Sports, Exercise, and Fitness: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources (Reference Sources in the Social Sciences) - Hardcover

Mary Beth Allen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1563088193 ISBN 13: 9781563088193

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (UK), 2005

Synopsis

For reference librarians and researchers seeking information on sports and fitness, this guide is an important first stop. For collection development specialists, it is an invaluable selection guide. Allen describes and evaluates over 1,000 information sources on the complete spectrum of sports: from basketball, football, and hockey to figure skating, table tennis, and weight training. Focusing on English-language works published between 1990 and the present, the guide thoroughly covers traditional reference sources, such as encyclopedias and bibliographies, along with instructional sources in print formats, online databases, and Web sites. To enable users in search of information on specific sports or fitness activities, chapters are organized thematically, according to broad- type aquatic sports, nautical sports, precision and accuracy, racket sports, ice and snow sports, ball sports, cycling, and so on, with subcategories for such individual sports as soccer, golf, and yoga. Within these categories, works are further organized by type: reference, instructional, and Web sites.

About this title

About the Author

Mary Beth Allen is Applied Life Studies librarian at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Edition details

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited (UK)
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1563088193
• ISBN 13: 9781563088193
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304