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1. Purpose of the collection
The Library collects in this field primarily to support the teaching and research needs of the School of Tourism and Leisure Management. The School is part of the Faculty of Business Economics and Law and draws on the resources of these subject areas.
The School of Tourism and Leisure Management has undergone major restructuring in 1999/2000. Until 1999 the School was named the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Property Management and was located at the Gatton Campus with teaching taking place at the College of Tourism and Hospitality on the Southbank Institute of TAFE and the Bundamba Campus of the Bremer Institute of TAFE. Property Management was moved to the Department of Geographical Sciences and Planning (now School of Geography, Planning and Architecture). The Leisure Management stream was added in 1999. The course was internally restructured to focus on management skills with a choice of specialisations. The course focuses on the management of Tourism and Hospitality enterprises rather than operations.
The School of Tourism and Leisure Management offers undergraduate Degree courses in the following specialisations:
- General (without specialisation)
- Hospitality Management
- Leisure Management
- Tourism Management
- Travel Management
The School also offers Postgraduate opportunities in these areas.
2. Primary user groups served
The Library acquires materials to support the teaching and learning needs of the following primary user groups: Undergraduate and postgraduate students and staff of the School of Tourism and Leisure Management.
Areas of teaching include:
- History of leisure
- Leisure and recreational opportunities for specific groups
- Sustainable tourism and ecotourism
- Operations management
- Tourism operations
- Travel business management
- Events Management
- Club and Gaming Management
- Tourism policy
- Asian cultures and tourism
- Financial management in tourism and travel
3. Description of existing collection
The existing collection at the Ipswich Library is primarily new material purchased from Ipswich Campus development funding. Appropriate material from a small collection previously housed at the Bundamba Institute of TAFE was duplicated. Material from the Gatton Library is being relocated to the Ipswich Library.
The current Ipswich collection consists mainly of new material. The collection reflects the increasing publication in the field of leisure and recreation management.
Collecting at the Ipswich Library began in 1998 and has not been part of Conspectus.
4. Interdisciplinary relationships
The design of courses within the School of Tourism and Leisure Management involves interrelationships within other areas of the Faculty of Business Economics and Law.
Subjects from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law are taught through the Ipswich Campus, the St Lucia Campus and the College of Tourism and Hospitality, Southbank Institute of TAFE.
As the courses entail a progressive specialisation, there are subject options in the fields of Management, Marketing, Commerce and Business Communication.
Ecotourism is taught within three Programs on the Ipswich Campus - Tourism and Leisure Management, Contemporary Studies and Social Science and also at the Gatton Campus. Leisure is taught on the Ipswich Campus and also within different faculties on the St Lucia Campus.
Subjects within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, which are relevant to the School of Tourism and Leisure Management, attract significant enrolments on the St Lucia Campus.
5. Scope of current collecting
1. Languages collected
The collection is primarily in English, although no language is excluded.
2. Geographical areas collected
No geographical area is excluded. A balance between UK and US material is maintained.
3. Chronological periods collected
All chronological periods are actively sought in the leisure management field.
4. Types (formats) of material collected
Material is purchased in a variety of formats. Microfiche is not collected. Electronic information sources are favoured, particularly web-based sources. Significant attempts are made to collect databases supporting studies in travel, tourism and leisure.
5. Special considerations
Multiple copies of certain resources are purchased to meet the demands of flexible learning as it is currently understood.
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