Human Resource Management – Resources for PhD Students
This guide introduces students to resources of relevance to the study of Human Resource Management available through York University Libraries. It highlights some of the key research tools available but it is not intended as a comprehensive list of sources. The focus is on access to electronic resources.
General Libraries’ Information | York University Libraries Catalogue | EBooks | Finding Journal/Magazine/News Articles | Citation Databases | Dissertation and Theses Searching | Government Information | Legal Materials | Selected HR Websites | RefWorks, Citation Guides and Academic Integrity | Tools to Help You Keep Current with Your Research Field | Tools to Help You Organize Your Research | Publishing Your Research
General Libraries Information
A good place to start if you are looking for an introduction to library services and resources for graduate students is the Graduate student library guide.
Library Card:Your YuCard is your library card.
Photocopying and Printing:This card may also be used for photocopying and printing charges. You can add value to the card online using VISA or MasterCard or by using the cash kiosks in any of the libraries. The minimum amount you can add is in increments of $5.00. The cost of photocopying is 10 cents per page and printing is 10 cents per page for B&W and 25 cents per page for colour printing.
Access to EResources from Home: Most electronic resources are available from home using your Passport York ID.
Borrowing Privileges: PhDs may borrow circulating books (excluding those that are on Reserve and those at the Bronfman Business Library) for 100 days and they may be renewed online up to two times. However if a recall has been placed on the item it must be returned immediately or you will incur a fine. PhDs may borrow a maximum of 80 books at a time.
Borrowing from Other Libraries: Those who wish to borrow in person at other Canadian university libraries need to know about Direct Borrowing at Other Universities. Interlibrary loan is available. The Resource Sharing Department requests interlibrary loans from other university libraries and institutions for York faculty and students.
Key Library Websites:
The York University Libraries homepage provides links to the catalogue, to eResources, to hours of operation, research help, citation guides, new book lists, contact information, etc.
The Bronfman Business Library homepage provides access to Business Resources A-Z database listings, business citation guides, contact information, hours etc.
York University Libraries Catalogue
Use the York University Catalogue to find print and electronic books, and journals as well as DVDs etc. Use the browse search to find materials if you know the author, title, or LC subject heading. Use keyword searching for all other searches. Please note that you can limit by location, format, language, date of publication in advanced search mode.
A brief help guide to assist with using the catalogue is available.
If you want to explore a comprehensive catalogue of materials held elsewhere search in Worldcat which searches library catalogues from 45 countries around the world. It contains over 44 million bibliographic records representing 400 languages. Includes records for books, periodicals, scores, videos, maps, manuscripts, recordings, web sites and provides selected links to libraries holding specific items. Coverage is from 1000 BC – present. York University Library holdings are included in Worldcat.
EBooks
Books 24X7: Access the BusinessPro section to find electronic books on the topic of Human Resources, Employee Training & Development, and other HRM-related subjects. include In addition, lengthy summaries of key professional and popular business books are included in ExecSummaries. Available on the network but restricted to the York University community. Please read this Web page for important information about appropriate use of Books 24 X 7 to ensure that you do not lose access privileges. http://library.books24x7.com/apphelp.asp?item=37
Ebrary: Contains a large collection of books, textbooks and reports aimed at professionals and scholars in the field of human resources, personnel management, and employment management. Browse under the Social Sciences>Commerce>Business sub-topics to find relevant items, or use the search box to search the entire Ebrary collection.
Finding Journal/Magazine/News Articles
The following are a selection of the databases available. Most provide access to the full-text of the article in html and/or pdf formats.
ProQuest Business
Proquest Business is a suite of business databases that contains the following individual databases.
- ABI/Inform Global
- ABI/Inform Trade and Industry
- CBCA Business
- CBCA Current Events
- ProQuest Asian Business
- ProQuest European Business
Citation Databases
Cited reference searching can tell you who has cited previously published works. The databases included in the Guide to Cited Reference Searching allow you to search by topic, by author, by institution etc and they will help you to determine how influential an article of book is. This guide includes links to Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar.
Dissertation and Theses Searching
Finding doctoral dissertations and master’s theses published in your field is an important part of your basic research methodology. The following are resources from ProQuest that will prove helpful.
Index to theses – Great Britain
Theses Canada Portal The Theses Canada Portal provdes free access to the full text electronic versions of Canadian theses and dissertations that were published from the beginning of 1998 to August 31, 2002.
Government Information
When conducting research in the area of Human Resource Management, government information can often be useful in conducting research on government policy, statistics, and much more. For example such government bodies as Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and the International Labour Organization publish information of relevance to many Human Resources topics. Similarly, the provincial governments have ministries/departments which provide access to information at that level, e.g. Ontario Ministry of Labour.
For links to other government and international government organizations websites visit the Government Links web page.
