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Trade magazines, newspapers, and technical literature are excellent places to get ideas or help refine an existing idea.
Trade Literature
To find a specific magazine or journal such as Forbes or Popular Mechanics, search in the Library Catalog for the title of the magazine.
Provides images of newspapers from around the world. Typically includes about 3 months.
Technical Literature
Technical Literature includes journal articles, conference proceedings, and patents. The three databases listed below are multidisciplinary. Visit the Databases by Subject for more. Patents are also covered under the Intellectual Property page on this guide and in depth at Patents Libguide.
Multidisciplinary index to journal literature in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities.
Library Books
The library has many books on specific products and product development in general. The following is an RSS feed of the first couple books under the subject heading "New products":