Text Resources in the Center for Career Development

These are a few of the text resources the CCD has available pertaining to your major.  They can be checked out for 3 business days.

• The Writer’s Resource Handbook
• The National Employment Bulletin for Current Jobs in English
• Careers for Bookworms and other Literary Types
• 100 Best Careers for Writers and Artists
• The International Directory of Little Magazines and Small Presses
• Writer’s Guidebook to Book Editors, Art Publishers, Book Publishers, and Literary Agents
• Magazines Career Directory
• Directory of Art Publishers, Book Publishers, and Record Companies
• Great Jobs for English Majors
  
  

National Trade and Professional Associations

A few professional trade organizations are listed so that you can contact professionals in your field.  For more organizations look in National Trade and Professional Associations, 2001, Columbia Books, Inc. located in the CCD.

• American Society of Journalists and Authors: http://www.asja.org/index9.php
• Association of Teachers of Technical Writing: http://www.attw.org/
• Society for Technical Communication: http://www.stc.org/
• The American Medical Writers Association: http://www.amwa.org/
• The National Association of Science Writers: http://nasw.org/index.htm
• National Council of Teachers of English: http://www.ncte.org/
• American Comparative Literature Association: http://www.acla.org/
  
  

Listservs

Listservs are a great resource for learning what people are doing in your field.  Join one and add comments or just listen to what others have to say.  It is possible that you may hear of job postings through a listserv.

• Journalism: http://reporter.umd.edu/listserv.htm