Library Resources for BAS in Hospitality Management

October 8, 2009

Why use a library?

Key Concepts:

1. Information can be viewed as a public good. There can even be a right to

some kinds of information in a democratic society.

2. Information can be viewed as a private good. Access to some kinds of information may be restricted.

Some kinds of information are commodities that are bought and sold in the marketplace.

3. Libraries, themselves a public good, provide access to both kinds of

information.

4. Libraries provide access to databases, which are often expensive.

Criteria for Reliable Websites (or, for that matter ANY source of information)

University of California, Berkeley Library

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html

Sources for Journal Articles

o Hospitality and Tourism Complete Academic and industry coverage from over 300 periodicals, company reports and other sources. Look here for articles on culinary arts, food & beverage management, hospitality law, hotel management & administration, market trends and more.

o Academic Search Premier

o ProQuest

o Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly A premier industry journal, searchable by topic or issue date.

Other Resources

The Puget Sound Business Journal, and even the Pacific Business News - Honolulu

Geographic Research
http://simplymap.com/index.php

SimplyMap is a web-based mapping application that lets patrons & students quickly create professional-quality thematic maps and reports using powerful demographic, business, and marketing data. SimplyMap turns complex data into valuable information that is easily accessed through an innovative and user-friendly interface.

With SimplyMap, users can:

Access thousands of demographic, business, and marketing data variables.
Develop interactive thematic maps and export high-resolution images to word processing or presentation software.
Select, sort, and compare data across multiple locations and build custom reports that can be exported to a spreadsheet for additional functionality.
Explore historical census data to understand how regions change over time and use estimates and projections to analyze current and future trends.
Make informed personal and business-related decisions. Questions like "what are the social and demographic characteristics of my neighborhood?" and "where should I locate my retail store?" are quickly answered with SimplyMap.
Combine locations and search for areas based on specific criteria.

Geographic Research partners with premier U.S. data providers to give SimplyMap users the most current demographic, business, and marketing data available. SimplyMap provides the following nation-wide data:

Demographic Variables: Population, Age, Race, Income, Ancestry, Marital Status, Housing, Employment, Transportation, Families, and more.
Historical census data: including 1970, 1980, 1990 & 2000, plus current year census estimates and 5 year projections.
Business Variables: Detailed Consumer Expenditure, Business & Employee Counts by Industry (by NAICS Code), Consumer Price Index, Quality of Life & Consumer Profiles, and Market Segments.

Statistical abstract of the United States / prepared by the

chief of the.Bureau of Statistics, Treasury Department.

HA202

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/

The Law

http://faculty.seattlecolleges.com/rnelson/law.htm

Mergent Online Corporate financial information.

WorldCat Use the world's largest online catalog to search the collections of thousands of academic and public libraries around the globe.

Hospitality

Library Resources Worksheet

Randy Nelson

South Seattle Community College

Oct. 8, 2009

Topic:

Common Language Key Words:

Descriptors:

SIC and NAICS Codes:

Library of Congress Subject Headings:

Library of Congress Classification numbers (Academic Libraries):

Dewey Decimal Classification numbers (Public Libraries):

A good overview of topic can be found:

Useful databases:

Key Journals (such as Restaurant Startup & Growth):