Human Resource Management

A research guide: books, articles, & web sites

Finding Books

· How to Find Books in the ODU Library: Search in the ODU Library Catalog.

· How to Find Books in Other OhioLINK Libraries:
Search in the OhioLINK Library Catalog, or start your search in the ODU Library Catalog and then click on the OhioLINK button at the top of the results screen to search statewide.

· To Help You Search in the Catalogs:
Guides and video tutorials are available online from the library’s Research Help page or in print by the library Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler.

Reference Books—A Selection

Reference books provide a good starting point for your research. Reference items are located in the Library’s Reference collection, behind the Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler.

Almanacs

· Congressional Quarterly Almanac. RCT 328.73 C749

· Ohio Almanac. R 317.71 o37

· Whitaker’s Almanac 2005. R 310 W577 2005

Current Topics Guides

· Affirmative Action. RCT 331.133 A27a, 2000

· Civil Rights. RCT 323.173 C4995r, 2004 (Includes several essays on affirmative action)

· The Core Business Web: A Guide to Information Resources. R 025.0665 C8125b

· Discrimination. RCT 305 D6316, 2003

· The Global Competitiveness Report 2004—2005. R 338.604 G5103c.2004—2005

· Technology and Society: Opposing Viewpoints. RCT 306.46 T2267s, 2002

· Work: Opposing Viewpoints.  RCT 331 W8921, 2002

Dictionaries

· Dictionary of Business Terms. R 650.03 F9142d, 2000 

· Dictionary of E-Business. R 658.84 B659d, 2000 

Encyclopedias

· Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources. R 016.33 E193b

· Encyclopedia of Management. R 658.003 E56, 2000

Handbooks

· Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: EEOC Technical Assistance Manual. R 344.0159 A512, 1992

· Business Statistics of the United States: Patterns of Economic Change. R 330.021 B9648s, 2005

· Business Statistics on the Web. R 025.079 B4549s

· The Core Business Web: A Guide to Key Information Resources R 025.0665 C8125b

· The Human Resource Glossary: The Complete Desk Reference for HR Executives, Manager, and Practitioners. R 658.300 T672h

· National Survey of State Laws. R 349.73 N2138s, 2003 

· The Portable MBA in Management. R 658.4 P8309m 2002

Reference Resources Online

ODU Library Quick Reference

Searchable full-text dictionaries, online government information, and statistics information are available via the ODU Library’s Quick Reference page.
To access: From the library homepage, click on Quick Reference.

eBooks

NetLibrary

Full-text ebook database. Search among 15,000 ebooks from multiple disciplines, including books on human resources and human resource management.
To access: From the library homepage, click on Books, and then select NetLibrary.

Finding Articles

· Use an online research database to find articles in scholarly journals, general magazines, and newspapers.

· To access the databases below, from the Library’s Articles in Databases page, select the Business--Management category, or choose from the A-Z index near the top of the page.

· To Help You Search in the Databases:
Guides and video tutorials are available online from the library’s Research Help page or in print
by the library Reference Desk on the top floor of Spangler. If you need additional assistance,
ask a librarian.

Recommended Databases

Academic Search Complete

Contains peer-reviewed journal coverage from more than 3,400 scholarly publications. Covers many academic areas of study, including social sciences, business, and related studies. Updated daily.

Business and Company Resource Center
Assembles detailed company and industry news and information. Features company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies and periodicals.

Business Source Complete
Access to articles in scholarly business journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, SWOT analyses, company profiles, and case studies; investment research, industry, market research, and country reports; and more.

Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition

Indexes 590 scholarly full-text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for over 625 journals. Coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong.

LexisNexis Academic
Offers news, business, legal, medical, and reference information. Covers newspapers, magazines, wire services, court opinions, statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings Updated daily.

MasterFILE Premier
Offers access to more than 1,900 general reference and articles in popular magazines in the areas of business, consumer health, and general science. Updated daily.

Vocational and Career Collection
Offers coverage to 350 trade and industry related periodicals, including Advertising Age, Hotel and Motel Management, Restaurant Business, and American Machinist. Articles on interviewing, resumes, compensation are also provided.

Finding Periodicals in this Library

Listed below are some general business periodicals and some specific periodicals on human resource management available in the ODU Library.

General Business Periodicals

· Business First

· Business Week

· Forbes

· Fortune

· Harvard Business Review

· Inc.

