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Hospitality, Tourism, &
Golf Management Research Guide This research guide contains a selection of print and electronic resources available through the MCC Libraries, and websites that can be used to research Golf Management, Hospitality and Tourism related topics. Ask a Librarian if you need help locating and using any of the resources listed in this guide.
Search the MCC Library Catalog to locate books and other materials on your topic. You can search the catalog by keyword, subject, author, and title. To Access the MCC Library Catalog
Books held in the circulating collection at the Leroy V. Good Library (Brighton campus) that have call numbers beginning with letters A - P are located on the 3rd Floor, while books that have call numbers beginning with letters Q - Z are located on the 4th Floor. Books held in the circulating collection at the Damon City Campus Library have "City" in front of their call number. You can also look for books by browsing the shelves in the following call number ranges.
Reference Books Atlases, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, handbooks, and other specialized reference books provide background material and are often a good place to start your research. Since Reference books are not part of the Libraries' circulating collection, they cannot be checked out. You can however photocopy pages from books in the Reference collection. Photocopies are 10 cents per page. The following books are located in the Reference Collection on the Main Level of the Leroy V. Good Library at the Brighton Campus.
Locating Online Journal, Magazine, & Newspaper Articles The MCC Libraries subscribe to a number of electronic databases you can use to search for articles on your particular topic. Some databases are full-text and therefore have entire articles from certain magazines, journals, and newspapers available for you to print directly from the computer. In order to search MCC Libraries article databases from off campus, you must first connect to the campus EZproxy server. Instructions for logging in to EZproxy are located on the "Access from Home" Library web page and are also provided below. To Access MCC Libraries Article Databases
To log-in to EZproxy, students must use the same username and password
combination required to access their MCC Student E-mail Account. MCC The following databases are useful for researching hospitality topics:
Database help guides are available on the MCC Libraries website in the Searching Article Databases section of the Publications, Research Guides, & Tutorials web page. Article Search Tips
About the Electronic Journal List for MCC Libraries The TDNet Electronic Journal List for MCC Libraries is a complete A to Z listing of all the online periodicals (magazines, journals and newspapers) the Library subscribes to electronically through our article databases. It also contains links to many free full-text electronic journals that are available directly on the Web. This listing can be helpful if you already have the citation to the article and want to check if we subscribe to a certain periodical online, or if you would just like to browse the contents of a specific publication exclusively online. Once on the "Electronic Journal List" page simply type the title of the publication you are looking for in the search box then press the "Go" button.
Locating Print Journals, Magazines, & Newspapers The Library currently subscribes to the following print periodicals. Recent issues are located in the Current Periodicals section on the Main Floor of the Library. To locate older issues do a search on the title of the periodical in the MCC Library Catalog. The following web pages were developed in collaboration with MCC faculty to support the content of both on campus and SUNY Learning Network (SLN) distance learning online courses.
Other Hospitality, Tourism, & Golf Related Websites Selected links to general hospitality sites, government resources, professional associations & organizations, and local resources. For tips on how to evaluate information found on websites go to our Evaluating Websites Tutorial. Local Resources
Visit our Citing & Writing Resources page to learn more about grammar usage, the writing process, and citing styles such as The Modern Language Association (MLA) and American Psychological Association (APA). Remember to check with your instructor to find out what citing style you should follow to properly document books, articles, websites, or other materials used in completing your assignments. P. Czaja, Revised 3/2008, http://www.monroecc.edu/go/library |
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