Hospitality Management Resources

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Scope of web page

This site supplements print, media and electronic resources available in the ACC library. It focuses on business aspects of hospitality, including restaurant management and food safety. Our Culinary web site focuses more on culinary techniques and cooking skills.

Books and E-Books

ACC has a variety of print and online materials for your research needs. Refer to the ACC Library Catalog for more titles. When searching the Catalog, use keywords such as "hospitality."

New Books -- Materials purchased in support of the ACC hospitality, travel, and culinary arts programs.

Articles and News Databases

Academic Search Premier – Full text articles from over 4,600 periodicals.
Business Source Complete - Full text articles from 11,200 scholarly business journals.
InfoTrac Newspapers - Updated daily, full text from 140 national and international newspapers and selected full text from 300 news and business sources.
Newspaper Source - Updated daily, full text from 30 national and international newspapers, with selected full text for more than 200 regional newspapers.

Recommended Hospitality Websites

Top 25 Hospitality Sites
Restaurant Report Newsletter's top 25 based on content, navigation, design.
Cornell University's Hospitality and Research Links
From the Nestlé Library of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration. Includes food management, travel and tourism, and hospitality business and education links.
Hospitality Index
"One-stop web site for suppliers of products and services to the Hospitality Industry."
(HITM) Hospitality Institute of Technology & Management
Food safety and management, with good links to bibliographies and food handling tips.
Hospitality Net
Industry news, market reports, articles, employment information.

Restaurant Management

Restaurant Doctor
Helpful electronic newsletter, which contains insights on everything from maintaining staff morale to dealing with changes in the industry. Visitors can also pose queries in the restaurant forums.
RestaurantEdge
Research and development in the foodservice business. Government compliance, profitability, business success.
RestaurantNews.com
Online newsletter for restaurant managers. Restaurant news, food safety information, marketing information.
Restaurant Business
Daily news, advertising, research, conferences.

Food Management & Safety

FDA's Center for Food Safety and Nutrition
Covers recent news on produce, seafood, food allergens, transfat and foodborne illness.
National Restaurant Association - About Foodborne Illness
Offers detailed fact sheets on foodborne pathogens.
Univ. of Florida's National Food Safety Database
Consumer, educator, and industry grouped sites.
USDA - Food Safety Fact Sheets

Geared toward consumers. Food labeling and handling. Meat, poultry, egg preparation.

Hotel Management

Hotel Online
Up-to-date news from the hospitality industry.
HCareers
Worldwide job postings in the hospitality industry.

Links to Related ACC Web Sites

Virginia Stipp Lawrence, MHM
Program Coordinator Hospitality Management, Travel & Tourism and Meeting Management.
Hospitality Degree Plans and courses
Library Travel and Tourism Web Resources
Library Culinary Web Resources
Library Nutrition Web Resources

Hospitality Organizations


American Hotel and Lodging Association
American Bed & Breakfast Association
CHRIE (The International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education)
Federation of Dining Room Professionals
International Association for Food Protection
NRA (National Restaurant Association)
Texas Hotel and Lodging Association

Publications

Links to trade journals:

Educational Opportunities

American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute
Online hospitality and foodservice courses.
Hospitality Education: Hospitality Programs
U.S. schools offering hospitality degrees.
eCornell Online Continuing Education
Professional development in management, strategy, human resources, financial management, and hospitality management.
National Restaurant Association Education Foundation
Educational resources and programs addressing safety, recruitment and retention.
Schools of the Hospitality Industry
Hospitality schools worldwide. Descriptions, programs, contact info.

Fun (and informative too!)

The History of Lodging
Learn about milestones and changes in the hospitality industry from 1900 to 2000.
Top 50 Hotel Companies
Includes room data and properties of the top 50 companies.
2006 Lodging Industry Profile
Industry overview includes room rates and customer data, and industry employment rates.



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Last update: November 6, 2007