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Ad Sequence Pathfinder

Updated October 2004

PRINTED REFERENCE MATERIALS: [In addition to standard reference materials such as dictionaries, atlases, encyclopedias, almanacs and the like our students have access to the following:]  

  • Ad Age special annual editions (in Park Library Stacks)
  • Ad Age 2002 Fact Pack
  • Advertising: the Business of Brands (2001)
  • Brands & Their Companies (2002)
  • The BrandWeek Directory (2002)
  • Demographics USA: Zip edition & County edition (2000)  
  • Donnelley's Demographics (in Davis Library only)
  • Editor & Publisher Marketing Guide (2003)
  • Encyclopedia of Advertising: 3 volumes (2003)  
  • The Law of Advertising (current in binder format with updates added periodically) NEW ADDITION
  • Market Research Handbook (2002)
  • Market Share Reporter (2000)
  • Marketers Guide to Media (2004)  
  • SRDS: Standard Rate & Data Service (updated monthly, current year)
  • Standard Directory of Advertising Agencies (2003)  
  • Veronis Suhler Media Merchant Bank: Communication Industry Forecast 2000-2004  

[Note well: Nielsen TV ratings and Arbitron Ratings are unavailable in any library on the UNC-CH campus. However, faculty members and students can locate other resources which might help find related statistical data. Here is the URL: http://parklibrary.jomc.unc.edu/nielsenguide.html ] 

DATABASES:

  • ABI/Inform Global (via http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/ )
  • Bloomberg’s Financial Services (only in Park Library; check with Librarian for demonstration)
  • Choices III (Simmons Marketing Data: available only on computers in computer lab of Park Library.)
  • Mintel Reports (via http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/ ); Mintel is a leading provider of competitive media, product, and consumer intelligence. The company produces market research reports for Europe, the UK, and the US. Reports cover a variety of sectors including consumer goods, travel and tourism, financial industry, internet industry, retail, and food and drink. Reports discuss market drivers, market size and trends, market segmentation, supply structure, advertising and promotion, retail distribution, consumer characteristics, and market forecasts. Mintel Reports can be viewed or downloaded. Reports are exportable in .rtf or.zip format.
    Reports are customizable - mark the boxes next to the sections you want to include. [Note this is a new database]
  • SportsBusiness Journal Online Database (need login and password to access from Park Librarian's computer)  
  • TableBase (via http://eresources.lib.unc.edu/eid/ )
  • UNC-CH Online Catalog: E-Indexes & Databases (select “Business & Economics” link for access to more databases

  CD-ROMS:

  • MediaMark Reporter (1996-2000 statistical data from market research)
  • NAD/CARU/NARAB Case Reports of Published Decisions (1972-2002)

  PATHFINDERS:

BOOKS:

            Approximately 85 percent of our book collection is cataloged and available via the UNC Online Catalog. If the Park Library has a book, one is most likely to find it by going to http://www.lib.unc.edu and clicking on the web catalog. The Park Library will be listed in the holdings with our classification number.

  • Encyclopedia of Advertising: 3 volumes (2003)
  • Handbook of Marketing (2002)  
  • Media Market Guide (2004)
  • Market Research Handbook (2002)
  • Marketer's Guide to Media: Media Trends, Rates, Demographics (2004)
  • Marketing Mistakes and Success (2001)  
  • Using Qualitative Research in Advertising (2002)

SERIALS (in the Park Library) 
                [Note: check the web site below to discover where our serials’ archives are available online.]

  • AdBusters
  • Admap
  • Advertising Age (archived issues are in Davis Library; Park Library has selected "special issues")
  • American Demographics
  • Business North Carolina
  • Creativity
  • Hispanic Business
  • Journal of Advertising
  • Journal of Advertising Research
  • Markets (from Bloomberg)  
  • Media (from MediaPost.com)
  • Sports Business Journal

WEB BASED REFERENCE SOURCES:

http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/quick/

Forrester Research Inc.     http://www.forester.com

MediaPost                         http://www.mediapost.com 

U.S. Census                       http://www.census.gov

Promotional Products Assoc. International        http://www.ppa.org 

VIDEOS: 

[Park Library has 37 videos on topics relating to advertising]

LIBRARIAN SERVICES:    
[Barbara Semonche, semonch@metalab.unc.edu ]

  • Literature Review Consultation
  • Database Instruction
  • Research Consultation
  • Collection Development
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