Tourism and Leisure Management
From Nulisbus
Introduction
Craiglockhart Campus Library holds the core collection of hospitality and tourism books, but related stock may also be located at Merchiston (building, computing and design) Books are arranged according to the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme. A shelf label is allocated to each book so that books on the same topic tend to be found together on the shelves. Some classification numbers worth checking are:
- Accounting for hospitality - 657.837
- Beverages - 641.2
- Catering - 647.95
- Catering industry - 338.476424
- Computers for hospitality - 647.940285
- Cooking - 641.5
- Food - 641.3
- Front office - 647.94068
- Heritage management - 363.69
- Hospitality management - 647
- Hotel design (architecture) - 728.5
- Hotel design (interior) - 747.885
- Hotel management - 647.94068
- Hotel marketing - 647.940688
- Human resource management for hospitality - 647.2
- Resort design - 725.8
- Restaurant design (architecture) - 725.71
- Restaurant design (interior) - 747.8571
- Restaurant management - 647.95068
- Table service - 642
- Theme parks (design) - 725.76
- Tourism - 338.4791
- Visitor management - 338.4791
- Wine - 641.22
These are just a selection of useful numbers. Use the catalogue to find more specific results.
You can use the "Classmark..begins with" option to type in a classification number, e.g. 647.95 and the catalogue will list all the books at that number. If you type in a number with a question mark at the end, e.g. 647.95?, you will see a list of related numbers for similar subjects.
All of the major newspapers carry relevant company, country and industry information. Of particular value is the Financial Times which regularly produces country and industry surveys. The following databases provide full text access to back issues (often up to the previous day):
Proquest Newspapers - includes most of the major UK newspapers.
Most newspapers now produce a web edition, but this may not include all of the articles published in the printed edition, and will generally not include the archive of back issues available from the services listed above. Links to the web editions of newspapers are available.
Statistics
STAR UK Statistics on Tourism and Research - compiled by representatives from each national Tourist Board within the UK.
Market research reports will generally include statistical data for the sector or country covered by the report.
GMID Global market information data - an extensive range of country and industry data, including Travel and Tourism, alongside demographic, economic and market forecasts. Mintel marketing intelligence - includes a number of indepth market research reports on the UK Hospitality, Tourism and Catering industries.
Statistical sources gives details of other statistical publications, including government data.
