From 28 October to 2 November 2007, hundreds of leading media
professionals, academics, and officials in world sport will meet in
Reykjavik to discuss corruption, doping, political abuse, changing
lifestyles and a number of other challenges to modern sport.
You are invited to join the 5th edition of the 'Play the Game' conference
and benefit from the learning and networking opportunities offered at this
unique forum for free and fact-based debate about international sport.
Through open exchange of knowledge, experience and opinion, Play the Game
aims to strengthen the basic ethical values of sport and encourage
democracy, transparency and freedom of expression in world sport.
Further information about ‘Play the Game’ can be found here
SPRIG represents all those who have an interest in information relating to leisure, tourism, sport, recreation and hospitality management and is relevant to those who work in libraries and information services, publishers, academics, and research students. This blog will be updated regularly with information on new resources, in the Tourism, Sport, Leisure and Hospitality areas.
Friday, 30 March 2007
Wednesday, 14 March 2007
Traveller's Handbook
Traveller's Handbook
http://www.travelleronline.com/library/handbook/
This handbook is available in full-text as part of the Travelleronline website. It offers useful information and advice on a range of issues, including the ethics and impact of tourism, classic journeys and types of traveller, especially working travellers. Questions of culture, safety and health are considered and there is advice on planning your trip, including what to take, ways of travelling and accommodation. The handbook also features fact files on countries around the world and a 'traveller's directory' with global information such as world weather reports and vaccinations required for travel to various regions. Details on specialist organisations and transport issues are given. It is also available for purchase as a book.
http://www.travelleronline.com/library/handbook/
This handbook is available in full-text as part of the Travelleronline website. It offers useful information and advice on a range of issues, including the ethics and impact of tourism, classic journeys and types of traveller, especially working travellers. Questions of culture, safety and health are considered and there is advice on planning your trip, including what to take, ways of travelling and accommodation. The handbook also features fact files on countries around the world and a 'traveller's directory' with global information such as world weather reports and vaccinations required for travel to various regions. Details on specialist organisations and transport issues are given. It is also available for purchase as a book.
Tourist Studies
Tourist Studies
http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105798
This multidisciplinary journal examines the nature of tourism as a social phenomenon, taking a global perspective. It is published online by Sage Publications, and integrates approaches to tourism from sociology, socio-psychology, leisure studies, cultural studies, geography and anthropology. The table of contents and abstracts for current and back issues are freely available from this site. An institutional subscription is required for full text.
http://www.sagepub.co.uk/journal.aspx?pid=105798
This multidisciplinary journal examines the nature of tourism as a social phenomenon, taking a global perspective. It is published online by Sage Publications, and integrates approaches to tourism from sociology, socio-psychology, leisure studies, cultural studies, geography and anthropology. The table of contents and abstracts for current and back issues are freely available from this site. An institutional subscription is required for full text.
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