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CAP Master: Articles/Databases
About articles: types, parts, publication process, evaluating
- Anatomy of a Scholarly ArticleA guide on how to identify scholarly articles & their parts
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Search tips for finding articles
- use "quotation marks" around phrases
- truncate - shorten a word to its trunk or root to get alternate endings - with an asterisk * (shift 8), e.g., truncat* finds truncate, truncated, truncation
- apply Boolean connector AND to combine unlike ideas, e.g., dance AND promotion
- apply Boolean connector OR to connect synonyms, e.g., advertisements OR campaigns
Put it all together:
- "hip hop dance" in one box
- AND (promot* OR advertis* OR campaigns) in the next box
- use parentheses in single-box searching - when you don't have another set of boxes, e.g.,:
- "hip hop dance" AND (promot* OR advertis* OR campaigns)
Use the left or right menus to narrow your results, e.g., by language, date, subject, etc.
Databases have a citation (information about an article such as the title, author, name of the journal or magazine, volume and issue (which correspond to the date), date, and pages) and sometimes they will also contain an abstract, or summary, of the article.
Databases also often cite multiple types of resources - books, essays or chapters, government documents, etc.
Some databases will also have the complete item (called the full text): you should see a link to an HTML or PDF document. Or click on - this will check the other library databases for the full text of the article.
Advertising/PR databases
- ProQuest One Business (formerly ProQuest Business Premium) This link opens in a new windowArticles, data reports, & more. Business, advertising, & PR topics.
Formerly ABI/INFORM. - Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new windowAdvertising campaigns, articles, financial data, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses, conference proceedings, case studies, & "Entertainment, media and advertising market research handbook."
IRI is the data source listed in some publications in this database. - Communication Source This link opens in a new windowjournal articles & more on all aspects of communication-related issues, including advertising & public relations
- ProQuest Social Science Journals This link opens in a new windowjournal articles on all aspects of communication-related topics, including advertising & public relations
- WARC (World Advertising Research Center) This link opens in a new windowCase studies, best practices, market info, brands, adspend statistics, campaign videos, demographics (click Trends: Consumer Trends)
- SRDS Media Planning Platform This link opens in a new windowMedia listings by type, DMA, & audience: contacts, costs, & data. Nielsen segmentation and Market Solutions section includes Lifestyle Ranking, Market Potential, Demographics, & PRIZM. Claritas 360 works best with Microsoft Edge or Chrome
Company Financial Info
Company financial profiles are a quick way to get background on a company, what they do, & their current situation.
Google a company's website and look for "about us" or "investors" for annual reports and info for shareholders.
- Mergent Online This link opens in a new windowCompany details, financials, history, SEC reports, annual reports, country reports. No sales or ad costs for subsidiaries, only for parent companies. Private companies: Mergent Private Company Search tab.
- Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new windowSearch a company name, then click Company Profiles on the left menu bar, or choose Company Profiles from the blue menu bar at the top of the search screen & select a company.
- Hoover's Company Recordsvia Entrepreneurship database, 2020-present
Law & Legal issues database
- Westlaw This link opens in a new windowCovers state and federal case law and statutes and regulations, the Code of Federal Regulations. Federal Register, American Jurisprudence 2nd, American Law Reports and law reviews.
Market Share/Rankings & Industry Statistics/Trends
Market research includes industry, product, brand, consumer, geography, etc.
- Statista This link opens in a new windowIncludes industry, retail market, internet, media, and technology statistics; industry and outlook reports, surveys and market studies; specific consumer markets; digital markets, and infographics.
- Gale Directory Library This link opens in a new windowMarket share of companies via Gale Directory: choose Market Share Reporter before searching. Search for a category like "soft drinks," a product like "coke," or a company like "coca-cola."
- Plunkett Research Online This link opens in a new windowIndustry statistics, trends, & in-depth analysis of top companies.
- MINTEL Academic This link opens in a new windowReports on companies, products, markets, market share, trends, etc
- WARC (World Advertising Research Center) This link opens in a new windowTrends: consumer behavior, new developments for industries & sectors, strategic insight for brand marketing, innovations in media & technology, insight & intelligence for countries & regions.
- Brand Keys Customer Loyalty Engagement IndexAlso look at the Brand Insights menu.
Statistics
- Statista This link opens in a new windowIncludes industry, retail market, internet, media, and technology statistics; industry and outlook reports, surveys and market studies; specific consumer markets; digital markets, and infographics. Highly recommended OVER SRDS!
- Sage Data This link opens in a new windowCross-tabulate statistics in the news, government data, & EASI Market Planner--consumer demographics, spending, life stages, media use, etc. Use Internet Explorer or Chrome; to use Firefox, make sure you have the latest version of Java (http://www.java.com).
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