Trade Publications
Trade publications are created by or on behalf of business, professional associations and trade organizations. You are already using much of this materials when you do internet searches, but not all content is easily accessible. In fact some of the information is considered highly proprietary. So rather than relying solely on the content that is pushed out and easily discoverable, also search for trade publications via licensed databases. Trade publications can include:
- trade journals
- press releases
- newsletters
- white papers
- websites
- news
- reports
This section of the guide provides tools and strategies for discovery and access to trade publications.
Note: these resources are starting points and should not be the only resources used for your research, analysis and synthesis.
Trade Publications Databases
The following are great for finding trade publications and other business related content from scholarly, organizations and news sources.
