MGT 452:
Employment Law
Authoritative Sources
This assignment guide was created to assist students in locating authoritative sources to complete Dr. Woodford's term paper assignment involving the application of a legal topic that would be helpful to HR professionals.
The types of authoritative sources needed to complete the term paper are outlined below and they include court cases, journal articles, statutes, federal regulations, administrative enforcement materials, employment or labor treatises, and news or magazine articles that give topics more than a superficial analysis.
The guide focuses on suggested strategies and best places to begin research efforts. For information & assistance in using any of the sources, please contact library staff:
For specialized assistance, especially with the BNA: Labor & Employment Law Library, Lexis-Nexis Academic or Hein Online databases, please contact the Business Reference Librarian to set up a consultation appointment:
Cases
BNA: Labor & Employment Law Library
Labor Relations Reporter. A complete resource for cases, guidance, and news in all major areas of the field: fair employment practices, individual employment rights, Americans with disabilities, wages and hours, labor-management relations, collective bargaining, and labor arbitration.
- See search options in the center of the screen under the topic 'Find Cases'.
- Review the 'Topical Index' link to the top left to find cases by a specific keyword.
For more information on searching BNA, see the Quick Reference Card.
Hein Online
"Provides more than 75 million pages of law and law-related research material in a fully searchable image-based format. Subscribed libraries relevant to term paper include: Law Journal Library, Code of Federal Regulations (29: Labor), Federal Register, U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. Supreme Court Library."
- Click on the library you want to search on the left menu [for cases; see Supreme Court].
- Click on the search tab and then advanced search.
For information on how to search the database and associated libraries:
-->Guide to Searching Hein Online
Lexis-Nexis Academic
- Click on ‘Legal’ from the top menu bar.
- Next, click on the source area from the right side bar:
Law Reviews-->Labor Law Review Articles
Federal & State Cases-->Labor & Employment Cases, Federal & State
Federal & State Codes-->USCS Employment, Title 5,29,42 OR CFR Code of Federal Regulations OR
FR-->Federal Register
For more information on how to search Lexis-Nexis Academic, see training links & tutorials on the bottom of the right side bar.
-->Guide to searching Lexis Nexis Academic
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Statutes & Regulations
BNA: Labor & Employment Law Library
Labor Relations Reporter. A complete resource for cases, guidance, and news in all major areas of the field: fair employment practices, individual employment rights, Americans with disabilities, wages and hours, labor-management relations, collective bargaining, and labor arbitration.
- See the link on the left side bar ... "Laws, Regulations, and Agency Documents."
- Review the 'Topical Index' link to the top left to find cases by a specific keyword.
For more information on searching BNA, see the Quick Reference Card.
Hein Online
"Provides more than 75 million pages of law and law-related research material in a fully searchable image-based format. Subscribed libraries relevant to term paper include: Law Journal Library, Code of Federal Regulations (29: Labor), Federal Register, U.S. Statutes at Large, and U.S. Supreme Court Library."
- Click on the library you want to search on the left menu [for statutes & regulations; see Code of Federal Regulations (29: Labor), Federal Register, U.S. Statutes at Large].
- Click on the search tab and then advanced search.
For information on how to search the database and associated libraries:
-->Guide to Searching Hein Online
Lexis-Nexis Academic
- Click on ‘Legal’ from the top menu bar.
- Next, click on the source area from the right side bar:
Federal & State Codes-->USCS Employment, Title 5,29,42 OR CFR Code of Federal Regulations OR
FR-->Federal Register
For more information on how to search Lexis-Nexis Academic, see training links & tutorials on the bottom of the right side bar.
->Guide to searching Lexis Nexis Academic
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Employment/Labor Treatises
BNA: Labor & Employment Law Library
Labor Relations Reporter. A complete resource for cases, guidance, and news in all major areas of the field: fair employment practices, individual employment rights, Americans with disabilities, wages and hours, labor-management relations, collective bargaining, and labor arbitration.
- See the link on the left side bar ... "Analysis"
- Review the 'Topical Index' link to the top left to find information by a specific keyword.
For more information on searching BNA, see the Quick Reference Card.
SOUTHcat
Many useful books and/or multimedia can be located through the USA Library's Catalog by keyword or by browsing subject headings.
