Personnel Management:
A Solana Beach Library Collection Resource Guide

This Resource Guide was prepared by Robin Stevens to fulfill an assignment for an online course at Southern Connecticut State University, Wintersession 2005.

This Resource Guide is intended to help users interested in the field of Personnel Management find a variety of pertinent resources at the Solana Beach Public Library, a branch library of the San Diego County Library (SDCL) System of California. Resource materials from the Poway Library, another SDCL branch library, are included as needed for topic coverage. The materials below are a sampling of the Library's collection of books, magazines, websites, and more. The SDCL website is located at http://www.sdcl.org/.

Online Catalogs and Databases

San Diego County Library Online Catalog
http://www.sdcl.org/search

Provides online search capability to review materials of the San Diego County Library. Choose "Solana Beach" from the pull-down menu, to search for materials within the branch only, or "All" to see county-wide materials available for request. Choose "Advanced Search" for the ability to narrow results by material type, language, publisher, and publication date. The "Help" button is at the upper left for assistance.

Business & Company Resource Center
http://www.sdcl.org/screens/refdb2.htm

Provides company profiles, rankings, and articles related to business and human resources management. This resource requires a SDCL library card number for access. Online help is available.

Health Reference Center - Academic
http://www.sdcl.org/screens/refdb2.htm

Provides journal articles on fitness, pregnancy, medicine, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, and more. These topics are related to personnel management planning of employee health and assistance programs. This resource requires a SDCL library card number for access. Online help is available.

General Reference Center Gold
http://www.sdcl.org/screens/refdb2.htm

Provides encyclopedia, magazine and newspaper articles on a wide range of general interest subjects, including topics of relevance to personnel management. For example, a search on "OSHA" resulted in 1 encyclopedia article, 1308 news articles, and 8872 magazine articles. This resource requires a SDCL library card number for access. Online help is available.

Subject Headings

You can find suitable subject headings for human resources management in three ways:

1. Type in a search term related to human resources management, search by subject, and see what the catalog returns. It will give you an option of related Library of Congress Subject Headings to select.
2. Type in a search term that you know will bring up an HRM source. Then select the source and look at the subject headings assigned to that record. They are hyperlinked so that if you click on them, you will be directed to all holdings classified within that subject heading.
3. Look up a suitable keyword in the Library of Congress Subject Headings books. Each official subject heading will list other related terms along with it.

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Library of Congress. (2004). Library of Congress subject headings. Washington D.C.: Library of Congress.

Once you have determined some good subject headings to use, search the catalog or databases by that subject heading to find subject appropriate books and articles. The following are some examples of HRM-related Library of Congress Subject Headings:

Personnel Management

Library Personnel Management

Communication in Personnel Management

Diversity in the Workplace

Employee Assistance Programs

Employee Motivation

Employee Selection

Job Analysis

Call Numbers (for browsing the shelves)

To find books and other resources related to Personnel Management, approach the collection by shelf or OPAC browsing, through use of appropriate subject headings and call numbers. Most academic libraries classify their holdings by Library of Congress subject headings (LCSH); however public libraries such as the Solana Beach library usually use Dewey Decimal Classifications (DDC). Lists of both forms are below for topics on Personnel Management.

Library of Congress Call Numbers

Primary Subject Areas

HF5549 HF5549.5 Personnel Management - works on recruiting, hiring, training, compensating, developing and caring for employees.

Secondary Subject Areas

HD6958.5 HD6971 Industrial Relations - works on employer-employee relations.
HF5549.12 Supervision of Employees - works on the managing of employees.
HV5081 Drug Abuse - works on prevention and treatment of drug abuse.
KF3455 Employee Rights - works related to employee rights.
KF4819 Emigration and Immigration Law - works related to immigration law.

Additional Subject Areas

For additional topics related to personnel management, consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings reference book at the Solana Beach library:

Library of Congress. (2000). Library of Congress subject headings. Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Cataloging Distribution Service. 025.49 LIB 2000 V. 1 - V. 5

Dewey Decimal Call Numbers

Primary Subject Areas

650 Management and public relations - works related to business practice.
658 General management - works related to business management.

