FDU LibGuides: Communication Subject Guide: Databases

Databases for Communication

ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window
ABI/INFORM Complete consists of three Business databases, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Dateline, and ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry. Combined you can search over 4000 business periodicals on advertising, economic, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, regional business publications and more.

Database Guide
Useful for:
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Management – including HR management
- Marketing
Includes:
- Scholarly journals
- Case studies
- Conference proceedings
- Dissertations and theses
- News
- Industry reports (Plunkett Analytics)
- Company profiles
- Content of ABI Inform Global, ABI Inform Dateline, and ABI Inform Trade and Industry
Guide:
Using ABI/INFORM Complete

Similar Resources:
scrabble
Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
A collection of more than 8,000 journals covering a variety of academic disciplines — from science, technology and medicine to the humanities.

Database Guide
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications, including more than 3,900 peer-reviewed publications.

Database Guide
Access World News This link opens in a new window
This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics.

Database Guide
Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new window
Detailed company and industry profiles including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports.
Thousands of company histories and industry essays from Gale's core business collection.
Case studies, scholarly journals, and business news for deep research coverage of global economies.
Useful for:

Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Economics
Management

Includes:

Case studies
Company history
Company chronology
Business rankings
SWOT
Brands
Product list
Industry Info
Market Share
Financial Statements
Investment Reports
News
Industry Reports (Plunkett)
Comparison Charting (Company, Country and Industry)

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
Business Market Research Collection‎ This link opens in a new window
This database contains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analystica, and Snapshots.
Useful for:

Economics
Market Research
Entrepreneurship

Includes:

Industry reports
Country reports
OxReach articles – analytical articles
Company description – includes marketing strategy, geographic reach and acquisitions
Company history (limited and not available for all companies)
Company financials
Competitors
Competitive Landscape – comparing financial data including ratios to competitors
Executives including biographies

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Business Source Premier provides full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles covering marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics going as far back as 1886, with searchable cited references back to 1998.
Useful for:

Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Management Information Systems
Management
Entrepreneurship

Includes:

Journal Articles
Company Profiles (MarketLine Reports)
Industry Reports (MarketLine Reports & Barnes Reports)
Harvard Business Review Articles
Newspapers

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
Business - Management
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Communication & Mass Media Complete provides research solutions in areas related to communication and mass media. Offers full text for over 500 titles and contains citation coverage for over 620 additional sources. In total, several hundred valuable sources are covered.
CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window
CQ Researcher offers original, comprehensive reporting on and unbiased analysis of issues in the news. Areas covered include health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Each single-themed, 12,000-word report includes an introductory overview of the topic; background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources. CQ Researcher Online offers access to CQ Researcher reports dating back to 1991.
Diversity Studies Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides 150 journals exploring cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community.
Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
This collection provides access to over 140,000 full-text books, reports, and other authoritative documents in the fields of Business & Economics; Career & General Education; Computers, Engineering & Applied Sciences; Humanities; Science, Medicine & Allied Health; and Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Database Guide
Films on Demand: Archival Films & Newsreels Collection This link opens in a new window
The Archival Films & Newsreels Collection contains over 700 hours of historical films and newsreels.
Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
The Films on Demand Master Collection provides access to over 41,000 educational videos and award winning documentaries covering a wide range of topics.
Gale News Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world.
Global Issues In Context This link opens in a new window
Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search.
International Encyclopedia of Communication This link opens in a new window
The International Encyclopedia of Communication, a 12-volume is available online on the “Blackwell Reference Online” platform. It spans the breadth of communication studies, encompassing theories, media and communication phenomena, research methods, problems, concepts, and geographical regions. Subjects covered include communication theory and philosophy; interpersonal communication; journalism; intercultural and intergroup communication; media effects; strategic communication/PR; communication and media law and policy; media systems in the world; and communication and technology.
JSTOR Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
The JSTOR journal archives provide full-text collections of core scholarly journals across a variety of disciplines from the arts to the sciences with a strong emphasis on the humanities.

Database Guide
Mintel This link opens in a new window
Mintel is a consumer research database with an international scope. In over 600 market research reports, it provides data for entrepreneurial studies, sales marketing, and target markets, as well as key current statistical information. Mintel can be used across academic disciplines to retrieve timely cultural, demographic, and environmental trends and statistics that affect international economic conditions.

