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BUAD206 : Business of Tourism
On the Right TrackOn the Right Track
Library Research Library Research Skills & ResourcesSkills & Resources
Michelle Ward & Garth Homer , January 2009Okanagan College Kelowna, Library
www.okanagan.bc.ca/library
Strategise !
• Defining your topic, Approach• identifying Keywords• Types of Info needed• whose Perspectives
… next step! Library WebsiteLibrary Websitewww.okanagan.bc.ca/library
Example: Business of Ecotourism
Key terms & variants - ecotourism eco-tourism eco-tours eco-travel eco-friendly travel wilderness tourism nature tourism adventure tourism sustainable tourism / travel “green tourism” Search Tip! “phrase”alpine / marine ecotourism tourism and environment tourism and sustainability Search Tip! sustain*
Geographic - Canada North America British Columbia Okanagan VancouverNames of eco-friendly resorts/recreation areas eg. Lake O’Hara Lodge, Yoho National Park
Focus - business strategy marketing management economic /social/environment aspects
Types of info -case studies trends statistics legislation/ regulation certification best practices
Perspectives – researchers (academic, industry, NGO), tourism industry, government, tourism consumers, residents, activists
searching Library Catalogue
DownloadabDownloadable report le report
from from catalogue catalogue
linklink
Request Request items not items not
held at local held at local campuscampus
Find Articles
Go to Library WebsiteLibrary Website www.okanagan.bc.ca/library
Click Find Articles
Select Business & Economics Online Resources
Databases
Hospitality & Tourism Complete
CBCA (Canadian Business & Current Affairs) CompleteCPI.Q Canadian Periodical IndexCanadian NewsstandConference Board of Canada
Business Source Premier ABI/InformAcademic Search Premier
! try out all those keywords, try different combinations
! watch for full-text[PDF] full-text[PDF] and Where can I get this … ? Where can I get this … ?
Find Articles
Example 2:Example 2: Where can I get thisLink to full-text of article in another database
Find Articles
Where can I get this ? Not available at OC Library ?
Click & follow the links to Request this Item by Interlibrary loan
Example 3:
Reference Resources
In-Library:
Local Area Files = local newspaper clippings e.g. Kelowna Daily Courier
Search Library Voyager Catalogue, by keyword relevance with quick limit, local area files or by subject browse and look for location, Kelowna area file
Located in cabinets near copiers, folders in alphabetical order by subjectExample subject folders – Tourist trade – British Columbia – Okanagan Valley / Kelowna Ecotourism Recreation areas Hotels Resort names eg. Big White Mountain
Tip! For other local community papers e.g. Kelowna Capital News, Penticton Western News, Morning Star (Vernon) plus provincial & national paperssearch & find full-text from 2004 onwards, using Canadian Newsstand database
Statistics
Library Webpage – Research Data & Statistics
Library licensed access to BC
Stats downloadable statistical bulletins
Statistics
Tourism Statistics websites:
Statistics Canada homepage (public access) Stats by subject Travel & tourism includes Internet Publications e.g International Travel: Advance Information
BC Stats (public access) Subject areas > Business & Industry Tourism + links to other tourism statistics sites
also use A-Z subject Tourism•Tourism Sector Monitor reports
Canadian Tourism Commission click Research & StatisticsTourism Vancouver on Media page click Media Tools > Marketing Research
Tourism BC• Research > Tourism indicators• Provincial & Regional tourism statistics; regional research & profiles• Example for Thompson-Okanagan
Web Sites for Tourism
Regulatory / Policy Agencies• Canadian Tourism Commission > Research & Statistics > market knowledge, product knowledge,
industry research, trends & outlook …• Parks Canada, Canadian Heritage ….• Tourism BC (BC Ministry of Tourism, Sports and the Arts) > research includes: regional, market
§or profiles• BC 2010 Olympics (BC Ministry of Economic Development)
Research Associations• Canadian Tourism Research Institute
» use link by Library subscription to Conference Board of Canada for Trends>Travel & Tourism
• Rene Waksberg’s Tourism Research links > research [link unstable]
Industry Associations• World Travel & Tourism Council > download centre • Tourism Industry Association of Canada > issues• Council of Tourism Associations of BC• Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance > news & links• Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC BC Wilderness Tourism Association Outdoor Recreation Council of BC
Others• Lonely Planet Fodor’s• Google Scholar [use with caution – source of scholarly articles]
Acknowledge & Cite !
keep Records of your Sources … References
Books & chapters in books, videosAuthors, book & chapter Titles, Publishers/Producers, Place & Date of Publication/Production …
ArticlesArticle authors, titles; Journal/newspaper/magazine TitlesVolume, Issue & Page numbers …
When sourced in online journals or library databases or websites add:Library Database / Online Journal / Webpage names & urlsRetrieval dates
APA Style
BookFennell, D. A. (2003). Ecotourism: An introduction. New York: Routledge.
Magazine / Journal ArticleVlesides, M. (2006). Green Lodges. British Columbia Magazine, 48(3), 42-53.
When Article is retrieved from a Library DatabaseAdd : name of Library database accessed and date retrieved
Nepal, S. K., & Reid, R. E. (2004). Indigenous ecotourism in central British Columbia. Journal of Ecotourism, 3, 173-194. Retrieved January 17, 20089 from Hospitality & Tourism Complete database
APA Style
Web sites
Statistics Canada document retrieved from InternetStatistics Canada. (2001). Tourism statistical digest, 2001 (No. 87-403-XIE). Ottawa, Ontario: Author. Retrieved January 17, 2009, fromhttp://dsp-psd.communication.gc.ca.ezproxy.ouc.bc.ca/Collection-R/Statcan/87-403-XIE/0019987-403-XIE.pdf
Government / Corporate WebsitesTourism British Columbia Research Services (2005, January).Characteristics of the commercial nature-based tourism industry in British Columbia. Victoria, B.C.: Author. Retrieved January 17, 2009, from http://www.tourism.bc.ca/PDF/Characteristics%20of%20Commercial%20Nature-Based%20Tourism.pdf
Green Globe (2006). Home page. Retrieved January 17, 2008, fromhttp://www.ec3global.com