Current Events - MBA 580 - Executive Leadership (revised)

News

Keep up with the current events of your company or industry

Types of sources to look for are:

newspapers (online or in print)
other news media (tv, online, etc)
press releases
reports
surveys

Searching Nexis Uni for Trade publications and News Releases

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.

1. From the Guided Search area, [What are you interested in?]. highlight News.
2. In the next box, [Search in all News for:], type your industry For example, toy industry
3. In the next box, [..Choose date range], use the down arrow and highlight: One year. (or whatever time period you need)

4. In the results page, use the column on the left to Narrow your results further.
5. Under Timeline, drag the arrow to the right until the chart displays the time frame you need.
6. Under Publication Type, narrow down to: Industry Trade Press or Press Releases

8. Continue using other segments to narrow further.

Databases providing access to NEWS

Newspapers

ProQuest US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
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Search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring top newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. Full-text available.
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Search for news articles and transcripts from popular sources, such as the Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), The Times (UK), Toronto Star, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Washington Times (DC) and others.
Includes over 1,000 full-text newspapers and 900,000 television and radio transcripts.
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
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Covers a wide range of business topics.
Provides full text for more than 80 regional US and Canadian business publications (including titles from Crain Communications). Coverage 1985-present. Updated daily.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Nexis Uni™ features more than 15,000 news, business and legal sources from LexisNexis—including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790—with an intuitive interface that offers quick discovery across all content types, personalization features such as Alerts and saved searches and a collaborative workspace with shared folders and annotated documents.

Trade Publications

A source of current industry trends are trade publications such as industry magazines and newspapers, which are essential for developing a good industry analysis.

ABI/INFORM Dateline This link opens in a new window
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Provides hard-to-find local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news.
ABI/INFORM Dateline contains news and analysis on local markets, gathered from major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and city, state, and regional business publications. It covers near 350 publications, with over 80% available in full text. Additionally, it allows users to research employment opportunities, compile data on benefits and compensation, learn about corporate strategies, and other topics from a local and regional perspective. Coverage: 1982-present.
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry This link opens in a new window
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Contains articles on every major industry, including finance, insurance, transportation, construction, and many more.
ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry is the perfect companion to the business and management content in ABI/INFORM. The database covers major trade and industry news. It includes in-depth coverage of companies, products, executives, trends, and other topics from more than 2,000 publications, with more than 90% in full-text. Users can study and compare specific trades and industries, including telecommunications, computing, transportation, construction, petrochemicals, and many others. It includes in-depth coverage of companies, products, executives, trends, and other topics with a trade or industry focus. Coverage: 1975-present.