Public Relations
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From the Library:
- PR Newswire (Nexis Uni)1980+ Aggregated press releases from companies and organizations.
- PR NewsTrade publication for PR Professionals. Note: only through 2021 via PQ.
- PR Week (ProQuest)Mar 10, 2003 (Vol. 6, no. 10) - Mar 2018 (Vol. 21, no. 2). Only available through 2018.
Publisher Websites:
- PR Newswire (Cision)Aggregated press releases from companies and organizations.
- PR News (PR News Group)Trade publication for PR Professionals.
- PR Week (Haymarket Media)Trade publication for PR professionals.
- PR DailyPublic Relations news from Ragan Communications.
Best Bets: Databases
- EBSCO Research LibraryEBSCO contains full-text articles and abstracts in almost every discipline. It includes Communication Source and Business Source. When you search across subject indexes, you lose a bit of search flexibility (ex. search by Ticker).
Sample Searches:
- Communication Source (EBSCO)
Contains content from communications journals, magazines and other publications, covering related disciplines including linguistics, rhetoric and discourse, speech-language pathology, and media studies.
Contents: Indexing, abstracts, and full-text articles. 1900-present.
- Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Covers all areas of business.
Contents: Full-text articles, books, news industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses, working papers, and more.
- ABI/INFORM Collection (ProQuest)
This collection, comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, Trade & Industry, and Dateline, contains resources covering accounting, marketing, sports and business, and economics.
Contents: Full-text articles, dissertations, working papers, periodicals, country- and industry-focused reports, case studies, and market information.
- Nexis Uni (LexisNexis)
Contents: Full-text local, national, and international newspaper articles and legal resources.
Need search tips? See our guides for tips on Legal Searching and News Searching.
Note: The terms of use of this database place limits on the length of time that users may keep copies of material accessed from this service. Please review the terms before downloading any content.
- Statista
Subjects are geared towards business and marketing statistical needs, and include consumer goods, media, politics, sports, travel, and technology.
Contents: Statistical information, data, infographics, and tables.
- Business Insights (Gale) (Formerly known as Business Insights: Essentials)
Contains detailed company and industry news and information including company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, market research reports, SWOT reports, company histories, and more.
Contents: Company and industry information, articles, and statistical data.
- ScienceDirectMainly science information but contains some strong public relations titles.
Journals
Search all the library's journals by title or ISSN.
Journals: a STCM selection
- Advertising Age - publisher's website AdAge
- Communication Theory
- Communication World
- Communication Yearbook
- Harvard business review
- International Journal of Strategic Communication
- Journal of Advertising Education
- Journal of Communication
- Journal of Marketing Communications
- Journal of Public Relations Research
- PRweek (U.S. ed.)
- Public Relations Quarterly
- Public Relations Review
- Social Marketing Quarterly
- Strategic Communication Management
- Visual Communication Quarterly
