Search the Libraries for books, journals, articles, media and more.
Due for class:
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1. Watch the 3004 Library tutorial video (part one, 9 min)Part one covers: a basic introduction to the library website, how to get help, finding scholarly sources, and finding news and other journalistic sources.
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2. Watch the 3004 Library tutorial video (part two, 7 min)Part two covers: market, advertising, and consumer research, as well as finding public records such as government documents.
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3. Library quick quizAnswer these questions about research at the U libraries.
Scholarly: Journal articles, books...
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Academic Search PremierA great place to start your research on any topic, search multidisciplinary, scholarly research articles. This database provides access to scholarly and peer reviewed journals, popular magazines and other resources.
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Business Source Premier EnhancedThis version of Business Source Premier makes it easy to find articles and specialized reports from company profiles and industry reports. This is a good resource for business and economic topics and global studies.
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JSTORFind full text articles in academic journals or books on the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. JSTOR provides articles from the journal's first issue. In some cases the most recent 2-5 years may not be available.
Journalistic: Newspapers, magazines...
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Access World NewsFull-text news from over 9,000 news sources in the U.S. and international newspapers, major wire services, and hundreds of local broadcasting outlets and blogs. There are over 100 Minnesota sources. Mostly English language news coverage with some 200 titles in Spanish, French, Afrikaans and other languages.
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U.S. NewsstreamSearch the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.
Public records: Government docs, public business reports...
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VoxgovSearch publications, press releases, and social media activity of U.S. government agencies and legislative unites including legislators, department chiefs, and other branches in the federal government. Social media includes Twitter feeds, YouTube videos and other output by government entities. Congressional documents such as hearings are also available.
Government Documents Guides:
Google Search for site:.gov
Combine a keyword search with site:.gov
to limit your Google search results to US (and state) government websites. For example, "genetic testing" site:.gov or fashion industry site:.gov. You can use the site:
prefix to limit your searches to other domains and subdomains.
- site:.mn.gov - limit your search to Minnesota gov agencies
- site:.usda.gov - limit your search to specific agency
Private: Researching markets, consumers...
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Mintel Market ResearchMintel reports provide market research on consumer products, services, and lifestyles to identify economic drivers, leading companies, market share, market size, trends, segmentation, and analysis of consumer attitudes and purchasing habits. Includes Mintel Trends to analyze consumer trends by sectors, demographics, themes and regions.
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StatistaStatista provides statistical data on many topics including media, business, politics, society, technology and education. Sources include market reports, trade publications, scientific journals, and government databases. Data can be accessed by searching or browsing by industry, topic, country, digital market or infographic. The Global Consumer Survey offers a global perspective on consumption and media usage, covering the offline and online world of the consumer. It is designed to help marketers, planners and product managers understand consumer behavior and consumer interactions with brands.
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WARC (advertising)Campaign research source includes case studies, market reports, statistics, and articles from the trade magazines Admap and Market Leader as well research from the International Journal of Market Research, the Journal of Advertising Research, the International Journal of Advertising, and the Journal of Advertising History.
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Last Updated: Oct 23, 2020 8:57 AM
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