Finding Trade Journals, for ECE students: Home

ProQuest platform. Limit to trade journals

Conduct a search, limiting to trade journals

•  "Advanced Search" (top row)
• "Source type" (left column)
•  Check box for "Trade Journals" (left column)
• "Search"

OR

After a search has been conducted.

• "Source type" (left column)
• Click on "More"
• Check "Include" box for "Trade Journals"
• Click on "Apply"

"Find It @ GT" works properly for most journal articles

ProQuest databases

• The selected database(s) must have the "Source Type" -- "Trade Journals"
• Search one ProQuest platform database, or search multiple ProQuest databases at simultaneously: "Change databases" (top row), such as ProQuest Central (a variety of topics), ABI/INFORM Collection (business, management, company information), Materials Science & Engineering Collection, Advanced Technologies & Aerospace Collection, Agricultural & Environmental Science Collection, and many more databases. Check left column boxes for relevant databases. Then click on "Use selected databases"
• ProQuest LibGuides: https://proquest.libguides.com (search tips, searchable fields, ProQuest results, document view, sample searches, etc.)

• Sort by Date (Most recent first) or Relevance
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                3 AND detect*                 (1 OR 2) AND (3 OR model*)
• Use nested (with parenthesis) Boolean operators to combine terms
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    • simulat* OR model* OR mathemat* OR algorithm* [every record contains at least one of these four terms]
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    • radar AND countermeasure* [both terms must be contained in every record]  
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• Proximity operators: 
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• Field qualifiers: limit to a specific field, such as author -- AU(Smith), or to multiple fields at one time, such as TI,SU,AB(robot* and wireless*) for restricting keywords to title, subject and abstract fields. Can limit to fields using Advanced Search drop down menus.
• "Anywhere except full text" (drop down menu) or use NOFT as a field code, such as NOFT(laser pre/3 diode). NOFT - does not search the full text field.
• Change "Display" -- "results per page" to 100
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Go to EBSCO's Applied Science & Technology Abstracts database 1983+.

Limit to Trade Publications

Conduct a search, limiting to trade publications

• Advanced Search
• "Limit Your Results"
• "Content Type" - "Trade"
• "Search"

OR

After a search has been conducted. 

• "Search Results"
• "Limit Your Results" (left column)
     "Expand Content Types" - "Trade"
• "Filter"

Note: "Find It @ GT" works properly for most journal articles

• Ulrichsweb.com is the electronic version of Ulrich's International Periodical Directory. It provides a quick search for nearly 300,000 serials from over 200 countries by title, subject, keyword and ISSN number.
• For remote access, recommend use VPN.

Ulrichsweb directory database. Limit to trade journals

Conduct a search, limiting to trade journals

• "Advanced Search"
• "Limit Your Results"
• "Content Type" -- "Trade"
• Click on "Search"

OR

After a search has been conducted

• "Narrow Results" (left column)
• "Content Types" -- "Trade"
• Click on "Filter"

Help:

• Advanced Search Help
• Search Query Help
• Search Results Help

• EBSCO's definition. Academic Journals vs.Trade Publications vs. Magazines. 

  Trade Publications:  Color photos, glossy or matte paper. Advertisements - pertaining to the journal's targeted industry. Purpose - to inform or educate professionals in the industry covered by the journal. May be monthly or quarterly. Professional style writing. Authors are industry professionals. Articles to benefit professionals in the targeted industry (engineers etc.). Content reviewed by an industry editor.

• ProQuest - definition of trade journal. "A periodic publication dedicated to distributing news and information of interest to a specific target industry or business. Trade journals are often published by a trade association."

• ECE students and faculty/staff: contact Bette Finn at bette.finn@library.gatech.edu for quick and in-depth one-on-one assistance searching the Library's databases and for group instruction
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• Trade journals - good way for professionals to obtain current/relevant news in their industry