Public relations

Terms & Definitions

• Encyclopedia of Public Relations
  Good resource for obtaining definitions and overview of key public relations concepts. Go to 'list of entries' to determine which page the relevent term is on.

Articles

• Business Source Complete (EBSCO)
  Full-text management journals including several public relations titles.
• ABI/Inform (ProQuest)
  Full-text management journals including several public relations titles.
• ScienceDirect
• Communication & Mass Media Complete
• Academic Search Complete
• Informaworld (Taylor and Francis)
• OmniFile FT Mega (Wilson)
• eMarketer
  Articles, news, survey data and analysis about the Internet and technology.

News

• Factiva
  News and financial information - International.
• Canadian Newsstand
  Indexes over 300 Canadian newspapers.

TV & Radio Trascripts

• Newscan.com
  Click blue arrow and then under 'sources' select 'specific source'. Primarily CBC radio and TV transcripts and CTV. 
• Factiva - Under 'Source' scroll down to 'Transcripts'. Either expand to view specific programs or select to search across all. Global coverage.

Useful Websites

• Federation Professionel des journalists du Quebec (FPJQ) Directory
• InfoPresse
• Alltop – Public Relations
  Listing of top PR blogs
• PR Conversations
• McGill Public Relations Program Blog
• Canadian Media Directors' Council Media Digest

Professional Associations

• Canadian Public Relations Society
• Société québécoise des professionnels en relations publiques
• International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) – Montreal
• IABC international headquarters

Related Guides

• Marketing