Library Guide for Hospitality Management

Where are the books and periodicals about the Hospitality industry shelved?

Hospitality Industry TX 901 – TX953
Tourism G154.9 – G155.5
Travel G149 – G180
Cookbooks TX 643 – TX840. The subject for cookbooks is cookery, as in Cookery - Italy

Note: we recommend you also use the online Library Catalog Books and More.

How do I find articles about the Hospitality industry?

Hospitality and Tourism Index database 500,000 records from more than 500 titles; worldwide.
This is now a full-text database! Use SFX for the citations that do not have a full-text icon.

ABI/Inform database
Strong coverage of hospitality subjects. And full text.

Factiva database

Not linked to SFX, but mostly full text. See instructions for searching in Business Subject Databases. Broad, with worldwide, coverage.

Snapshot Series North America database

Detailed online reports include Hospitality industries such as beverages, catering, hotels, etc. Search by subject or select the “Browse” tab, then the “By Industry” tab to see a listing of major industry groups. Open the “View Documents” link for the listing of individual reports. Open each for the full text of the report.

Which reference books include the Hospitality industry?

Standard and Poor's Industry Surveys Ref HC 106.6 .S74 (Index table #1)
Surveys for: Alcoholic Beverages, Foods and Non-alcoholic Beverages, Lodging and Gaming, and Restaurants. Statistical and analytical data for basic industries.

Encyclopedia of Hospitality and Tourism Ref TX 905 .V57

U.S. Travel Data Center publications:
Impact of Travel on State Economies (Ref G 155 .U6 I46)
Survey of State Travel Offices (Ref G 155 .U6 U58a)
Tourism's Top Twenty (Ref G 155 .A1 T5928)
Travel Market Report (Ref G 155 .U6 T688)

2002 Economic Census (US Bureau of the Census):

http://www.census.gov/econ/census02/ every five years. See Industry Series and Subject Series. Scroll down for NAICS 71 and 71 sections.

Business Plans:

Business Plans Handbook : a Compilation of Actual Business Plans Developed by Small Businesses throughout North America (Ref HD 62.7 .B865 Table #1)
Consult the index; set includes plans for Bed & Breakfast; Bars, Restaurants, Travel Agency, and more.

Hospitality Legal Reference Sources:

Hospitality Law Ref KF 2042 .H6 A134
A looseleaf service, updated.

Hospitality Law: Managing Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry
Ref KF 2042 .H6 H67 2006

Hospitality Industry Directories (examples):

Chain Restaurant Operators Ref TX 907 .D49
Includes industry rankings and statistics

Directory of Food Service Distributors Ref HD 9321.3 .D53
Includes industry rankings and statistics

Hotel & Travel Index, quarterly (Ref TX 907 .H59)
Information on over 45,000 hotels and resorts worldwide.

Food & Beverage Market Place 3v.(Ref HD9321.3 .T5)
Essential!

Demographics (examples): (statistics that tell you about people; where should you locate your hospitality business?)

MPA/ Market Profile Analysis:   (Index Table #2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach SMSA   Ref HC 108 .L55 M22
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario SMSA   Ref HC 108 .S62 M22
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove   Ref HC 108 .A415 M22

US Census on the Internet: http://www.census.gov/

Buying power Indexes: (An index that tells you of discretionary income; how much do people in an area have free to spend on dining out?)
Community™ Sourcebook of ZIP Code Demographics… Ref HA 203 .S66 S87 (Index Table #2)
Demographics USA; County Edition (Section 12)Ref HF 5415.3 .S87 (Index Table #2)

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