Rosen Research Guides

Hospitality Research: Meeting, Incentive,
Convention, & Exposition (MICE) Industry

Introduction

This guide is designed to help you begin researching the meeting, incentive, convention, and exposition industries, often collectively referred to as the MICE industry. For more assistance, please Ask a Rosen Librarian.

A printable version of this guide is also available: MICE PDF (93 KB).

Finding Books about the MICE Industry

Finding Articles about the MICE Industry

Finding Other Materials about the MICE Industry

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
	Association Meeting & Event Planners	Rosen REF AS6 .A8
	Business and Convention Travelers	Rosen REF G156.5 .B86 B87 2004
	Cavalcade of Acts & Attractions	Rosen REF PN2289 .C35
	Center for Exhibition Industry Research Annual Index	Rosen REF T396 .E944
	Convene Meetings Industry Almanac	Rosen REF AS6 .C66
	Convention Industry Council Manual	Rosen REF AS6 .C66 2000
	Corporate Meeting & Event Planners	Rosen REF HD2743 .C62
	CVB Organizational & Financial Profile	Rosen REF TX901 .T856 2005
	Directory of North Am. Fairs, Festivals and Expositions	Rosen REF T391 .D57
	Event Solutions Black Book	Rosen REF GT3406 .U6 E94
	Exhibition Industry Census II	Rosen REF T396 .E945 2005
	International Association Meetings Market	Rosen REF AS6.I58 2007
	International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management	Rosen REF TX905 .I68 2005
	Meeting Planners Guide (by OOCCVB)	Rosen REF T397 .O7 M4 2004
	Meetings and Conventions: A Planning Guide	Rosen REF AS6 .M24 2006
	Meetings Market Report	Rosen REF AS6 .M447 2002
	Power of Travel	Rosen REF G155 .A2 U52
	Successful Meetings Sourcebook	Rosen REF HF5438 .A317
	Trade Shows Worldwide: An International Directory of Events, Facilities, and Suppliers	Rosen REF T394 .T717
	Tradeshow Week 200	Rosen REF T394 .T722
	Tradeshow Week Buyer's Guide	Rosen REF AS6 .T69
	Tradeshow Week Data Book	Rosen REF T394 .T725
	Travel & Leisure Market Research Handbook	Rosen REF G155.U6 T74
	Travel Industry World Yearbook	Rosen REF G155.A1 B54
	Trends in the Conference Center Industry	Rosen REF TX911.2 .T74

The above list is not comprehensive, and certain MICE topics may be covered in sources listed on the Rosen Research Guides on the Lodging Industry, on the Travel & Tourism Industry, or on Statistics/Demographics.

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

AS6s (general, special events, meetings)
G155s (general, event tourism)
GT3403 - GT3406 (general, event planning)
HF5718 - HF5735, especially HF5734.5 (meeting planning, event planning)
T391 - T396 (trade shows, expositions)
TX911.2 - TX911.3 (conventions, conferences)

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 the MICE 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.

	BizBash Florida		Event Solutions
	Convene		Expo
	Convention South		Incentive
	Corporate Meetings & Incentives		Journal of Convention & Event Tourism
	Event Management		Meetings & Conventions

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, click here 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 MICE 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.

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

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Finding Other Materials

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

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A printable version of this guide is also available: MICE PDF (93 KB).

Rosen Research Guides • Hospitality Research: MICE Industry
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Last Updated: July 2008 RH/TB

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