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Database Search Tips

Don’t Let Database Searching Stress You Out!
Written by: Brittany Geissinger and Linda Salem
San Diego State University Libraries

Resources

Are you looking for articles from trade/professional publications about trends or topics related to hospitality and tourism research?

Please use the following databases to search across many publications to locate relevant articles.

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
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1923-
Articles and reports in advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers and information on 25 million companies.

Update frequency: Updated weekly
Scope: International
Languages: English
Primarily a database for retrieving journal articles but allows for searching by company in the advanced search section. The ABI/INFORM Complete database offers searchable full text of more than 6,800 of the leading business and management journals in North America and the world. Coverage is international and includes advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also compiles information on 25 million companies!
Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism This link opens in a new window
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Discover well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries.
Hospitality & Tourism Complete This link opens in a new window
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1960-
Full text of articles about hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more

Hospitality & Tourism Complete is a database covering scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Full-text coverage of over 200 publications that include the subject areas of hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more.
Las Vegas Review Journal (NewsBank) This link opens in a new window
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1996-
Full text of articles, not including images.
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
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Searchable published news, legal, medical and business information.

The news section delivers the full text of international, national and regional newspapers along with wire services, broadcast transcripts, magazines, and non-English language sources. The legal section contains U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews and international legal information. This includes Shepard's Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789. The medical section supplies information from news and medical journals, and provides abstracts to medical news from Medline. The business section includes business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, and industry and market news.

The following resources contain information related to design.

**Please visit the Architecture Library and its resources for additional information about hospitality design.**

Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism This link opens in a new window
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Discover well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries.
Hospitality & Tourism Complete This link opens in a new window
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1960-
Full text of articles about hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more

Hospitality & Tourism Complete is a database covering scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Full-text coverage of over 200 publications that include the subject areas of hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more.

HVS Hotel Cost Estimating Guide

Do you need more information about diversity plans, hiring practices, technology, and human resource management?

Please use the following databases to search across many publications to locate relevant articles.

Hospitality & Tourism Complete This link opens in a new window
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1960-
Full text of articles about hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more

Hospitality & Tourism Complete is a database covering scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Full-text coverage of over 200 publications that include the subject areas of hotel management, food service and beverage management, travel and tourism, event management, gaming, international cuisine, law, market trends, research and more.
ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
- This link opens in a new window
1923-
Articles and reports in advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers and information on 25 million companies.

Update frequency: Updated weekly
Scope: International
Languages: English
Primarily a database for retrieving journal articles but allows for searching by company in the advanced search section. The ABI/INFORM Complete database offers searchable full text of more than 6,800 of the leading business and management journals in North America and the world. Coverage is international and includes advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. Also compiles information on 25 million companies!
Gale OneFile: Hospitality and Tourism This link opens in a new window
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Discover well-rounded coverage of both the historical and current state of affairs in the hospitality and tourism industries.

Locate information about Las Vegas and Clark County with the following resources.

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority - Stats & Facts

Las Vegas Review Journal (NewsBank) This link opens in a new window
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1996-
Full text of articles, not including images.
Special Collections and Archives Portal This link opens in a new window
Free, online access to unique images, documents, & more

US Census Information

Gather statistics about how hospitality and tourism industries are performing or how various demographics engage in specific activities within those industries by searching the following resources.

eMarketer This link opens in a new window
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eMarketer provides analysis, market data, and statistics on the Internet, e-commerce, online marketing, social media, and emerging digital technologies around the world.
Mintel Market Research Database This link opens in a new window
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International reports on consumer products and industries. All users who register and create a profile must use their university email address.

Mintel offers hundreds of market research reports covering the U.S. and International consumer marketplaces. Each market research report combines data & analysis of the competitive landscape, market-share analysis and consumer profiles. Complex demographic issues are broken into easy-to-understand sections, explaining consumer behavior and demonstrating the structure of the market. The database covers cover a variety of sectors including consumer goods, travel and tourism, financial industry, internet industry, retail, and food & drink.
Sports Market Analytics (SMA) This link opens in a new window
Market research and industry news covering all facets of the sports industry.

SBRNet is a service focusing on the sporting goods and sports marketing industry. The site features market research and industry news covering all facets of the industry: sports equipment sales, sports participation, sports broadcasting, sports sponsorship and sports marketing.
Statista This link opens in a new window
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Statista provides statistical data from thousands of institutions and sources. It provides access to data from market and opinion research institutions, as well as from business organizations and government agencies.

Statista includes data on more than 85,000 topics from 18,000 sources. About 20 percent of the total data in Statista comes from sources available free online, such as the World Bank and the U.S. Census, but the data also includes numerous exclusive sources which include industry, marketing, and trade groups. Much of the data is related to marketing, demographic, government and industry information, and is international in scope. Data can be downloaded in JPG, PowerPoint and Excel.

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