This Subject Guide page contains Websites, Online Resources, Books, Journals and a Toolbox.

Websites

The websites for Leisure,Travel & Tourism are listed on a seperate page.

Online Resources

Gale Databases

The College Library subscribes to a large number of electronic journals and magazines through a service called 'Gale Databases'. If you have never used 'Gale Databases' and need help here is a short user guide. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Intute

With millions of resources available on the Internet, it can be difficult to find useful material. Intute is a free online service that helps you to find the best web resources for your studies and research.

EBSCOhost Research Databases

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases ranging from general to subject specific ones. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

EBSCO Hospitality and Tourism

EBSCOhost is an online reference system with a variety of popular full text databases including this one for Hospitality and Tourism. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Mintel

Mintel is a global supplier of consumer, media and market research. Mintel can help you discover opportunities, monitor competitors, develop products and services, and hone your marketing and advertising efforts. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Tourism Insights

Articles written by Insights' professional contributors. They are drawn from all sectors of the tourism industry and monitor developments in the UK tourism market, analysing and interpreting trends and opportunities to keep you up to date. Articles listed here provide the information you need to plan your tourism strategy. (Cannot be accessed outside College.)

Myilibrary (ebooks)

Myilibrary is a growing collection of electronic books or "ebooks" available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The full texts of these books are available electronically and the collection is expanding all the time. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Ebrary

The collection of Further Education e-books supplied by JISC. (Login with Athens when you are off site.)

Books

Subject Shelf Mark
Travel and Tourism
Leisure and Tourism, general 338.4791
Tourism, Marketing 338.4791068
Human resources in tourism 338.47910683
Travel and Tourism Law 344.1037891
World Travel 910
Maps and Atlases 912
Travel in Europe 914
Travel in Asia 915
Travel in Africa 916
Travel in North America 917
Travel in South America 918
Travel in Australasia 919
Careers in travel and tourism 338.4791023
Careers in georgraphy 910.23
Careers in sport and fitness 796.023
Careers in sport and recreation 338.4791
Careers working as air cabin crew 387.7023

Journals

Toolbox

How to use the Internet
The Intute Virtual Training Suite provides free Internet tutorials to help you learn how to get the best from the Web for your education and research. The tutorials are written and updated by a team of subject specialists based in universities and colleges across the UK. Click the list of tutorials and then chose the one that interests you, or have a look at the Internet Detective which will also help you to evaluate the reliability and usefulness of web pages.

Athens
Some of the Learning centre's electronic resources will require you to log in using the Athens validation service. (Especially if you use them outside College.) You will need an Athens username and password to do this. Obtain an "Athens Student Logon Request Form" from your Learning Centre; complete and return the form. You will receive notification of your account through your TMC student e mail.

Words used in assignments
The words used when questions or assignments are set can be confusing if you are not used to them. This list explains what tutors and examiners are looking for and what you should write about.

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