BUS 420 Human Resource Management Class Guide

This page is designed to help you find quality resources for your assignments in BUS 420. This guide will help you find and evaluate academic journal articles, trade publication articles, organizational websites, government websites, or other web sources.

Click on the link if you need:

• Help with how to search through library databases
• Databases that would be suitable for this class
• Academic and trade journals recommended for the HRM field
• Information on how to leverage Google to find the best possible web sources for this class
• To search through the library's catalog of books, DVDs, and CDs
• To request a title that you'd like for the assignment that the library doesn't have access to
• Information on the difference between an academic source and a popular source
• To know how to evaluate an academic source
• To know how to evaluate a web source
• Suggestions for how to incorporate sources into your paper
• Help with citing your sources 

I am here to support you with your research for this project, so if you find that you and your group members are struggling to find sources, reach out to me!

There are about a zillion ways to reach me:

• Email me at tbaugher@bridgewater.edu
• Schedule a research consultation with me
• Call my work number at 540-828-5415 (if you leave a voicemail, I will get it through my email)

If you need immediate help, you can always:

• Chat with us through our website (just click the little speech bubble at the bottom right of the screen)
• Email research@bridgewater.edu
• Put in a LibAnswers ticket through our website