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Business Research: Finding Hospitality Management

Need to find Hospitality Definitions?

To find definitions or descriptions of hospitality industry segments such as: foodservice/restaurants, lodging/hotels, travel and tourism, and event planning, here are a few strategies for locating background information:

Use Encyclopedias

Our library's Credo Reference collection is a good place to find dictionaries and encyclopedias that will provide definitions of hospitality industry segments. Find Credo linked in the library's RESEARCH menu, or in the Databases: A-Z List.

Try searching it for terms such as: 

  • hospitality industry
  • food service industry
  • restaurant industry

For example, see this encyclopedia: A Profile of the Hospitality Industry

Use Books

Follow these steps to locate books that provide definitions or descriptions of hospitality industry segments:

1.  Navigate to the library's homepage

2.  Look for the large search box in the middle of the page.

3.  Click the BOOKS & EBOOKS tab. (See the screenshot below.)

4.  Type your keywords into the search.  For example:

  • (lodging OR hotel) AND industry
  • (foodservice OR restaurant) AND industry

5.  Click the "search" button. A new window will open, and your search results will be displayed. 

6.  Click a book title. A new window will open with details about the book and how to access the full text.

For example see this book: The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries

 
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