Title: Welcome to Education and Job Information Center (95-EJIC) ???
1Welcome to
Education and Job
Information Center (95-EJIC)
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_at_ Central Library
2Web site for 95-EJIC
Web Page Address http//www.brooklynpubliclibrary
.org/ejic.jsp
Click on the URL
To go to EJIC Homepage
3Mission StatementThe Education Job
Information Center (95-EJIC) is a specialized
subject division within the Central Library of
the Brooklyn Public Library. The Centers
mission is to provide the residents of the
Borough of Brooklyn and all others with
information and services to meet their education
and career goals. The division provides this
information through a wide range of print and
non-print resources, and through on- and off-site
programs.
4EJIC Chronology
- 1974/1975 - Started as Learn Your Way Center
with two staff members - 1977/1978 - Learn Your Way Center and Job
Information Center Combined still with two staff
members - 1978/1979 - GED classes given, GED referral list
started, Career Counseling- College of Staten
Island, Learn Your Way Center named Job
Information Center, Began organizing collection
by subject headings - 1979/1980 - EIC grant begins 35,000.00 first
year, 43 hour service week to full service hours
of Central Library - 1983/1984 - CUNY SUNY Forms Distributed,
Typewriter for resume use-purchased with New York
EIC grant funds - 1984/1985 Ten staff, Two full time staff as
career counselors conducts one on one career
counseling by appointment - 1987/1988 - SIGI PLUS purchased
- 1988/1989 - Nine staff members
- 1989/1990 - End of EIC grant
- 1991/1992 - Loss of one day of service-Central
Library closed due to budget cuts
5Continued from Screen 3
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- Six staff, Began youth focus as part of LSCA
Grant - 1992/1993 - Shift of entire subject heading to
circulating only- test and study guides, - Began Brooklyn College Guidance and Counseling
intern program- three interns at first, TRAIN
pilot site - 1993/1994 - Return of Monday service to Central
Library 10-6, sixty one hours, LSCA focus
immigrant service, JOBS PLUS, SIGI PLUS, TRAIN - 1995/1996 - LSCA focus workshop series, Begin
research for Internet access, Change of Name to
Education, Job and Computer Center (EJCC). (In
later years, the original name of EJIC was
adopted again. ) Received grants from Bill Gates
(Gates Foundation) for installation of Microsoft
Computers all across BPL. - 1999/2000 - LSTA (Library Services Technology
Act) grant received - 2007 - STEP (Skills Training Employment
Project) grant received
6EJIC Collection Categories (A total of 7
Subject Headings)
- Career Planning
- YA (Young Adult)
- Self Employment
- Education Directories
- Test for Education
- Test for Jobs
- Job Search
7EJIC Special Services
- Typewriter for Forms, Applications and Envelopes
- Resume Critique and Writing
- Workshops on Job Search, Posting Resumes on the
Web, SDS (Self Directed Search for Jobseekers),
Various Computer courses (including Internet
Search and Technology), etc. - Math Help (High School, GED, Test Prep, College
Entrance, etc.) http//home.att.net/educationand
job/PDF/Math-Flyer.pdf - Proctoring for students in schools outside New
York City, M-F, 10-2 - Newspaper Classified and Job-related Periodicals
- Various Application Packets (including GED)
- Referral Lists (25 in number at present)
- Ex-offenders correspondence
8 Referral Lists circulated by EJIC (A total of
25 Lists at present)
- Adult Basic Education, ESOL GED
- GED Classes
- Education Job Information for Seniors
- Financial Aid Information on the Internet
- Finding Government Jobs City, State Federal
- Free Services Programs for Ex-Offenders
- Internet Resources Colleges Schools
- Internships and Other Work Opportunities
- Job Hunting Career Web Sites
- Job Hunting Tips for Teens
- Job Placement Counseling for Young Adults
- Job Training Employment for Those with Special
Needs
9 Referral Lists circulated by EJIC (Continued)
(A total of 25 Lists at present)
- New York State Nursing Programs (LPN)
- Online Tutorials for Computer Skills Job
Hunting - Services for New Americans
- Small Business Counseling, Assistance Training
- Tutoring Programs and Homework Help
- Technical and Vocational Training
- Test Registration Preparation
- The Young Entrepreneur
- Training, Job Placement Career Counseling
Services - Volunteer Opportunities
- Where to Find Civil Service, Certification
other Exam Books - Women Job Training, Employment, Small Business
Assistance - Youth Educational Help for a Successful Future
10More to be added