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Last Updated: December 16, 2022

Business Insights: Global - Searching

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On the Business Insights homepage

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and in the banner of all other pages,

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you'll find a search box.

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Use this search box to perform basic searches.

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Simply enter a company name or ticker symbol,

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a country name, an industry description,

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a SIC or NAICS code, a product or brand name,

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or a topic.

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Next, select the type of search you want to perform

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from the pull-down menu.

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Check the checkbox to limit your search

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to full-text documents, and then click Search.

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To perform more complex search queries,

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use Advanced Search.

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For example, if you want to search on multiple fields

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or want to search for articles by author,

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publisher, publication name, or SIC;

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or you are interested only in specific content types

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such as company histories, SWAT reports,

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or market share reports;

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or materials published within a certain date range,

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use Advanced Search.

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To begin, enter a search term

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and then select the field or index that you want to search

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from the pull-down menu.

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Use the operators and, or, and not

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if you want to search multiple fields.

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You can add as many rows as needed

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by clicking Add A Row.

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You can also delete rows.

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Notice that you can limit your search

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by content type or publication name.

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You can also limit your search to peer-reviewed journals.

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These are publications that only publish articles

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that have undergone a review by experts in the field.

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To full-text articles, to articles on reports,

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by industry, or by date.

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Click the Search button to begin your search.

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Your search term and any limiters you may have used

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are displayed at the top of the page.

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Click the X next to the search limiter

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to undo that piece of the search.

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Use the pull-down menu to sort your results

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by publication date, by article title,

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by publication title, or by relevance.

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From the advanced search page,

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you can access the Subject Guide Search

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and Publication Search features.

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Use the Subject Guide Search to perform searches

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based on Gale's Subject Guide.

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Begin by entering a search term and click Search.

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The Subject Guide Search returns a list of subject terms,

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related terms, narrower, and/or broader terms.

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Click on a term to view a list of documents and articles

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related to your search.

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The number of results found for each term is displayed.

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Use the Publication Search feature

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to browse an alphabetical list of publications,

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or use the search box to find a specific publication.

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From here, click on a publication title

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to view details about a publication.

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Select a publication year from the pull-down menu

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to display individual issues.

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Click on an issue to view articles

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and reports from that issue.

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Select the Search History tab from the menu bar

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to view a list of searches you've conducted.

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Click the hyperlinked search expression

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to re-execute a search from the list.

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Click the Revise link to modify a search.

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From here, you can revise the search as needed.
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