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LABORLIT: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION

What is LABORLIT?
LABORLIT is a database containing references to items received in the Labor and Industrial Relations Library since January 1989. The database includes books, journal articles, pamphlet materials, ILIR theses and dissertations, government publications, working papers, reprints, microfiche, and an occasional audiovisual item. It also contains a small percentage of citations for materials that are not located in the Labor and Industrial Relations Library, but may be available in other libraries on campus. The database can be searched in various ways to retrieve lists of citations which can be printed or downloaded.

How do I access LABORLIT?
LABORLIT is only accessible from machines in the Green Room in the ILIR Library, from the ILIR computer lab (Room 49, ILIR), and from computers connected to the ILIR building network. It is NOT accessible through the Internet, from this home page, or through dialup connections. Off-campus patrons can send requests for searches by e-mail to the librarian and the results will be downloaded and delivered through the Internet.

How do I get help?
The library has prepared a handout to aid users in searching LABORLIT, called "Using LABORLIT: a Brief Guide". Copies are available in the library and in the ILIR computer lab.

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CD-ROM DATABASES

CD-ROM DATABASES IN OTHER DEPARTMENTAL LIBRARIES

There are CD-ROM databases in other departmental libraries that contain material useful for study and research in industrial relations and human resource management.

Business and Economics Library

The Business and Economics Library hosts three major types of CD-ROM databases.

Profiles, stock prices, and financial information on companies in the U.S. and abroad:

Datastream (global securities and economic data)

Standard & Poor's Corporate Text (corporate filings from the period 1987-1995)

SDC (for mergers & acquisitions information, IPOs, etc.)

Research Insight (financial information about U.S. and Canadian companies)

Abstracts of publications that keep up with developments in business and industry: Business & Industry OnDisc

Statistical files:

Illinois Statistical Abstract (statistical data for Illinois for the years 1997-2001)

World Development Indicators (time series data on national accounts, balance of payments, trade, external debt, finance, and social and natural resources of countries of the world)

International Financial Statistics (historical and current financial data up to the year 2000 about countries of the world, including key data such as GDP, exchange rates, interest rates, etc.

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USEFUL DATABASES

DATABASES IN THE LABOR LIBRARY

The library provides Internet access to 3 full-text databases produced by the Bureau of National Affairs. These are not networked campus-wide and login information must be obtained from the library.

The Benefits Practice Center contains the full text of 5 print services (Tax Management Compensation Planning Portfolios, Compensation and Benefits Guide, Employee Benefits Law Treatise, Employee Benefits Cases, Pension & Benefits Reporter) as well as the full text of relevant cases, statutes, regulations, IRS and other agency documents. It also includes interactive forms that can be completed and printed out. The database is updated monthly.

The Human Resources Library contains the full text of the Policy & Practice Series and Title 26 of the Internal Revenue Code with associated regulations, summaries of related state and federal laws and regulations, expert analyses of state and federal employment laws and regulations, and practice aids as well as hundreds of federal forms, sample company policies, comparison charts, checklists, and guidelines. The database is updated monthly.

The Labor & Employment Law Library contains the full text of laws and decisions, with thorough explanations, in the areas of labor management relations, labor arbitration, fair employment practices, individual employment rights, and wages and hours. It includes reference manuals, cases, news/analysis and background information, and finding aids. The database is updated monthly.

DATABASES ON THE LIBRARY GATEWAY

Faculty and students in the Institute find the following article databases, accessible through the Library Gateway, to be of particular value for study and research in industrial relations and human resource management.

The most important databases are:

ABI/INFORM. ABI/INFORM began in 1971, and it contains citations and 150 word abstracts to over 2000 business and management journals published worldwide. The full text of articles is included for about 100 journals.

EconLit for coverage of the literature in labor economics and other areas of economics. Econlit began in 1969, and it contains citations to articles, many with abstracts, in over 400 economics journals, as well as to papers in collective volumes of essays and proceedings, books, working papers, and dissertation titles.

LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe for coverage of the literature in labor and employment law. Lexis-Nexis began in 1973, and it contains full text with abstracts of decisions of federal and state courts at all levels and of federal administrative agencies, full text of law journals, legal news, full text of federal and state codes and statutes, and European Union legislation and treaties.

PsychInfo for coverage of the literature in industrial and organizational psychology. PsychInfo contains citations, most with abstracts, to articles in about 1300 academic and professional journals, books, dissertations, and monographs in all areas of psychology and related behavioral sciences published throughout the world from 1887 onward.

Not as important, but also useful, are:

America: History and Life. Began in 1964. Contains citations with abstracts to articles on the history of the United States and Canada from over 2000 serial publications. This is a major source for research materials in labor and social history.

ERIC. Began in 1966. Contains citations with abstracts to materials in education and related behavioral sciences. The database contains 2 subfiles, one of research reports and one which indexes about 700 education journals. Its coverage of faculty and teacher collective bargaining, as well as of vocational and other types of training, is of particular usefulness for research in industrial relations and human resource management.

