Books in Barnsley College libraries are shelved in a carefully selected order which aims to place books on similar subjects together using Dewey Decimal Classification:
Here is a list of where to start looking for the books on the library shelf for travel and tourism. To find whether a book is available in one of the Barnsley College libraries or look for other subject areas on the shelves use Discovery, or Heritage our library catalogue.
| 300.72 | Research methods |
| 338.4791 | Travel and Tourism |
| 378.170281 | How to succeed at university |
| 394.2 | Event management |
| 647.94 | Hospitality |
| 650 | Business |
| 650.1 | Career development |
| 658 | Business environment and management |
| 658.4092 | Leadership |
| 658.8 | Marketing |
| 808.066 | Academic writing |
You can use Discovery to search not only Barnsley College books but also many of our online collections of ebooks and journal articles all together from one search box. This is the best place to start your search for academic information whatever the subject. If it is academic articles you are looking for, limit your search in Discovery to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals.
OpenAthens is our username and password system for access to Discovery and Barnsley College online subscriptions. It also lists on MyAthens all the online collections available. If you want to search a specific collection you can access it here by clicking on the database name. Tick the box in front of the database name to add it to your Favourites. Descriptions under each database name give you key information on what it covers and how to make the most of this resource. (D) after a name shows that this collection is included in Discovery.
These databases contain a wide range of academic sources. If you are not finding the information you want, learn more about searching online. Help pages will also be available within each database, or ask a librarian helibrary@barnsley.ac.uk.
Online is the best way to search and find articles for your research, but we also have a selection of print serials you can look at in the Library to keep up-to-date with the tourism industry and business practice:
HN Global
Travel Weekly
TTG (Travel Trade Gazette)
Eyefor Travel
ONS: Leisure and Tourism
Tourism Alliance
Visit England: Corporate
World Tourism Organization
World Travel and Tourism Council
Desternations International : Library
World economic forum: The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness report 2017
BBC Business
Sky Business
MORI for market research
CCA for a better customer experience
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