Www.jisc.ac.uk/resourceguides Online Resources in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Sheffield Hallam University 27 th May 2004.

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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?

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Contact

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[email protected]