HPELS

Selected Resources

http://library.southalabama.edu	Fall 2006
(251) 460-7025	Jerry Wright

The following is a guide to library resources that may prove useful. It is not an exhaustive list; please consult a reference librarian for help in locating additional materials. The guide covers major reference sources in the fields of health education, physical education, recreation/ leisure services, and dance.

WEB SITES

AAHPERD. American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.: http://www.aahperd.org
National Recreation and Park Association. http://www.nrpa.org

INDEXES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

For the next five items, link through "Full Text Journals/Indexes" on the Library home page.
SPORT Discus. Select EBSCO and scroll down to this subscription database. Select.
Expanded Academic ASAP.: Select Gale/InfoTrac. General database which indexes, abstracts, and has full text for some journals in these fields.

Medline via PubMed.: Look at alphabetical listing under "Full Text Journals" and look for Medline under the alphabetical listing. Citations and abstracts only.
ERIC. 1966- .: On the University Library home page link through "Full Text Journals." Go to EBSCO. ERIC and Professional Development Collection may be searched together but some of the limiting choices are not active if you have selected Professional Development Collection as well as ERIC. ERIC has links to some documents that are full text.
Leisure Literature: A Guide To Sources in Leisure Studies. Ref. Z 7511 .L37 1992B Physical Education Digest. http://www.pedigest.com: Articles can be identified and ordered at this journals website. Ref. GV 1594 .B6 1994
Research in Dance: A Guide To Resources. Ref. GV 1594 .B6 1994

STATISTICS

Digest of Education Statistics. Gov Docs SuDocs # ED 1.326
Statistical Abstract of the United States. Ready Ref. HA 203 .A299 (also in Gov Docs)
American Statistics Index. Gov Docs Ref. Z 7554 .U5 A46
National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs

DIRECTORIES

Encyclopedia of Associations.: Ready Ref. HS 17 .G334 Use the keyword index in vol. 3 to look up professional and scholarly organizations in HPELS fields and others.
Sports Market Place. Ref. GV 563 .S7 Library has 2004.
Guide To ACA Accredited Camps. 1998. Ref. GV 193 .P37 Also http://www.acacamps.org

RULES AND ETHICS

Sports Ethics: A Reference Handbook. Ref. GV 706.3 .B47 1994
NCAA Division I Manual. Ref. GV 563 .N25297 Latest edition only.
Legal Handbook on School Athletics. Ref. KF 4166 .Z9 L44 1997
Allen & Hanbury’s Athletic Drug Reference.: Ref. RC 1230 .A45 1994 volume.
Official Rules of Golf. Ref. GV 971 .O33 1996

BIOGRAPHIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

For Catalog searching of author or subject, use last name first. Example: higgs, robert

Biography and Genealogy Master Index.: Electronic access through "e reference" on the Library home page.
International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports. 3 vols. Ref. GV 709 .I58 2001
Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: 1992-1995 Supplement. Ref. GV 697 .A1 B494 1995
Encyclopedia of College Basketball. Ref. GV 885.7 .D68 1995
African American Sports Greats. Ref. GV 697 .A1 F37 1995
Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement. Ref. GV 721.5 .H546 1996
Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present. Ref. GV 567 .E56 1996
Sports: the Complete Visual Reference. Ref. GV 704 .S663 2000
Encyclopedia of Sports Science. Ref. GV 558 .E53 1997
Biographical Dictionary of the Sports Hall of Fame. Ref. GV 877 .B27 1996

STATISTICS AND RECORDS

Chronicle of the Olympics, 1896-1996. Ref. GV 721 .C57 1996
College Football Records: Division 1-A and the Ivy League, 1869-1984. Ref. GV 950 .B35 1987
Negro Leagues Book. Ref. GV 863 .A1 N434 1994
Track and Field Record Holders. Ref. GV 697 .A1 B336 1996
Americans at Play: Demographics of Outdoor Recreation and Travel.: Business Area/Ref. GV 191.4 .W44 1997
Baseball Encyclopedia. Ref. GV 877 .B27 1996; CD-ROM available at Circ. Desk

CAREERS

Guide To Careers in Sports. Career Resources/Ref. GV 733 .K37 1995
Career Opportunites in Travel and Tourism. Career Resources/Ref. G 155.5 .H39 1995
Outdoor Careers: Exploring Occupations in Outdoor Fields.: Career Resources/Ref. HF 5381 .S542 1992

SOUTHcat CATALOG SEARCHES

Capital letters not necessary for SOUTHcat searching, not even for boolean operators such as and.

Examples:

Subject--	Keyword--
Games	"physical education"
Sports	olympics and history
Sports medicine	"sports medicine"
Physiology	"automobile racing"
AIDS disease	"AIDS disease"
Camping	recreation
Sports united states finance	"hospitality industry"
Sports accidents and injuries	kinesiology
School health	"human anatomy"
Nutrition	"south alabama" and "physical education" and diss?

Note: For ERIC searching, consult the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, which is held in the Reference
department. An electronic edtion is available as a link from ERIC on EBSCO.

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