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History: Career Exploration Resources

Self-Paced Tutorials and Research Guides

Want some more in-depth information about preparing for a job or career? Check out this self-paced Canvas tutorial which includes the following modules:

  • How to Explore Careers Using Library Resources
  • Information Skills for the Workplace

More resources can be found in the Career Research Guide

Career Databases from the Library

Use these databases to search for information about different careers. You can find salary information, job duties and descriptions, education requirements, and more.

The following guides (PDF) provide assistance in getting started with using these databases:

Search

Use keywords to search for more books using the library catalog.

For search tips check out the video: Career Research: How to Search the Library Catalog 
 


 

Library Database: Ferguson's Career Guidance

Check out the SCC Library Database, Ferguson's Career Guidance Center, to learn more about becoming an historian and related careers. 

 

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Watch Streaming Videos from the SCC Library

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Being a Historian

This program features five highly accomplished historians give us an inside view of what their day job is really like. The historians featured are Teofilo Ruiz, Miri Rubin, Darrin McMahon, Richard Janko, and Quentin Skinner.

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Physical Archive

Digital data is vulnerable. Yet entire libraries are shredded and lost to budget cuts, because we assume everything can be found online. But is that really true? For the first time in history, we have the technological means to save our entire past, yet it seems to be going up in smoke. Will we suffer from collective amnesia?

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A Monumental Project

A report on the progress the construction and development of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture (NMAAHC) located on the National Mall in Washington D.C. and scheduled to open in 2016. 

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Career Management Skills

This video addresses the most important strategies individuals can use to manage and build rewarding careers by planning for the future and excelling on‐the‐job, regardless of their profession. The program presents the skills that employers value most and suggests ways individuals can leverage those skills to get ahead in the job market and achieve long-term success.