Hotel Management:
Research & Information Resources

Dictionaries
Company Information Databases
Industry Information
Article Databases
Citing Full Text Articles from Databases
Web Sites

Dictionaries

Dictionary of Travel, Tourism and Hospitality, 2^nd ed.    Ref G155 .A1M397 1996

Specialized terms currently used in this industry. Coverage includes: business and employment, environmental issues, European integration, food and catering, forms and types of tourism and recreation, and travel-related illness.

The Dictionary of Hospitality, Travel and Tourism, 3^rd ed.    Ref G155 .A1 M433 1990

Intended for both the traveler and the travel professional, this dictionary covers the technical language of hospitality, travel and tourism. Appendices list travel associations, periodicals, journals and newsletters.

Company Information Databases

Business and Company Resource Center

Provides company information such as company history, financial data, investment reports and rankings of the company within the industry.

 

Business Source Premier

In addition to full text articles from the literature, you can also search Datamonitor Company Profiles.

 

Hoover's

Also available on the Web, but the Library does subscribe to Hoover's Pro, so follow the link from the Library web site for more complete access.

 

Mergent Online

Access to company history, highlights, property, subsidiaries, financials, annual reports, and more. Coverage varies from company to company.

 

NetAdvantage

In addition to industry information, also provides access to company information including business summary, financials, competitors, stock reports and news.

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Industry Information

Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources    Ref Desk HF5338 .E88 2003

Arranged by industry or topic, this is a good starting point for finding a list of trade associations, specialized journals, statistics sources, internet sites, and databases to consult.

Standard and Poor’s Industry Surveys    Ref Reserve HG4961 .S682
See also the Pace Library Database: NetAdvantage for an online version.

This service is divided by industry. Each industry survey gives an overview of the industry, a forecast with discussion, and a list of the top companies within the industry along with ratios and other statistics for both the industry and individual companies. See specifically the area of “Lodging and Gaming.” Note the online database also includes a Sub-Industry Review of the area "Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines."

Dun and Bradstreet/Gale Industry Handbook    Ref Reserve HF5035 .D86 2000 (vols. 1-5; vol. 4 is Entertainment and Hospitality)

This handbook series has sections which give an industry overview, industry statistics, financial norms, a company directory, ranking, mergers and acquisitions, associations, consultants, trade information sources, and the trade shows.

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Article Databases

You can access subscription research databases from the library home page.  Click on Articles via Databases, then use the menus to select your databases.

For articles on topics within the area of hotel management, and possibly articles about the specific hotel you are researching, try the following databases:

ABI/Inform

Abstracts and indexes over 1,000 management, marketing and business journals from 1971 to the present. Also includes Full Text coverage of more than 500 major publications from 1991 onward, including Lodging Magazine.

Business and Company Resource Center

In addition to general company information such as company history and financial data, this database also provides access to articles published about specific companies on certain topics including "management," "people," "sales & marketing," and "strategy & planning." Coverage varies from company to company.

 

Business Dateline

Focusing on hard-to-find local and regional business news coverage of large corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Provides access to business information not typically found in national news sources. Contains news and analysis, information on local markets, and more gathered from major business tabloids, magazines, daily newspapers, wire services, and city, state, and regional business publications, including Crain's New York Business.

 

Business Source Premier

In addition to over 2,000 other journals, magazines and newspapers, this database provides access to the journal Hotel and Motel Management from 1993 to the current issue.

Lexis-Nexis Universe

Access to the full-text of newspapers worldwide - and locally - most publications updated daily. Perform a News search, then select U.S. News, then Northeast Regional Sources to search New York newspapers. Also provides access to industry and business periodicals; perform a Business search, then select Business News or Industry & Market (try the "Leisure news" category or "Travel, hospitality & leisure news" category.

 

PsycINFO

Index and abstracts to the journal literature and book chapters in the field of psychology - a good resource for locating articles on personnel psychology.

 

Trade & Industry

Search more than 750 business periodicals and newsletters with a trade or industry focus, including titles such as Hotels, Hospitality and Hospitality Design.

• Note specifics for citing from a magazine, newspaper, journal paginated by volume, and journal paginated by issue.
• Good examples: The Bedford Handbook, http://www.dianahacker.com/bedhandbook/
• Here's one sample (note: indent second line 5 spaces):
  
  Cabot, Stephen. (2003). Employees involvement can stem labor-related problems. Hotel and Motel Management, 218(19), 22. Retrieved September 19, 2005 from ABI/Inform database.

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