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

• UW Libraries Catalog
  Find books and films available at the UWB/CCC Campus Library, and much more!
• 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

• Hoover's Online - UW/CCC restricted : Industry/Company Profiles
• ReferenceUSA - UW/CCC restricted : Use the Custom Search to locate companies by location, industry type
• ACM Digital Library - UW/CCC restricted : Computing/Technology
• Expanded Academic Index - UW/CCC restricted : General/Interdisciplinary
  • 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 information on local companies

These books are located on the first floor of the Campus Library in the Reference or Career Books stacks:

• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  Describes an occupation’s typical duties, working conditions, educational requirements, employment prospects, average earnings
• Advanced Technology in the Pacific Northwest  
  Tech company information arranged by state/city
• 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.

Career & Industry workshop handouts

• Research Questions for Companies & Industries (Word doc)
• Workshop handout (Word doc)
  

• 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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