College Searches

CollegeSource - www.collegesource.org
Contains full text of the catalogs of all colleges in the United States and Canada. This database is available on campus.

CollegeNet - www.collegenet.com
One-stop searching for information available on the Web about higher education, colleges, admission requirements, scholarships, financial aid. Includes online application forms.

Peterson's College Guides - www.petersons.com
Website of the long-established firm that publishes annual guides to 2-year and 4-year colleges. Includes information, some free and some fee-based, on college search, information on financial aid, test preparation, study abroad and distance learning programs.

Business Associations

American Business Persons Association - www.aba-assn.com
ABA provides "members of the business community with economic benefits and financial services on a group basis . . . group insurance plans; discounts on merchandise programs; financial planning; and special services."

American Business Women's Association - www.abwa.org
ABWA was founded to "bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support, and national recognition." Website includes a "Career Resources" page.

American Small Business Association - www.asbaonline.org
The mission of the ASBA is "to promote and preserve small business." It provides "office, travel and medical benefits . . . the collective buying power of a large organization," advocacy on legislative issues that affect small business, a newsletter, and links to informational resources.

National Business Association - www.nationalbusiness.org
The NBA is a non-profit association, "specifically designed and actively managed to assist the Self-Employed and Small Business Community in achieving their professional goals."

National Minority Business Council - www.nmbc.org
NMBC is a "full-service, non-profit organization" which helps "small, minority- and women-owned businesses succeed [by] providing business assistance, educational opportunities, seminars, purchasing exchanges, mentoring, business listings and related services."

Business Career Information

Job Hunting and Career Information Guide -
http://www.lagcc.cuny.edu/library/resources/jobhunting.htm
List of Internet resources, available on the LaGuardia Library home page under "Guides & Publications - Web Guides."

Occupation Outlook Handbook - www.bls.gov/search/ooh.asp?ct=OOH
Up-to-date information about a variety of business-related occupations, compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For each occupation, the entry includes sections on the Nature of the Work, Working Conditions, Employment, Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement, Job Outlook, Earnings, Related Occupations, and Sources of Additional Information.

Riley Guide: Business Fields - www.rileyguide.com/business.html
"The Riley Guide is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet. It is primarily intended to provide instruction for job seekers on how to use the Internet to their best advantage, but recruiters and other career service industry professional will find information here to help them also."

Compiled March 2003 by J. Devine and L. Fluk
Revised by Alexandra Rojas, 12/07

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