Research Guides: Public Relations: Databases

About the Resources on this Page

On this page you will find recommended resources for obtaining information on public relations topics. You can access scholarly journal articles, newspaper articles, reports, opinions and more on current issues in the public relations field.

Search in Databases

Gale OneFile: Communications & Mass Media
Provides access to academic journals and magazines focusing on all aspects of the communications field, including advertising, public relations, linguistics, and more.
Business Source Complete
A scholarly business database providing a collection of bibliographic and full text content in all disciplines of business. Indexing and abstracts for scholarly business journals back to 1886 are included. Additional full text, non-journal content includes SWOT analyses, financial data, books, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, and industry, country, company, and market research reports.
Academic Search Premier
contains indexing and abstracts for more than 8,500 journals, with full text for more than 4,600 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles.
Nexis Uni
This database was formerly LexisNexis. Access over 6,000 news, business, and legal sources. The outstanding news coverage includes deep back files and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language sources.
ScienceDirect
Science Direct is a leading full-text scientific database offering journal articles and book chapters from more than 3,900 peer-reviewed journals and more than 11,000 books. There are currently more than 9.5 million articles/chapters on subjects in the Health & Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Need Books?

If you're looking for books, you'll need to use one of these links:

Library Catalog
Search the library's online catalog for books, scores, CDs, videos, and more.
ABC-CLIO Ebooks
a collection of full-text history and pop culture reference books
eBooks on EBSCOhost
provides access to over 30,000 ebooks, many of which can be downloaded to your PC or ereader.
Gale Ebooks
Gale Virtual Reference Library is a database of encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These eBooks are available 24/7 with no checkout. Resources include elementary STEM resources to college level reference materials.
Oxford Reference Online
This site provides the full-text to over a hundred well-known Oxford dictionaries and reference books, plus an encyclopedia. Encompasses English dictionaries and thesauruses, modern European languages (French, German, Italian, Spanish), quotations, and handbooks. Subjects covered include art and architecture, classics, history, literature, mythology and folklore, performing arts, politics and social sciences, religion and philosophy, economics and business, law, and many more.