Collection Development Policies:
Hospitality Business Management
Purpose: To support teaching and research at the undergraduate
and Master's of Business Administration (MBA) levels and faculty research in Pullman
and at the School of Hospitality Business Management Swiss Center in Brig, Switzerland.
The programs provide specialized study of the major organizational and administrative
problems of the hotel, restaurant and tourism industries, at the national and
international levels. Courses are also provided on foods, cooking, culinary management
and catering.
While interest in the programs is centered in the College of Business and Economics,
relevant materials are also of interest to the faculty and students of other university areas such
as the School of Communication.
General Collection Guidelines:
- Languages:
English or English translation. Foreign language materials are purchased on a very selective basis.
- Chronological Guidelines:
Current research and development are emphasized. Retrospective purchasing is selective.
- Geographical Guidelines:
Emphasis is on the United States; however no region is excluded.
- Treatment of the Subject:
Research publications such as analytical treatments, empirical research reports and statistical data
sources by bureaus of business and economic research and other specialized research bureaus,
both public and private, are extensively acquired. Works on theory and practice are acquired extensively.
Popular treatments and textbooks are acquired selectively.
- Types of Material:
Materials acquired are in the form of books, periodicals, indexes, electronic databases, legal and tax
services, government documents and corporate data.
- Date of Publication:
Emphasis is on currently published materials. Retrospective purchasing is selective.
- Other General Considerations:
In addition to state and national documents, the WSU Libraries documents collection has United
Nations, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and World Tourism Organization
documents which are of importance to students and faculty working with international aspects of
Hospitality Business Management. WSU has an academic membership in the U.S. Travel Data Center.
Observations and Qualifications by Subject with
Collection Level:
General Business:
Includes accounting, business law, human resources, finance, marketing and management.
See:
Business
Hotel Management:
C(1)
Includes management of hotels and motels.
Restaurant Management:
C(1)
Includes management of restaurants, institutional food services, clubs, cooking,
culinary management and catering.
Tourism and Travel:
C(1)
Includes national and international tourism strategy and planning.
Mary Gilles
Spring 2004