Information Literacy @ Kent Library Finding trade journals - QM257   Trade or professional journals/publications contain information, articles, and ads focused on a particular industry or business.  Unlike scholarly journals, they do not contain original research and are meant to be practical in nature - reporting on current trends and issues in a particular area.  See the following site for a quick comparison of the two:  http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/scholjour.html ►To access trade journals, use library subscription databases available through Kent Library.  As a student as Southeast, these databases are available to you anywhere you can access the Web.  ►Library subscription databases enable you to search by topic for articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers.  Hint: For general tips and guided searching practice, use module 4 of the Kent Library Searchpath tutorial at http://library.semo.edu/searchpath/mod4/index.html ►To easily find business-related trade journals, use the following business databases: ABI/Inform Business Source Premier (business enhanced interface) ►To Access these, go to the Kent Library website, select the find:articles link, then select databases A - Z.  Or, simply click on the database name above. Search tips for finding articles in trade journals within ABI/Inform ►Review how to search within this particular database.  Select "Search Tips."   ►Begin searching - Type in the keywords for your topic in the search box ►Limit results to full text ►Click on the tab "More Search Options" ►Go to "Publication type:" and select "Trade publications" from the dropdown ►Run your search Search tips for finding articles in trade journals within Business Source Premier ►Review how to search within this particular database.  Select "Search Tips."   ►Begin searching - Type in the keywords for your topic in the search box ►Limit results to full text ►Go to "Publication Type" and select "Trade Publication." ►Run your search. Finding full text OR Getting the actual article! ►See the following page on the Kent Library website for guidance on shifting through all of those full text symbols you find in the databases. http://library.semo.edu/get/distance/articles.shtml#fulltext       Created by Claudia Ruediger and Michaela Willi Hooper, Kent Library, Southeast Missouri State University. Updated 3/25/2008.