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LexisNexis Academic
-articles in trade journals, magazines, newspapers
-select Business, then Industry&Market
-select Business, then Business News
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ABI/INFORM Global
-articles in journals and magazines
-Wall Street Journal articles, 1984-
-search results tabs for publication types
-check "Scholarly Journals" box to limit to "A" sources
-use thesaurus for search term ideas
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Investext Plus
-company reports from investment banks, brokerage firms, trade associations
-also contains industry reports
-covers U.S. and international
-search by company or industry
-limit by country
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Google
-web sites for trade associations & companies
-web sites for governments & universities
-includes "A" sources as well as "F" sources
-focus searches with exact phrases, title limits
-Advanced Search shows more options
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American FactFinder
-U.S. Census Bureau demographic data
-gender, age, race, income, occupation, etc.
-for U.S., states, counties, cities, zip codes, etc.
-surveys done more often; less detail
-Fast Access to Information for quick summary of area
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UNISTAR
-Rod Library collection contains items about specific industries/markets
-books, dissertations, videos, government documents
-use Keyword or Subject indexes
-use Title or Journal Title indexes for known items
-use other databases to find articles on industries/markets
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*Video tutorials may be added later.
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