Consider the word industry vs the word trade. Are they the same or different?
What is a trade (industry) publication?
How do we define authority within a business context? (ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education, Authority is Constructed and Contextual)
How does a trade (industry) website differ from a trade publication? Is it the same?
Are there other communication platforms that are used to communicate trade (industry) information? What are they? How do they function within the trade (industry) community?
Once your professor has approved the industry segment that you have selected to track, you need to start planning your research. These research tips will help you find the sources you need to complete the assignment:
Tracking your industry trend
Search the Library Catalog to determine which database contains the full text of a publication, newspaper, journal, or other periodical.
Screenshot of a periodical title search in the library catalog.
Try searching with the Browse or Exact option (not Keyword):
Screenshot of a periodical record in the library catalog:
Screenshot of the list of databases that provide full text access to that periodical, including dates:
Search Tips
Reminder: Think of variant words, both broad and specific. Use Boolean operators to string the words together. Use truncation to find variant word endings.
Examples searching within the publication:
Examples searching within a subject specific database:
Consult the Help option in the database to determine the truncation symbol (usually it is the asterisk * , but not always), as well as other database specific search tips.
Use the worksheet in the handout to document and organize your research process.
EBSCO platform
(EBSCO Federated Searching)
ProQuest platform
(ProQuest Federated Search)
Gale Cengage platform
Lexis Nexis platform
These other Fordham research guides may also be helpful.
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