Section I. Electronic Resources

A. Periodical Databases

Periodical databases are organized collections of articles from magazines, newspaper and scholarly journals. These resources may be accessed both on and off campus.

Hospitality & Tourism Index. Ipswich, MA: Ebsco.

Electronic Access

Bibliographic database providing access to scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Combines the records of three collections: Cornell University's former Hospitality database (previously unavailable for public use), Articles in hospitality and tourism, and the Lodging, restaurant & tourism index. Coverage begins in the mid-1960s to the present.

LeisureTourism.com. Wallingford,Oxford, UK: CABI Publishing.

Electronic Access

Leisure Tourism.com allows you to seek out and use information from the fields of leisure, recreation, sport, hospitality, tourism and culture. You can search for the latest published research on a given subject in a database containing over 50,000 articles taken from over 400 publications. Leisure Tourism.com also gives you access to new academic research, a comprehensive list of conferences and events, and news from the leisure, recreation, sport, hospitality, tourism and culture sectors.

Tablebase. Beachwood, Ohio: Responsive Database Service.

Electronic Access

Provides access to tabular information on companies, products, industries, countries, and markets, and in most cases links back to the full text of the article from which the tables/charts were obtained.

ABI-Inform. Ann Arbor, MI: Proquest.

Electronic Access

Provides citations and abstracts to articles from business and trade journals published in English.

Ebsco Business Source Premier. Ipswich, MA: Ebsco.

Electronic Access

Provides full text for more than 7,400 scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for nearly 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Coverage includes virtually all subject areas related to business. This database provides full text (PDF) for more than 350 of the top scholarly journals dating as far back as 1922.

Factiva. New York, NY: Dow Jones & Co.

Electronic Access

Provides a single point of access to a deep archive of news and business information for both international and domestic markets. Allows users to conduct in-depth research on companies, industries, regional affairs - or any news.

Lexis-Nexis. [Dayton, OH]: Lexis-Nexis.

Electronic Access

Research areas in LEXIS-NEXIS Academic Universe cover top news, general news topics, and news transcripts; foreign language news sources; company, industry, and market news; legal news; company financial information.

B. Market Research Databases

Market research is the gathering and evaluation of data regarding consumers' preferences for products and services.

Sports Business Research Network- SBRN . Princeton, NJ: SBRN.

Electronic Access

Its mission is to provide a continuously updated resource featuring market research and industry news covering all facets of the industry - sports equipment sales, sports participation, sports broadcasting, sports sponsorship and sports marketing

Marketresearch.com. Rockville, MD: Marketresearch.com.

Electronic Access

Market research reports and industry analysis primarily for U.S. markets. Includes market research reports and industry analysis on "Travel & Leisure" and "Foodservice & Hospitality". Covers primarily the U.S. market.

Mintel. London, Chicago: Mintel International Group.

Electronic Access

Offers research reports covering European, UK-specific, and US travel/tourism markets. Includes an additional module: Travel and Tourism International that includes country reports and travel & tourism analysts. The reports analyze market drivers, sizes and trends, market segmentation, along with consumer attitudes and purchasing habits. Free registration required for NYU students only.

Global Market Information Database.[London]: Euromonitor.

Electronic Access

Provides integrated access to statistics, market reports, company profiles and information sources. Includes major market reports for travel and tourism.

EMarketer. New York, NY: eMarketer.

Electronic Access

Includes data and analysis on e-business, internet marketing, and technology trends. Includes news, analysis, charts, reports, and information on products, as well as statistics through eStat Database.