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Event Management

Getting Started

If you are not sure what your topic is about, try one or more of the following:

Encyclopaedias: 

Encyclopedia of tourism

Encyclopedia of Sports management and Marketing

International encyclopedia of hopitality management

Handbooks: 

Successful event management : a practical handbook

Sustainable event management : a practical guide

The event marketing handbook : beyond logistics & planning

Dictionaries: 

International dictionary of event management

Dictionary of travel, tourism and hospitality

Dictionary of travel and tourism terminology

Dictionary of leisure, travel and tourism.

Browsing the shelves:

G155 Tourism
GT3405 - 4900 Special events, events
AS6 Conferences

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Help for Researchers and Postgraduate students

Journal Articles

For recent information, journal articles are often the best sources. Looking through individual journals in the hope of finding relevant material is time-consuming. It is better to use the databases to find articles on your topic.

Journal Articles: 

Key Event Management databases

Hospitality and Tourism Complete

WTO eLibrary

Business Source Complete

ABI/Inform

Science Direct

Other relevant databases

Scopus

Web of Science

Australia New Zealand Reference Centre

APA/FT

More databases

Browse all Business Databases

Browse all Tourism Databases

News

News: 

Factiva Search the full text of hundreds of newspapers from Australia and around the world. Full text is usually available back to the 1990s. No images or full-page views.

Australia / New Zealand Reference Centre Search the full text of Australian and New Zealand newspapers back to about 2000. Full-text is available, but there are no images or full-page views.

Informit TVNews Videoclips of news broadcasts from Australian television stations from 2007 onwards.

PressDisplay Shows page layout views of newspapers, showing the stories exactly as published. Only the last 60 days of publication available.

Secondary Materials

Secondary Materials: 

Sports event management : the ultimate industry guide

Specialised Resources

Specialised Resources: 

GMID (Global Market Information Database) - Key database for global consumer market analysis. Provides time series statistics by country and market.

IBISWorld - IBISWorld Industry Market Reports provide strategic insights and analysis on over 500 Australian industries.

Margaret Gee's Australian media guide - detailed entries on more than 16,000 media contacts and 2,500 media outlets

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