Hospitality
Subject Specialist
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| Bec Karge | |
|---|---|
| Broadmeadows Campus Librarian | |
| Phone: | (03) 9094 3326 |
| Email: | bkarge@kangan.edu.au |
Highly Recommended Reference Resources
- Larousse Gastronomique - R 641.503 LAR
- Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee - DVD 641.877 PRE
- The Cambridge World History of Food - R 641.309 CAM Vol.1 & Vol.2
- The Cook's Companion: the Complete Book of Ingredients and Recipes for the Australian Kitchen - 641.300944 ALE
- The Food Encyclopedia: over 8000 Ingredients, Tools, Techniques - R 641.503 ROL
- The Road to Hospitality: Skills for the New Professional - 338.479102394 OSH
Websites
- Caterer's Warehouse
- CoW: Cocktails on the Web
- Epicurious
- Food Safety - Victorian Government health information
- Food Standards Australia and New Zealand
- Hospitality Net
- London & American Supply Stores
- Taste
- The Restaurant Guide
- Wine of Australia
- OH&S online videos - SafetyCare Montie has many safety programs which can be viewed, topics include fire awareness, personal protection, manual handling.
Catalogue
Search Library Catalogue - enter specific topics (e.g. bartender, beverage, cake decorating, caterers and catering, canned food, cookery, cooking, diet, food, hospitality, hotels, meat, nutrition, restaurants, table service, vegetable carving, vintners, wine, waitress) in the keyword search box or look directly on the shelves at these numbers:
| Keywords | Shelf numbers |
|---|---|
| Kitchens, safety measures | 363.1196433 |
| Wine and wine making | 641.22 |
| Cookery | 641.5 |
| Table service | 642.6 |
| Restaurant management | 647.95068 |
Online e.journals, Databases and Magazines
These two databases give you online access to thousands of journals with many in your field of interest. Search an entire database using keywords or search journals individually.
EBSCOhost Australia and New Zealand Reference Centre
Useful search terms include: hospitality, restaurateurs, tourism, wine and winemaking
Titles include: Australian Gourmet Traveller, Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine, Australian Table and Food Service - Grill.
Infotrac: General OneFile
Titles include: Beverage World, Gourmet Retailer, Hospitality, Hotel and Motel Management, Restaurant Business and Restaurant Hospitality.
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)
Contact your subject specialist to book an online database training session or click on EBSCOhost or click on Infotrac (Power Search)
Magazines
- Australian Gourmet Traveller - 641.01305 AUS
- Australian Gourmet Traveller Wine - 641.2205 GOU
- Delicious - 641.563805 DEL
- Donna Hay: Turn Simple into Special - 641.563805 DON
Dictionaries
- A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition - R 641.03 BEN
- Collins Gem Wine Dictionary - R 641.2203 ROW
- Dictionary of Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Terms - 338.479103 HAR
- International Encyclopaedia of Hospitality Management - R 647.068 INT
- The Master Dictionary of Food and Wine - R 641.3003 RUB
- VNR's encyclopedia of Hospitality and Tourism - R 647.9403 VNR
- Wine Atlas of Australia and New Zealand - R 641.220994 HAL
Oxford Reference Online offers links to a variety of subject-specific resources
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)
DVD/Videos
- An Introduction to Hospitality - DVD 338.4 INTM
- Café Interviews: Mistakes and Success - DVD 650.144 CAF
- Exploring Pathways in Hospitality and Tourism - DVD 338.479194 EXP







