Finding Your Nook and Cranny

If you are looking for a job, your best bet is to go where the jobs are. But what if you need to find a new career, or stay in your current one and hone in on a skill?

You might not know where to start. 

One tip is to visit local libraries. Google is your friend, but also spend some quality time browsing through books in a real library, and see what you discover. 

Take this step this week and go look for things that might be missing from your resume and life. 

Plus, visiting the library will give you something nice to do again soon - both outdoors, in nature and indoors at the microfilm section of the library. 

"Google is your friend, but also spend some quality time browsing through books in a real library.

Don't waste a chance to see what you discover."

Article by Marc L. Moskowitz, Ph.D., Adapted from his book Finding Your Nook and Cranny  by Sage Publications Ltd. ( 2013 )

About the Author

Finding Your Nook and Cranny    ( 2013 ) is an excellent book about how to grasp opportunities when they come your way without necessarily planning for them in advance. Dr Moskowitz is a Professor at the University of South Florida, an expert in public health and tropical medicine. His book is available from Sage Publications Ltd., at wwwsagepublishingcom .

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You can find a library near you at http://www.mapquest.com/mq/

How to Search for Library Materials at the Local Library by Justin Johnson Updated September 10, 2017 To help you improve your research skills, there is nothing better than actual practice in searching for real books and articles at brick and mortar libraries. 

In this article you will learn how to search for library materials at the local library. 

Just remember, your ability to do research depends largely on whether your library has the resources you need. 

Finding Your Nook and Cranny    ( 2013 ) is an excellent book about how to grasp opportunities when they come your way without necessarily planning for them in advance. Dr Moskowitz is a Professor at the University of South Florida, an expert in public health and tropical medicine. His book is available from Sage Publications Ltd., at wwwsagepublishingcom .

Follow these simple steps and prepare yourself for real life practice:   1. Go to the Search Page of Your Choice 2. Find out what the quickest and easiest search option is 3. Find out how to do it 4. Practice making your first search at the local library 

1. Go to the Search Page of Your Choice

You can find a library near you at http://www.mapquest.com/mq/   

2. Find out what the quickest and easiest search option is

When you go to the library, or place where books are available, try to find a page that shows searches by author, title or subject, etc. 

Once you find the best search option, write it down. 

3. Find out how to do it

After you have your search set up as fast and easy as possible, follow these steps to make your first search: 

A. Choose a book from the shelf to be searched for B. Make sure you know the title of the book C. Check for an index card in the front of the book D. Follow all of the lines on this card E. Do not perform any other searches while searching this book F. If there is no index card in your chosen book, check another one G. If there is no index card in any books available, choose another A-G option H. If necessary, repeat steps A-H in ALL of your most wanted books I. Return to A H. Find out which page numbers you need for your search: 1. Check each page number for what you want to find 2. Look in a section that has the information you need 3. See if there is more than one version of the same article or book 4. If so, make note of the other versions and their page numbers 5. If you want to find out more about an article or book, return to your library and look up the articles or books that you need 6. Return to step 7 for the next step (or return if your last search did not produce the information you wanted) Note: The details in steps 1-6 have been lightly edited from Dr Moskowitz's Finding Your Nook and Cranny . 

4. Practice making your first search at the local library

Once you've found a place at the library where books are available, go to it. 

Take this step this week and go look for things that might be missing from your resume and life. If you are looking for a job, your best bet is to go where the jobs are. But what if you need to find a new career, or stay in your current one and hone in on a skill? 

You might not know where to start. 

One tip is to visit local libraries. Google is your friend, but also spend some quality time browsing through books in a real library, and see what you discover. 

Take this step this week and go look for things that might be missing from your resume and life. Plus, visiting the library will give you something nice to do again soon - both outdoors, in nature and indoors at the microfilm section of the library. 

"Google is your friend, but also spend some quality time browsing through books in a real library.

Don't waste a chance to see what you discover."

Article by Marc L. Moskowitz, Ph.D., Adapted from his book Finding Your Nook and Cranny  by Sage Publications Ltd. ( 2013 )

About the Author

Finding Your Nook and Cranny    ( 2013 ) is an excellent book about how to grasp opportunities when they come your way without necessarily planning for them in advance. Dr Moskowitz is a Professor at the University of South Florida, an expert in public health and tropical medicine. His book is available from Sage Publications Ltd., at wwwsagepublishingcom .

Conclusion:

I've always had a strong belief that books can be quite useful. When I was going through my college years, I made sure to visit the library as frequently as possible. I've also learned that it takes hard work and some serious library research to compost your resume without falling for all of the sleazy tactics that recruiters use. So, use this article as a guide when you need to do some serious research on your own or if you're interested in performing real research at your local library. Do not hesitate to be creative or out-of-the box when researching for information related to your future career or next business idea.