• CCC New Student Checklist
• Set up your permanent UW Net ID - to access your Library account, the wireless connection at the Library, and databases from off-campus
• UWB/CCC Media Center
• Campus Library Electronic Reserves
• How to connect to UW/CCC restricted resources from home
• Library photo tour on Flickr

• UW Libraries Catalog
  • Tips on searching UW Libraries Catalog
• Summit Catalog - catalog of regional libraries available to CCC students
• Safari Tech Books Online - UW/CCC restricted
  Full-text technical electronic books on topics such as networking, Java, Linux/Unix, Perl, .NET, web development, etc. from O'Reilly and more!

Online databases - find articles!

• Tips on how to find articles
• ABI Inform - UW/CCC restricted : Business/Management
• ACM Digital Library - UW/CCC restricted : Computing/Technology
• Expanded Academic Index - UW/CCC restricted : General/Interdisciplinary
• Hoover's Online - UW/CCC restricted : Industry/Company Profiles
• ReferenceUSA - UW/CCC restricted : Use the Custom Search to locate companies by location, industry type
• Washington State Newsstand - UW/CCC restricted Search for current news stories about Washington companies and industries.
  • List of NAICS Codes - the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) lists major industries by code number, link to NAICS homepage

Career & Industry Books - find key info on local companies!

These books are located on the first floor of the Campus Library in the Information Commons in the Reference or Career Books stacks, plus many more:

• Advanced Technology in the Pacific Northwest  
  Tech company information arranged by state/city
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  Describes an occupation’s typical duties, working conditions, educational requirements, employment prospects, average earnings
• Encyclopedia of Emerging Industries. Search by national industry.
• Puget Sound Business Journal. Book of lists
  Listings of the top companies in WA state.
• Washington Software Alliance Industry Directory
  Software industry profiles. Also available online
• Washington Manufacturers Directory
  Listings of WA state companies.

• Jobs and Careers Links - UW Libraries
• WorkSource Washington 
• Computing & Technology - UWB/CCC Campus Library
• Business - UWB/CCC Campus Library
• More subject guides
• Criteria for Evaluating Information
• CCC Math & Writing Center
• CCC Open Learning Center

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