Access to information sources relating to tourism and leisure topics are available from the links below. They are only a selection of some of the available resources and you may wish to use one of the internet search engines such as Alta Vista to discover more.

• Electronic Journals
• Databases
• Internet-based resources

ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

In addition to the periodicals held in the Library, we have access to a growing number of electronic journals. These range from individual titles to on-line databases that allow you to search across a number of journals.

• Anatolia: an International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research A Turkish based International journal giving limited free access to Abstracts in a few issues
  
  
• Countryside Recreation Network News: A useful electronic journal covering countryside recreation, rural tourism and countryside access issues. Back issues are available to 1996, but no search facility is provided.

• Electronic Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers international quarterly journal of geographical research. The full articles of back issues are available in portable document format (PDF) and you will need to use the Adobe Acrobat Reader to look at them. Coverage is from 1935 - 1993.
  
  

• Orbit: Orbit is published once every quarter by Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), providing useful commentary on a range of global issues, including the environment and tourism. Back issues are available for browsing contents and sample articles can be viewed.

• Our Planet:  This is the bi-monthly magazine produced by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), focusing on sustainable development and the environment. Previous issues have covered  tourism and are available back to May 1996.

• People & the Planet:  A quarterly publication covering a range of human development topics, including tourism. Back issues are available.

• Journal of the International Academy of Hospitality Research - An infrequent publication with no search facility but useful topics have been covered in the past.

• LARNet the Cyber Journal of Applied Leisure and Recreation Research - A Free Full Text Electronic Journal containing peer reviewed articles.

Finding other ejs in your subject area:

• BUBL Journals - Mostly table of contents and abstracts but some are full-text.
  
• Bibliographies on various leisure and tourism related topics by the university of Conneticut but the bibliographies are not very up to date.
  
• Hospitality and tourism indexes, abstracts and bibliographies and table of contents- useful  links to sites
  
• Tourism, Hospitality, & Leisure Journals - List of refereed academic journals, with publisher details. For some titles, table of contents are available.

Individual on-line databases provide different levels of information, from short summaries of articles to the original article in full.

• EBSCO Online   [User guide]   ATHENS Password needed
  Access to abstracts as well as full text articles where indicated over a wide range of subjects including social sciences and humanities
  
  
• Clover Newspaper Index    [User guide] ATHENS Password needed
  The Clover Newspaper Index is a comprehensive index that provides quick access to the quality daily and Sunday Newspapers, including their supplements and colour magazines. Also covered are a number of weekly news magazines essential to give full news media coverage
  
  
• Web of Science  [User guide] ATHENS Password needed
  The Social Science Index contains references to articles in Tourism journals.

The sites listed below are intended to get you started searching the Net. There is at present masses of information on almost every subject, it’s your job to evaluate and use the information according to your needs.

There are various self-teaching packages on how to search the Net.

• TONIC is a very good example.
• LIST (Learning Information Skills with Technology) is an online resource, providing support in developing information skills.

Information Gateways

• The BUBL Subject Tree is a good starting point for all subject areas. More specifically there is a useful list of links to tourism sites under the economics section.
  
  
• BizEd - Links to business information; includes sustainable tourism and the tourism industry.
  
  
• ELDIS (the gateway to development / environment information): ELDIS is an information gateway hosted by the Institute of Development Studies. It provides links to other web sites and also holds a large range of full-text on-line publications relating to international development and environmental issues. There is a useful search option that can be used to locate relevant tourism related publications.
  
  

• Geo-Information Gateway: A general catalogue of useful geographical web sites designed for students and academics. Tourism information can be found under the place information haeding.

• OneWorld: Specialising in human rights, sustainable development and environmental issues, this site has a distinctly global focus and includes links to a large range of other useful web sites, news items, magazines, and reports. The whole site is archived and includes a full search facility.

• SOSIG (Social Science Information Gateway) - A searchable database of quality information sources. Sources are arranged under broad subject headings. The Tourism section lists useful resources and is found by following the 'Economics' link from the home page. Each source has a brief description.

Other useful sites

• Countryside Agency - State of the Countryside report: A useful publication providing a range of up to date information relating to the countryside in England, including tourism and recreation.
  
  
• Government Information Service Under the Organisational Index, you will find links to government departments and agencies, including 'Department for Culture, Media and Sport' and 'British Council'. You can also search by keyword. It is a useful site for finding out about the governments tourism policy.
  
  
• Northern Ireland's Tourism and Business Information Site The Northern Ireland Tourist Board and the University of Ulster have provided this site aimed at students of Business and Tourism it provides information on tourism in Northern Ireland and its contribution to the economy. It is necessary to register to use this site.
  
  
• Rene Wakesberg’s Tourism Research Links Devised for tourism researchers and industry practitioners. This is a well-designed web-site, full of useful links.
  
  
• Sustaining Tourism by Managing New Technology for Destination Marketing - A full text of a technical report published by the Organization of American sites. It examines the impact of the internet on tourism marketing.
  
  
• Tourism Facts and Figures UK - This site provides free facts and figures relating to tourism in the UK including the top 10 visitor attractions by region. The publications section includes access to some free fact sheets that can be downloaded in PDF format.
  
  
• Tourism Concern - This site is by a charity whose main aim is to promote awareness of the impact of tourism on people and their environments. It includes a search facility for the site.
  
  
• World Bank - World Development Reports: All the World Development Reports, an annual publication by the World Bank, are available here from 1992 onwards. Each one focuses on a different topic relating to global economic and social development, and includes commentaries and graphics on the topic as well as tables containing socio-economic data.
  
  
• World Fact Book An online version of the CIA's world fact book, including information on the geography, people and reference maps for each country.
  
  
• World Travel and Tourism Council This site gives information about this organisation. There is a useful search facility to search this site.
  
  

To find National Tourist Authorities, try:

• World Tourism Organisation Good for national tourist authorities, provides links to the web-sites of all member states.
  
• British Tourist Authority web site. Provides an overview of tourist opportunities in the UK, as well as regional information.

• BUBL Country Index
  
• Yahoo regional section

            Suggestions for additional links are welcome !