Finding Books & Government Documents

• Library Catalog
  Use it to find books, government documents, and journals that Kresge Library owns either in print or electronically.
• MelCat
  You can request materials from Michigan libraries directly and pick up them up at Kresge Library. It is faster than traditional interlibrary loan only if libraries in the area own the materials.
• WorldCat
  You can request materials from any library - use the Illiad button on each record to place an interlibrary loan request.

Finding Articles

• ABI/Inform
  This database includes about 80% full-text articles from the business press, trade publications, and academic journals.
• Business Source Premier
  Includes many types of full-text sources, including articles in journals/magazines, Datamonitor industry analyses, company overviews, country profiles and market research information.
• Michigan Newspapers
  Includes the electronic editions of The Detroit News, The Grand Rapids Press, and Lansing State Journal. Each paper provides coverage of local and regional news, including companies, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community.
• Wilson Business Abstracts
  Contains abstracts to articles in business and economics journals and magazines. Includes some full-text articles.
• General Business File ASAP
  Analyses of companies, industry events and trends as well as the latest in economics and politics. Offers access to broker research reports, trade publications, newspapers, and journals.
• LexisNexis Academic Universe
  Full text of current news, legal, and business materials, such as company reports and news about companies or areas.

Labor & Labor Unions

• Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor
  Ref. HD 8066 .H57 2004 (2 vols.)
• Work in America: An Encyclopedia of History, Policy & Society
  Ref. HD 8066 .W637 2003
• Encyclopedia of U.S. Labor & Working-Class History
  Ref. HD 8066 .A78 2007
• The Lexicon of Labor
  Ref. HD 8066 .M87 1998
• Profiles of American Labor Unions
  Ref. HD 6504 .P64 1998
• Labor Conflict in the United States: An Encyclopedia
  Ref. HD 5324 .L32 1990
• Roberts' Dictionary of Industrial Relations
  Ref. HD 4839 .R612 1994
• UnionStats
  Membership and Coverage Database (from the Current Population Survey from the BLS) – Provides historical data on union membership by location, industry, and occupation.
• Union Members (Annual pub. from the BLS)
  Data on union membership and wages by industry, occupation, age, sex, race, ethnicity, and location.
• Office of Labor-Management Standards Internet Public Disclosure Room (Dept. of Labor)
  Contains reports filed by unions, employers and other organizations, including union reports, bylaws, and constitutions, as well as some financial data for unions. Note: not all unions are required to file information.
• Salary and Employee Benefits Survey [for MI - 1996]
  Ref. JS 451 .M57 M52
• Encyclopedia of Associations, searchable through
  Business & Company Resource Center

Contact Information

Contract Language & Bargaining

• Labor Contracts Database (Institute of Industrial Relations Library, UC Berkeley) – Contains the text of hundreds of collective bargaining agreements, searchable by union, location, and industry.
• Labor Project for Working Families – “Database of information and contract language on labor and such work/family issues as child care, elder care, alternative work schedules, family leave, expanding FMLA, etc.”
• Cornell U. ILR School Subject Guide
  Collective Bargaining

Statistics

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) -
  Use the Get Detailed Statistics link for navigating through data on particular topics.
  • National Compensation Survey - Provides data on earnings, compensation cost trends, and benefits.
  • Compensation & Working Conditions Online - Online publication from the BLS that addresses current issues and trends in labor and benefits. Information is divided into 3 main categories: Compensation, Safety & Health, and Collective Bargaining. Use the Archives link to search for information by topic.
  • Occupational Employment Statistics - Employment & wage estimates for more than 800 occupations.
  • Collective Bargaining & Work Stoppages Program - Data on work stoppages, including companies/unions involved.
  • Consumer Price Indexes - for cost of living data
• Kaiser Family Foundation (for health insurance and health data) - Employer Health Benefits 2005 Annual Survey
• FedStats

Other Web Resources

• United Auto Workers
• Writers' Guild of America, West
• Writers' Guild of America, East
• North American Free Trade Agreement - NAFTA

• Employee Benefit Research Institute
• International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans - Fill out the free registration form to search for abstracts of journal articles and other documents on topics related to employment benefits and compensation. (Note: Most articles are not available full-text.) The site also includes a glossary of terms.

Tools & Guides

• RefWorks - a reference management tool that allows you to create a personal database of references and automatically generate formatted bibliographies for your projects.

• Consult Kresge Library's Student Writing Guide for tips and detailed instructions on citing your sources.