Pathfinder -- Advertising
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This bibliography is designed to guide instructors and students through the information sources in the field of Advertising. It is just a guide with suggested material. Complete research is dependent upon the individual.
Tampa Library Catalog
The Tampa Library Catalog is the place to start to find materials in your library. Please limit your search to your specific campus. The following subject headings may be useful for your search:
- Advertising
- Advertising agencies
- Advertising awards
- Advertising encyclopedias
- Advertising media planning
- Commercial art
- Graphic design
- Typography, Advertising
Please note that you can also search by keyword. In addition, books in this subject area will be found according to the Library of Congress classifications system as follows:
- HF - Advertising
- KF - Artists, Copyright
- NC - Commercial art, Graphic arts, Illustration, Trademarks
- TR - Advertising photography
- Z - Graphic design (Typography)
Databases
Searching the following databases should produce citations, abstracts, or full-text articles for interior design.
The following databases/informational resources are to be used by faculty, staff,
and students for educational purposes only. Please see individual database
descriptions for complete copyright and/or licensing information. FT indicates some full-text.
- FT ABI/INFORM Global (LIRN/ProQuest Direct)
- Search 1000 premier worldwide business periodicals for information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also, information on 60,000+ companies. Password required.
- FT Business and Company Resource Center (LIRN/Infotrac)
- Business and Company Resource Center brings together in a single database company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, chronologies, and periodicals. Search this database to find detailed company and industry news and information. Password required.
- FT Expanded Academic ASAP (LIRN/Infotrac)
- Citation, abstract and fulltext articles. Offering balanced coverage of every academic concentration from advertising and microbiology to history and women's studies this resource combines indexing abstracts, full text and images for both the novice and the experienced research. Curriculumbased coverage is available through 3,100 indexed and 1,900 fulltext titles in a wide variety of disciplines including: social science, humanities, science and technology; national news periodicals; general interest magazines; newswires; The New York Times; and many others. Username and password required.
- FT Gale Virtual Reference Library (LIRN/Infotrac)
- A database of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. Password required.
- FT General BusinessFile-ASAP (LIRN/Infotrac)
- Use this database to research all business and management topics. Includes directory listings for over 150,000 companies as well as investment analysts' reports on major companies and industries. Password required.
- FT Wilson OmniFile Full Text Select (Wilson)
- A multidisciplinary, full-text database providing articles from many Wilson periodical databases. Username and password required.
Printed Reference Materials
The following are reference sources in advertising that are available at your library:
- Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising (REF HF 5803 .A38 2003)
- Adobe Type Library Reference Book (REF Z 250.7 .A36 2004)
- Awards, Honors, & Prizes (REF AS 8 .A9 2005)
- Career Opportunities in Advertising and Public Relations (REF HF 5282.4 .F54 2006)
- Censorship: A World Encyclopedia (REF Z 657 .C415 2001)
- Layout Index (REF Z 246 .K83 2001)
- Resumes for Advertising Careers (REF HF 5383 .R43 2003)
Suggested Links
The following are suggested links which may provide further information for your research request. Information from the World Wide Web
should be carefully evaluated. Please ask your librarian for hints on evaluating Internet resources. The following links have been
selected after carefull review and evaluation:
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Last updated: July 2007