From Ebsco Publishing

In an effort to provide library patrons with information to help them make career decisions and improve their job searches, the Southwest Georgia Regional Library System is providing access to Career Library™ from EBSCO Publishing. Sponsored by Georgia Power, the database is a comprehensive information resource for career and college research to help users discover which colleges and career paths are right for them.

User-friendly components help researchers match their interests to occupations, education prospects, and up and coming careers as well as access a resume builder and other career planning resources. Career Library also provides access to regularly updated preparations including GED, ACT/SAT and proficiency tests, along with a comprehensive financial aid center.

Career Library consists of five major components:

Exploration Center – This component lets users assess career interests and explore information pertaining to occupations and higher education. It contains interest and skills assessments, connecting results to a career cluster and/or occupation list. It provides various search options and important information including Occupation Search, College Search, Financial Aid Information, Apprenticeships, Military Occupations, College Majors, State-specific Data and Occupation Video Library in English and Spanish.

Planning Center – This component lets users obtain printable resources and gather information that will assist with planning to enter the higher education community or the workforce. It includes resources such as a resume builder as well as college and career planning checklists.

Resource Center – This segment lets users search for web resources related to colleges/universities, careers, curriculum, and much more. It provides information on items including "Cool Jobs" (job profiles on up-and-coming or out-of-the-ordinary careers), Web Resources, Full Text Articles, Standards-aligned Curriculum, Occupation Video Library (English and Spanish), Statespecific Data, and more.

Help Center – A dedicated technical support section, this component provides items such as documents to hand out to student and parent users, Help files and FAQs.

Activity Center – This component offers ways for users to test their knowledge on history, vocabulary, math, English, and occupations in an engaging environment. It includes items such as Interactive Quizzes on history and vocabulary, online polls, sample proficiency and standardized test questions and GED sample tests.

Career Library contains more than 2,500 occupations, job profiles, and post-secondary career paths. The database also provides information about nearly 4,000 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities. In addition, there are surveys and assessments based on the 16 federal career clusters which are available in English and Spanish.

You can find Career Library by visiting our website at www.swgrl.org and clicking on the “Career Library” link on the bottom of the page. A username and password is required to use Career Library. Please use the username LGA20334 and password SWGREGL to login and begin using Career Library today.