Human Resources Research Guide

Human Resources Research Guide

Prepared by: Alice Abbott-Moore and Joe Price
Library Liaison: Lois Tucker
(502) 456-6773
libsul@sullivan.edu

Updated May 2008

Finding Books:

Search the library catalog using a specific topic, such as "social security" and retirement, or browse the following subject areas below.

To retrieve a listing of items within the Sullivan University library online catalog, click on the appropriate Library of Congress Subject Heading with the corresponding Dewey Decimal number(s), in the box below, then click GO!

Also, Sullivan University Library offers the Library Alert service, which is designed to alert SUS students, faculty and staff of the latest titles @ the Sullivan University Louisville library! Sign up to be notified by e-mail when the library receives new books, videos, DVDs, etc., in the categories that interest you.

Reference Books:

Applying psychology in business: the handbook for managers and human resource professionals	Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ, R658.3 A652
Drafting an employee policies manual : the Kentucky employer's guide to writing effective employee policies / [by] Brooks D. Kubik	Sullivan-Louisville KY Law Ref Non-Circ R 344.769 K96
The essential manager's manual	Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ, R658.4 H477e
HR words you gotta know: essential human resources terms, laws, acronyms, and abbreviations for everyone in business	Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ, R658.3 T762h
Supervisory skillbuilders: for restaurant and foodservice operations	Sullivan-Louisville Reference Non-Circ, R658.4 S959 1-9
Understanding human resource issues and personnel law : a guide to Kentucky and federal regulations / authored by Stites and Harbison	Sullivan-Louisville KY Law Ref Non-Circ R 344.7301 U55

Audio/Visual:

Cultivating initiative in your staff	Sullivan-Louisville VIDEO 658.314 S533c
Everyone's teamwork role [videorecording] / Briefings Publishing Group	Sullivan-Louisville DVD 658.402 E93
From sex to religion . . . and everything in between [videorecording] : putting a halt to harassment in the workplace	Sullivan-Louisville DVD 331.133 F931f
How great companies achieve great results with ordinary people [videorecording] / producer, Karen Sutton	Sullivan-Louisville DVD 658.314 O66h
How to deal with cultural diversity in the workplace	Sullivan-Louisville Reserves VIDEO 658.3 H847
Managing communication in a multicultural world [videorecording] / John Baugh.	Sullivan-Louisville DVD 658.45 M266
Sexual harassment [videorecording] : serious business / producer, Susan Cherno ; director, John Joseph ; writer, James L. Jackson	Sullivan-Louisville DVD 331.4 S518sh
Solving people-problems on the job	Sullivan-Louisville VIDEO 650.13 S691
Succeed by coaching: coaching skills for supervisors	Sullivan-Louisville VIDEO 658.302 S942
When and how to hire temps and freelancers	Sullivan-Louisville VIDEO 658 A512wh

Periodical Search:

Use the periodical search function on the Catalog home page to find relevant periodicals regarding human resources.

Periodicals: the following paper-format periodicals in the Sullivan University Library may be searched for articles in this subject area:

HR focus : American Management Association's human resources publication

HRMagazine

Journal of organizational behavior management

Workforce management

Workforce

Databases & Electronic Journals:

If you are accessing these databases from off campus, please go to the Remote Access Page tab under the Databases menu. NOTE: You MUST enter your Sullivan username and password to access the remote database passwords. Click here for more help logging in, or check with library staff for more information.

ABI/INFORM Research: This scholarly business periodicals database comprises nearly 1400 North American sources to provide information on advertising, economics, human resources, finance, marketing, computers and more. Fast access to information on over 60,000 companies. Now indexes The Wall Street Journal.

Relevant journals in this database:

Business Horizons

HR Focus

Workforce Management

Employee Relations Law Journal

Business Source Premier: An EBSCOhost? database indexing 3,650+ scholarly/peer-reviewed business journals back to 1922 and providing the corresponding full-text/full-image for articles on all business subjects including management, finance and accounting. Also includes country economic reports as well as comprehensive profiles for the 10,000 largest companies: click the COMPANY PROFILE tab on the toolbar at the top of the page. Updated daily.

Relevant journals in this database:

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Journal of American Academy of Business

Journal of Managerial Issues

Human Resource Planning

Directory of Open Access Journals: This service covers 815 free, full text, quality-controlled scientific and scholarly journals in all subjects and languages.

Relevant journals in this database:

M@n@gement

Public Administration and Management

Professional Development Collection: Designed for professional educators, this database provides a highly specialized collection of more than 550 high quality education journals, including more than 350 peer-reviewed titles. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. Professional Development Collection is the most comprehensive collection of full text education journals in the world.

Relevant journals in this database:

Training

Personnel and Guidance Journal

Louisville Free Public Library Databases: users need a Louisville Free Public Library card to access these databases.

Webliography (Internet Resources):

HR Internet Guide
Directory of sites for human resources professionals and students.
www.hr-guide.com/

HR World
Explore job opportunities in human resources and related areas through our
classified ads.
www.hrworld.com/

Human Resource Executive's Workindex.com
An annotated directory of links relating to human resources and personnel management
topics. Created and maintained by publishers of Human Resource ...
http://www.hreonline.com/HRE/index.jsp

The Human Resource Store
A Chicago-based human resources firm providing recruiting, training, outplacement,
and consulting services to employers.
www.hrstore.com/

Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
Online information from Human Resources Canada for localities in the province.
www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/home.shtml

Human Resources Business Management Development Jobs Consulting
Find human resources business management information about development, jobs,
software, consulting, forms, training, policy and procedures, job descriptions ...
humanresources.about.com/

Human Resources Development Canada
Our mission is to enable Canadians to participate fully in the workplace and the
community.
www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/

IHRIM (The International Association for Human Resource Information )
Your link to the unique world of HR information management, systems issues,
trends, and technology.
www.ihrim.org/

International Public Management Association for Human Resources
An organization that represents the interests of over 5000 human resource
professionals at the Federal, State and Local levels of government.
www.ipma-hr.org/

Mercer Human Resource Consulting: human resources management ...
Global HR firm offers human resources management news, articles, software and
consulting services.
www.mercerhr.com/

Official Web site of the US Health Resources and Services ...
Official Health Resources and Services Administration Web site of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
www.hrsa.gov/

Society for Human Resource Management
Advances the human resource profession to ensure that HR is recognized as an
essential partner in developing and executing organizational strategy.
www.shrm.org/

United States Department of Health and Human Services
United States Department of Health and Human Services: Leading America to Better
Health, ... Resource Locators. Hospitals & Nursing Homes; Other Health Care ...
www.hhs.gov/

Workforce Management: information on employment law, human ...
Human resource information covering human resource legal issues, human resource
benchmarks, human resource benefits, human resource development, and human ...
www.workforce.com/

November 2005