This post was written by Marilyn Bromley — a DSOC Member and a member of the SLA Board of Directors, and Library Director at Bloomberg BNA.

As the kids head back to school and summer ends, we’re all feeling like we’re going “Back to Work” around this time of year. Here’s some good social science reading to get you back in the zone!

• 10 Inspirational Quotes From Top Entrepreneurial Leaders including words from Steve Jobs, Mike Bloomberg, Richard Branson and seven more.
• Privacy is Dead: The Birth of Social Media Background Checks talks about the legal ramifications of this new employment practice.
• Education, Job Openings, and Unemployment in Metropolitan America provides an analysis of labor markets over the past 6 years.
• Protecting Fundamental Labor Rights: Lessons from Canada for the United States examines the decline in unionization over the past 50 years.
• Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2011 describes earnings patters among Whites, Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics.

What are you reading right now? Any links to recommend? Reply with a comment!