About the CRL

Getting Started

• Career Resources By Major or Field
• Graduate School Planning
• Resumes and Cover Letters
• Job Hunting Online
• Get Help from a Librarian
• Workshops and Instruction

• Resources for:
  • New Graduates
  • Undergraduates
  • Graduate Students
  • Alumnae/i
  • Faculty and Staff
  • International Students
  • Jobseekers with Disabilities
  • ALANA (African, Latina, Asian, Native American) Jobseekers
  • LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Jobseekers
  • Women and Careers

Career Resource
e-Library

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Library Catalog

• Search here for Career Books and more*
  *For a list of all books in the Career Resources Library, search by Non-LC call number and enter "CRL."
• Suggest an item for CRL

Related Resources

• Career Education Center -- Simmons career counseling
• CareerLink-- Simmons online recruiting
• CA$H -- Simmons work study and on-campus jobline
• Alumnet Professional Connections
• School of Management Library -- additional career and business resources at Simmons
• Study Abroad Office

Finding a Program

The American Historical Association provides Recommendations for History Doctoral Program Web Sites, a complete analysis of what a good doctoral program Web site includes.
http://www.historians.org/projects/cge/PhD/DepartmentAdvice.cfm

College Source
A virtual library representing 33,808 college catalogs in full cover-to-cover, original page format with 2-year, 4-year, graduate, professional and international schools. Available to the Simmons Community only (must use on-campus or log-in with student ID).
http://www.collegesource.org

Grad Schools Online
Search for graduate school programs by name or by subject.
http://www.gradschools.com/

MassCIS
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents and includes an Education & Training section. Click on "Graduate School Sort" to create a list of schools matching your preferences. From the Mass. Division of Career Services (DCS).
http://masscis.intocareers.org/

Peterson's Online
Peterson's Education center has a nationwide searchable database of programs of graduate study in the U.S.
http://www.petersons.com/Default.asp?ShowTab=gr

PhDs.org
Enter your priorities in choosing a science, math or engineering graduate program, and this site uses your preferences to generate a customized ranking of departments using National Research Council data. The site also has a job bank.
http://www.phds.org/rankings/

U.S. News & World Report
Graduate School rankings.
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/rankindex_brief.php

Dissertations and Theses Full Text
This database selectively covers more than 1,560,000 master's theses and dissertations, including dissertations from Canada, Great Britain, and Europe. A Career Resource or a Main Reference librarian can assist you with your search.

Butex Guide to Graduate Study in the UK
Guide to graduate education in the UK - includes information on the application process, financial matters, accommodation, and university profiles.
http://www.butex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/general_pages.cgi?section_id=4&section2_id=15&form=graduate

International Grad Schools
Searchable resources for locating graduate schools and programs internationally.
http://www.international.gradschools.com/

Selected books available in the Career Resource Library:
• Peterson’s Graduate Programs in the U.S.
• Peterson’s Graduate Programs in the Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
• Index of Majors and Graduate Degrees

See Dissertation Abstracts on the GSLIS Databases page for information about dissertations written by students in programs you are considering.
See Resources by Subject to locate databases that contain publications by faculty associated with programs you are considering

Specific Program Information

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Sciences
Business
Dentistry
International Programs
Law
Medicine
Veterinary Medicine

Not finding what you need? Ask a librarian.

Page updated: May 4, 2006