ISTROUMA HIGH SCHOOL
Career Resources
& NoodleBib
Mrs. Baudoin’s English IV Class
Career Research Paper
Presenter: Stacey Harrison, School Librarian
January 31, 2011
Mrs. Baudoin
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CAREER RESOURCES
 Access & Review
Handout – Career Resources
 Reference book
 Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance
 Websites
 Organizational
 Governmental
 Databases
 East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Career Resources …
1. OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK
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Type in URL: http://www.bls.gov
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Can search by career/profession using the “Index” located on the left.
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This website provides the following information:
1. Nature of Work
2. Training and Qualifications
3. Employment
4. Job Outlook
5. Projections
6. Earnings
INDEX
SAMPLE
2. CAREERS INTERNET DATABASE-EBRPL
•Username: 497w; Password: future
•You need a library card to access the EBRPL databases
•Click on “List of All Reports” to obtain list of careers
•The database provides the following information:
1. Earnings
2. Traits Required
3. What You’ll Do
4. Where You’ll Work
5. Education required
6. Advantages and Disadvantages of Career
7. Historical perspective of career
8. Best colleges/universities to attend based on your career
3. Career Cruising Database - EBRPL
•This database provides the following information:
1. Your career “At a Glance”
2. Job Description
3. Working Conditions
4. Earnings
5. Education- provides information on courses
students should take depending on his/her
career.
6. Sample Career Path
4. Encyclopedia of Careers and
Vocational Guidance – I.H.S. Library
•Careers can be searched using the “Job Title Index” at
the back of the book
• In the “Job Title Index” next to your career or topic
there will be a number, then a colon, and another
number. The first number is the volume # and the
numbers after the colon are the page numbers.
•Can be used as a reference book source
O*NET Online- Website
*Type in URL: http://online.onetcenter.org/
*Career can be searched by selecting the career cluster that the
career is located in.
*There are 16 career clusters.
*Career Clusters are:
1. Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources
2. Architecture and Construction
3. Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications
4. Business, Management, and Administration
5. Education and Training
6. Finance
7. Government and Public Administration
8. Health Science
9. Hospitality and Tourism
10. Human Services
11. Information Technology
12. Law, Public, Safety, Corrections, and Security
13. Manufacturing
14. Marketing, Sales and Service
15. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
16. Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
• Information provided in this website:
1. Task
2. Tools and Technology
3. Knowledge
4. Skills
5. Abilities
6. Wages and Employment Trends
7. Related Occupations
8. Work Styles
9. Job Zone
CAREER INTERESTS…
6. CareerOneStop - Website
* Can be accessed through the O* NET Online website.
www.careeronestop.org
* Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor
* Careers are arranged by “Career Clusters”.
* This website contains videos on careers
Searching
Career Clusters
NoodleBib Lists/Projects …
Stop for a second and Check the TIME!!!
NOODLEBIB
Create
Citations
1
Website
1 Reference Book - Encyclopedia
 1 Database
Create
Note cards
What is NoodleBib?
Create, organize and store!
 Create a bibliography
 Take notes online
 Organize your notes
 Create your Career Research Paper!
Start by
choosing
a style
NEWSFLASH….. SOMETHING NEW! Lists are Now called “PROJECTS” in NoodleBib
What’s your source?
Choose the best match
from the drop-down menu
Fill in the form
Cut-and-paste to avoid spelling errors
Get help on each field
Help pops up!
When you’re done,
check for errors…
…and make changes
Compile your working list/PROJECT!
If you’re confused
Analyze your list
Share Project with Mrs. Baudoin,
use her comments to fix citations
Export options
Keep all your lists
Source
Note
Notetaking
Three-part notes
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2.
3.
Capture author’s words, images
 Get quotes and attribution right
Annotate the “cut-and-paste”
 Helps you understand author’s ideas
Paraphrase in your own words
 Analyze how it fits your research
 Ask questions, evaluate ideas
 Prompts for original thinking
Color-code your ideas
Red for
problems, Green
for solutions
Highlight to
notice
Annotation helps your comprehension
Explain it to yourself
Use words you understand
What do I wonder now?
What should I investigate next?
Label the main idea now…
You’ll remember what this note is about!
Tag it now, or later…
Its easier to tag when you have more notes
Put it in a cluster, now or later
Its easier to cluster when you know more
Cluster view
More instructions…
Specifically for this Career Research Paper
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Use [MLA Starter]
Cite as you go (books, websites, reference works,
images, articles,…)
Add notes as you read
Share your working list and notes with Mrs. Baudoin
 Get
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feedback as you go!!!
Organize notes with tags and clusters
Create your Career Research Paper!
Get help along the way…
Get feedback, make changes
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Print out [source list, notes]
E-mail [source list, notes]
Set up “share” within NoodleBib to get
comments
Don’t forget to follow your ideas!
Easy to add more if you need to!
Use your “noodle”!
Stay organized, feel successful
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Access your work from home and school
Safeguard against accidental plagiarism
Spend time on ideas, not on commas
Get curious, feel creative…have fun!
NOODLEBIB
IT’S NOW TIME TO CREATE A NEW PROJECT!
Questions?
Mrs. Harrison, School Librarian
ISTROUMA HIGH SCHOOL