BUS 165: Human Resource Management: Articles from library databases

Different types of databases

Library databases are also sometimes referred to as "electronic databases" or "research databases." The word "database" by itself simply describes a collection of things. "Library databases" are subscriptions to collections of different resources, which are accessible only to students and faculty who are users of their library. Your TCC Library has subscriptions to over 50 different library databases. Each database has thousands, even millions, of resources, which are much easier to store electronically than physically.

Library databases can focus on...

• ... a specific format, like our Ebook central database for e-books. Or our Gale Virtual Reference Library database is a collection of electronic reference books and encyclopedias.
• ...a specific topic, like our History Study Center database, which is all focused on history resources. Or our ARTstor database, which is full of art and images.
• ... multiple types of formats and topics, and librarians often refer to these as "general" or "multi-disciplinary" library databases. Examples of these would be our Academic Search Complete and ProQuest library databases.

• “human resource management”
• “performance management”
• “performance leadership”
• "organizational learning"
• "employee motivation"
• "personnel management"
• "employee training"
• "industrial psychology"