Information Literacy @ Kent Library Finding trade journals   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, such as ABI/Inform and Business Source Premier, 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   ►Find business-related trade journals   Use the following library subscription databases.  These databases have a business focus. 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 ►Click on "more options" ►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#Finding_Full_Text   Automatic Searching Interested in having your searches repeated on a regular basis and the results delivered to you?  See the following for how-to steps.   http://courses.semo.edu/library/infolit/alerts.htm Created by cr, Kent Library, Southeast Missouri State University. Updated 2/26/2009 - cr.