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[ Public Relations Research Guide ]

This guide helps public relations students search for articles, books, cases, or company information, and Internet resources.
Find Articles
Locate scholarly journal and news articles.

Public Relations Periodicals List

Communications Databases

Find Books in Academic Libraries Search for books at Owens and other Missouri libraries.

Owens Library Resources and eBooks		 Recommended WWW Resources
Selected Public Relations web sites linked from the Mass Communications Internet resources recommended by Owens Librarians.		  Request Books and Articles
Get books and articles from other libraries if Owens Library or MOBIUS doesn't have the item.
Cases & Legislation
Locate federal, state, and local legal cases and federal legislation.		 Company Information
Locate information about companies in the news and broadcasting industry.		 APA Style
See examples of how to cite various sources, including books, journals and web pages.  		Ask a Librarian
Why waste your time? ASK!
 
 
Books in Academic Libraries: online catalog
Owens Library Resources

eBooks

Library Catalog
Search the library catalog for books located in Owens Library or in over 50 MOBIUS Missouri academic libraries. Click Public Relations to access books and other materials related to public relations in the Owens Library catalog. Click 13 Related Subjects (Lc) to access a list subject headings related to public relations in the Owens Library catalog. Click 659.2 to browse the call number range for public relations books in Owens Library (or go to the third floor and browse the shelves at this call number).

1) When searching in the Owens Library catalog, use the Search MOBIUS button to conduct the same search in the entire MOBIUS catalog (the holdings of over 50 Missouri academic libraries) and retrieve more results.2) Click the How do I search for items at other libraries? link to find out how to REQUEST MOBIUS books. (REQUESTED books are delivered to the Owens Library Services Desk in 2-3 business days.)

3) When your MOBIUS catalog results list return books not available in the Owens Library, use the REQUEST THIS ITEM link to have books in the MOBIUS catalog delivered to Owens Library.
Note: Northwest is part of the TOWERS cluster

 
Find Articles : use databases to find periodical citations and full text articles

Search for Articles
Below are a list of recommended periodical databases for public relations research. Some of them have links to a subject search for public relations articles if the database allows this link. You can also click Public Relations Keywords for a list of related terms and phrases to use in searching periodical databases. Click ASK! to contact librarians for more research assistance.

1) EBSCOhost Web
Use this link to search multiple databases listed below.

  • Communication & Mass Media Complete
    This database provides the most robust, quality research solution in areas related to communication and mass media.

  • Business Source Premier
     "This database provides full text for nearly 7,800 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,125 peer-reviewed business publications. This database offers information in nearly every area of business including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more."

  • Academic Search Premier
    This database, "is the world's largest scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database containing full text for nearly 4,700 publications, including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to the full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for all 8,176 journals in the collection.
2) OneFile
"InfoTrac OneFile includes more than 4,900 full-text titles; five newspaper indexes-a total of nearly 8,500 titles in all-with more than 20 years of backfile coverage from 1980 to present. Up-to-the-minute information is included in many subject areas, including: agriculture, anthropology, arts, business & industry, communications, economics, engineering, health care, history, law, literature, political science, psychology, religion, sciences, technology, and many others"

3) JSTOR
The JSTOR database is unique because the complete archives of core scholarly journals have been digitized, starting with the very first issues, many of which date from the 1800s. This database provides indexing and full-text for selected journals in sociology and political science related to public relations, such as the archive of Public Opinion Quarterly. 

4) LexisNexis Academic
This database provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications including: national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources, U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, and international legal information, Shepard's Citations for all US Supreme Court cases back to 1789, business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news.

5) PsycINFO
Indexes and abstracts over 1300 psychology and psychology-related journals.

6)Recommended Communication Databases
A list of all databases that Owens Librarians recommend for finding the best communication articles.
Additional Periodicals Resources
bullet Public Relations Periodicals List
     This is a list of scholarly journals, magazines, and newsletters related to public relations      and the databases where they are available in full-text. 
bullet Locating Periodicals in Owens Library       
     Learn how to find the call number, the format/media type, and the Owens Library location
     of a periodical title, i.e., NOT the title of the journal or magazine article itself.
bullet Types of Periodicals
     Determine how to tell the difference between a scholarly journal and a popular      magazine.
bullet Structure of a Research Article
bullet Locating Peer-Reviewed Periodicals 
     Discover how to limit a search to refereed or peer-reviewed articles.
 
Cases & Legislation
1) LexisNexis Academic Legal Research
Students can use Legal Research to:
bulletaccess case law, statutes and regulations
bulletdive into secondary source materials such as legal news or law reviews

2) FindLaw
This highly regarded site provides links to legal information about organizations, cases, national and state resources, and news.

3 ) Supreme Court Cases
Locate Supreme Court cases and case analyses in books, articles, and web pages.

4)LexisNexis Congressional
Track bills, retrieve congressional transcripts, access public laws, US code, and federal regulations.
Company Information
1) Researching a Company
Find articles, books, and Internet sites that contain information on company financials, business ranking, company histories, and business activity using resources on this page.

2) Business Source Premier
 "This database provides full text for nearly 7,800 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,125 peer-reviewed business publications. This database offers information in nearly every area of business including management, economics, finance, accounting, international business, and more."

3) LexisNexis Academic Business
Academic Universe Business provides a full range of credible sources for business information, including business and financial news, US and international company financial information from government and private sources, market research, industry reports, and actual SEC filings.

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Revised (August 26, 2008)
Created (September 2005)
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