Labor Studies
Quick Tip: Use Subject Headings
Curated and indexed databases use metadata to describe content in a standardized way. When you find a citation that matches your need, look for the subject heading(s) used to describe it. You can search with that subject to find more related materials. Some examples include:
- Collective bargaining
- Labor incentives
- Labor laws and legislation
- Labor market
- Labor unions
- Labor union movement
- Trade union
And many more! Specific subject headings vary by search tool, so look for them!
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Find Articles, Journals and more
Many of the search tools we recommend cover databases of different material types: articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations, journals and more. You may be able to limit the material type before your search with advanced search, or filter the search results by type.
The search tools recommended below have good coverage of articles and journals for labor studies. In the reports section, you'll find information on companies and industries. For more, check out the Business LibGuide.
Labor studies are interdisciplinary! if you don't find what you need using these tools, check out our complete list of Databases & Collections.
Some of these tools include full-text, links to the full-text available in the Libraries' collections, or links to open access materials. If you are unable to find the article, you may request it through our Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery service.
Recommended Tools
- ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
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Content type: Business journal articles. Description: ABI/INFORM is the library's largest online full-text business journal collection. 3,000 business periodicals - peer-reviewed journals, trade journals, business magazines, 1960 - present, including the Wall Street Journal, 1984 - present. - Alt-Press Watch This link opens in a new window
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Several hundred U.S. alternative newsweeklies, covering issues like the environment, labor, public policy, and the peace movement, 1970-present. - America: History & Life This link opens in a new window
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Journal articles, dissertations, and book reviews, many in full text, relating to United States and Canadian history and prehistory, 1954-present. - JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Platform for journal articles, books, images and primary sources across many disciplines, including labor & employment relations. - Left Index This link opens in a new window
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Citations to articles in leftist periodicals, on labor, ecology & environment, race, social & cultural theory, 1982-present. - Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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News sources covering business and law - PolicyFile This link opens in a new window
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Full text policy papers from think tanks, research institutes, and agencies. - Social Science Premium Collection This link opens in a new window
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One place to search across 16 different social science databases. - Web of Science This link opens in a new window
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Index to articles from peer-reviewed journals in all disciplines.Search by cited reference, topic, author, and more. Arts and Humanities covers 1975-present; Social Sciences 1900-present; and Science 1900-present.
Here are some e-journals of particular interest to Labor Studies. If you are off-campus, you will need to login with your UMass NetID to view the full-text content:
- Labor Studies Journal
- Labour/Le Travail
- ILR Review
- New Labor Forum
- International Labor and Working Class History
Some free, online magazines focused on labor and organizing issues include:
Here are some directories of e-journals:
- eJournal Collection - UMass Amherst Libraries This link opens in a new window
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A complete A-Z listing and search feature for UMass Amherst Libraries electronic journal subscriptions and selected open access titles. Search by title, subject, identifier, publisher, and more. - DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals This link opens in a new windowThousands of open access scholarly journals, most published by academic departments of universities worldwide. Coverage varies; mostly recent.
- WorldCat This link opens in a new windowThe combined catalogs of most U.S. Libraries. Select Journal/Magazine as the format type
- ESG Manager on Campus This link opens in a new window
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SG Manager provides (E) environmental, (S) social, and (G) governance reports for 6,000 global companies, including 3,000 US public companies. Search by ticker, industry, country, IVA rating (AAA to CCC) and controversial business screening. Click a company name to view output options.
Three report-types are available for each company:
1. Intangible Value Assessment Report - measures a company's environmental, social and governance performance.
2. Impact Monitor Report - assessment of major controversies related to a company's operation and/or products, e.g., worker accidents.
3. ESG Industry Report - ESG industry-level trends. Compares IVA ratings for major companies within an industry. - IBISWorld This link opens in a new window
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US Industry reports - current analysis of every US industry. Report chapters: Industry at a Glance, Performance, Outlook, Products & Markets, Competitive Landscape, Major Companies, Operating Conditions, Key Statistics. - Mergent Intellect This link opens in a new window
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This database features a deep collection of comprehensive worldwide business information, including information from Hoover's, First Research and the D&B Million Dollar Database. Includes detailed information on over 245 million businesses with contact information for executives, demographics and behavior types for US households, Nielsen Pop Fact reports, and global corporate family trees. - OECD iLibrary This link opens in a new window
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Publications of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Books, reports and data for every OECD country. Coverage from 1998 to present, with data sets back to the 1960s.
