Listed below are some of the major sources you can use to find information related to labor relations topics, with special emphasis on the hospitality industry. Guides for evaluating and citing sources, as well as writing and presenting information are also included.

Searching the Library Catalog for Books & Other Materials

To locate books and other materials in CCSF Libraries, select the CityCat, the Library Catalog from the Library's Homepage. You will notice many ways to search, such as Title, Author, Subject, Subject Keyword, etc.

Examples of Subject searches include: industrial relations; child labor; employee rights; trade unions; discrimination in employment; labor systems.

Library Collection

Materials in the Library are shelved by call number according to the Library of Congress classification system. Books are arranged on the shelves by subject.

Relevant areas in the collection to find materials on labor relations include:

Reference Sources

Reference books provide background information and overviews on a given topic. Some relevant reference books in labor relations include:

Spalding, Kristen. California Workers' Rights: A Manual of Job Rights, Protections and Remedies. Berkeley, CA.: Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, 2001. Statler Ref KFC556 B7 2001

Simmons, Richard. Employment Discrimination and EEO Practice Manual for California Employers. Van Nuys, CA.: Castle Publications Limited, 1991. Statler Ref KFC 572 .S57 1991

Edmonds, Beverly C. Children's Rights: A Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA.: ABC-CLIO, 1996. Rosenberg Reference, and Circulating HQ 789 .E35 1996.

Johnson, Mark Dean. At Work: The Art of California Labor. San Francisco, CA.: California Historical Society Press, 2003. Rosenberg Reserve N8219 L2 A 85 2003, Statler Reserve N8219 L2 A 85 2003.

Starting points for information on old San Francisco
restaurants include:

Berger, Frances de Talavera and John Parke Custis. Sumptuous Dining in Gaslight San Francisco, 1875-1915. Garden City, New York: Doubleday Press, 1985. Statler TX715 .B4827 1985, Rosenberg TX715 .B4827 1985

Muscatine, Doris. Old San Francisco : the biography of a city from early days to the earthquake. New York : Putnam, 1975. Statler Reserve, Downtown Reference, Rosenberg Circulating F869.S3 M88

Periodical Databases

Periodical databases group together journal, magazine, and newspaper articles by subject. They also usually provide abstracts (brief summaries) and the full text of the articles. Do you need help identifying the differences between scholarly journal v. popular magazine articles?

Note: Most periodical databases are part of the private, password Web, so you will need to have a current CCSF ID card with a barcode to access those that CCSF subscribes to. You get the free barcode from the Library either in person or online. More information about obtaining a library bar code.

IInfotrac Web
Coverage from 1980 to the present. Most useful for hospitality topics are the InfoTrac Business File ASAP, Academic ASAP, and the OneFile. These databases let you limit your results to articles only from scholarly journals by checking the box "Refereed titles."

Examples of Subject Searches Include

• Employment Discrimination - 5838 articles
• Labor Unions - 11367 articles
• Child Labor Practices - 328 articles

CQ Researcher
Provides in-depth reports on current social, political and economic issues.

Examples of labor related reports include:

• Child Labor and Sweat Shops
• Labor Movement's Future
• Living Wage Movement
• Contingent Workforce
• Sexual Harassment
• Diversity in the Workplace

Web Resources

Labor Relations, Unions, & Hospitality
http://www.ccsf.edu/Library/alice/hospitality/unions.html
A listing of relevant web resources on hospitality and labor relations.

Hospitality Industry Advocacy Groups
http://www.ccsf.edu/Library/alice/hospitality/advocacy.html
Outlines the major advocacy groups for employers, employees, and government entities on a local, state, and national level as they relate to the hospitality industry.

Labor Arts
http://www.laborarts.org
A virtual museum which display images of the cultural artifacts of working people and their organizations. The site's "mission is to present powerful images that help us understand the past and present lives of working people." Browse virtual collections and exhibits; also find an email forum and a great set of labor related links.

Labor Research Portal
http://iir.berkeley.edu/library/laborportal/index.html
A one stop shop for labor relations information. Provides web guides on Bay Area Labor; California Labor; International Labor; Labor Culture, etc.

Institute for Labor and Employment
http://www.ucop.edu/ile/

State of California Labor 2003
Update Link
The electronic .PDF version of this annual publication from the University of California Institute for Labor and Employment. Chapter topics include: unionization trends in California, past and present; employment and inequality; state and local labor policy initiatives; living wage, and more. Great place to discover a research topic!

California Living Wage Resource
http://iir.berkeley.edu/livingwage/index.html
Find reports and other web resources.

Evaluating Sources

Evaluating Webpages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask A UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops

Critically Analyzing Information Sources Developed by Olin-Kroch-Uris Libraries at Cornell University.

Evaluating and Citing Source A quick and easy check list to use when determining the quality of web documents. Prepared by Librarians at CCSF.

Need More Assistance?

eRef
http://www.ccsf.edu/Library/eref.html
Electronic Reference Service to CCSF students, faculty, staff and registered community users. Use this service when you are NOT in a CCSF library.

Library and Web Research Workshops
http://www.ccsf.edu/Library/instruct/workshops.html
Fifty minute workshops are given throughout the semester on effective methods in searching for books, articles and information on the Internet.

Purdue's Online Writing Lab
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
One of the most thorough and easy to navigate writing labs available!

A+ Research and Writing
http://www.ipl.org/div/aplus/
Hosted by the Internet Public Library.

Writing Process @ CSU
http://writing.colostate.edu/guides
Colorado State University developed these guides which "focus on a range of composing processes as well as issues related to the situations in which writers find themselves."

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