Trade publications are aimed specifically at workers in a certain trade, profession, or industry and include articles about trends, news, and practices in the field.
Browsing through some recent trade publications can give you some ideas for what professionals in that field are working on or discussing. This can give you a sense of whether or not you have an interest in the work they do.
Full text coverage of hundreds of trade and industry periodicals such as American Machinist, Hotel & Motel Management, and Advertising Age.
Additional trade publications can be found using the EBSCO suite of databases. Use the "source types" filter in the column on the left. Place a check mark in the box next to "trade publications".
Access to all of the EBSCO databases which the library subscribes to, including our most heavily-used database, Academic Search Complete. Browse a list of all EBSCO databases or use the link above to search them all at the same time. You can also connect to EBSCO then click on "Choose Databases" to link to specific EBSCO databases.
Best practice is to combine 2-3 keywords or phrases to find articles that contain each of them.
1. In the first search box, start with one keyword or phrase that describes a job title, profession, career, or a specific industry or company.
2. In the second search box, add a general keyword such as: trend*, news, issue*, future, projection*, technology, employment, job*, career*, skill*, "case study", "best practices", implication*, indicator*, survey, economics, development, application
3. If one combination doesn't work, try replacing at least one of your keywords with another.
"interior design" AND technology
"social media" AND marketing
resort AND "guest services"
"airline industry" AND news
Handout: Advanced Search Strategies