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Intute Tourism Resources

Intute Tourism Resources. Internet for Business and Tourism Seminar. Theresa Summerfield University of Birmingham. Travel and Tourism. Finding resources Subject scope Related sections Additional services Participation. How do we work?. Strong community links Source sites

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Intute Tourism Resources

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  1. Intute Tourism Resources Internet for Business and Tourism Seminar Theresa Summerfield University of Birmingham

  2. Travel and Tourism • Finding resources • Subject scope • Related sections • Additional services • Participation

  3. How do we work? • Strong community links • Source sites • Evaluation process • Tailored descriptions • Review resources

  4. How is this useful? • Quality assurance • Subject relevance • Reference tool • Current awareness

  5. Tourism content provision • University of Birmingham (UoB) • Birmingham College of Food, Tourism and Creative Studies (BCFTCS) • Sheffield Hallam University (SHU)

  6. Tourism scope Curriculum areas: Topical subjects: • Accommodation • Destination planning • Impacts of tourism • Tourism operations • Passenger transportation • Tourism technology • Tourism marketing • Tourism policy, planning and development • Sustainable tourism • Tourism management • Dark tourism • Adventure tourism • Sports tourism • Health tourism

  7. Popular sections • Tourism statistics • Leisure attractions • Travel guides • Eco tourism

  8. Related sections • Geography (Intute: Science, engineering and Technology • Leisure, heritage (Intute: Arts and Humanities) • Coastal tourism, wildlife and nature tourism (Intute: Health and Life Sciences)

  9. Examples of resources • Commercial sites – leisure attractions, travel guides, tourist companies • Statistical sites • Full text articles & reports • Government departments • Educational institutions • Bibliographical databases

  10. Current awareness • RSS news feeds • Jobs • Conferences and events • Blog

  11. Browsing Latest resources – updated daily Click on a heading to view sub-headings

  12. Record display Filter Sort View full record Recommended

  13. Searching Harvester Thesaurus Specify a field, subject or resource type Sort results Tailor results display

  14. Get involved • Suggest a site • Register for ‘MyIntute’ • Embed Intute in your own website • Feedback

  15. Also recommended Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology World Guide http://www.intute.ac.uk/sciences/worldguide/ Intute: Virtual Training Suite (VTS) http://www.vts.intute.ac.uk/tutorial/travel

  16. Contact Theresa Summerfield t.a.summerfield@bham.ac.uk 0121 414 3409

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