Welcome to Education and Job Information Center 95EJIC

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Welcome to
Education and Job
Information Center (95-EJIC)

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_at_ Central Library

• Brooklyn Public Library

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Web site for 95-EJIC
Web Page Address http//www.brooklynpubliclibrary
.org/ejic.jsp
Click on the URL
To go to EJIC Homepage
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Mission 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.
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EJIC 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

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Continued 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

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EJIC 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

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EJIC 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

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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

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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

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More to be added