LibGuides: CO 225: Business &amp; Professional Communication: Articles

Access to Databases

All Monmouth University students, faculty and staff have access to subscription databases on campus. Be sure you have logged in using your Monmouth University email address and password or you will not be able to access databases. If you have issues, please use library chat or contact the library reference desk at 732-571-3438 or referenc@monmouth.edu.

Google Scholar Search - Details & VIdeo

Search Google Scholar for scholarly full-text materials available in addition to those you locate in HawkFind. If there is a link to the right of any of your search results, follow the link to view the full article (you may not have access to all the articles in your search results). Check out the Google Search tips video (created by Concordia University) for additional help, and be sure to access Google Scholar from the Monmouth University website in order to view accessible articles.

Journal Locator

Use the Journal Locator to see if the Library has access to a journal or periodical.

Need help? Check out the Journal Locator Tutorial.

Search Tips

Use the word "AND" to combine your keywords to make your search more specific, e.g. "substance abuse" AND "domestic violence."
Use synonyms and alternative or related terms - broader or narrower - to expand your relevant results, e.g. "teenagers" | "adolescents" | "youth"
Use the truncation "*" (star) symbol to search for words with common roots without entering them individually, e.g. searching for teen* retrieves "teen," "teens", "teenaged", "teenagers." Use the "star" symbol (hit "shift" key + 8) to add truncation to your search term.
You can limit search results in many databases to academic/peer-reviewed journals, by publication date, or full-text only.

Searching Databases -- Getting Started

Most research databases allow you to limit your searches to scholarly or peer reviewed articles. Many databases will return full text articles and abstracts (summaries) of the articles.

Click the article title to get started. If you cannot view the full text of the article in a particular database, click either the "Get Article" or "Link to Full Text" link to see whether it is available in another library database. If the article is unavailable through the Monmouth University Library, it may be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

Subscription databases are available to Monmouth University students, faculty and staff. For remote log in, use your university username and password.

View the entire list of MU databases in the A to Z List of Databases - or view Databases by Subject.

Ebsco databases look different in 2025 - see the box on this page for what's new!

Need an article in a popular magazine like The Atlantic or National Geographic? No problem! Flipster has current, full issues of popular magazines that you can virtually "flip" through!

Business Databases

Business Source Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Provides full text (PDF) coverage for nearly 8,350 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for more than 1,100 scholarly business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business dating back to 1922.
Westlaw Campus Research Law, News and Business This link opens in a new window
ABI/INFORM Complete This link opens in a new window Scholarly and trade journal articles, dissertations, market reports, industry reports, business cases and global and trade news.

Newspaper Databases

NOTE: Monmouth University has access to the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal via their desktop platforms. You must have MU login credentials to set up your free account. Click the "info" icon for details on setting up your MU New York Times account.

New York Times Monmouth University has access to the New York Times via the Times desktop platform. You must have MU login credentials to set up and access your free account. New Monmouth University users go to http://accessnyt.com and choose Monmouth University from the menu. Use your MU email address as a username. After that, login and use nytimes.com to access the site. Does not include premium features (The Athletic, Cooking, Games, or Wirecutter). Coverage from 1851 to present.

Newsstream (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Full text of U.S. and international news sources. Includes coverage of major U.S. and international newspapers such as The New York Times and the Times of London, plus hundreds of other news sources and newswires.
Regional Business News (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Contains material from business journals, newspapers, newswires. Hosted on the EBSCOhost platform.
Wall Street Journal (full interface) This link opens in a new window This is the desktop platform for the Wall Street Journal. Use your MU login credentials to create your free account. The Historical Wall Street Journal is also available via the Databases A-Z link.
Westlaw Campus Research Law, News and Business This link opens in a new window Students can work more efficiently and productively, and with more confidence, with Thomson Reuters Westlaw Campus Research, a premier research service for the legal, news, and business-related information they need.

Communication Databases

Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Database covering all aspects of communication and mass media, with full text coverage of over 440 journals.
ComAbstracts This link opens in a new window Includes abstracts for scholarly communication journals dating to 1970. Scroll to the bottom of an abstract to check for full text access.

HawkFind

Popular vs Trade vs Scholarly

	Popular Magazines	Trade Journals	Scholarly Journals
Audience	All readers	Professionals working in a specific field. Example: Nurses	Scholars and Students
Appearance	Glossy paper, many ads and pictures	Glossy paper, short articles, many ads and pictures	Research articles with charts and graphics, few pictures
Author	Freelance writers or journalists hired by magazine	Members of the profession	Professors, scholars or teachers in the field
Purpose	Entertain and inform	Keep professionals up to date with trends in the field	Publish new research in the field
References	Very few citations	Very few citations	References are listed at the end of each article
Authority	Articles reviewed by magazine’s editors	Articles reviewed by magazine’s editors	Articles undergo peer-review by scholars within the same field
Frequency	Published weekly or monthly	Published weekly or monthly	Published a few times a year, quarterly
Examples	Time, People	Advertising Age, Education Week	Higher Education Research & Development

Changes to Ebsco Databases!

You may have noticed that Ebsco databases look different this year! There has been a major redesign, and while the databases have the same basic search tools and features, some of them may be in different places. Here are some tips to get you started:

What's the same:

Default setting for searches is keyword - what you type into the search bar will be searched as a search term
To change setting and search by author, subject, publication, etc., use the drop down menus at the right of the search bar
To return to any article, you will need a specific "stable" link from Ebsco - do NOT use the URL at the top of the article's webpage.
You have tools that allow you to share, save, download or cite any article - in your search results list, click any article title to view the database tools menu (on right side of page)
You have the ability to create a unique login/password to save your work within any Ebsco database

What's different:

To get a "stable" link to return to any article, open the tools menu and use the "share" feature, then click "create link" and copy the link that pops up
Search filter menus are in the same place but far less visible - open the drop down menus to view your filter options
You now have a personal dashboard in the column at left

Don't panic! Librarians are here to help you navigate all MU databases! Use email, library chat or make an appointment!