1. Business Information Trade Publications & Newspapers Colette Holmes, holmec@rpi.edu

2. Good Source for Recent Information about …  Industries  Companies  People  Economic Conditions

3. Useful as Supplement to …  Industry surveys.  Company filings and reports.  Statistical data sources.  Biographical sources.  Business plans.

4. Trade Publications  Practitioner audience.  Colorful layouts.  Good for overview or introduction.  Great source for specific facts.  Offers up-to-date information.  Coverage not in-depth.

5. Newspapers  Financial and business sections.  News and feature articles about local or national topics.  National or local level publications - New York Times, Times Union, Business Review (Albany).  Some specialized - Wall Street Journal, Barron’s.

6. Some Examples  Trade – Beverage World; Sales & Marketing News; Cosmetics and Toiletries; Nation’s Restaurant News  News – Wall Street Journal; New York Times; Times Union; Business Review (Albany)

7. Newspaper Web Sites  Collections of newspapers arranged by geographic locations.  Offer search engines.  Access to articles for fee or free.  Examples – Crayon; NewsLink

8. You Can Maximize Results from Library Databases  A fishing expedition.  Use “Advanced Search” mode when available.  Phrase and truncation searching.  Search tips sheet: http://www.rpi.edu/dept/library/html/imag es/mgmt/TradePub.doc http://www.rpi.edu/dept/library/html/imag es/mgmt/TradePub.doc

9. Library Web Pages to Bookmark  Trade Publications Trade Publications  Newspapers Newspapers  Search Tips Search Tips