Library Services for Off-Campus/Online Programs

Human Resources

Start here for good articles/research

• ABI/Inform or Business Source Premier--Articles on all aspects of business research, including the hospitality/tourism industry
• Academic Search Premier and ProQuest Research Library--Good starting points for articles on most topics, many with full text.
• Dissertations & Theses Online--Includes dissertations and theses, many with full text, from over 1,000 North America and European universities.
• Emerald Library--Articles from over 130 management journals
• ERIC--Premier database for all education topics. Search for keywords and checkmark the box Map Term to Subject Heading. The library owns the entire ERIC Documents collection on microfiche (Gelman, 3rd floor).
• Factiva and Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe--News sources worldwide
• PsycINFO--Covers journal articles, books and book chapters in psychology and related areas. Search for keywords and checkmark the box Map Term to Subject Heading.
• Sociological Abstracts--Covers international literature in sociology and related social and behavioral sciences.

Not only articles

• WorldCat--Catalog of library catalog across the U.S. (and some international libraries).
• Google Scholar--Search for scholarly publications in a variety of fields. Set your preferences for access to full text and to RefWorks citation export.
• Society for Human Resource Management, Academy of Management, Organization Development Network, Academy of Human Resource Development--Professional organizations
• American Society for Training & Development--World's largest association for workplace learning and performance professionals
• Bureau of Labor Statistics--Searchable data for national, state and smaller geographic units
• Legal Information Institute--Legal information on employment-related areas such as collective bargaining, pensions, worksplace safety, etc.