This document provides tips and techniques for researching compensation and human resources development topics. It recommends several databases for searching such as Business Source Premier, ABI/Inform, and Digital Commons@ILR. It describes search techniques like using synonyms, related terms, and controlled vocabularies. Boolean operators like AND and OR can be used to combine search terms. Tips are provided for keeping organized and evaluating search results. The document encourages starting with general sources like Google and Wikipedia before moving to more authoritative sites.

1. Compensation HRD 8212-001
Research Tips & Techniques
Linda Hauck
Business Librarian
Linda.Hauck@villanov.edu

2. Objectives
• Selecting the best research tools
• Database search techniques
• Evaluating results
• Tips for keeping organized

3. Research Tools
For all topics…
Business Source Premier
ABI/Inform
Digital Commons@ILR
Additional interdisciplinary databases
scholar.google.com
Scopus

4. Research Tools
Human Resources Subject Guide

5. Search Techniques
Search synonyms, related terms and
controlled vocabulary (subjects)
Social media= Twitter, Blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn
Controlled vocabulary= online social networks

6. Search Techniques
Truncation with * picks Precision with “phrase
up variant suffixes searching”
Blog*=blog, blogger,
blogs, blogging

7. Search Techniques
Combining ideas with Boolean logic
AND (Green) OR (Red)

8. Getting Started
GoogleWikipediaIRS.gov
1. Background (not to be cited)
2. Keywords to search(section 4958, excess
benefit transaction, nonprofit, exempt
organization, charitable organization)
3. Authoritative documents recommended by
IRS

9. Practice
What is the Intermediate Sanctions Act as it
pertains to executive compensation in
non-profit organizations? How does it
operate? What are the pros and cons of
the regulation?

10. Summing up
What research tips and techniques did you
learn or relearn today?
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