Negotech is a database available from HRSD Canada which provides access to the full-text of union contracts and collective agreements.
Government publications can be found by searching the library catalogue.
Getting assistance with obtaining government information: visit the Government Information website, where you will find contact information for the Government Information librarians.
Legal Materials
Legal materials are needed for research in some HR areas.
Books, journals, case materials and other legal information sources can be found at the Osgoode Law Library on York’s Keele campus. Assistance with searches for legal resources is provided by the reference librarians at this library during the following hours .
Books and journals in the field of Law can be found by searching the library catalogue (it is possible to limit searches to the Law Library specifically).
The Checklist of Legal Periodicals Indexes can also be used to find journal articles in legal periodicals, as well as case materials and more.
Lexis Nexis Academic is also a good source for legal materials such as Canadian and US legislation and cases.
CanLII is another excellent resource for Canadian federal and provincial legislation and links to legal information sources.
Selected HR Websites
Canadian Council of Human Resources Associations
This organization represents the interests of HR professionals across Canada. Includes information on Council activities, links to member associations, and information on HR and IR events across Canada.
Canadian Policy Research Networks
http://www.cprn.org/index.cfm?l=en
The CPRN is a social policy think tank that advises Canadian policy makers on issues pertaining to, or affecting social policy in Canada. See the subsection on Health and Health Human Resources and the subsection on Labour Markets/Vulnerable Workers for access to the CPRN publications and reports on those topics.
Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, University of Toronto
http://www.cirhr.utoronto.ca/mirphd/mir.html
This link provides access to a bibliography of collective bargaining agreement listings for many of the jurisdictions across Canada.
Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Library, University of California, Berkeley
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/IIRL/
Features web guides for labour research from a range of recommended sources, as well as links to Berkeley’s own specialized labour guides including selected bibliographies and more.
Human Resources & Social Development Canada
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/home.shtml
Includes information about all programs and services. Some highlights for HR professionals include links to assist employers with HR planning and recruitment, labour and workplace information, and an area featuring information on training and learning.
Society for Human Resources Management (U.S.)
Large U.S. based association devoted to HRM. Includes educational and information services and resources for members worldwide.
RefWorks and Citation Guides and Academic Integrity at York
RefWorks is a web-based bibliographic management tool (citation manager) that allows you to create a database of citations or references to resources (books, journal articles, web sites, etc.). It facilitates the insertion of citations within a research paper as in-text references, footnotes, or endnotes, and the creation of a formatted bibliography using a citation style of choice. All major citation styles are supported (e.g., APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).York University Libraries have a purchased a campus-wide license for RefWorks. Any current York student, staff or faculty member can access and use this software without individual charge.
Style Guides and Writing Manuals
Includes online guides to using APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard and other citation styles.
For Business specific citation guides please consult:
How to Cite Business Sources in MLA (Bronfman Library)
Citing Business Resources Using APA Style (McGill Library)
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
If you are teaching classes you may wish to learn more about Turnitin.
Tools to Help You Keep Current with Your Research Field
In order to keep up with the latest research in your field you may choose to use the table of contents and alerting services available in many of the libraries’ article databases and ejournal packages.
You may wish to use RSS feeds for Online Journals using ticTOCs (RSS feeds for 11,894 scholarly journal tables of contents (TOCs) from 437 publishers)
Consult this guide for information and a demonstration of how to use RSS technology and for directions on steps to follow to use RSS feeds for online journals, databases, new books, and new e-resources at York University Libraries.
Tools to Help You Organize Your Research
The library offers a range of tools that can be very helpful when you are engaging in extensive research and need a system to help you gather, organize, store, and keep track of materials you find.This includes RefWorks, Zotero and LibX. This guide outlines features of these tools and provides links to tutorials on how to use them.
Publishing Your Research
If you are considering submitting your article for publication you may wish to check out the Academic Writing Guide.
This guide offers useful resources to help graduate students with writing and publishing including related scholarly communications issues (author rights, copyright).
Another valuable resource is:
The JCR Web is an essential, comprehensive, and unique resource tool for journal evaluation, using citation data drawn from over 8,400 journals from over 3,000 publishers worldwide. The JCR is the only source of citation data on journals, and includes virtually all specialties in the areas of science, technology, and social sciences. The JCR can show you the: highest impact journals, most frequently used journals, hottest journals & the largest journals.
You may also wish to consider open source publishing such as York University’s YorkSpace. YorkSpace is York University’s institutional repository of research. It enables the York University community to capture, preserve, and distribute its scholarly output in electronic form. Click here if you want to learn more about the YorkSpace Policies and Guidelines . In addition, instructional videos and other resources are available on the YorkSpace Deposit Toolkit Site.
Please send comments or questions to Sophie Bury
Created by Elizabeth Watson, August 2009. Updated by Sophie Bury, September 2011
