This guide will give you an introduction to finding information on human resource management. You can use it to:
The books in the library are organised first by number and then alphabetically by author's surname. Each book number corresponds to a subject area. Use the Library Catalogue to search for books from your reading lists and course material. If you need help using the Library Catalogue, take a look at our Finding Books guide.
Remember to consult your reading lists and course material for more detail on your recommended texts. To help you get started the numbers below may be helpful for finding books.
Human Resource Management Subject Areas:
300.72 | Research Methods |
302.35 | Organisational Behaviour |
330 | Economics |
330.9417 | Economy of Ireland |
331 / 331.09417 | Employee Relations / Industrial Relations / Industrial Relations in Ireland |
344.41501 | Health an Safety Law in Ireland / Employment Law in Ireland |
346.41707 | Irish Business Law / Irish Commercial Law |
519.5 | Statistics for Business and Economics |
650.072 | Business Research Methods |
658 | Management |
658.3 | Human Resource Management |
658.3124 | Learning and Development |
658.3142 | Reward Management |
658.4012 | Strategic Management |
658.406 | Change Management |
658.4092 | Leadership |
658.8 | Marketing |
You can also access some relevant material by using the eBooks available through the library. You can access our main ebook databases here.
Recommended Human Resource Management eBooks:
You can find more eBooks by searching the library catalogue or check out our eBooks page and our eBooks guide for further details.
In order to access journal articles and other online material for your subject area, you can consult the recommended databases that are relevant to your particular subject area individually and are displayed below. For a full list of databases NCI Library subscribes to, go to A-Z Databases on the library webpage.
Recommended Human Resource Management Databases:
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Business Source Ultimate |
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Emerald Insight |
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Financial Times Subject Areas: Finance, Economics, Management, Business & Entrepreneurship |
Registration required for off-campus use |
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Industrial Relations News (IRN) Subject Areas: Industrial Relations, Human Resource Management |
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International Newsstream Features newspapers, newswires, transcripts, and digital-only news sites in full-text format including over 800 of the world's top news sources and featuring access to the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner etc. |
User Guide | ||
ProQuest Business Premium Collection Includes access to the Economist and the Wall Street Journal Subject Areas: Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing |
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SAGE Journals |
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SAGE Research Methods
Over 800 books, reference works, journal articles and videos from SAGE’s research methods list. |
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Scopus
Abstract & citation database of peer-reviewed literature review |
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Statista
Statistics platform, over 1.5 million data sets |
For off campus access go here |
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Warc |
You can access the journals below through the A-Z eJournals page or through Discovery.
Recommended Human Resource Management Journals:
Academy of Management Journal (Database: Business Source Ultimate) |
British Journal of Industrial Relations (Database: Business Source Ultimate) |
British Journal of Management (Database: Business Source Ultimate) |
Conflict Resolution Quarterly (Database: Business Source Ultimate) |
European Journal of Industrial Relations (Database: SAGE Journals) |
Harvard Business Review (Database: Business Source Ultimate) |
Human Relations (Database: SAGE Journals) |
Human Resource Management Journal (Database: Business Source Ultimate) |
Industrial Relations Journal (Database: Business Source Ultimate) |
International Journal of Human Resource Management (Database: Business Source Ultimate) |
International Journal of Manpower (Database: ProQuest Business Premium Collection / Emerald Insight) |
International Labour Review (Database: Business Source Ultimate) |
Irish Journal of Management (Database: Business Source Ultimate / ProQuest Premium Business Collection) |
McKinsey Quarterly (Database: Business Source Ultimate / ProQuest Premium Business Collection) |
People Management (Database: Business Source Ultimate) |
Personnel Review (Database: Emerald Insight) |
In addition to using the college resources, your reading lists also recommend consulting a number of external sites. Below is a selection of some recommended websites.
Recommended Human Resource Management External Websites:
Over the duration of your NCI course, you may be required to find information on a company for your assignments. The following databases provide access to company reports and company profiles for a variety of multinational companies. You can access any database the library subscribes to through the library's A-Z Databases page.
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Subject Areas: Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Law, Management, Marketing, Psychology Access Company Profiles:
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Subject Areas: Accounting, Business, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing. Includes access to the Economist and the Wall Street Journal. Access Company Reports:
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Subject Areas: Business, Commerce, Company Profiles, Finance, Marketing, Statistics, Reports Access Company Information:
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Subject Areas: Communications, Marketing, Media Access Company Information:
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