Trade publications are issued by commercial publishers, as well as by trade and professional organizations. There are thousands of these publications, most dealing with a specific business, industry, or profession. They usually provide news of current developments in the field, reviews of past performance or forecasts for the future, as well as descriptions of key companies and personalities in the industry. They can also provide highly specialized information such as hard-to-find statistics or information on products and market share.

To find out if Baker or another Harvard library subscribes to a particular trade publication, search by title in HOLLIS.

You can also search directly in some of our top article databases and filter your search to trade publications:

• ABI/ProQuest
• Business Source Complete
• Factiva
• Nexis Uni