Secondary Subject Areas

342 Constitutional & administrative law - works including immigration laws relevant to the workplace.
344 Social, labor, welfare, & related law - works including employee and employer rights, as well as laws applying to the workplace.
360-362 Social welfare problems & services -works related to public health, disease, care giving - a resource for understanding employee health issues.

Government Publications

Government publications at the Solana Beach Library are located within the reference section, arranged by Dewey classification number. Publications useful in the study of Personnel Management include by call number:

U.S. Bureau of the Census. (2002). Statistical abstract of the United States. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 317.3 STA 2003

Provides an extensive selection of statistics for the United States, with selected data for States, metropolitan areas, foreign countries.

California statistical abstract. (2003). Sacramento, CA: California, Department of Finance. 317.94 CAL 2003

Provides extensive statistics for California, such as population, economics, and health.

Occupational outlook report: San Diego County. (2003). San Diego, CA: The San Diego Workforce Partnership. 331.702 OCC 2003

Ongoing analysis of San Diego labor market.

California. (1995). The workers' compensation laws of California. New York: M. Bender. 344.794 CAL 1995

Compiled from Labor Code, Insurance Code, Unemployment Insurance Code, and other sources

Resource directory for older people. (1998). [Bethesda, MD]: U.S. Government Printing Office. 362.6025 RES 1998

List of national organizations that offer "health information, legal aid, self-help programs, educational opportunities, social services, consumer advice, or other assistance" in the field of aging.

Occupational outlook handbook. (2004). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. 371.425 OCC 2004/2005

For a series of jobs, the Handbook discusses working conditions, job outlook, earnings, and additional information including Web sites.

Directories, Encyclopedias and Handbooks

The Solana Beach Library has directories, encyclopedias, and handbooks relevant to the study of Personnel Management. Directories are used to locate organizations, institutions, and people. Encyclopedias provide a summarized review of topics within a field of study, providing general information with pointers to more detailed sources. Handbooks provide a compressed guide to a particular subject. Resources are located in the Non-fiction and Reference sections; reference titles are denoted by [Reference] after the call number. Resources include by call number:

American almanac of jobs and salaries. (2000). New York: Avon. 331.11 AME 2000/01 [Reference]

Descriptions of careers with salary data, number employed, future prospects..

Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance. (2003). Chicago: Ferguson. 331.702 ENC V. 1 - V. 4 [Reference]

Covers more than 900 careers, giving for each a general description, requirements, salary ranges, working conditions, and more..

Busse, R. C. (2004). Employee rights: Your practical handbook to workplace law. Naperville, IL: Sphinx. 344.7301 BUS

Covers the legal issues an employee might face on the job, from discrimination to privacy issues to disciplinary action..

Fleischer, C. H. (2004). Employer's rights: Your legal handbook from hiring to termination and everything in between. Naperville, IL: Sphinx. 344.7301 FLE

Discusses the legal issues an employer faces in the workplace, from "hiring to termination and everything in between"..

Directions: Directory of health and social services in San Diego County. (2003). San Diego, CA: INFO LINE. 360.97949 DIR 2003-2004 [Reference]

Directory of health and social services in San Diego County, which may be used for employee referral..

Drug abuse sourcebook: Basic consumer health information about illicit substances of abuse and the diversion of prescription medications, including depressants, hallucinogens, inhalants, marijuana, narcotics, stimulants, and anabolic steroids: Along with facts about related health risks, treatment issues, and substance abuse prevention programs, a glossary of terms, statistical data, and directories of hotline services, self-help groups, and organizations able to provide further information. (2000). Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics. 362.29 DRU

Basic consumer health information about substances of abuse: health risks, treatment issues, and abuse prevention; directories of hotline services, self-help groups, and other organizations..

CAL/OSHA handbook. (1997). San Mateo, CA: California Safety Service Group. 363.11 CAL 1997

Explains employer rights, with a focus on getting inspected or receiving a citation..

The big book of jobs. (2003). Lincolnwood, IL: VGM Career Horizons. 650.14 BIG [Reference]

The Big Book of Jobs combines an overview of the job-search process with government statistics on more than 250 jobs..

Directory of executive recruiters. (2001). Peterborough, NH: Kennedy Information. 658.3111 DIR 2001 [Reference]

Lists 13,600 recruiters at 5,600 search firms in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Indexes management functions, industries, geography, key principals & 570 individual recruiter specialties.

Bibliographies

The Solana Beach Library has bibliographies relevant to the study of Personnel Management. These enumerative Bibliographies are used to list books, periodicals, and other resources by topic. Resources are located in the Reference section, and include by call number:

Ulrich's periodicals directory. (1997). New York: Bowker. 016.05 ULR 1997 V. 1 to V. 5 [Reference]

Guide to more than 164,000 currently available periodicals and newspapers. For a bibliography of periodicals on Personnel Management, see the section "Business & Economics - Personnel Management".

Vandivier, E. L. (1996). Business a to z source finder. Annapolis, MD: Beacon Bay Press. 338.7025 VAN [Poway Library Reference]

An extensive Resource Guide for business, this bibliography references handbooks; dictionaries; directories; bibliographies; abstracts and indexes; electronic databases; journals and newsletters; recent books; business groups, research organizations and more..

Business: The ultimate resource. (2002). Cambridge, MA: Perseus. 650 BUS [Reference]

An extensive list of 3,000 information sources (books, journals, Web sites and organizations), covering 115 topics. Also contains best-practice essays, book reviews, an almanac, a dictionary, and more.

World Wide Web

The Solana Beach Public Library, through the support of the San Diego County Library system, has pathfinders to numerous Internet websites related to personnel management. These pathfinders can be reached from the SDCL home page (www.sdcl.org), or by entering the below addresses directly. Resources include:

Small Business Network Resource Library - http://smallbiz2.infopeople.org/

Information sources pertaining to Personnel Management include: business with the government, demographics and market research, educational tools, export and international trade, franchises, and more.

Internet Sites - http://www.sdcl.org/screens/internet_sites.html

Websites recommended in categories relevant to Personnel Management: Business, Finance, and Employment; Government, Legal, and Tax Forms; Health; Local Sites; News, Newspapers, Reference, and Phonebooks.

Non-Book / Non-Print

The Solana Beach Public Library has limited non-book resources related to personnel management; however, the Poway library has several useful audio book titles. The Poway materials may be requested through the Solana Beach Library inter-library loan program. The available resources include:

Fox, J. J. (Speaker). (2002). How to become a great boss: The rules for getting and keeping the best employees [Cassette recording]. New York: Hyperion Audio. AT 658.302 FOX [Poway Library]

A primer on evaluating an employee's performance, attitude, and priorities -- a common sense guide to communicating and socializing as the boss.

Aldag, R. J. (Writer), & Buck, J. (Writer). (2000). Leadership & vision: 25 keys to motivation [Read by J. Woodman]. [Cassette recording]. Roseland, NJ: Listen & Live Audio. AT 658.314 ALD [Poway Library].

Provides twenty-five keys to employee motivation.

Tamblyn, J. (Speaker). (1987). Motivating yourself and others [Cassette recording]. Shawnee Mission, KS: GH Publications. AT 658.314 MOT [Poway Library].

Explains that before one can motivate others, one must be able to motivate oneself. Describes ways to "know yourself better, to be goal oriented, and to understand that most individuals work more effectively for incentives and their own needs satisfaction, rather than through fear."

Lundin, S. C. (Writer), Paul, H. (Writer), & Christensen, J. (Writer). (2001). Fish! [Read by Mallory Kasdan]. [CD]. New York: Random House. CDB 658.314 LUN

By applying simple lessons learned from the fish market, a manager "discovers how to energize those who report to her and effect an astonishing transformation in her workplace."

Other

The Solana Beach Public Library has made available an excellent e-book related to personnel management, for use within the library only. The resource is:

Lawson, J. W. R. (1998). How to develop an employee handbook [Computer software]. New York: AMACOM.

EBOOK 658.455 LAW

Includes more than 400 sample policy statements. Topics: Employee orientation and training; Compensation (wage and salary); Attendance, leave of absence; Employee benefits administration; Customer service and more.