Hospitality and Food Service Management

The purpose of this guide is to highlight library resources at Ohio University, and to provide links to Internet resources for the field of Hospitality and Food Service Management.

Departmental Representatives

Most professional librarians serve as subject bibliographers for one or more academic departments or programs. They work with faculty members to develop the library's collection, promote its use and provide library instruction.

For the area of Hospitality and Food Service Management, the subject bibliographer is:

Susie Rohrbough, Collection Development Librarian
Office: Alden Library 401A
Phone: (740) 593-9686
E-Mail: rohrboug@ohio.edu

The faculty library liaison person is:

Dr. Schuyler Cone, Assistant Professor, Human and Consumer Sciences
Office: Grover Center W357
Phone: 593-2886
E-Mail: cone@ohio.edu

Link to Food Service Management Program

Abstracts and Indexes

Business Source Premier (OhioLink)
Citations with abstracts, 1971 to date; updated monthly

Hospitality and Tourism Complete
Article database that covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. It combines the records of three collections: Cornell University's former Hospitality database, Articles in Hospitality and Tourism (AHT), formerly co-produced by the Universities of Surrey and Oxford Brookes, and the Lodging, Restaurant and Tourism Index (LRTI), formerly produced by Purdue University.

Lodging, Restaurant and Tourism Index
CD-ROM - ask at Ref. Desk (1985-present)

Academic Search Complete (OhioLink)
Citations with abstracts, 1986 to date; updated monthly

Reference Books

Below is a selected list of reference books in Alden Library, with call numbers and brief description.They can be found in the Reference Department on the 4th floor.

Career Opportunities in the Food and Beverage Industry
Ref. TX 911.3 V62 S56 2002 profiles of various careers, giving position description, salaries, employment prospects, needed skills, education.

Directory of Chain Restaurant Operators
Ref. TX 907 D4 (latest volume in Reference) alpha-geographic listing with sales, units, types of food service, key personnel.

Directory of Foodservice Distributors
Ref. HD 9321.3 D53 alpha-geographic listing of companies that distribute food, equipment and supplies. Gives sales figures and key personnel.

Encyclopedia of Tourism
Ref. G155 .A1 E4290 2000

Guide to Cooking Schools
Ref. TX 667 G85 8th ed. (latest volume in Reference) detailed descriptions of culinary education programs worldwide; covers schedule, faculty, costs, facilities and scholarships.

Handbook of Food Preparation
Ref. TX 355 A49 (latest volume in Reference) covers broad spectrum of food-related questions, including storage, labeling, measures and substitutions.

Hotel and Travel Index
Ref. TX 907 A143 received quarterly international indexes to accommodations world-wide; gives prices, discounts, conference facilities, telephone information and currencies.

International encyclopedia of hospitality management
Ref. TX905 .I68 2005x

Larousse Gastronomique (New Edition)
Ref. TX 349 M613 2001 classic encyclopedia of food, wine and cookery; alphabetical arrangement with illustrations.

Oxford Companion to Food
TX349 .D38 1999

Restaurant Industry Operations Report
Ref. TX 909 A1 R47 (Latest volume in Reference) provides statistical data on operating results per restaurant seat and as ratio of total sales; looks at type of restaurant, location, sales volume, menu theme.

SPECS: The Comprehensive Foodservice Purchasing and Specification Manual (2nd Edition)
Ref. TX 911.3 P8 R44 Covers purchasing policies, foods, quality controls, federal regulations, storage and handling procedures. This edition is still in print.

SPECS: The Comprehensive Foodservice Purchasing and Specification Manual (Student edition)
Ref. TX 911.3 P8 R443 2006 An abridged edition of the previous title.

Thomas Food and Beverage Marketplace
Ref. HD 9003 T46X latest in Ref. lists wholesalers/distributors, brokers, importers, exporters, warehouses and transportation firms.

Journals

Two listing of online journals from ALICE:

• Electronic journals for the Hospitality Industry and Tourism
• Electronic journals for the Human and Consumer Services

Other journal listings, both print and online:

• Cookery -- Periodicals
• Hotel management -- Periodicals
• Restaurant management -- Periodicals

Library of Congress Call Numbers

Web Sites

Foodservice Research Institute
"Foodservice Research Institute, Inc. is a marketing research firm that tracks foodservice brand growth with the BEST� Report, Brand Equity Share Trends�."

Hospitality Net
"Hospitality Net proposes an online service dedicated to the worldwide Hospitality & Lodging industry based on commercial use of the Internet. Objective of Hospitality Net is to provide Hospitality professionals a worldwide communication platform which serves Hospitality business only, on one single Internet address. "

International Hotel and Restaurant Association
"The IH&RA is the only international trade association exclusively devoted to promoting and defending the interests of the hotel and restaurant industry worldwide. It is a non-profit membership organisation dedicated to helping members achieve their business objectives and prepare for the future."

Wired Hotelier
"WiredHotelier.com is the first publication in its kind to put 100% focus on Internet-related issues within the global hotel-industry vertical. This portal offers its audience a mix of daily updated news, wired jobs, listings of suppliers which provide Internet-related services, wired links, a wired discussion platform, and more...."