The Georgianna E. Herman Reference Room


The Herman Reference Room is one of a small number of comprehensive reference libraries that specialize in human resource management and labor relations. Located in Room 280 in the Humphrey Center on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota, the room is open to students, faculty, the professional community, and the public. Materials are non-circulating.


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  • WorksOnWork currently indexes over 70,000 items found in the Georgianna E. Herman Reference Room collection
  • The collection includes labor union newspapers, newsletters, working papers, court cases, arbitration awards, federal and state laws, theses, loose-leaf reporting services, and miscellaneous pamphlet materials
  • The Reference Room maintains current subscriptions to over 100 professional journals
  • The Reference Room is open to the public

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IRC Herman Reference RoomCollection

The collection specializes in the 5 areas of the Minnesota Model of Human Resources and Industrial Relations:

 

• Staffing, Training, and Development
• Organizational Behavior and Theory
• Compensation and Benefits
• Labor Market Analysis
• Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

 

The library provides information on a wide range of topics, including recruitment, training, compensation, job satisfaction, motivation, stress, drug testing, strategic management, effects of technological change, mergers, diversity, labor relations, unions, organizational socialization, absenteeism, and turnover.


In addition to books, the library maintains subscriptions to more than 100 professional journals and includes many loose-leaf reporting services, labor union newspapers, newsletters, working papers, court cases, arbitration awards, federal and state laws, theses, and pamphlets.


Contact us for assistance:


IRC Herman Reference Room
Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota
321 Nineteenth Avenue South, Suite 3-300
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0438
612-624-7011
Fax 612-626-1814
ircrefrm@umn.edu