1. TOUR 1001: Understanding Travel & Tourism
This guide was created to assist you with Assignment 1: Analysis of a destination - France
Refer to your course outline for a detailed description of the assignment.
2. Plan your search
Typing your question into Google or the Library catalogue is not the best way to search.
Mapping out your search can be a good place to start:
- Identify the key concepts in the assignment question - are there any synonyms you could use?
- Remove task words from your assignment question
- Use the course readings or reliable websites to understand your topic
- Think about what types of information you need - which parts of your argument need references as supporting evidence?
- Explore relevant theories that might apply to your topic
- Check the assignment requirements - do you need to use recent information?
3. Finding information
The Library Catalogue can be a useful starting point in locating academic references. It is like a search engine which searches across the Library’s collection of print and electronic books, DVDs, journals and theses, together with journal and newspaper articles from numerous databases.
To do a search, try using
- double quotes for phrases
- truncation* to find the plural and other forms of a word
- connect using AND, OR and NOT
At the results list you can:
- Limit to articles from Peer Reviewed publications
- Limit by Date eg 2017 to 2021
- See the full text for many items by selecting the title, then look for the Online link
- See Library Catalogue Help for additional searching tips.
Business Source Complete provides information covering all areas of business including accounting and finance; banking; finance and insurance; construction; computer science; economics and more. Includes country economic reports as well as detailed company profiles.
This is an example of an Advanced Search using Business Source Complete.
You can limit your search by date range and to Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals from the box on the left hand side of the results screen.
Google Scholar Scholar searches only within academic or scholarly sites, rather than over the whole internet like a regular Google Search. For more information on using Google Scholar, have a look at our Searching for your Literature Review Guide.
By accessing Google Scholar from within the library website, you will be able link directly to articles that the Library has access to by clicking on the Full-text at UniSA link.
4. Do some extra reading
Explore how France is promoted as a tourist destination while also exploring academic resources:
Explore France's own travel website
Telegraph article: 17 reasons why France is so popular
Take a look at tour companies such as Trafalgar or Intrepid Travel
5. Explore these recommended readings
- The impact of the "economy of history": the example of battlefield tourism in France
- The making of the Tour de France cycling race as a tourist attraction
- Confronting sustainable development in two rural heritage valorization models
- Traditional food and tourism: French tourist experience and food heritage in rural spaces
6. Consult your textbook
Referencing support
Need help referencing? Follow the roadmap!
Referencing Roadmap (Harvard)
Help with the Harvard UniSA referencing style. Find in text-citations and reference examples, from different sources such as articles, books & chapters, websites, and more.
Other referencing support tools:
- Referencing hub
Information around what is referencing, paraphrasing, referencing rules, referencing styles and Academic Integrity. Also includes a link to the Harvard Referencing Guide UniSA (pdf).
- Referencing forum
Discuss referencing, exchange advice and post questions and answers about referencing (facilitated by Student Engagement Unit).
Referencing software (EndNote)
What do you do with all those references you have found?
Use a bibliographic management software to store, organise and cite your references. The Library supports the bibliographic management tool EndNote. There are also many free systems available.
