HRM 424: Training and Development: Research and Databases
Useful Databases
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Business Source Complete [EBSCO] General business database, contains articles related to general business practices, including human resources and organizational development. Includes peer-reviewed and trade journals.
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PsycARTICLES [EBSCO] PsycArticles contains articles from 70 American Psychological Association journals. Psychology databases will include articles related to human behavior and organizational development, These can be useful when research human resources issues.
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PsycINFO [EBSCO] PsycInfo provides access to journals related psychology and related topics. Psychology databases will include articles related to human behavior and organizational development, These can be useful when research human resources issues.
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Communication and Mass Media Complete [EBSCO] Communication & Mass Media Complete includes journals related to personal communication, including business communication. Use this database to find articles related to organizational communication as it affects organizational development and human resources.
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Emerald Insight Emerald Insight included journals related to management, including organizational development and human resources. Many of these titles can often be found in OneSearch.
Type of Articles & Journals
You will often be asked to search for academic or scholarly articles and journals. What does that mean? How are they different from other articles and journals?
Academic Journals and Articles
- An academic article is created by academics for academics.
- The research and information is considered to be trustworthy and well-researched.
- Academic journals often have the word "journal" in the title, like Journal of Business Communication.
- Academic articles are long. A short academic or scholarly article is five pages long; most are 15 to 20 pages long.
- Academic journals rarely feature color picutres; most will feature charts and graphs, but not pictures.
- Authors often have an affiliation with a university or research institute.
General-interest Magazines
- General-interest magazines include titles like Time, Newsweek, Forbes, and Rolling Stone.
- Articles are often shorter and written for a general audience.
- Articles feature color images and the magaiznes are slick and glossy.
- Don't dismiss an article in a general-interest magazine, but be aware of who it is written for and where it is coming from.
Librarian Subject Team

Social Sciences & Programs Team
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Social Science & Professional Programs Team Librarians:
Sylvia Tag
Elizabeth Stephan
Emily Spracklin
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Subjects: Accounting, Anthropology, Business, Canadian Studies, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Decision Sciences, Economics, Education, FIGs, Finance, Health, Health and Human Development, Human Services, International Business, Linguistics, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Medicine, Nursing, Outreach & Continuing Education, Political Science, Recreation, Rehabilitation Counseling, Sociology, Tax