Los Angeles
Study Aid
Mission College Library
http://www.lamission.edu/library/
College Information
Use the following terms to find information on college planning and colleges in the library
catalog, www, and online databases. We provided examples of a few reference books,
circulating books, e-books and websites to help get you started.
Terminology
• College Applications
• College Majors
• Community Colleges
• Universities and Colleges
Books (Library Catalog)
• Point your browser to the Library Home Page,
http:/www.lamission.edu/library/
• Select Library Catalog.
Reference Books
2 year colleges REF L901 .P448 2005
4 year colleges REF L901 .P447 2005
The college blue book. Distance learning programs REF LC5805 .C65 2004
The Insiders' guide to the colleges REF L901 .I54 1999
Quick guide to college majors and careers REF LB2361.5 .S53 2002
E-Books (netLibrary)
• To use netLibrary from your home computer, you must first set up a netLibrary account
on a computer at Mission College.
• Point your browser to the Library Resources page,
http:/www.lamission.edu/library/resources.html
• Select NetLibrary.
Barron's profiles of American colleges 2001 2000
College majors handbook with real career paths and payoffs: the actual jobs, 2004
earnings, and trends for graduates of 60 college majors
Library Databases
The following Mission College Library online databases may contain material relevant to college
planning and colleges. You must be a student or staff member of Los Angeles Mission College to
use the databases off campus. User Names and passwords for off campus access to databases are
available at the Reference Desk in the Library.
EBSCOhost MasterFILE Premier
Provides full text for more than 2,000 general periodicals covering a broad range of topics
• Point your browser to the Library Home Page,
http:/www.lamission.edu/library/
• Select Library Resources
• Select EBSCOhost
College Information on the Web
• Mapping your Future
http://mapping-your-future.org
Selecting a school, paying for college, planning a career, and much more.
• Send your Child to College: The Internet Guide for Parents
http://www.guideforparents.com/
A comprehensive source for information about selecting, applying and paying for college.
Includes a Guide to Mega-sites on college admission and financial aid.
• College View
http://www.collegeview.com
An online database of 3,500 colleges with virtual tours
plus resources to help you through the financial aid process
• Title IV Institution Codes
http://www.finaid.org/fafsa/tiv.phtml
Look up college institution codes.
Find College Information Using Web Subject Directories
Librarian’s Index to the Internet
http://lii.org/
• Select Society & Social Science
• Select Education
• Select College and University Education
Counseling Office at Los Angeles Mission College
http://www.lamission.edu/counseling/
Phone Number: 818-364-7655
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