Vacation time is certainly the best time to entertain, relax and read. If you prefer to read materials related to your professional development, look at this list of online libraries and databases, suggesting a good selection of articles, reference works, viewpoints and publications:

Articles Library: includes articles on direct mail, the use of internet in fundraising, major gifts, events, sponsorship, integrated marketing, volunteers, corporate fundraising and ethics.There are also articles relating more generally to donors trends and local resource mobilisation:

http://www.resource-alliance.org/resources/articles_library/default.asp

SAM’s Books: Arts Management Reference Resource: A unique selection of valuable reading for all those involved in arts and cultural management in its many forms. 400 titles – selected, collected and brought to you at events and conferences as bookshelves to browse.  Books that provide information, ideas and inspiration to all those engaged in arts and cultural management:

http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-tools/sam%E2%80%99s-books-services-for-arts-managers

High Beam research: An online library of articles, research, reference works, online dictionaries and viewpoints:

http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-tools/highbeam-research

ATLAS: The publication section of the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education (ATLAS) contains publications on analysis and trends in cultural tourism, European Capitals of Culture, culture and communities, networking and partnership, mobility and more.

http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-tools/atlas-publications

The European Library: A portal, offering an online search of the combined resources of the 48 national libraries of Europe:

http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-tools/the-european-library

Impact Database: A searchable database of research into the social and economic effects of arts, culture and major cultural events:

http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-tools/impact-database

Arts Management Network: Books collection: provides the world's largest directory of publications in the field of arts management with  more than 500 books and magazines:

http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-tools/arts-management-network-books-collection

Central and Eastern European Online Library: An online archive of articles on Central, Eastern and South East European topics that includes full text pdf articles from humanities and social science journals, electronic books and re-digitised documents:

http://www.labforculture.org/en/resources-for-research/contents/research-tools/central-and-eastern-european-online-library

Look also at the suggested summer leisure reading lists: the best fiction, nonfiction, mysteries, cookbooks and more, by:

Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Summer-Reading-Books/b?ie=UTF8&;node=341154011

AbeBooks: http://www.abebooks.com/books/beach-vacation-holiday-recommendations/summer-reading-lists.shtml

Business week: http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jul2009/id20090715_321181.htm

npr: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104067703