Tourism
Subject Specialist
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| Bec Karge | |
|---|---|
| Broadmeadows Campus Librarian | |
| Phone: | (03) 9094 3326 |
| Email: | bkarge@kangan.edu.au |
Highly Recommended Resources
- Eighty20
ABS Census data, business data and tailored analytical reports.
(Password required. Email LLC, quoting your student number and request password) - Encyclopaedia of Tourism - R 338.479103 ENC
- The Dictionary of Travel, Tourism and Hospitality - R 338.479103 MED
- Special Event Security Management, Loss Prevention, and Emergency Services - R 394.260684 BER
- Encyclopaedia of World Geography - R 910.3 ENC
- SBS World Guide - R 910.3 WOR
- Collins Essential Atlas of the World - R 912 COL
- The Times Atlas of the World - R 912 TIM
Search Library Catalogue for availability.
- Oxford Reference - Flags & Maps
- Oxford Reference - A Guide to Countries of the World
- Oxford Reference Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names
(For off-campus access to online resources, please login here with your Kangan Institute student/staff login.)
Websites
- APEX Glossary
- Australian Federation of Travel Agents
- Australian Government's Travel Advisory and Consular Assistance Service
- Australian Tourism Net
- Australian Tourist Commission
- Australian Travel Directory
- Ecotourism Australia
- Getaway
- Lonely Planet Online
- Qantas
- Tourism Victoria
- Travel.org - the Directory for Travel
- Travel Web
- Travel Weekly
- Visit Victoria
- 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. geography, hospitality, travel) in the keyword search box or look directly on the shelves at these numbers:
| Keywords | Shelf numbers |
|---|---|
| Tourist industry | 338.4791 |
| Railroad transportation | 385 |
| Air transportation | 387.7 |
| Transportation | 388 |
| Special events | 394.2 |
| Meetings planning | 658.4 |
| Geography and travel | 910, 913-919 |
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: geography, hospitality, tourism.
Titles include: Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Journal of Tourism & Cultural Change, Tourism Management
Infotrac: General OneFile
Titles include: Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Travel Medicine Advisor
(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 Geographic - 994.05 AUS
- Backpacker Essentials - 910.9405BAC
- Conde Nast Traveller - 910.5 CON
- National Geographic - 910.5 NAT
- Traveltrade - 338.479105 TRA
Dictionaries
- A Dictionary of Travel and Tourism - 910.3 BEA
- Dictionary of Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Terms - 338.479103 HAR
CD/DVD-ROMs
- Emerging Tourism Markets - DVD 338.479194 EME
- The Australian Tourism Industry - DVD 338.47910994 AUS
- Where the bloody hell are you? - DVD 338.479194 WHE
- Tourism Planning and Development - DVD 338.4791 TOU
- Know What's What in Travel and Tourism - CD 338.4791 KNO
Search Library Catalogue - using the following subject heading for additional DVD-ROMs:
- Tourism - DVDs
- Tourism-planning - DVDs
- Travel - CD-ROM
- Ecotourism - CD-ROM
