Tourism 

The sites on these pages have been selected by the Tourism Subject Librarian for their reliability and content.

There are many varied sites and resources on the Internet, some more useful than others.

 
Remember the internet should not be seen as the only, or even first resource for information gathering.

Evaluate internet sources carefully before including them in your research materials.

The main criteria for evaluating a web site are:

• Who is the author? It is important to check the author's credentials to determine whether he/she has the knowledge and authority to supply credible information. Check to see if any contact details are provided
• How current is the information? See when the document was created and when it was last updated
• What is his/her interest in the material? Can you detect any bias in the content and are you able to determine the purpose of the site? Check the address to identify the type of organisation producing the document. Be aware that commercial interests and some politically motivated sites may not present a balanced view
• What sort of content is there? Can the content be considered comprehensive and of good quality? Does it provide links to other documents? Check on the audience the information is aimed at (e.g. primary school students or university students)

Some email lists that you may be interesting in subscribing to are:

JISCmail - Tourism - JISCmail is a mailing list  aimed at academics and researchers working in all areas of tourism. This includes  the teaching of tourism at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level, and research into tourism and its related areas. For information on joining the list email TOURISM@JISCMAIL.AC.UK.

TRINET - Tourism Research Information Network - This list is maintained by the School of Travel Industry Management (TIM) - University of Hawaii Manoa.