Rosen Research Guides

Hospitality Research:
Human Resources

Introduction

This guide is designed to help you begin researching topics relating to human resources in the hospitality industry. For more assistance, please Ask a Rosen Librarian.

A printable version of this guide is also available: Human Resources PDF (78 KB)

Finding Books about Human Resources

Finding Articles about Human Resources

Finding Other Materials about Human Resources

Finding Books

Reference Sources - It is often a good idea to begin your research in the following types of sources, which are designed to be consulted for topic overview or for authoritative information. In many cases, they contain vital information that cannot be found anywhere else. A denotes a core resource.

	Title	Call Number
	Almanac of American Employers	Rosen REF HF5382.75 .U6 A45
	Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management	Rosen REF HD30.15 .B455 2005
	Business: The Ultimate Resource	Rosen REF HD38.15 .B878 2002
	Career Opportunities in Travel & Tourism	Rosen REF G155.5 .H39 1995
	Career Opportunities in the Food and Beverage Industry	Rosen REF TX911.3 .V62 S56 2002
	CVB Compensation and Benefits Survey	Rosen REF HD4966.T642 T856 2005
	Encyclopedia of American Law	Rosen REF KF154 .E528 2002
	Encyclopedia of Management	Rosen REF HD30.15 .E49 2000
	Encyclopedic Dictionary of Human Resources Management	Rosen REF HF5549 .A23 B58 1997
	Hospitality Compensation and Benefits Survey (Am. Hotel and Motel Association)	Rosen REF TX911.2 .H65 2002
	Human Resources Glossary	Rosen REF HF5549 .A23 T73 2004
	International Encyclopedia of Hosp. Mgmt.	Rosen REF TX905 .I68 2005
	Occupational Outlook Handbook	Rosen REF HF5381 .U5 O3
	Oxford Companion to American Law	Rosen REF KF154 .O96 2002
	Restaurant Industry Operations Report	Rosen REF TX909 .A1 R47
	Work in America	Rosen REF HD8066 .W637 2003

The above list is not comprehensive. For more assistance in locating appropriate reference materials for human resources topics, Ask a Rosen Librarian.

Browsing - Circulating books relating to human resources in the hospitality industry are generally found in the following call number ranges:

TX911.3 P4 (HR in the hospitality industry)
HF5549 and HF5381-5389 (general HR topics, interviewing, hiring, etc.)
KD - KFs (employment law)
G155.5 - G155.7 (travel and tourism careers)
TX911.3 V62 (foodservice and lodging careers)

For more information about the location of books, consult the library catalog.

Library Catalog - Through the UCF Library Catalog, you can locate books, journals, audiovisuals, government documents, and other types of materials. You can search the catalog by Keyword, Author, Title, Subject, and many other ways.

For assistance with searching the UCF Library Catalog, see the Rosen Research Guide on Finding Books, or Ask a Rosen Librarian.

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Finding Articles

Browsing Periodicals - The following periodicals are available in print in the library and may contain helpful information about human resources in the hospitality industry. General hospitality/tourism periodicals may also have relevant material on the industry. To find articles on a specific topic, you may need to use one of our databases. A denotes a scholarly (peer-reviewed) source.

	Cornell Hotel and Rest. Admin. Quarterly		Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Management
	FIU Hospitality Review		Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality and Tourism
	Hospitality Law		Strategic HR Review
	Incentive		Travel Weekly
	International Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Administration

Databases - To find articles from journals, magazines, and newspapers about your topic, you may need to use one of UCF's many databases. (Note: if you are off campus, refer to the Off Campus Access page to find out how to access library databases using your UCF ID card.)

To find databases which are typically most useful for the study of hospitality, click on the Databases by Subject link on our homepage, and then click on Hospitality. Some useful databases for human resources research include:

Hospitality & Tourism Complete: Includes scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism, with coverage from the 1960s to the present.
Leisure Tourism Abstracts: Indexes journals from the fields of leisure, recreation, sport, hospitality, tourism, and culture, with coverage from the 1970s to the present.
ABI Inform: A general business database that indexes articles on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, corporate strategies and tactics, management techniques, product information, company histories, and more, with coverage from the early 1900s to to the present.
Business Source Premier: A general business database that indexes articles in business, management, economics, finance, banking, investment, and more, with coverage from the 1960s to the present.
General BusinessFile ASAP: A general business database that indexes hundreds of business and management journals and newspapers, with coverage from the early 1980s to the present.

For a more detailed overview of how to use our databases, see the Rosen Research Guide titled Finding Articles.

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Finding Other Materials

Websites - The Internet is generally not a good place to find scholarly information on human resources in the hospitality industry. However, you may wish to explore the websites listed on our Helpful Websites page.

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