Subject Guides: HMGT 3502 Hospitality Research Seminar: Research question and search strategy

Background research

Preliminary research:get an overview and the basic facts about your topic down before venturing into deeper research. It lays the foundation allowing you to move from broad topic to a more specific topic to a specific research question. You can also begin to identify search terms aka keywords.

Good sources include:

OneSearch: like Google, it’s a great place to start your research, also good for finding books

and the following library resources

Bloomsbury Food Library This link opens in a new window
Encyclopedia articles and books on food
Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
specialized college-level encyclopedias, can be searched at the article level
Hospitality & Tourism Complete This link opens in a new window
Filter results by NEWSPAPER
New York Times, Digital This link opens in a new window
Access to the New York Times for all users with a City Tech email address. Follow these instructions in order to register.
Wall Street Journal Digital This link opens in a new window
Newspaper that focuses on finance and business. | Sign-up with your CUNY email address for a complimentary one year pass to access the web and app versions of this newspaper. When your subscription expires, you will have to reactivate your membership and confirm your email.If you already have a paid account, you may call 1-800-568-7625 to receive a refund of the remaining balance if you mention that you are signing-up through CUNY.

Developing the Research Question

Search strategies

Here is an interactive tutorial on search strategies. It covers how

identify keywords to create an effective search strategy,
narrow and widen your search, and
revise your search.