(NAICS codes 721 and 722) (SIC codes 5812 and 7011)

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Publications

World Wide Web
-- Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe indexes the travel, hospitality & leisure, and sporting industries and provides the full text of a large number of articles.

The University Libraries
-- Search HOMER for periodicals by doing a "Word or Phrase" search using the following terms:

• restaurant management periodicals
• food service periodicals
• hotels, taverns, etc. periodicals
• hotel management periodicals
• motel management periodicals

Trade Journals
(Titles link to full text on ProQuest Direct OR the journal home page)
-- California Inntouch
-- Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Administration quarterly (Crocker Library 1981-)
-- Hospitality Management
-- Hospitality News
-- Hospitality Product News
-- Hotel and Motel Management (Crocker Library 1976 - 1980)
-- Lodging Hospitality
-- Lodging Magazine
-- Nation's Restaurant News
-- Restaurant Business (Crocker Library 1979 - )
-- Restaurant Hospitality (Crocker Library 1989 -)
-- Restaurant Management (Crocker Library 1987-1988)
-- Restaurants & Institutions (Crocker Library 1992 - )

Industry Associations and Institutes

Check here for current issues, consultants, workshops, and other industry information.

General
-- Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association
-- www.hospitalitynet.org A complete resource for the hospitality industry
-- Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education
-- Cayuga Hospitality Advisors The "worlds largest" hospitality industry consultancy

Hotel
-- California Hotel and Motel Association (AHMA description)
-- International Society for Hotel Consultants
-- American Hotel and Motel Association

Restaurant
-- National Restaurant Association
-- Food Service Consultant's Society International
-- Society for Food Service Management

Industry Research

Scholarly activities and information.
-- Cornell University School of Hotel Management Research Page
-- Research bibliography from Purdue University Restaurant, Hotel and Institutional Management Institute
-- Lodging Research Network from PriceWaterhouseCoopers
-- Tourism and hospitality research courtesy of the California State Division of Tourism
-- AH&MA Educational Institute research reports
-- American Hotel Foundation research projects

Statistics

Tabular and numeric data on the hospitality industry.
-- USADATA click on Free section, then go to Leisure section
-- USDA Economic Research Service For statistics on the agricultural markets and food economy
-- Census of Service Industries
-- Census of Retail Trade
-- Bureau of the Census Subjects A-Z or Search
-- FedStats (search on hospitality)
-- Tablebase For tabular data in business journal articles
-- Statistical Abstract of the United States (Also at the circ-desk: HA202.A4)

Government information

Look here for industry definitions and standards.
-- Definition of NAICS code #721
-- Definition of NAICS code #722
-- OSHA Standards - Search on hospitality

Directories

Lists of associations, companies, and other hospitality related information.
-- California State Division of Tourism
-- Hotel and Motel Redbook (Doheny library TX907.O34 V.32- 1990- )
-- AH&MA Educational Institute hospitality related associations
-- AH&MA Educational Institute hospitality industry links

Jobs/Employment

Where and how to start a hospitality-related position.
-- Hospitality Jobs Online
-- INNDirect hospitality job fair Includes management, personnel and employment services directory
-- Penton Media's Career Link for hospitality
-- Purdue University Hospitality and Tourism jobs page
-- Occupational Outlook Handbook Provides forecasts, statistics and other information for specific jobs and careers (also Crocker Library reference HD8051.A62).

Other Industry Information

Industry history, publications, metasites and other resources
-- INNDirect Online hospitality information clearinghouse
-- Lodging Industry Metasite from Southern Methodist University
-- Hospitality industry links from FindLinks.com
-- Hospitality resources metasite from the University of Wisconsin-Stout
-- Lodging industry metasite from Southern Methodist University
-- AH&MA Online Information Center
-- History of the Hospitality Industry from Texas Tech University
-- Mediafinder.com publications metasite (choose industry)
-- AM&HA Educational Institute list of online hospitality publications

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