A treasure trove of resources awaits the intrepid researcher who treks into the Universal Orlando Foundation Library, better known as the Rosen College Library. Located on the Rosen College of Hospitality Management\u2019s resort-style campus, in the heart of hospitality in Orlando, Florida, the library offers both hard copy and digital resources connected to Rosen College\u2019s vast research findings over the past two decades. Within the beautiful 9,000 square-foot facility are books, magazines, journals, videos, computers, comfortable seating, group study rooms, and individual research spaces. Skilled staff and librarians are also on hand to assist guests. The library, a branch within the larger University of Central Florida (UCF) Libraries system, not only provides resources in support of the ongoing research process\u2014it also archives and facilitates access to research once it is produced. UCF has 13 colleges and Rosen College has a specific library for its disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The STARS digital repository is administered by the UCF Libraries Digital Initiatives unit, including Interim Head of Technology Solutions & Digital Initiatives, Lee Dotson; Digital Collections Projects Coordinator, Kerri Bottorff; and Digital Production Coordinator, Page Curry. The Rosen College librarians have partnered with Ms. Dotson\u2019s unit to create digital collections containing both retrospectively scanned materials and born-digital materials. To date, Rosen College digital materials in STARS have been downloaded over 89,000 times, including over 28,000 just in the past year! The Rosen College Library\u2019s print, electronic, and video collections are rich and tailored to the college\u2019s unique programs and degrees. From hospitality management to restaurant management, lodging management to theme park and attractions management, event management to entertainment management, senior living management and tourism technology and analytics, if you\u2019re seeking knowledge of the industry, you\u2019ll find it in the Rosen College Library!<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Rosen College Library collection is always growing and evolving. When the Rosen College added the unique Entertainment Management degree, the Rosen College Library acquired many new materials relating to the hospitality side of industries such as film, music, publishing, and theater. The Rosen College librarians also recently added a wealth of materials that will support the Rosen College\u2019s new Senior Living Management Bachelor\u2019s Degree program, launched in fall 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Take for example the Rosen Research Review (RRR) magazine that you\u2019re reading now. The library archives past issues of RRR in its STARS institutional repository: https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/rosen-research-review\/<\/a>. What is STARS? The acronym stands for Showcase of Text, Archives, Research & Scholarship. It exists to publicize, disseminate, and provide ready access to works by, for, and about the University of Central Florida (UCF). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In STARS, researchers can freely access hospitality and tourism materials such as:
\u2022 Dick Pope Sr. Institute for Tourism Studies: https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/dickpopepubs<\/a> This collection of research consists of recent studies commissioned by public and private entities, especially along economic, environmental, quality-of-life, and sociological dimensions that impact the hospitality and tourism industry. The Institute, founded in 1979 and associated with the beginnings of UCF\u2019s hospitality program, utilizes the research and writing skills of many Rosen College faculty members.
\u2022 Rosen College Student Theses and Dissertations: https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/studentscholar_rosen\/<\/a> This collection houses the products of students who have successfully completed their undergraduate Honors, Master\u2019s, and Ph.D. degrees at Rosen. In these pages you\u2019ll find unique research from some of the future educators and leaders of the hospitality industry!
\u2022 Rosen College Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works: https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/rosenscholar\/<\/a> This collection highlights some recent Rosen College faculty member\u2019s scholarly articles. Short citations are usually supplemented by links to the original article or, in some cases, to the full text of the article.
\u2022 Harrison \u201cBuzz\u201d Price Papers: https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu\/buzzprice\/<\/a> This collection contains selected reports from one of the leading consultants for themed attractions and entertainment venues. Collections such as this one are made available through a partnership with UCF\u2019s Special Collections & University Archives department.
STARS also offers access to many other scholarly materials and collections. Take some time to explore STARS (https:\/\/stars.library.ucf.edu<\/a>) and see what there is to enhance your life-long learning! The Rosen College Library (https:\/\/library.ucf.edu\/rosen<\/a>) is not just an archive. Before the research creation process even begins, the Rosen College Library offers research assistance and access to specialized resources such as:
\u2022 Hospitality databases: https:\/\/guides.ucf.edu\/hospitalitydatabases<\/a>
\u2022 Hospitality Research Guides: https:\/\/guides.ucf.edu\/rosen\/guides<\/a> The Guides, created and maintained by Rosen College Librarians Tim Bottorff and Judy Kuhns, can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, no matter where you are around the globe. They are good starting points on many topics and feature many free resources, in addition to some subscription-based collections for UCF researchers. The Rosen College Library also offers access to all of the UCF Libraries\u2019 (https:\/\/library.ucf.edu<\/a>) online materials, including more than 400 databases with research articles, newspapers, data, and other information; a digital plethora of over 900,000 full-length ebooks; and more than 50,000 electronic journal and magazine subscriptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The staff at the Rosen College Library is well-trained and knowledgeable. They can assist researchers and industry partners in finding information on all facets of the hospitality industry, provide guidance on copyright and other scholarly concerns, and offer advice on research projects. The Rosen College librarians also provide dozens of library instruction sessions in hospitality classes each year, aimed at ensuring that Rosen College graduates enter the industry with excellent research, critical thinking, and communication skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, the Rosen College Library is a depository for United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) materials, a designation held by only six libraries in the United States. The UNWTO publications provide statistics and research on travel and tourism on a global scale. The Rosen College Library also partners with or purchases specialized materials from numerous local and national hospitality industry organizations, such as the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA), American Resort Development Association (ARDA), National Restaurant Association, U.S. Travel Association, Visit Florida, Visit Orlando, and many others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Libraries have evolved beyond places to house hard copy books and images. They provide comfortable spaces for research and scholarly conversations, and they are vast repositories of resources that can expand the mind, boost business gains, and provide access to valuable historical data that impacts the future of the hospitality and tourism industry. The Rosen College Library aims to continue this evolution through its unique position in support for the teaching and research missions of the world-renowned Rosen College of Hospitality Management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A treasure trove of resources awaits the intrepid researcher who treks into the Universal Orlando Foundation Library, better known as the Rosen College Library. Located on the Rosen College of Hospitality Management\u2019s resort-style campus, in the heart of hospitality in Orlando, Florida, the library offers both hard copy and digital resources connected to Rosen College\u2019s…","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-summer-2021"],"acf":[],"views":54,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/rrr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/rrr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/rrr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/rrr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/rrr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=551"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/rrr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1807,"href":"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/rrr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/551\/revisions\/1807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/rrr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/rrr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/rrr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitality.ucf.edu\/rrr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}