This document provides an introduction and overview of library resources at Calcutta House, Commercial Road, and Holloway Road libraries. It outlines how to find books using the library catalogue and with a reading list. It also explains how to find and search journals and databases, reserve books, and cite references. Key databases mentioned include Business Source Premier, Emerald, Sage Journals, and Science Direct. It provides contact details for academic liaison librarians and details of business drop-in enquiry sessions.

1. Academic Skills For Management LIBRARY SERVICES

2. Aim of today's session An introduction to library resources Using the library catalogue to find books Using databases Finding journals

3. Libraries Calcutta House Commercial Road Holloway Road Ladbroke House Moorgate

4. Finding Books: Keyword e.g. Management Library Catalogue: http://catalogue.londonmet.ac.uk /

5. Finding Books: With A Reading List Search by: Author and Title Last name First word of title Reading List: Torrington, D., 2011. Human resource management Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall

6. Finding Books: With A Reading List

7. Finding Books: Classmarks Change Management 658.406 Cross Cultural Psychology 155.8 Decision Making 658.403 Disabled People: employment 331.59 Diversity: employment 331.133 Employee Reports 658.13 Employment & Technology 303.4834 Equal Opportunities 658.31244 Gender and Work 331.4133 Health and Safety 658.382 HRM 658.3 Industrial Economics 338 Industrial Relations 331 Industrial Relations Britain 331.0941I Industrial Relations: Europe 331.094 International Management 658.18 Labour Law 344.01 Multinational law(HRM aspects) 658.30091 Organisation Theory 302.35 Public Policy 354.41 Racial Discrimination in Employment 331.6 Research Methods 3 00.72 Recruitment 658.311 Social Class 305.5 Trade Unions 331.8 Training 658.3124 Unemployment 331.137 Women in Employment 331.4

8. Reserving a book You can reserve a book if: All the copies are on loan to other people (except for Short Loan copies) The book is at another London Met library (except for Reference books)

9. Journals: what are they? Search by Journal title on the catalogue and databases Up to date information Analysis of topics in detail Written & reviewed by experts Printed & electronic journal articles available from the Library = good quality information

10. . Journal Article Charlwood, A. and Terry, M. (2007) ‘21st-century models of employee representation: structures, processes and outcomes’, Industrial Relations Journal , 38 (4), pp. 320-337.

11. Journals

12. Databases Use databases to find: Newspaper articles - Nexis Journal articles – Search by title OR use Business Source Premier, Emerald, Sage Journals, Science Direct, Xpert HR Company information - Orbis Market Research - GMID, Keynote, Mintel Statistics – ESDS, World Bank elibrary

13. Why use databases? Good quality, reliable information Up-to-date Subject specific searching Many provide information & articles online Finds information not available on Google! (The Invisible Web)

14. Databases: How to find them

15. Planning your search Think about your keywords: e.g. Financial institution = HBOS Service = Mortgages Combine your keywords : HBOS AND Mortgages

16. Planning your search Think of Alternative keywords: e.g: HBOS, Halifax, Home Loans, Mortgages Combine your alternative words : HBOS OR Halifax Search on Business Source Premier

17. Keywords Keywords

19. Databases: Jstor Use Jstor to search for historical information only – the most recent articles will be at least 5 years old JSTOR

20. Other Sources Other sources you may wish to use include: Reports Working Papers Conference Proceedings Statistical Data Bloomberg & Datastream are specialist Economics & Finance databases at Moorgate Only. Don't forget the Library Subject pages too!

21. Citing Your References

22. Special Collections The Women’s Library Trades Union Congress Library Collections

23. Academic Liaison Librarian Carmel Carroll [email_address] Based at Holloway Sabri Dikmen [email_address] Based at: Holloway (Mon to Wed) Moorgate (Thurs, Fri.)

24. Business Drop-in Enquiry Sessions Student Teaching Studio (STS), Room LC203 2 nd floor lobby Learning Centre Monday – 4pm-6pm Tuesday – Thursday – 4pm-5pm Friday – 12pm-1pm Expect a queue at busy times Get there at least 15 minutes before the end of the session