Useful Reference Books

Alternative Travel Directory: The Complete Guide to Traveling, Studying & Living Overseas, ed. by Clayton A. Hubbs
     REF LC 6681 .A45 2000

Americans at Play: Demographics of Outdoor Recreation & Travel, by Alison S. Wellner
     REF GV 191.4 .W44 1997

Cities of the World: A Compilation of Current Information on Cultural, Geographical, and Political Conditions in the Countries and Cities of Six Continents, Based on the Department of State's "Post Reports," ed. by Karen Ellicott
     REF G 153.4 .C57 2002 v.1-4

Compendium of Tourism Statistics
     REF G 155 .A1 T 5896 2001
     REF G 155 .A1 T 5896 1998-2002

Craighead's International Business, Travel, and Relocation Guide to 84 Countries, 2002-03
     REF HF 5549.5 .E45 C73 2002 v.1-4 At Reference Desk

Dictionary of Concepts in Recreation and Leisure Studies, by Stephen L.J. Smith
     REF GV 11 .S57 1990

Dictionary of Event Management, ed. by Joe Jeff Goldblatt and Carol F. McKibben
     REF HM 263 .D454 1996

Dictionary of Travel and Tourism Terminology, by Allan Beaver
     REF G 155 .A1 B38 2002

Dictionary of Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality, by S. Medlik
     REF G 155 .A1 M397 2003

Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America, ed. by Gary S. Cross
     REF GV 53 .E53 2004 v.1-2

Encyclopedia of Tourism, ed. by Jafar Jfari
     REF G 155 .A1 E4295 2000

Global Road Warrior: 95-Country Resource for the Iinternational Business Communicator and Traveler, ed. by Sibylla M. Putzi
     REF G 156.5 .B86 G56 2001

International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management, ed. by Abraham Pizam
     REF TX 905 .I68 2005

Legalized Gambling: A Reference Handbook, by William N. Thompson
     REF HV 6710 .T48 1997

The Recreation and Entertainment Industries: An Information Sourcebook, by Normal F. Clarke
     REF GV 188.3 .U6 C527 2000

The Travel Dictionary, by Claudine Dervaes
     REF G 155 .A1 D47 1992

Travel Industry World Yearbook
     REF G 155 .A1 B54 2000

Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality Research: A Handbook for Managers and Researchers, ed. by J.R. Brent Ritchie and Charles R. Goeldner
     REF G 155 .A1 T6578 1994

The Traveler's World: A Dictionary of Industry and Destination Literacy, by Nona Starr
     REF G 63 .S72 1995
     Main Library - 1st Floor G 63 .S72 1995

World Tourism Directory, by Burkhard Hebote and Vratislav Kuska
     REF G 155 .A1 W67 1999 pt. 1-3

Yearbook of Tourism Statistics
     REF G 149 .I73 1995-1999 v.1-2


Finding Articles and Other Resources in Research Databases

For guidance in determining if a periodical is a scholarly journal or a popular magazine, see:
     Scholarly Journals, Popular Magazines, and Trade Publications.



Academic Search Premier 1984 - present

Citations to articles on many different topics. Includes scholarly journals, trade publications, and popular magazines.

Business and Industry 1994 - 2006

A good source of articles from trade publications. This database focuses on facts, figures, key events, market information and intellectual property information. Over 75 percent of the articles are available full text.

Business Source Complete 1886 - present

Cidtations to scholarly journal articles and trade publications on many aspects of business and industry. Beginning in 1990, many articles are available full text.

Econlit 1969 - present

Indexes scholarly journals in economics, including the tourism and travel industry.

Electronic Journal Center

A searchable collection of full text journals from OhioLINK, including some valuable scholarly journals in the travel and tourism industry.

Hospitality and Tourism Index

Covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Major coverage includes demographics and statistics, hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more.

Leisuretourism.com 1976 - present

Formerly Leisure, Recreation, and Tourism Abstracts, this database indexes and abstracts journal articles, books, bulletins, and conferences proceedings. Its scope is broadly focused on many aspects of travel, tourism, and leisure.

Lexis-Nexis Academic

Full text law reviews, newspaper, periodicals, legal materials, and much more.

MasterFILE Premier 1975 - present

Citations and/or full text to articles in popular magazines. Also includes full text reference books, images, biographies, and other documents. This is a good place to search for articles from travel magazines.

SBRNet Sports Business Research Network 1993 - present

A comprehensive database of market research and industry news covering all facets of the sports business industry

SPORTDiscus with Full text

SPORTDiscus offers access to practical and research information on topics associated with sport, fitness, recreation and related disciplines from web pages, magazines and periodicals, books, theses and dissertations, conference papers and related research reports. The producer states that 25% of the database is research-level material. Coverage is international.

TableBase 1993 - present

Full text of tables from trade publications, newsletters, government publications, etc. with a heavy emphasis of business data. This indexes the table, not the publications in which the table was published. The full text of some of the publications is also available.

Citing Sources

Consult these guides for assistance documenting your sources:


APA Style Manual (5th Edition)  (How to Use Guide from the BGSU Libraries)

Electronic References (from the APA Web site)

MLA Style  (How to Use Guide from the BGSU Libraries)