Hospitality Databases
- Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
- A great place to start for most topics
- Mostly full-text articles from scholarly peer-reviewed journals, trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers
- If full-text is not available, click link to Check for Full Text (Providence) to connect to Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request form
- Hospitality & Tourism Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window
- National and global coverage of hospitality, tourism, food & beverage, event management, and culinary subjects
- Includes scholarly, trade, and news publications along with country and company reports
- Hospitality and Tourism (Gale) This link opens in a new window
- Covers cultural, historical, and economic aspects of the hospitality, tourism, and leisure industries, along with current affairs
- The "Topic Finder" tab provides support in selecting a research topic
- Ask a Librarian if you need assistance
What is a Trade Journal?
- Topics include: industry trends, new products or techniques, and association news
- Contains job ads
- Authors are specialists in a certain field or industry
- Intended audience includes people in the industry or people seeking employment in the industry
- Articles give practical information to people in an industry
- Authors use jargon of the industry
- Also known as a "professional magazine"
Finding Trade Articles on the Library Website:
Step 1: Enter your search terms and click "search"
Step 2: On the results page, utilize the Search Limiters to refine your search (left side)
Step 3: Click "Trade Publications" within the "Source Types" category
