Introduction
Reference Materials
Books
Articles
Audiovisual Materials
Websites
Help
This guide is intended to provide an introduction to resources available from the University of Lethbridge Library in the area of human resources and organizational behaviour. It is a guide to get you started; there are many more resources available, so this is just a jumping-off point for your research.
If you require more help finding resources, please visit the Information and Research Assistance Desk on level 10 of the library, or phone us at 403.329.2263.
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Reference materials can provide a good overview of a subject and lead you to further related resources, and are a great place to start your research. Some reference material specific to the area of human resources and organizational behaviour include:
Dictionary of Human Resources and Personnel Management [electronic resource]
A Dictionary of Human Resource Management [electronic resource]
National Occupational Classification, 2006 (Canada) - Occupational Descriptions
National Occupational Classification, 2006 (Canada) - Occupational Classification
National Occupational Classification, 2006 (Canada) - Index of Titles
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Search the library catalogue to find books on human resources or organizational behaviour. You can do keyword searches as well as subject searches, which utilize the Library of Congress Subject Headings to locate items on the same subject. Some relevant subject headings include:
Notice all of the sub-headings beneath the major subject terms which allow you to get more and more specific in terms of topic or geographic location.
These same terms (and more) will work as keyword searches, but you will get many more (and possibly irrelevant) results using a keyword search. Try both and take it from there. If you search any term in the 'subject' field, the catalogue will try to suggest related subjects for you to try, as well as more sub-categories of the subject. Of course, if you know the title or author of a book, you can search the catalogue using those fields as well.
You can also do an 'advanced keyword search' and restrict the 'material type' to limit your search to e-books only.
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Journal articles contain more up-to-date research than books, and are a great way to supplement your research. The library subscribes to many indexes and databases which allow you search by keyword, subject, and many more fields to find articles on your topic. These tools provide not only the citation for the articles, but often abstracts (summaries of what the article is about), and increasingly link you to the full text of the article. If the full text isn't available either from the database in which you found the citation or by clicking the 'find full text' button, you can try obtaining the article via interlibrary loan. Ensure that the articles you are citing are scholarly in nature; for guidelines on how to evaluate journal articles, see our how-to guides.
The easiest way to decide which index or database to use is to look at the library's listing of indexes and databases by subject: Management - Human Resources and then pick the database which will provide the best information for your topic. Be sure to check several different sources, as they will all contain different information. Remember, your subject might be somewhat multidisciplinary in nature, so consider what other subjects' databases you may want to search, as well as the databases that specialize in multidisciplinary or general topics.
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In addition to searching in the library catalogue for videos on any subject (go to 'advanced keyword' search and then limit by material type: film/video), several Harvard Business School Faculty Seminar Series videos are available to us through Business Source Complete, including HR-related topics. For a complete list of videos available in this series, please visit http://support.epnet.com/knowledge_base/detail.php?id=4699. To access these videos in Business Source Complete, click the 'more' link in the top toolbar in EBSCOhost and select Business Videos/Images from the drop-down menu. The Business Videos search screen is displayed. Enter your search terms in the Find field and click Search, or to view all available business videos, search for the term Business. Both videos and PDF transcripts are available.
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Sloan Work and Family Research Network
High-quality research and reports on work-family issues, as well as a work-family glossary, a work and family encyclopedia, statistics, fact sheets, and a literature database you can search for bibliographic citations on the subject. Some material may require free registration to gain access and some may just point you to a citation, but it's a good starting point.
From Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR), this institutional repository contains over 11,000 documents on workplace-related topics, both by Cornell faculty as well as faculty and researchers from other institutions. Updated almost daily and of very high quality, the collection includes published articles and grey literature as well as limited free access to the Industrial and Labor Relations Review and various collective bargaining agreements.
Produced by the International Labour Organization (ILO), this database contains labour statistics and labour market projections. It provides access to core labor statistics from 1969 forward for 200 countries and territories. Topics include basic labor market measures ranging from unemployment to occupational injuries to strikes.
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If you have difficulty finding or using the information you require:
Developed by business librarians at American universities, this site allows you to search several academic business libraries' sites of frequently asked business reference questions. While some sites may refer you to subscription databases (check to see if we subscribe at the U of L to gain access), lots of general information and links to free sites as well.
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Content Revised: March 24, 2011
Content Created: March 1, 2010
