eResources are electronic information resources which can be accessed online and searched by topic, so you can quickly and easily find relevant information.
eResources provide access to scholarly journal articles, company and industry information, statistics, market research, newspapers and more.
eResources are purchased by the Library to support you in your studies and allow 24/7 access to the latest high-quality information.
Full-text academic journal articles, market research reports, trade publications, newspapers and e-books on a wide variety of topics.
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Find more articles on communications and journalism:
To quickly find relevant full-text articles...
Before you search - choose the Advanced search option and select Only content I have full access to under Access Type
After you search - restrict your results to the Communication and Media Studies subject area using the filters
Full text articles from our subscribed journals in criminology, communications, social work and more...
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A collection of journals with articles on strategy, entrepreneurship, international business and emerging markets.
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Full text news content from both the UK and Europe including UK broadsheets, tabloids and regional presses. More extensive international content can be accessed via International Newsstream and content specifically relating to North America can be accessed via US Newsstream listed under 'I' and 'U' from the tabs above.
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Search The Times Digital Archive, The Financial Times Historical Archive, The 17th and 18th Century Burney Newspaper Collection and 19th Century British Newspapers.
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Market research reports, trends and consumer data on a wide range of topics.
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A database providing access to over one million statistics, forecasts, dossiers, reports and infographics including data on business, technology, politics and society covering countries and regions around the world.
Please note the following:
Guide to all types of advertising media including rates, circulation and audience reach.
To Log in, you are required to create an account. Create your account in SOL. You must log in to Solent Online Learning and enrol on the passwords page.
Market data gathered by consumer surveys - explore brand use, attitudes, motivations and demographics. Please note, you may need to access this resource from a personal or University network connection and/or device. Logins from an employer workplace connection or device may be blocked due to firewall restrictions.
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Please note, you will need to set up multi-factor authentication before using this resource. If you are having problems setting up your multi-factor authentication, please contact the Guided Learning Centre.
Try using SPORTDiscus for sports, sports sciences and medicine journals.
For more information about sport resources generally, rather than those relating specifically to journalism, see the Football Libguide, Sport & Exercise Sciences Libguide and the Sport and Exercise Psychology Libguide.
Full text database containing information on all aspects of sport science and coaching.
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For images and content relating directly to fashion, use the eResources listed below. Berg is great for historical fashion information whilst WGSN is good for future trends and current images.
Other resources to consider are:
Use the Fashion subject guide for more ideas
Ebooks, images and museum exhibits; it includes the Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion and is the collection that Solent University has access to on the Bloomsbury Fashion Central platform.
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Online news and information service for the beauty, fashion and style industries. Over 250,000 pages of international beauty style intelligence including news, pictures from current and past catwalk shows, retail and trend analysis, street-style reports, and textile developments.
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Please note, you will need to set up multi-factor authentication before using this resource. If you are having problems setting up your multi-factor authentication, please contact the Guided Learning Centre.
A searchable archive of American Vogue, from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, covering international fashion and beauty.
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Provides access to recorded TV and radio broadcasts to all the major channels.
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Covers legal, financial and employment issues as well as market insights, synopses and trends for all types of business start-ups.
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Financial figures and graphs for major UK companies from their consolidated accounts and peer comparisons.
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Business intelligence for the retail industry including strategic developments, customer trends, innovation and competitor activity. Please note, you may need to access this resource from a personal or University network connection and/or device. Logins from an employer workplace connection or device may be blocked due to firewall restrictions.
To Log in, you are required to create an account. Create your account in SOL. You must log in to Solent Online Learning and enrol on the passwords page.
Articles, case studies, research reports, campaigns, awards and company profiles within marketing and advertising.
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Practical advice, case studies and journal articles on all aspects of human resource management.
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High-quality instructional videos across a broad range of topics.
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If you wish to access good practice examples of final year projects, dissertations or Masters theses please contact your lecturer.
Scholarly research and industry news for hospitality, tourism, events and festivals.
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Google Scholar Search TipsGoogle Scholar is a search engine that allows you to search for more academic content on the web. You can use it to track down journal articles, book details and more. You can set it up to show you which results you can access via a Solent University library subscription.
Set up a link to 'Import into RefWorks' for each result in your list. To set this up, go into the 
menu icon, select Settings and in the 'Bibliography Manager' section, select RefWorks and save.
menu icon.
to add the article to your 'My library'.
to send to RefWorks).Some eResources just provide citation details and an abstract (a short summary) rather than the full article. You can use the abstract to decide if the full text is worth reading.
If you want to read the full text and it is not available:
to see if the article is available anywhere else in the Library
Restrict your searches to Full Text using the options provided
Set up Google Scholar library links (see Google Scholar tab).
Sometimes you will get quite a few results and you will need to pick out the most relevant.
The Mintel home screen has recently changed and no longer has the "Category Overview" menus which featured on the previous version. The best way to find reports on Mintel is to search by keyword from the home screen, then use the filters to narrow your results by sector, demographic etc. This Searching Mintel video, which is also embedded below, gives an introduction to searching on Mintel:
Getting too many or too few results? Watch Simple Searching to find out how you can improve:
