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September 12, 2007
Database of the Month - Career (and College) Cruising
Career Cruising
Looking for the right college?
Search our Career Cruising Database--a one-stop online resource that can help you make important decisions about colleges and careers.
School Selector:
Explore colleges and universities to find schools that match your needs; search criteria include tuition, major, athletics, and campus life
Includes data on two– and four–year colleges, as well as technical and trade schools
Find admission requirements, estimated expenses and freshman profiles
Financial Aid Selector:
Investigate financial aid programs to find scholarships, grants, or fellowship programs for which you qualify
Search for specific financial aid programs
Career Matchmaker:
An interactive survey finds jobs that match your interests
Browse in-depth occupation descriptions, including working conditions, earnings, and education requirements
View multimedia interviews with people in each career, plus “A Day in the Life” walk-throughs
Save your search results in a personal portfolio that you can retrieve from any computer with Internet access.
If you have Internet access, you can use Career Cruising at home!
1. Go to www.nassaulibrary.org/syosset.
2. Click on TeenSpace.
3. Click on “College/Career Information”.
4. Look for the heading “Syosset Public Library Databases”. Click on the Career Cruising link below it.
5. You will be asked to enter your 14 digit barcode number, which is located on the back of your library card (21703000_ _ _ _ _ _).
Ed Goldberg
Teen Services Librarian
Posted by egoldberg at September 12, 2007 2:55 PM