Hospitality: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

• Using dictionaries and encyclopaedias help you understand the key terms and concepts, giving definitions as a starting point. This is part of the initial planning stage, when you are analysing the assignment brief, considering keywords and building a search strategy. It may also be necessary to define some of the key terms in your work.
• When writing your work, consider citing definitions from the academic books and articles which will make a better impression. You will also gain understanding of key terms and concepts from your lectures and seminars. Your lecturers will recommend sources in lectures and seminars; make sure you check the unit reading list and lecture notes for direction to the best sources.

Do not cite and reference Wikipedia in your university work.

• Wikipedia is not considered a credible, reliable source for Higher Education level research at BU.
• BU provides you with free access to a range of credible and reliable dictionaries and encyclopaedias which you should use instead for definitions and meanings.

Use a database BU Library subscribes to called CREDOReference instead of Wikipedia. It has definitions from credible, reliable sources.

A thesaurus can be useful when building your search strategy, considering different words and phrases to use in your online searches.