Database Guide
Useful for:

Marketing
Market research
Entrepreneurship (secondary)

Includes:

Industry reports
Consumer Markets and Industry Reports
Company market share
Brand market share
Market size and forecast
Demographics
Target market
Market opportunities
Consumer survey data
Competitive strategies
News
Trends

Guide:
Searching Mintel

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Marketing
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
New York Times Online This link opens in a new window
Access the New York Times starting with the first issue in 1851 through the latest news of today.

Database Guide
The New York Times online requires you to create an account before you can access the site. You must use your FDU email address when registering. Access is good for one year. After which you will need to re-register. To re-register follow these instructions.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides access to more than 15,000 full-text news, legal and business sources. Includes journal articles, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers; legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on 80 million U.S. and international companies and 75 million executives.
Open Vault (WGBH Media Library and Archives) This link opens in a new window
Launched by the WGBH Media Library and Archives (MLA), the Open Vault Web site offers access to select video clips and interview transcripts drawn from WGBH’s programming created between 1968 and 1993. Topics covered range from desegregation and busing, the Cold War, interviews with and performances by leading dancers, writers and poets, and much more. Open Vault includes over 500 streaming video clips and more than 1,000 interviews.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context This link opens in a new window
A resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. Includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more.
Plunkett Research Online This link opens in a new window
Plunkett Research Online provides industry analysis, research, trends and timely industry specific statistics. If you are looking for competitive intelligence information, account plan or sales guide data, market research material, industry marketing data, product strategy data, specific industry trend analysis, industry statistics, job search data, company profiles and executive lists this is the database you should consult.
Useful for:

Economics
Entrepreneurship
Market Research

Includes:

Industry trends
Industry statistical data
Financial statements
Executives
Company profiles
Compensation data (limited)
Industry associations
Job and career information

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Marketing
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database that provides 200 topics, each with an overview, point, and counterpoint.It contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including 600 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.
Pop Culture Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture.
Popular Culture Universe This link opens in a new window
More than 300 full-text volumes of material related to popular culture both current and historical.
Popular Culture Universe: eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
More than 300 full-text volumes of material related to popular culture both current and historical.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
PsycINFO contains more than three million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from more than 2,500 periodicals in over 35 languages. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law.

Database Guide
Research Library This link opens in a new window
Search ProQuest for information from over 3,300 newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics including the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and physical sciences.

Database Guide
SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window
The SAGE Premier collection consists of over 640 peer-reviewed journals from SAGE Publications in the fields of business, the humanities, the social sciences, science, technology, and medicine. Articles from January 1999 to the present are available in full text.

Database Guide
ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new window
The ScienceDirect College Edition includes some 1,900 full-text Elsevier journals in three collections: Health & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences. Full-text coverage starts in 1995 or later (depending on journal) and continues to the present.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
SocINDEX with Full Text is a comprehensive research database covering sociology as well as related areas: It provides full text for some 890 journals dating back to 1908, as well as full text for over 850 books and monographs and over 16,800 conference papers. Indexing is provided for more than 4,000 journals, with abstracts for over 1,300 "core" journals dating back to 1895.
US Majors Dailies This link opens in a new window
ProQuest US Major Dailies includes full-text coverage of several major US newspapers: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times (with New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine), USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal (with WSJ : the Magazine from the Wall Street Journal), and The Washington Post. Although starting dates differ, coverage for each newspaper extends to the present.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window
Access the Wall Street Journal from 1984 to the present, one of the world's leading daily financial newspapers.
Useful for:

Newspaper articles on various topics including finance, the stock market, the economy, management, politics, U.S. news and world news.
Market data including stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, and ETFs

Includes:

Newspapers

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window A collection of more than 8,000 journals covering a variety of academic disciplines — from science, technology and medicine to the humanities.  Database Guide 
Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window Academic Search Premier, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for more than 4,600 scholarly publications, including more than 3,900 peer-reviewed publications.
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window Business Source Premier provides full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles covering marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics going as far back as 1886, with searchable cited references back to 1998.
Useful for:

