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Online Resources in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and
Tourism
Sheffield Hallam University
27th May 2004
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Resource Guide for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism
Theresa Summerfield
Resource Guide Adviser for Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism
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Presentation
• Background • Why do we need Resource Guides?• Aims of the initiative• Role of Resource Guide Advisers• Audience• Subject coverage• Resource categorisation• Accessing resources• Format
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Background
• RGSS 1998
• RGAH 1999
• Evaluation 2000
• JISC funded July 2002 to July 2004
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Why Do We Need Resource Guides?
• Raise awareness of existing resources and introduce new ones
• Subject specific
• Manageable and digestible format
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The Resource Guide Initiative
• Offers a subject-based approach to raising awareness of resources that support learning, teaching and research within UK FE and HE communities
• Consults with subject communities and providers to ensure information is accurate and up-to-date
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Resource Guide Advisers
Responsible for:– updating Web Guide– editing the print Guide– awareness raising events– workshops and training– liaising with providers, JISC and users– JISCmail announce list
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Audience
• Lecturers - time-saving resources
• Librarians - a concise validated guide
• Students - enhance coursework and study
• Researchers – current awareness services
…anyone involved in Further and Higher Education requiring help in finding authoritative online
information
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Seven Resource Guides
• Arts and Humanities• Engineering, Mathematics and Computing• Geography and the Environment• Health and Life Sciences• Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism• Physical Sciences• Social Sciences
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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism
Coverage includes:
Diet and nutrition Health and fitness
Leisure management Outdoor recreation
Sports coaching Sports medicine
Tourism anthropology Tourism statistics
Hospitality and services management
Sociology and psychology of sport
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Types of resource
• Bibliographic information: Online databases, Current awareness, Online catalogues
• General reference• Publications online• Subject gateways• Data and multimedia: Statistics and market research,
Mapping, Audiovisual• Learning and teaching• Support services
Resources are categorised according to the following types:
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Accessing resources
All resources have clearly markedaccess conditions:
• Freely available• Conditionally free• Institutional subscription
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Obtaining Guides
Web and paper versions
Order online at:
http://www/jisc.ac.uk/resourceguides/hlst
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RDN v RG
What’s the difference between the Resource
Discovery Network (RDN) and the Resource
Guides?
