Although you can use any of the resources on this guide to pick a topic, these are some introductory resources that help you to get the lay of the land and see what issues are current. You can come back to this page throughout your research process to get clarity on a particular concept using the encyclopedia and dictionaries, or to run a broad search once you have a clearer idea of your topic.
Recent or Upcoming Conferences will reflect what scholars and practitioners are focusing on currently.
Look for recent student articles, especially those that have won awards recently. You might also consider entering your paper into the competitions.
The links below provide access to a general search in news sources for (International OR Global) near (labor or labour) near law sorted by date so you can see the most recent results. You can modify the search to look for key words more specific to your topic of interest.
Glossary of Labour Law and Industrial Relations by 
Labor Law in a Nutshell by 
You can look for articles that cite a specific case. This is a good search to do in Westlaw or Lexis.
If you read an article by someone and you want to see what else they have written (as people often write multiple articles on similar topics) you can start your research by searching for the author.
Starting your search from one good article, you can look for related articles, articles that cite to the article or articles cited in the article. You can also use the subject terms associated with the article in some databases, to run a search for similar articles.
ProQuest Central is also a great place to:
