Research Guides: Arts Management: Finding Academic and News Sources

Finding Articles on Management, Marketing, Organizational Behavior

Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Good for research about a wide variety of business and management topics, including accounting, economics, finance, international trade, marketing, management information systems, and some industry reports.
Content type: Scholarly articles, magazine articles, trade journal articles, newspaper articles, industry reports, market reports, SWOT analyses
Coverage dates: 1886-present
Special Note: Exclusive source for Harvard Business Review.
Language: English, French, Spanish, Chinese, German, Russian, etc.
Keywords: BSP
Emerald Insight This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Explore information on business and organizational management topics, including marketing, human resources management, information management, and quality management.
Content type: Scholarly articles, books, case studies
Coverage dates: 1991-present
Language: English
EconLit This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Explore a wide array of economics literature with citations, abstracts, and full-text articles from scholarly and trade journals.
Content type: Abstracts of scholarly articles, dissertations, working papers, books
Coverage dates: 1886 - present
Includes content related to agricultural economics, business economics, capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, economic systems, environmental economics, and more.
Language: primarily English, with Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Turkish, Chinese, etc.
Keywords: econ lit
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Discover scholarly articles and research in psychology and behavioral and social sciences.
Content type: Scholarly articles, magazine articles, dissertations, books
Coverage dates: 1600s-present
One great feature is the ability to limit by methodology.
Language: English, German, French, Spanish
Keywords: APA Psyc Info
ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Main database for both historical and contemporary research on business, management, and finance topics.
Content type: Scholarly articles, magazine articles, trade journal articles, newspaper articles, industry reports, market reports, dissertations, SSRN working papers, business information
Coverage dates: 1855-present; varies by title
Only full text source of The Wall Street Journal, Eastern Edition and digital images of selected key business journals from the first issue to the present. Included databases are ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Dateline, and ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry.
Language: English, French, German, Spanish, Turkish, Chinese, etc.
Keywords: ABI INFORM

Finding Articles on Visual and Performing Arts

Art Full Text This link opens in a new window
Why search here? The main database for Art research, including art scholarship about all time periods and geographies.
Content type: Scholarly articles, trade journal articles, magazine articles
Coverage dates: 1900s-present
Also includes content on museum studies, graphic arts, industrial design, landscape architecture, television and motion pictures
Language: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, etc.
ARTbibliographies Modern This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Good starting point for finding articles, both scholarly and popular, on modern and contemporary art (19th century to present).
Content type: Scholarly articles, trade journal articles, magazine articles
Coverage dates: 1960s-present
Beyond fine arts, includes publications that discuss graffiti, theatre arts, crafts, museums, and art conservation.
Language: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, etc.
Keywords: Art Bibliographies
Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Good for scholarly and popular articles related to theatre, dance, and the performing arts.
Content type: Scholarly articles, trade journals, magazines, newspapers
Coverage dates: 1864-present
Some journals are indexed as far back as 1864, but the majority of citations date from 1998 or later.
Language: English, German, French, Spanish, etc.
Keywords: International Index to the Performing Arts IIPA
Music Index This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Find citations for a wide range of popular and scholarly music periodicals in areas including classical, jazz, and music education.
Content type: Scholarly articles, magazine articles, trade journals
Coverage dates: 1949-present
Most coverage dates from after 1970. For more coverage from 1949-1973, please see print volumes in Multi-Tier Stacks.
Language: English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Czech, Polish, etc.

Finding Articles on Urban/City Planning

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Good starting point when researching topics that intersect with multiple disciplines.
Content type: Scholarly articles, newspaper articles, magazine articles, trade journal articles
Coverage dates: 1887-present; varies by title
Language: English, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, French, Chinese, Arabic etc.
Keywords: ASP

Finding Articles in Newspapers

Los Angeles Times (current) This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Includes current access to the LA Times, the major newspaper for Southern California.
Content type: Newspaper articles
Coverage dates: 1985-present
Does not include ads, images, or other web-only content
Language: English
America's News This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Good for finding historical and current articles from newspapers and news sources across the U.S., including smaller regional and local newspapers.
Content type: Newspaper articles, broadcast transcripts, newswires
Coverage dates: 1700s-present
Includes historical and current content for the Sacremento Bee, the San Diego Union Tribune, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Paid advertisements are excluded.
Language: English
Keywords: NewsBank News Bank
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Why search here? Search here for comprehensive coverage of news and current events, government, business, medical, and legal topics, as well as general reference information.
Content type: Newspaper articles, trade journal articles, broadcast transcripts, financial reports, federal and state case law, medical abstracts, corporate profiles
Coverage dates: 1980-present
Language: English, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Portuguese
Keywords: Lexis Nexis

Finding Books Using Library of Congress Subject Headings

These links will take you to the lists of items with these subjects.

Arts Management
General books on arts management
Proposal Writing for Grants
Books on how to write grant proposals
Nonprofit Organizations Finance
Books on fundraising for nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations -- Marketing
Art Patronage -- United States
Arts - Economic Aspects
Government Aid to the Arts