Accounting
Finance
Marketing
Management Information Systems
Management
Entrepreneurship

Includes:

Journal Articles
Company Profiles (MarketLine Reports)
Industry Reports (MarketLine Reports & Barnes Reports)
Harvard Business Review Articles
Newspapers

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
Business - Management
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window Communication & Mass Media Complete provides research solutions in areas related to communication and mass media. Offers full text for over 500 titles and contains citation coverage for over 620 additional sources. In total, several hundred valuable sources are covered.
Diversity Studies Collection This link opens in a new window Provides 150 journals exploring cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community.
JSTOR Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new window The JSTOR journal archives provide full-text collections of core scholarly journals across a variety of disciplines from the arts to the sciences with a strong emphasis on the humanities.  Database Guide 
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Provides access to more than 15,000 full-text news, legal and business sources. Includes journal articles, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers; legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on 80 million U.S. and international companies and 75 million executives.
Pop Culture Collection This link opens in a new window Provides access to scholarly journals and magazines that both analyze and contribute to popular culture.
Popular Culture Universe This link opens in a new window More than 300 full-text volumes of material related to popular culture both current and historical.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window PsycINFO contains more than three million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from more than 2,500 periodicals in over 35 languages. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law.
Research Library This link opens in a new window Search ProQuest for information from over 3,300 newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics including the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and physical sciences.  Database Guide 
SAGE Premier This link opens in a new window The SAGE Premier collection consists of over 640 peer-reviewed journals from SAGE Publications in the fields of business, the humanities, the social sciences, science, technology, and medicine. Articles from January 1999 to the present are available in full text.  Database Guide 
ScienceDirect College Edition This link opens in a new window The ScienceDirect College Edition includes some 1,900 full-text Elsevier journals in three collections: Health & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences. Full-text coverage starts in 1995 or later (depending on journal) and continues to the present.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window SocINDEX with Full Text is a comprehensive research database covering sociology as well as related areas: It provides full text for some 890 journals dating back to 1908, as well as full text for over 850 books and monographs and over 16,800 conference papers. Indexing is provided for more than 4,000 journals, with abstracts for over 1,300 "core" journals dating back to 1895.

Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window Communication & Mass Media Complete provides research solutions in areas related to communication and mass media. Offers full text for over 500 titles and contains citation coverage for over 620 additional sources. In total, several hundred valuable sources are covered.
International Encyclopedia of Communication This link opens in a new window The International Encyclopedia of Communication, a 12-volume is available online on the “Blackwell Reference Online” platform. It spans the breadth of communication studies, encompassing theories, media and communication phenomena, research methods, problems, concepts, and geographical regions. Subjects covered include communication theory and philosophy; interpersonal communication; journalism; intercultural and intergroup communication; media effects; strategic communication/PR; communication and media law and policy; media systems in the world; and communication and technology.
Global Issues In Context This link opens in a new window Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Provides access to more than 15,000 full-text news, legal and business sources. Includes journal articles, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers; legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on 80 million U.S. and international companies and 75 million executives.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context This link opens in a new window A resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. Includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more.
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window Points of View Reference Center is a full-text database that provides 200 topics, each with an overview, point, and counterpoint.It contains a balance of materials from all viewpoints, including 600 main essays, leading political magazines from both sides of the aisle, newspapers, radio & TV news transcripts, primary source documents and reference books.

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window This collection provides access to over 140,000 full-text books, reports, and other authoritative documents in the fields of Business & Economics; Career & General Education; Computers, Engineering & Applied Sciences; Humanities; Science, Medicine & Allied Health; and Social & Behavioral Sciences.  Database Guide 
Popular Culture Universe: eBook Collection This link opens in a new window More than 300 full-text volumes of material related to popular culture both current and historical.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window PsycINFO contains more than three million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from more than 2,500 periodicals in over 35 languages. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window SocINDEX with Full Text is a comprehensive research database covering sociology as well as related areas: It provides full text for some 890 journals dating back to 1908, as well as full text for over 850 books and monographs and over 16,800 conference papers. Indexing is provided for more than 4,000 journals, with abstracts for over 1,300 "core" journals dating back to 1895.

