Undergraduate Library Reference Collection Resources

In almost 1,500 biographical entries, this comprehensive, authoritative reference work covers the European labor movement from its origins to the present. The entries are selected from all countries of Europe, from Ireland in the west to Russia in the east and from Finland in the north to Greece in the south.

This reference puts the official job descriptions and other important information from the U.S. Department of Labor’s massive O*NET database into a manageable boo format. It provides high-quality, current labor market information covering nearly 100 percent of the workforce—a key consideration for anyone doing career and education research, writing resumes, and preparing for interviews.

The 2-vol. St. James Encyclopedia of Labor History Worldwide provides in-depth analysis of more than 300 key events in labor history over the last 200 years, focusing on the relevance of these events to both the labor movement as a whole and to societal changes around the world.

This encyclopedia traces the evolution of American workers and labor organizations from pre-Revolutionary America through the present day.

This comprehensive encyclopedia is the first detailed compilation of historical research on strikes in America, from colonial days to the present. The contributors include historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and philosophers, as well as current and past activists from unions and other social movement organizations.

An encyclopedia that offers students and scholars access to information about the concepts, institutions and organizations, events, and individuals that have shaped the history of business, labor, and economics from the origins of what later became the United States in an earlier age of globalization and the expansion of capitalism to the present.

This multi-disciplinary encyclopedia covers curricular subjects that seek to address questions regarding the function of labor, from business and management to anthropology, sociology, social history, psychology, politics, economics, and health.

A guide with information on employment, earnings, prices, productivity, and other labor data.

A wealth of state and local employment and economic data from government and private sector sources.