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Database : Browse by SubjectIf need to see more databases on other topics use this resource.
Communication Research Databases
Here are a few databases to begin your research:
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Business Abstracts with Full Text (H.W. Wilson)Business Abstracts with Full Text™ offers a multitude of business magazines and scholarly journals: this comprehensive database contains the full text of articles from more than 510 key publications dating back to 1995, and provides access to product evaluations, interviews, biographical sketches, corporate profiles, obituaries, surveys, statistical rankings, book reviews and reports from associations, societies, trade shows, conferences and more.
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EBSCO Business Source CompleteThis database provides articles from business journals, magazines and newspapers including the Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly and many others.
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ProQuest Telecommunications DatabaseProQuest Telecommunications is a essential resource for anyone researching the industry or its technology.
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ABI/INFORM CollectionBusiness information, including journals, newspapers, magazines, trade publications, dissertations, conference proceedings, and market reports. Covers 1971-present. Includes US and international information.
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ProQuest Research -Multiple DatabaseProQuest Multiple Databases is a multi-disciplinary index suitable for both undergraduates and graduate students. It simultaneously searches dozens of subject areas, indexes thousands of general and scholarly titles, and provides full-text for a significant number of the articles included from a variety of contemporary research databases. It is an excellent starting place for research for a paper, particularly if one isn't sure where to begin their research.
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SageAccess to more than 600 journals in Business, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Science, Technology and Medicine.
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ProQuest BusinessProQuest Business provides full text access to articles, reports and other resources in nine databases including ABI/Inform, the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Business Dissertations, Historical Annual Reports and more. An excellent starting point for business research.
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Film & Television Literature Index with Full TextFilm & Television Literature Index with Full Text is the definitive online tool for film and television research.
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Business Insights: GlobalBusiness Insights: Global is a source for international business intelligence offering the most comprehensive and convenient way to find case studies, in-depth statistical data coupled with deep research, and the ability to compare global economies, countries and industries. Also known as Gale Business Insights.
Case Studies
Here are a few databases to locate Case Studies:
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EmeraldTo search for Case Studies, under Resources select Teaching Zone, then, Case studies Collection.
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WARCWARC provides a wide range of information on advertising and marketing trends around the world including expenditure data, case studies, industry trends and consumer insight.
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ProQuest Research LibrarySelect Advance Search and for Document type: select Case Study