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Subject headings to explore:

Adventure travel
Adventure therapies
Adventure travel - guidebooks
Tourism
Ecotourism
Geotourism
Culture and tourism

Books at Your Library

Routledge handbook of tourism and the environment by Andrew Holden (Editor); David A. Fennell (Editor)
Call Number: G 155 .A1 H65 2013
The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and the Environment explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies inherent to tourism relationship with nature, especially pertinent at a time of major re-evaluation of our relationship with the environment as a consequence of the environmental problems we now face. It brings together leading specialists from range of disciplinary backgrounds and geographical regions, to provide state-of-the-art theoretical reflection and empirical research on this complex relationship and future direction. This is essential reading for student, researchers and;academics of Tourism as well as those of Geography, Environmental Studies and Development Studies.

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Slow travel and tourism : experiences and mobilities by Simone Fullagar (Editor); Kevin Markwell (Editor); Erica Wilson (Editor)
Call Number: G 155 .A1 S5625 2012
This book examines the emerging phenomenon of slow tourism, addressing growing consumer concerns with quality leisure time, environmental and cultural sustainability, as well as the embodied experience of place. Drawing on a range of international case studies, the book explores how slow tourism encapsulates a range of lifestyle practices, mobilities and ethics.
Family tourism : multidisciplinary perspectives by Heike Schänzel (Editor); Ian Yeoman (Editor); Elisa Backer (Editor)
Call Number: G 155 .A1 F255 2012
This cutting-edge international book brings together leading experts? latest research in the field of family tourism by adding to its underdeveloped knowledge base. Family Tourism: Multidisciplinary Perspectives underlines the infancy of academic family tourism research that belies its market importance and directs towards future implications and theoretical debates about the place of families within tourism.
Adventure Tourism by Ralf Buckley; Carl Cater (Contribution by); Ian Godwin (Contribution by); Rob Hales (Contribution by)
Call Number: G 516 .B83 2006
Adventure tourism is a new, rapidly growing area at both practical and academic levels. Written at an introductory level, Adventure Tourismprovides a basic background and covers commercial adventure tourism products across a range of adventure tourism sectors.

Article Databases

What's a Database?

Article databases contain information about articles, and often include the full-text of the articles as well.

While searching our discovery service will find articles for you, databases allow you do more controlled and precise searching.

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Hospitality & Tourism Complete This link opens in a new window
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Covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Contains more than 470,000 records from 500 titles. Material are collected from countries and regions such as Canada, Australia, Europe, and Asia.
Academic Search Complete
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Includes journals covering social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies ...
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Canadian Business & Current Affairs™ Database combines full text and indexed content from a broad range of Canadian sources. Subject coverage: Canadian current events, business, science and technology, education, health, humanities and the arts, politics.
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Indexes more than 400 major journals as well as articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.), books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers. Updates: unknown

Find Open Access Resources

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Project Gutenberg
Provides access to more than 34 000 full-text eBooks available in the public domain (out of copyright).

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Covers free, full-text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly open access journals in all subjects and languages. Updates: unknown.
Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Google Scholar is the world's largest academic search engine providing some free access to a full range of scholarly literature (ie. peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts, technical reports). See http://libguides.tru.ca/google/scholar for more information on how to link to Google Scholar results through the TRU library.

Websites

Related Associations & Societies

Association of Canadian Mountain Guides
Offers information and news about mountain conditions, certification courses, and technical resources.
Federation of Mountain Clubs of British Columbia
Its membership of approximately 3500 includes hikers, climbers, mountaineers, backcountry skiers and snowshoers. The Mission of the Federation is to advocate for safe, self-propelled activities (such as hiking, mountaineering, backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, trail running and other backcountry activities) and the protection of BC’s backcountry for current and future generations to experience
Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia
ORC is the only organization that represents the interests of the full range of public outdoor recreation users of BC's lands and waters. Presents various programs, initiatives, and resources for outdoor recreation in British Columbia.
Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA)
The Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) is a national organization dedicated to realizing the full potential of parks and recreation as a major contributor to community health and vibrancy.
International Ecotourism Society
TIES is a non-profit association committed to promoting responsible tourism practices that benefit conservation and communities. Its global network spans over 120 countries, with members who are leading the vital efforts to make travel and tourism more sustainable.
Alpine Club of Canada
Canada's national mountain organization & a hub for Canadian mountaineers since 1906.

Websites

British Columbia Adventure Tourism Home
Tourism & Hospitality - Injury Prevention - Adventure Tourism & Recreation
Discover Tourism - Careers
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check link http://discovertourism.ca/en/careers
OutdoorEd.com - The Outdoor Education Professional's Resource
BC Stats: Tourism
Canadian Avalanche Centre
Snow-forecast.com
Spotwx.com
Weather data by location or GPS coordinates
Canadian Climate Normals: Historical data
Toporama: Atlas of Canada topographic maps
Marine weather forecasts and warnings
Environment Canada
Tides: Environment Canada
Destination British Columbia (tourism industry reports, statistics)

Citation Guides

Common Citation Styles

ACS Citation Style (American Chemical Society)
APA Citation Style 7th ed (American Psychological Association)
Psychology and other social sciences, e.g., Linguistics, Sociology, Economics, Criminology. Also Nursing and sometimes Business. But check with your instructor!
APA Citation Style 6th ed. (American Pscyhological Association)
guide to citing your sources for Psychology and other social sciences, e.g., Linguistics, Sociology, Economics, Criminology. Also Nursing and sometimes Business. Check with your instructor for which edition to use.
ASA Citation Style Guide (American Sociological Association)
Sociology and other social sciences, but check with your instructor to be sure.
Chicago Manual of Style
Style guide. Commonly used for History, the Humanities and various other disciplines. However, check with your instructor.
CSE Citation Style (Council of Science Editors)
Biology and other sciences.
MLA Citation Style (Modern Language Association)
Style guide. Frequently used in English and Humanities studies. Check with your instructor to be sure.

Research Strategies

Research Tips

Some really great resources to consult are:

Guide to Evaluating Web Sites
Learn how to recognize high quality information on the internet and in print.
Following a Citation Trail
Discover how to find a book from a reading list or a bibliography/reference list.
Citation Management
This guide provides an overview of citation management and its benefits, and information about getting started with either RefWorks, Mendeley, or Zotero.

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