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Magazine Indexes and Other Databases

Searching for Business and Company Information: A Tutorial


HOW TO FIND BUSINESS NEWS, JOURNALS AND PRESS RELEASES

To practice searching for business articles, click here, or read the step-by-step instructions below.

1.

Click on the Articles button. (Where is this?)

2.

Type one or more words describing the topic you want to search in the box labeled "Search Term."

3.

Select either Subject Guide, Keyword or Text in Article for the Search Type.

Subject Guides group articles on a similar topic together.

Keyword searches words in the article title, abstract, citation and subject guides.

Text in Article searches words found throughout the article.

If you are not sure which Search Type to use, start with a keyword search.

4.

You may click the Search button at this time or limit your search to

A specific journal

Only full-text articles

Articles from peer-reviewed publications

Newspapers and news wires

Magazines and journals

Specific date ranges

and then click the Search button.

5.

If you searched by Subject Guides all subject guides matching your search criteria will be listed. Click on the subject guide that best describes your topic.

6.

Articles matching your search criteria will be listed. Note if the article is full-text (designated by the word Text) or citation only (designated by by the word Citation). Click on the article you want to read.

To practice searching for business articles, click here.

To go directly to the Business & Company Resource Center database, click here.

 

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