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Davis Library’s Job and Career Resources LibGuide
College Scorecard - Published by the US Department of Education, this provides data at the institution-level and data by field of study.
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Published by the US Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, this provides details on hundreds of occupations and gives employment projections.
What’s It Worth? The Economic Value of College Majors - From Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.
Measuring the Value of Education - Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Unemployment Rates and Earnings by Educational Attainment - Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey - Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Employment Outcomes of Bachelor’s Degree Recipients - Department of Education.
Income of Young Adults - National Center for Education Statistics.
How Much is Your Degree Worth? - Census Bureau.
Tuition Costs of Colleges and Universities - National Center for Education Statistics.

OhioLINK Off Campus Access:

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Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Guide to controversial subjects and debates, ethics, arguments, writing position papers, etc.
Points of View Reference Center - Off Campus This link opens in a new window

Oxford Digital Reference Shelf This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 100 dictionaries, general reference, language reference, and subject reference works from Oxford University Press.
Oxford Digital Reference Shelf - Off Campus This link opens in a new window
Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window
Biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present.
Biography Reference Bank - Off Campus This link opens in a new window
Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window
The accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past.
Oxford English Dictionary - Off Campus This link opens in a new window
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy This link opens in a new window
[OhioLINK] Online encyclopedia of philosophy.
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia - Off Campus This link opens in a new window
World Book Advanced This link opens in a new window
[OhioLINK] Online access to World Book Encyclopedia, Spanish Language Encyclopedia, Gran Enciclopedia Hispanica, primary source materials, and other research tools.
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Scholarly and Reference E-Books
OhioMeansJobs.Com
Resources for career planning, job searching, resume help and test-taking.

Encyclopedia of Psychology
Call Number: R 150.03 E56
Use the Index in Volume 4.
Encyclopedia of Bioethics
Call Number: R 174.203 E56
Use the Index in Volume 5.
Encyclopedia of Religion
Call Number: R 203 E56
Use the Index in Volume 16.
Encyclopedia of Sociology
Call Number: R 301.03 E56
Use the Index in Volume 4.
International Encyclopedia of Communications
Call Number: R 302.2 I61
Use the index in Volume 4.
Encyclopedia of Marriage and the Family
Call Number: R 306.803 E56
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance
Call Number: R 331.702 E563
Guide to American Law
Call Number: R 348.736 G946
Use the Case; Subject; and/or Name Index in Volume 12. If Appropriate: Use the Annual Yearbooks after the main set.

Historical Statistics of the United States This link opens in a new window
Quantitative facts of American history.
Historical Statistics of the United States - Off Campus This link opens in a new window

Data.Gov
Statistical information produced by the Federal Government.
Ohio Statistics
Gallup Opinion Poll
PollingReport.com
Other Public Opinion Surveys from Cornell University
CDC - National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
Division of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that provides statistical information to help guide actions and policies aimed at improving the overall health of the American people.
Miscellaneous Statistics Resources from Marcus Zillman
Data USA
A visualization engine of public US Government data.