Elizabeth Sanford

Ms. Sanford
Research and Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialties: Christian Studies, Business, English, and Modern Languages
P: (864) 231-5743 E: esanford@andersonuniversity.edu

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The Thrift Library Catalog can be accessed from the library's Homepage by selecting the box labeled catalog. The search box provides one-stop searching for books, ebooks, articles, and more. Once signed in, users are able to renew items, request physical materials from other PASCAL libraries, and save searches. 

Scroll down on the catalog's front page to view video introductions to searching with the catalog. 

The catalog is a great place to start, but is still important that users conduct searches in discipline-specific databases. The catalog and individual databases will provide different sources with the same query. Additionally, there are a few databases that are not indexed in the catalog.

Thrift Library has a new AI-powered research tool called Research Assistant. Users can access the beta version of Research Assistant through the top menu on the library catalog. 

The Research Assistant uses natural language queries -- this means that you can search using a question like you may when using search engines like Google.

After you enter your research question the Research Assistant will locate the top five most relevant scholarly sources that it has access to and provide a overview of the topic. Research Assistant is searching all of the material that it has access to, which may or may not be content that Thrift Library subscribes to. 

Learn more about Research Assistant by watching the tutorial on the front page of the catalog. 

​​​​The following databases are strong choices for Human Resource Management research. Access these and many others on Thrift Library's website under Databases A-Z.

Tip: To view databases by discipline, use the Group By: Category function.

• Business Source Ultimate 3,500 Full-text journals in accounting, finance, banking, marketing, management and much more. In addition to accessing essential full-text journals, business students can delve into case studies, country economic reports and company profiles, as well as interviews with executives and analysts. (Ebsco)

• ERIC The Education Resource Information Center (ERIC) provides access to educational literature and resources. Provides indexing to over 1.6 million titles and Full Text to 750,000 documents. Excellent source for scholarly literature on training and development. (Ebsco)

• APA PsychINFO This index provides citations millions of psychology articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations going back to 1840 with links to approximately 1,000 full text titles.

• HR Magazine is a publication of the SHRM. This professional journal will provide information on current issues and trends in Human Resources. 
  • Select the Article Search tab to locate articles on specific topics.
• Workforce Management is a software company that also publishes articles about best practices in staffing.

Students can locate recent case studies in databases that the library subscribes to by filtering the advanced search results by publication type and publication date. 

• Business Source Ultimate
  • Advanced Search >
    • Publication type > Case Study
    • Publication date > [Desired publication window] 

• Open Access Business Case Studies
  • Aggregated by Boston University Libraries

• SHRM Student Workbooks
  • ​​​​​​​Case studies for student use ​​​​​​​

• Bureau of Labor Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as part of the U.S. Federal Statistical System. BLS collects, calculates, analyzes, and publishes data essential to the public, employers, researchers, and government organizations.
  • Wage Data by Area and Occupation BLS wage data are available by occupation for the nation, regions, states, and many metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas.
• O*NET OnLine detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, developers, researchers, and more!

• SHRM The world's largest HR association, with nearly 325k members dedicated to creating better workplaces that work for all.

Anderson University students have access to the Mometrix eLibrary SHRM-CP Exam test prep materials. The available materials include:

• practice questions
• interactive practice tests
• an exam prep study guide
• interactive study cards

SHRM's "All Things Work" podcast offers a weekly exploration of human resources strategies and insights, featuring perspectives from experienced professionals in the field. The content covers current business challenges through multiple formats including newsletters, videos, podcasts, and detailed articles. These resources provide information and analysis to help HR practitioners adapt to changing workplace demands.

• Season 2, Episode 14, "Keeping AI Inclusive: Cautionary Tales and Proactive Solutions"

For an overview on citations, including the resources listed below, visit LibraryDIY. 

• APA Style (website) The APA Style website offers quick guides to paper formatting and citations.
  • Navigate to the Style and Grammar Guidelines tab.

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (2020) The publication manual is the official guide to APA style. Borrow or reference a physical copy at Thrift Library.

• Tutorial on APA 7th edition Anderson students have access to tutorials on information literacy topics, including an overview on citations using APA.

Thrift Library recommends using Zotero for reference management.

Once you save an article, book, webpage, etc. to Zotero it will generate citations in the style guide of your choice. It also does so much more! With Zotero, you can...

• Save PDFs and Snapshots of your sources to folders in your library
• Annotate PDFs (when you copy and paste text from an annotated file it will automatically add quotation marks and the author, date, and page number in a parenthetical citation.) 
• Search your entire library
• Generate bibliographies 

Zotero is a desktop app that also has a web library for when you need to access your library away from your primary computer. 

Zotero also offers browser connectors that enables users to save sources with a single click. 

More information about reference management as well as other available tools can be found in LibraryDIY under Citation Tools.

• SC Statehouse.gov - SC Code of Laws

  Title 41 Labor & Employment

• SC Statehouse.gov - SC Code of Regulations

  CHAPTER 10 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND REGULATION

• NOLO Human Resources Law Center

  Includes most of the basic resources you would need to write an employee handbook. Some free. Some not. Note that the library has several NOLO publications, both in print and online.

• Human Resource Management Guide

  A great variety of articles on Human Resource Management, but you might do better with an article search using OneSearch. Since this is international in scope, you may wish to click on the USA link.

• US Department of Labor Home Page

  Really big with lots of links. Use the search box for your topic or the

• US Department of Labor - Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor

  A one page summary with links to additional information. The summary gives you an idea of the boundaries of your topic and how the government subdivides labor law into categories.

• US Department of Labor - (OSHA) Occupational Safety & Health Administration

  With drop downs for both employees and employers - and other aspects as well.

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

  Statutes that ensure non-discrimination in employment are generally enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

  The Taft-Hartley Act regulates a wide range of employer-employee conduct and is administered by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

• U.S. Department of Labor - Employment Law Guide: Laws, Regulations, and Technical Assistance Services

  This Guide describes the major statutes and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that affect businesses and workers.
  The Guide is designed mainly for those needing "hands-on" information to develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies for businesses.

• Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

  Ensures compliance with the Rehabilitation Act by federal contractors.

• South Carolna Departmen of Labor, Licensing and Regulation

  Links to wide variety of topics.

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