Introduction

This guide is designed to help you begin researching topics related to the timeshare and vacation ownership industry. For more assistance, please Ask a Rosen Librarian.

A printable version of this guide is also available:
Timeshare PDF (42 KB).

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.

	Title	Call Number
	Directory of Hotel and Lodging Companies	Rosen REF TX907 .D5
	Economic Impact of the Timeshare Industry on the Florida Economy	Rosen REF HD7287.67 .U5 F63 2006
	Economic Impact of the Timeshare Industry on the U.S. Economy	Rosen REF HD7287.67 .U5 U55 2006
	Future Timeshare Buyers: Market Profile	Rosen REF HD7289.2 .F88
	International Encyclopedia of Hospitality Management	Rosen REF TX905 .I68 2005
	Outlook for Travel & Tourism	Rosen REF G155 .U6 M273
	Perspectives on Timesharing: The Consumer View	Rosen REF HD7287.67 .U5 P47 2007
	Plunkett's Airline, Hotel, & Travel Industry Almanac	Rosen REF TX907.2 .P58
	State of the Vacation Timeshare Industry: United States Study	Rosen REF HD7287.67 .U5 S73 2008
	Timeshare Vacation Ownership Resort Directory	Rosen REF HD7287.65 .T564
	Travel & Leisure Market Research Handbook	Rosen REF G155 .U6 T74
	U.S. Membership Profile	Rosen REF HD7289.2 .M46
	Vacation Timeshare Owners Report	Rosen REF HD7287.67 .U5 V33 2008

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

Browsing
Circulating books relating to the timeshare and vacation ownership industry are generally found in the following call number ranges:

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 may contain helpful information about the timeshare and vacation ownership 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.

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 that are typically most useful for the study of hospitality, click on the Database Locator tab on our homepage, and then choose the subject Hospitality. Some useful databases for timeshare 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.
• Mintel Current: A general database that contains current in-depth market analysis reports, what's hot articles, and news on the travel industry, including timeshares.

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 the timeshare industry. However, you may find helpful information on the American Resort Development Association’s (ARDA) webpage. You may also wish to explore the websites listed on our Helpful Websites page.

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A printable version of this guide is also available: Timeshare PDF (42 KB)

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Rosen Research Guides | Hospitality Research: Timeshare Industry

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