Resource Guides

Pathfinders

Reference Books (Plus one Periodical)

• Occupational Outlook Handbook, US Dept of Labor (biennial) 2004 edition.  Ref HF5381.U62  2004
• Occupational Projections and Training Data, US Dept of Labor (biennial) 2004-05 edition.  Ref HF5381.U62 2004
• Occupational Outlook Quarterly, US Dept of Labor.  Stacks (Periodicals Section of RSU Library).  See Journals List for more.
• America’s Top 300 Jobs, 9th Edition.  Ref HD5724.A585 2004.
• Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance, 12th edition, 4 volumes.  Ref HF5381.E52 2003

College Directories, Etc.

• College Blue Book, 31st ed, 6 volumes, esp. volume 3, “Degrees Offered by College and Subject.”  Ref  LA226.C64 2004
• American Universities and Colleges, 16th edition, by the American Council on Education, 2 volumes.  Ref  LA226.A65 2001
• Peterson’s Guides to Graduate Programs, 6 volumes (annual).  Ref  L901.P485
• Encyclopedia of Associations, 41st edition, 2 volumes plus keyword index.  Ref AS22.L5 2004
• What Color is Your Parachute?  (Several editions) (The Classic Handbook on Finding a New Job) .  3rd Floor, circulating books,  HF5383.B56  and HF5382.7.B64
• Example:  Information Generally Relevant to Law Enforcement Careers
• Online Catalog: use it to find all print and audio visual materials (plus E-Books):  (or, BROWSE)

Reference Books and Circulating Books   

• HV6001–9920:  Criminology, Criminal Justice Administration, Corrections, Juvenile Delinquency.  
• K (whole section):  Law

Periodicals

RSU Library has print subscriptions for the following:

• Criminology: an Interdisciplinary Journal, since 2002
• FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, since 1986
• International Criminal Justice Review, annual, since 1991
• Police Chief, since 1984
• Police Journal, since 1986
• Police, the Law Enforcement Journal, since 1993, but many missing issues

Databases

Use to find articles and listings of articles.

• (search terms? Law enforcement, Police, Detectives, Forensic, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, etc.)
• EBSCO: Academic Search Premier,  Newspaper Source
• FirstSearch: Wilson Select Plus, FactSearch
• Newsbank: full text archives of Tulsa World and Daily Oklahoman
• Ethnic Newswatch: publications from Native American, Hispanic American, African American,  groups, etc.
• JSTOR: scholarly journals. Search in Political Science, Sociology, History, and Economics

Web Sites

Use for practical, public links to many entities.

• www.google.com/unclesam - Try “police department” for links to various police departments.