Willmore SLIS O*NET Instruction SLIS 5615 Spring 2006

Willmore SLIS Objectives –Become Familiar with O*Net Database –Discover How to Access –Visit the Database (sample searches) –Explore Functionality of the Service Basic Search Advanced/Other Search Sample Search and Handouts Overview

Willmore SLIS Allows users to discover and retrieve information about occupations What Can It Do? Searches through thousands of occupations Provides online users the summary, detail or customized report of occupational records

Willmore SLIS How do I access it? - Anyone can access O*Net! -Don’t forget to Bookmark it! -Home -Help` Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS How do I use it? Default Search Interface - Keyword / Quick Search Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved Quick Search Find Occupations Skill Search Crosswalk Search

Willmore SLIS Let’s do a simple search… Keyword or SOC Code Same Search Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS Let’s do a simple search cont… Browsing –Job Family 23 options Related by industry, education, training, skills. –High Growth Industry 12 options Projected by demand & industry –O*Net Descriptor 5 groups Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Interest, Work Values Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS Let’s look at Results 20 Records per page Displayed by Relevancy  SOC-Code Browse your Results Click on the occupation that matches your search Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS Let’s Explore a Record Summary Report Tasks Knowledge Skills Abilities Work Activities Work Context Job Zone Interests Work Styles Work Values Related Occupations Wages & Employment Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS Detailed Report More Detail! Printing Save Table ing Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS Custom Report Search for Specific Data Related to an occupation 14 different descriptors Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS nd Way to Search in O*Net Skills Search EXAMPLE Let’s select some of these: Basic Skills: Critical Thinking, Mathematics, Science. Complex Problem Solving Skills: Complex Problem Solving Resource management Skills: Time Management Social Skills: Service Orientation, and Social Perceptiveness System Skills: Judgement and Decision making Technical Skills: Troubleshooting Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS Skills Search Results Does this screen look familiar? Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS Final Search Option Crosswalk Search Example: Enter SOC Code=29 Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS Crosswalk Search Results Browsing results will yield a list of all matches with the sequential code and or title that can be browsed. Remember the Default Results Screen? Summary / Detail / Custom Report Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS No Advanced Search Option Advanced Search Narrow or Broaden your Search Use Skills Search Experimentation Enter Pediatrician instead of Doctor Checking more or less skills in “Skills Search”

Willmore SLIS Printing Records: Use your Internet Browser option to print Downloading and ing: - Use Internet Browser option and save file then attach as - Copy link to Output Options Saving Records: Occupation Detail and Custom reports - Save as PDF file - Save as comma-separated values for spreadsheets and Databases - Use the Internet Browser option to save files

Willmore SLIS The more skills you select, the smaller your results. Limiters Default Search - “Find Occupation” No Limters Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS Using Boolean Operators and Truncation Remember what Boolean is? –AND, OR, NOT –Don’t use them. They won’t work. What’s Truncation or Wildcards? –?, * –Sorry, these aren’t used in this database.

Willmore SLIS Other Features Size of Retrieval Only 20 records per page. Wage and Employment Bottom of Summary and Detail Report New Database part of O*Net Consortium Search by State

Willmore SLIS Still Confused? Link to the Help screen Definitions Details Links Tutorial e.com/ e.com/ Ask your Librarian! Copyright © 2006 O*Net Consortium. All right reserved

Willmore SLIS Summary A great database for Occupational Information. Whether it’s for a report, searching for a college major, new job, switching careers or just curious….search O*Net. Different search methods are available: Quick Search Find Occupations Skills Search Crosswalk Search

Willmore SLIS End For more info… Link to O*Net Consortium website