· Journal of World Business

· Wall Street Journal

Human Resource Management Periodicals

· Academy of Management Journal

· Academy of Management Review

· Affirmative Action Register

· HR Magazine

· People Management

· Workforce

How Do You Find Out if a Periodical Exists in this Library?

· Use the ODU Library Catalog to search for the title of the journal or newspaper
you’re trying to locate in print in the ODU Library. Choose a TITLE search and
type in the title of the journal/newspaper you desire.

· The library's journals and magazines are located:

(1) In print in the Periodicals section on the top floor, arranged alphabetically by title
(2) Back issues in print (usually prior to 1960) in the Back Issues Room on the bottom floor
(3) In microfilm in cabinets behind the Periodicals section

A microfilm reader/printer (with free printing!) is also available on the top floor.
For more information, see the ODU Library Microfilm/Reader page at:

http://www.ohiodominican.edu/library/tour/microfilm/default.asp.

· If you are looking for a specific article in a periodical, be sure to match issue number and YEAR/MONTH of the article to the information listed in our library catalog to make sure we have the specific issue of the journal/magazine you need.

Finding Web Sites

A portal to Internet search engines and directories is available on the ODU Library’s Internet Search page.

In addition, listed below are web sites that may be of particular use to you in your information search.

Minimum recommended criteria for evaluating websites:

· Accuracy of the information

· Authority of the person or group responsible for the information

· When the information was created and last updated

For more information, view Evaluating Internet Sources & Search Tools on the Internet Search page.

Web Sites—A Selection

General Business Management

· About Management http://management.about.com

· American Management Association http://www.amanet.org/index.htm

· IOMA’s Management Resources http://www.ioma.com

· Management Web Resources Database http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/mn/ugrad/webresources/linkstore/linkinfo.html

· Small Business Taxes & Management http://www.smbiz.com

Note: For additional general business management sites, consult the ODU Library Management subject guide.

Government Sites for Human Resource Management

· The Access Board: A Federal Agency Committed to Accessible Design
[ADA, ABA, etc.] http://www.access-board.gov

· Occupational Safety and Health Administration http://www.osha.gov

· Social Security Administration Online http://www.ssa.gov

· United States Arbitration and Mediation http://www.usam.com

· United States Bureau of Labor Statistics http://stats.bls.gov

· United States Department of Labor http://www.dol.gov

· United States National Labor Relations Board http://www.nlrb.gov

Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

· ADA Document Center http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm

· BPubs Labor Relations http://www.bpubs.com/Human_Resources/Labor_Relations

· DMOZ Human Resources http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Human_Resources

· CRP Institute for Dispute Resolution http://www.cpradr.org

· HR Internet Guide.com http://www.hr-guide.com

· Human Resource Management and Labor Relations – Best of the Best Business Web Sites

http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasections/brass/brassprotools/bestofthebestbus/bestbusinesswebsiteshuman.htm

· Human Resources on Yahoo! http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Business_to_Business/Corporate_Services/Human_Resources

· Industrial Relations & Human Resource Management Page http://www.mtsu.edu/~rlhannah/IR_HR.HTML

· International Association for Human Resource Information Management http://www.ihrim.org

· LPA - the Public Policy Association of Senior Human Resource Executives http://www.lpa.org

· National Center for Employee Ownership http://www.nceo.org

· National Human Resources Association http://www.humanresources.org

· Society for Human Resource Management http://www.shrm.org

· Workforce Management http://www.workforce.com

Periodicals Online

· Clayton Wallis Company: Latest U.S. Economic News http://www.claytonwallis.com/blsnews.htm

· HR.com http://www.hr.com

· HR Magazine http://www.shrm.org/hrmagazine

· HR.BLR.Com http://hr2.blr.com/index.cfm

· Human Resource Management Review http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ejournals/issn/10534822

· Human Resource Development Quarterly http://rave.ohiolink.edu/ejournals/issn/10448004

· People Management Online http://www.peoplemanagement.co.uk/pm

· Workforce Management http://www.workforceonline.com

Be sure to consult the library’s business databases for full-text journal, newspaper, and magazine articles, especially LexisNexis and Business Source Premier. If you would like to know whether the library has online subscription access to a periodical, search by TITLE for that periodical in the Electronic Journal Finder (available from the library’s Articles in Databases web page).

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Document last modified: 11 December, 2007