If you need further information on how to search the library’s catalog:
Flash Tutorials: Using the SOUTHcat Catalog
->Guide to searching SOUTHcat
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Administrative Enforcement Materials
Alabama Dept. of Industrial Relations
Equal Opportunity Employment Commission
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service
National Labor Relations Board
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
State of Alabama: Department of Labor
U.S. Dept. of Labor
Wage & Hour Division, USDL
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Try a search through Google: Uncle Sam which searches government websites.
As a refresher, use the Web site tutorials below to read information on how to evaluate Web sites. You may also check with the business librarian or Dr. Woodford before incorporating a Web site into your research paper.
Evaluating Internet Resources (USA Libraries)
Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask
net.TUTOR: Evaluating Web Sites
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Articles
Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Provides the full-text for more than 8,800 titles covering all areas of business.
Click on advanced-search at the top and search by keyword or topic. While on the results list, look to the far left to narrow results. At the right of the results list, click on the link to Academic to narrow the results to only scholarly journals.
LegalTrac (InfoTrac)
Drawing on a wide variety of the most highly regarded legal publications, LegalTrac® provides indexing for more than 1,400 titles including major law reviews, legal newspapers, bar association journals and international legal journals. Each title included in LegalTrac® is selected on the basis of criteria provided by a special advisory committee of the American Association of Law Libraries. LegalTrac® also contains law-related articles from over 1,000 additional business and general interest titles.
->Guide to searching LegalTrac
Lexis-Nexis Academic
- Click on ‘Legal’ from the top menu bar.
- Next, click on the source area from the right side bar:
Law Reviews-->Labor Law Review Articles
For more information on how to search Lexis-Nexis Academic, see training links & tutorials on the bottom of the right side bar.
->Guide to searching Lexis Nexis Academic
Proquest Newspapers
Authoritative Labor & Employment Law eJournal Titles:
Request abstracted articles through Interlibrary Loan after confirming that the library does not have it available in full-text through Our Journal List or sitting on library shelves:
Although the library subscribes to a number of full-text article databases and print journals, you may find a journal article citation that you would like to incorporate in your paper and USA does not provide the full-text. Double-check
full-text availability through Our Journal List. The library can ask other libraries for a copy of the full-text article once you fill out an ILL request.
The first time you request an article you will need to register. Journal articles and books located in libraries in Alabama will be obtained for you at no charge—undergraduates are limited to 5 requests in process at any time. Although articles may come sooner, please allow 7-10 days. Most of the time, articles are sent as PDF attachments and are delivered to your ILL web account. When they arrive, you will be sent an email to the account you listed when you registered for the service.
Often you will be able to find additional full-text articles in databases the library subscribes to without having to utilize ILL. Contact the Service Desk in the MCOB Library if you need assistance in locating other secondary sources for your team’s research paper.
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Citation Sources
[For assistance in writing your papers, contact the University Writing Center.]
Grammar/Style Manuals
The Elements of Editing
MCOB Reference PN 162 .P55 1984
The Elements of Grammar
MCOB Reference PE 1112 .S54 1996
The Elements of Style
MCOB Reference PE 1408 .S772 2007
Mitchell College of Business Handbook
MCOB Reference, 2 Hour Reserve, PE 1408 .K6746 2007
The Wadsworth Handbook , 8th ed.
MCOB Reference PE 1408 .K6758 2008
*previously known as The Harbrace College Handbook
American Psychological Association (APA)
American Psychological Association (APA) Format (Purdue)
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed.
MCOB Reference BF 76.7 .P83 2001
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Answers to frequently asked questions about MLA style
MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue)
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed.
MCOB Reference LB 2369 .G53 2003
Chicago Manual of Style (Turabian)
Chicago Manual of Style (Turabian) (Colorado State University)
A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, & Dissertations (7th ed.)
MCOB Reference LB 2369 .T8 2007
Other
Basic Legal Citation (Cornell University Law School/Peter W. Martin)
Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation (17th ed.)
Univ. Library Ready Reference (Non-Circ, 2nd FL North) KF 245 .B58
Online! Citation Styles
Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
Sources: Their Use & Acknowledgement (Dartmouth College)
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Last Updated: 01/29/09 DLH