Access World News This link opens in a new window This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics.   Database Guide 
CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window CQ Researcher offers original, comprehensive reporting on and unbiased analysis of issues in the news. Areas covered include health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Each single-themed, 12,000-word report includes an introductory overview of the topic; background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources. CQ Researcher Online offers access to CQ Researcher reports dating back to 1991.
Films on Demand: Archival Films & Newsreels Collection This link opens in a new window The Archival Films & Newsreels Collection contains over 700 hours of historical films and newsreels.
Gale News Collection This link opens in a new window Provides access to more than 2,300 major U.S. regional, national, and local newspapers, as well as leading titles from around the world.
New York Times Online This link opens in a new window Access the New York Times starting with the first issue in 1851 through the latest news of today.  Database Guide 
The New York Times online requires you to create an account before you can access the site. You must use your FDU email address when registering. Access is good for one year. After which you will need to re-register. To re-register follow these instructions.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window Provides access to more than 15,000 full-text news, legal and business sources. Includes journal articles, television and radio broadcasts, newswires, and blogs; local, regional, national and international newspapers; legal sources for federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790; business information on 80 million U.S. and international companies and 75 million executives.
Open Vault (WGBH Media Library and Archives) This link opens in a new window Launched by the WGBH Media Library and Archives (MLA), the Open Vault Web site offers access to select video clips and interview transcripts drawn from WGBH’s programming created between 1968 and 1993. Topics covered range from desegregation and busing, the Cold War, interviews with and performances by leading dancers, writers and poets, and much more. Open Vault includes over 500 streaming video clips and more than 1,000 interviews.
Research Library This link opens in a new window Search ProQuest for information from over 3,300 newspapers and periodicals on a wide range of topics including the arts, business, humanities, health, social sciences, and physical sciences.  Database Guide 
US Majors Dailies This link opens in a new window ProQuest US Major Dailies includes full-text coverage of several major US newspapers: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, The Christian Science Monitor, Denver Post, Los Angeles Times, New York Times (with New York Times Book Review and New York Times Magazine), USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal (with WSJ : the Magazine from the Wall Street Journal), and The Washington Post. Although starting dates differ, coverage for each newspaper extends to the present.
Wall Street Journal This link opens in a new window Access the Wall Street Journal from 1984 to the present, one of the world's leading daily financial newspapers.
Useful for:

Newspaper articles on various topics including finance, the stock market, the economy, management, politics, U.S. news and world news.
Market data including stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, mutual funds, and ETFs

Includes:

Newspapers

Access World News This link opens in a new window This comprehensive news collection is ideal for exploring issues and events at the local, regional, national and international level. Its diverse source types include print and online-only newspapers, blogs, newswires, journals, broadcast transcripts and videos. Use it to explore a specific event or to compare a wide variety of viewpoints on topics.   Database Guide 
Films on Demand: Archival Films & Newsreels Collection This link opens in a new window The Archival Films & Newsreels Collection contains over 700 hours of historical films and newsreels.
Films on Demand: Master Academic Collection This link opens in a new window The Films on Demand Master Collection provides access to over 41,000 educational videos and award winning documentaries covering a wide range of topics.
Global Issues In Context This link opens in a new window Integrates news, global viewpoints, reference materials, country information, primary source documents, videos, statistics, and more in a single search.
New York Times Online This link opens in a new window Access the New York Times starting with the first issue in 1851 through the latest news of today.  Database Guide 
The New York Times online requires you to create an account before you can access the site. You must use your FDU email address when registering. Access is good for one year. After which you will need to re-register. To re-register follow these instructions.
Open Vault (WGBH Media Library and Archives) This link opens in a new window Launched by the WGBH Media Library and Archives (MLA), the Open Vault Web site offers access to select video clips and interview transcripts drawn from WGBH’s programming created between 1968 and 1993. Topics covered range from desegregation and busing, the Cold War, interviews with and performances by leading dancers, writers and poets, and much more. Open Vault includes over 500 streaming video clips and more than 1,000 interviews.
Opposing Viewpoints In Context This link opens in a new window A resource covering today's hottest social issues, from capital punishment to immigration to marijuana. Includes pro/con viewpoints, reference articles, interactive maps, infographics, and more.

ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window ABI/INFORM Complete consists of three Business databases, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Dateline, and ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry. Combined you can search over 4000 business periodicals on advertising, economic, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, regional business publications and more.   Database Guide 
Useful for:
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Management – including HR management
- Marketing
Includes:
- Scholarly journals
- Case studies
- Conference proceedings
- Dissertations and theses
- News
- Industry reports (Plunkett Analytics)
- Company profiles
- Content of ABI Inform Global, ABI Inform Dateline, and ABI Inform Trade and Industry
Guide:
Using ABI/INFORM Complete

Similar Resources:
scrabble
Business Insights: Global This link opens in a new window Detailed company and industry profiles including SWOT reports, market share reports, and financial reports. Thousands of company histories and industry essays from Gale's core business collection. Case studies, scholarly journals, and business news for deep research coverage of global economies.
Useful for:

Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Economics
Management

Includes:

Case studies
Company history
Company chronology
Business rankings
SWOT
Brands
Product list
Industry Info
Market Share
Financial Statements
Investment Reports
News
Industry Reports (Plunkett)
Comparison Charting (Company, Country and Industry)

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
Business Market Research Collection‎ This link opens in a new window This database contains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analystica, and Snapshots.
Useful for:

Economics
Market Research
Entrepreneurship

Includes:

Industry reports
Country reports
OxReach articles – analytical articles
Company description – includes marketing strategy, geographic reach and acquisitions
Company history (limited and not available for all companies)
Company financials
Competitors
Competitive Landscape – comparing financial data including ratios to competitors
Executives including biographies

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
Mintel This link opens in a new window Mintel is a consumer research database with an international scope. In over 600 market research reports, it provides data for entrepreneurial studies, sales marketing, and target markets, as well as key current statistical information. Mintel can be used across academic disciplines to retrieve timely cultural, demographic, and environmental trends and statistics that affect international economic conditions.  Database Guide 
Useful for:

Marketing
Market research
Entrepreneurship (secondary)

Includes:

Industry reports
Consumer Markets and Industry Reports
Company market share
Brand market share
Market size and forecast
Demographics
Target market
Market opportunities
Consumer survey data
Competitive strategies
News
Trends

Guide:
Searching Mintel

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Marketing
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
Plunkett Research Online This link opens in a new window Plunkett Research Online provides industry analysis, research, trends and timely industry specific statistics. If you are looking for competitive intelligence information, account plan or sales guide data, market research material, industry marketing data, product strategy data, specific industry trend analysis, industry statistics, job search data, company profiles and executive lists this is the database you should consult.
Useful for:

Economics
Entrepreneurship
Market Research

Includes:

Industry trends
Industry statistical data
Financial statements
Executives
Company profiles
Compensation data (limited)
Industry associations
Job and career information

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Marketing
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
Simmons Catalyst This link opens in a new window This database tabulates marketing information on the demographic and psychographic characteristics of individuals, products, and services. It is an enormous composite of statistical information.  Research Guide 
Useful for:

Marketing

Includes:

Quick reports
Custom Reports - contains data on consumer attitudes, brands, demographics, lifestyles, media preferences and buying behaviors
Target markets
Trends

Special Note:
Limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Guide:

Searching Simmons

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Marketing

Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window Communication & Mass Media Complete provides research solutions in areas related to communication and mass media. Offers full text for over 500 titles and contains citation coverage for over 620 additional sources. In total, several hundred valuable sources are covered.
International Encyclopedia of Communication This link opens in a new window The International Encyclopedia of Communication, a 12-volume is available online on the “Blackwell Reference Online” platform. It spans the breadth of communication studies, encompassing theories, media and communication phenomena, research methods, problems, concepts, and geographical regions. Subjects covered include communication theory and philosophy; interpersonal communication; journalism; intercultural and intergroup communication; media effects; strategic communication/PR; communication and media law and policy; media systems in the world; and communication and technology.
Psychology Collection This link opens in a new window Provide access to authoritative periodical content supporting research in all fields of psychology.
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window PsycINFO contains more than three million citations and summaries of journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports, all in the field of psychology. Journal coverage, which spans from 1887 to present, includes international material selected from more than 2,500 periodicals in over 35 languages. It also includes information about the psychological aspects of related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, anthropology, business and law.
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window SocINDEX with Full Text is a comprehensive research database covering sociology as well as related areas: It provides full text for some 890 journals dating back to 1908, as well as full text for over 850 books and monographs and over 16,800 conference papers. Indexing is provided for more than 4,000 journals, with abstracts for over 1,300 "core" journals dating back to 1895.

ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window ABI/INFORM Complete consists of three Business databases, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Dateline, and ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry. Combined you can search over 4000 business periodicals on advertising, economic, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, regional business publications and more.   Database Guide 
Useful for:
- Accounting
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Management – including HR management
- Marketing
Includes:
- Scholarly journals
- Case studies
- Conference proceedings
- Dissertations and theses
- News
- Industry reports (Plunkett Analytics)
- Company profiles
- Content of ABI Inform Global, ABI Inform Dateline, and ABI Inform Trade and Industry
Guide:
Using ABI/INFORM Complete

Similar Resources:
scrabble
Business Market Research Collection‎ This link opens in a new window This database contains company, industry, economic and geopolitical market research from three sources, including Hoover's Company Profiles, OxResearch from Oxford Analystica, and Snapshots.
Useful for:

Economics
Market Research
Entrepreneurship

Includes:

Industry reports
Country reports
OxReach articles – analytical articles
Company description – includes marketing strategy, geographic reach and acquisitions
Company history (limited and not available for all companies)
Company financials
Competitors
Competitive Landscape – comparing financial data including ratios to competitors
Executives including biographies

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window Communication & Mass Media Complete provides research solutions in areas related to communication and mass media. Offers full text for over 500 titles and contains citation coverage for over 620 additional sources. In total, several hundred valuable sources are covered.
CQ Researcher Online This link opens in a new window CQ Researcher offers original, comprehensive reporting on and unbiased analysis of issues in the news. Areas covered include health, social trends, criminal justice, international affairs, education, the environment, technology, and the economy. Each single-themed, 12,000-word report includes an introductory overview of the topic; background and chronology; an assessment of the current situation; tables and maps; pro/con statements from representatives of opposing positions; and bibliographies of key sources. CQ Researcher Online offers access to CQ Researcher reports dating back to 1991.
International Encyclopedia of Communication This link opens in a new window The International Encyclopedia of Communication, a 12-volume is available online on the “Blackwell Reference Online” platform. It spans the breadth of communication studies, encompassing theories, media and communication phenomena, research methods, problems, concepts, and geographical regions. Subjects covered include communication theory and philosophy; interpersonal communication; journalism; intercultural and intergroup communication; media effects; strategic communication/PR; communication and media law and policy; media systems in the world; and communication and technology.
Mintel This link opens in a new window Mintel is a consumer research database with an international scope. In over 600 market research reports, it provides data for entrepreneurial studies, sales marketing, and target markets, as well as key current statistical information. Mintel can be used across academic disciplines to retrieve timely cultural, demographic, and environmental trends and statistics that affect international economic conditions.  Database Guide 
Useful for:

Marketing
Market research
Entrepreneurship (secondary)

Includes:

Industry reports
Consumer Markets and Industry Reports
Company market share
Brand market share
Market size and forecast
Demographics
Target market
Market opportunities
Consumer survey data
Competitive strategies
News
Trends

Guide:
Searching Mintel

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Marketing
Business - Company/Industry Profiles
Plunkett Research Online This link opens in a new window Plunkett Research Online provides industry analysis, research, trends and timely industry specific statistics. If you are looking for competitive intelligence information, account plan or sales guide data, market research material, industry marketing data, product strategy data, specific industry trend analysis, industry statistics, job search data, company profiles and executive lists this is the database you should consult.
Useful for:

Economics
Entrepreneurship
Market Research

Includes:

Industry trends
Industry statistical data
Financial statements
Executives
Company profiles
Compensation data (limited)
Industry associations
Job and career information

Similar Resources:
Business - General
Business - Marketing
Business - Company/Industry Profiles

Communication Subject Guide: Databases

Databases for Communication

Metropolitan Library

Florham Library