Finding Books
| Search the library catalog for books on education using the keyword, subject or title options. If you do not find the book you need, ask a librarian or check for the title in E-ZBorrow, our fastest self-service interlibrary loan system, or ILLiad that looks outside our network (and requires additional time.) |
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| Try a keyword search: | higher education AND “human resources” |
| Try a subject search: | School Personnel, Management |
Finding Articles
| In most cases you can use the general Research Guide for Business Articles
But it is also worth checking the Education literature databases below for articles on HRD |
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TIP: Use the thesaurus on the http://eric.ed.gov website to search the word “personnel” and select from the descriptors offered as a starting point for your search. Example: “Personnel Development” |
Professional & Trade Focused Literature – (overlaps with Education Research Complete)
- Education Periodicals 1986-Present — ELECTRONIC
Professional magazines and periodicals with full-text access to over 350 education journals (part of the Proquest database).
Reference Books
| These are a great place to start your research for basic definitions – and core bibliographies. You can find Drexel’s specialized human resource and education-related handbooks by doing a keyword search in the library catalog such as “handbook AND human resource*” or “handbook AND training.” Here are some of the best education-related reference books: |
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| Diversity Training Handbook: a practical guide to understanding and changing attitudes – ELECTRONIC | |
 Encyclopedia of Education — ELECTRONIC and PRINTHagerty Reference LB15 .E47 2003 v. 1-8 |
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| The Group Trainers Handbook — ELECTRONIC | |
| Handbook of research on e-transformation and HRM technologies — ELECTRONIC | |
| Handbook of Human Resource Management Practice — ELECTRONIC |
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| From Cost to Performance Management: : a blueprint for organizational development — ELECTRONIC |
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| Human Resources and Quality — ELECTRONIC |
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| Encyclopedia of human resources information systems — ELECTRONIC | |
| International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences –ELECTRONIC & PRINT (See link for “Search this Title” on left – not the search box up above.) Hagerty Reference H41 .I58 2001 Volume 1-26 |
Selected Journals
| Find the following using the Electronic Journals A to Z Lookup feature:
Academy of Management Journal |
