How to Use the Career Library

For Books:
Search the Wellesley College Online Catalog; Use the advanced keyword search and specify location=CWS Library to locate CWS Library books and periodicals;

In the CWS library, books are grouped by topic and shelved in Library of Congress order. If you have difficulty finding a book, it could be held on reserve behind the Peer Resource Advisor (PRA) desk in the library. Consult the CWS Library Holdings blog, to aid in locating the item in question in the library.

The topic/sections of the CWS Library are:

• The Lois Juliber Collection (LJ), [Alphabetical by title; Alphabetical by author]
• Graduate School (GS)
• Financial Aid/Fellowships/Scholarships (FA) [Financial Aid Resources by Career Field: Excel spreadsheet, Word document, or PDF]
• Career Information (CI)
• Career Planning (CP)
• Job Search (JS)
• Directories (D)
• Abroad (AB) [International Resources]
• Geographic (G)
• Internships (IN)
• Periodicals
• Reserve (R)
• Counselor's Shelf
• Subscription Databases-See CLOE in MyCWS
• Wellesley Only Resources, password available in MyCWS

If you are not at Wellesley, check if the book you seek is available as an electronic resource through the Wellesley College Library Catalog. You may also use WorldCat to locate a book near you. Simply go to http://www.worldcat.org and enter the book title; A listing of libraries in your area will be presented. You can also use the search box below.

Search for an item in libraries near you: Enter title, subject or person

For Articles:
Check the CWS Library Articles blog -- to explore articles, Web sites and online search engines, tagged by category and presented in reverse chronological order.

Search the Wellesley College Library A-Z Resources for topics of interest.

For DVDs and Tapes, consult the CWS Library Holdings blog, and select Holding Type of VHS or DVD under categories..

A Note on Color Coding in the CWS Library: Resources are color coded to aid in locating resources within the Library of Congress system as follows:

• Yellow: Education
• Red: Health Fields
• Light Blue: General
• Green: Law, Government, International
• Dark Blue: Science
• Orange: Communications and Public Affairs
• Purple: Arts
• Brown: Business and Economics
• Chartreuse: Not-for-Profit/Public Service