JSTOR. This database contains the full text in PDF format of all the articles in eleven economics journals, from the beginning of their publication to 1990/91, including the following titles, which are subscribed to by the Labor Library: American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Perspectives, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics.

LegalTrac. Began in 1980. Indexes about 800 law journals, legal newspapers, legal specialty publications, bar association journals, and international legal publications. It also includes law-related articles from business and general interest journals. This is a useful source for research on labor and employment law, administrative agency regulations, and the legal aspects of human resource management and labor management relations.

Newspaper Indexes:

Alternative Press Index. Began in 1991. Contains citations with abstracts to articles on social, political, economic, and environmental causes from roughly 380 alternative, radical, and left publications.

Business NewsBank. Began in 1993. Provides full-text articles from over 400 business journals, newspapers, and wire services concerning issues and events at both public and private companies.

Wall Street Journal. Contains the full text of articles from the Eastern Edition of the newspaper primarily from 1986 to the present, as well as an archival section with older articles.

OneSource. Contains comprehensive corporate and industry information, including company profiles, news articles from business and trade periodicals, research reports, and financial data. Tabular information in the database can be exported to spreadsheets.

PAIS. Began in 1972. Contains citations to articles, books, and government documents in the areas of business, economics, law, public administration, and other social sciences. It is worldwide in scope and contains brief abstracts for many materials added after 1985. The database is particularly useful for coverage of issues related to public sector collective bargaining and legislation at both the federal and state levels.

Social Sciences Abstracts. Began in 1983. Contains citations with abstracts to about 350 English-language journals in the fields of anthropology, area studies, economics, environmental sciences, geography, law and criminology, political science, psychology, public administration, and sociology. This is a more general social science database that supplements others that are listed here.

Social Sciences Citation Index. This is one of the databases included in the group, "Web of Science". Began 1997. Contains citations to literature from over 1500 journals in the social, behavioral, and related sciences. The database permits searching by cited references.

Sociological Abstracts. Began 1963. Contains citations, mostly with abstracts, to articles in over 1600 journals, books, conference papers, dissertations and other sources in sociology and related fields. The database is particularly useful for coverage of industrial sociology, occupational studies, gender studies, and class and ethnic studies.

Statistical Universe. Began 1960. This database indexes statistical information contained in U.S., state, international, and intergovernmental statistical sources. Each record includes the title, bibliographic information, subject, and an abstract of the contents of the statistical information, frequently including a list of tables and charts. Links to web-based full text publications are included, if available.

Wilson Select Plus. This database contains citations with abstracts to articles in over 800 journals from several different Wilson databases including Wilson Business Abstracts. Coverage is primarily from 1994 to the present, and the articles are available online in full text.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. This database contains indexing and abstracts for material from over 1000 journals in political science and its related disciplines, international relations, law, and public administration. This can be useful for research on changes in legislation and on company and union political activity.

Other databases, even those in the physical sciences and the humanities, may have relevant information. For example, engineering databases can contain sources relating to unionization and collective bargaining of engineers and scientists or human resource management issues in research and development organizations. A complete list of databases available through Illinet Online can be found on the Library Gateway home page. Click on the Illinois Library Gateway icon at the top of this page to go to the list. Go to top of page

ETUI LABOURLINE

What is ETUI LABOURLINE?
ETUI Labourline is a database of European labour information resources covering European, international, and comparative aspects of industrial relations, employment, labour market policies, and social protection developed by the libraries at the European Trade Union Institute and the European Trade Union Technical Bureau for Health and Safety. The consolidated bibliographic database contains more than 18,000 references to documents focusing on industrial relations as well as more than 12,000 references to documents on health and safety issues.

How do I access ETUI LABOURLINE?
The database can be accessed through the Internet at http://www.labourline.org/CONNECTI?GetDoc=mainYY.htm&ID=G2&PW= .

LABORDOC

What is LABORDOC?
LABORDOC is a database produced by the International Labor Office in Geneva, Switzerland, which indexes and abstracts books, journals, and reports in the fields of industrial relations, economic and social development, management, education and training, project evaluation, rural development, law, social protection, and the implications of technological change published all over the world. The database was created in 1965, but it includes references from the ILO library's converted card catalog back to 1919. It is particularly rich in citations to material on the fields in which the International Labor Organization is involved and on employment and social law in foreign countries. Although the abstracts are all in English, the publications abstracted are in almost 60 different languages.

How do I access LABORDOC?
The database can be accessed through the Internet at http://labordoc.ilo.org/webvoy.htm. There is a printed version of the database, called International Labour Documentation, which is available in the Labor Library.

WORKSONWORK

What is WORKSONWORK?
WorksOnWork is a database containing citations to materials related to the field of industrial relations, including books, journal articles, working papers, and proceedings. It is maintained by the Industrial Relations Center Reference Room at the University of Minnesota. WorksOnWork currently indexes approximately 70,000 items that have been added to the Industrial Relations Center Reference Room collection since 1985. The database can be searched by author, title, keyword, or by unique subject headings specially developed by the Reference Room staff.

How do I access WORKSONWORK?
The database can be accessed through the Internet at http://www.worksonwork.irc.umn.edu/index.html.

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