Recreation Management Resources Essential Resources | Additional Resources | Multidisciplinary Library Databases | Public Websites |
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Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America,
2 vols., 2004
Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation,
2003
Key Concepts in Leisure Studies, 2005
The Recreation and Entertainment Industries: An
Information Sourcebook, 2nd ed., 2000
Sports, Exercise and Fitness: A Guide to Reference
and Information Sources, 2005
Sports: A Reference Guide and Critical Commentary,
1980-1999, 2000
Berkshire Encyclopedia of World Sport, 4 vols.,
2005
Sport in American Culture, 2004
Sports Market Place Directory, current year
The International Dictionary of Event Management,
2nd ed., 2001
Extreme Sports: In Search of the Ultimate Thrill,
2004
Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia,
8th ed., 2004
Total Tennis: The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia,
2003
The Lifestyle Market Analyst, 2005
Market Share Reporter, 2 volumes, 2005
RMA Annual Statement Studies, current year
Financial Studies of the Small Business, current
year
Vault Guide to Top Internships, 2005
Parks Directory of the United States, 4th ed.,
2004
Access to the 2001 National Household Travel Survey,
2004
The American Marketplace : Demographics and Spending
Patterns, 2005
Americans at Play : Demographics of Outdoor
Recreation & Travel, 1997
Who’s Buying Entertainment, 2005
Tourism Market Trends: Americas 2006, (on order) |
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SBRnet (Sports Business Research
Network):
Focusing on market research and industry news covering all facets of
the sports business industry. Includes such topics as: equipment
sales, sports participation, broadcasting, sponsorship, and
sports marketing. Coverage: 1996 to present. Updated: daily.
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New look, same resource: As of February
7, 2008, this resource has a new interface, but provides access
to the information! If you
need help, please contact the
Reference Desk
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SPORTDiscus
(EBSCOhost):
Provides citations and abstracts to
periodical articles, books, conference proceedings, and research
papers. Topics covered include sports medicine, exercise
physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training, coaching, and physical
education. Coverage: 1975 - present. Updated: monthly.
This resource is
limited to 4 simultaneous users. If access is unavailable,
please try again later.
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KinPubs
- Kinesiology Publications (University of Oregon):
A component of the International Institute for Sport and Human
Performance, KinPubs is a collection of graduate research studies
(theses and dissertations) on movement and physical activity. Topics
include physical activity, physical fitness, activities of daily
living, work, sport and athletics, recreation, dance, and play.
Study participants include children, adults; elderly, individuals
with disabilities, injury or disease; and athletes. Citations and abstracts
are included with links to full text PDFs. Coverage: At least 1996 to present. Updated
annually with 100+ new theses/dissertations.
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Note: KinPubs is in the process of
moving to a new website. The search function still works;
scroll past warning message for results. However, content
from Nov. 2007 is not online; please check with the
Reference Desk for help accessing recent content on
microfiche.
Full text from KinPubs is free;
please ignore the website's shopping cart. After conducting
a search, click the
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Additional Resources: |
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CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCOhost):
With indexing and abstracts for 3,024 nursing journals, CINAHL Plus
with Full Text covers nursing, biomedicine,
alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied
health disciplines. Content includes
books, dissertations, selected
conference proceedings, standards of practice, and evidence-based care
sheets. Full-text is available for more than 560 journals. Coverage: 1937 to
present. Updated: monthly.
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LexisNexis
Academic:
Over 5,600 sources, mostly full-text.
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News: 350 newspapers,
400
magazines/journals, 600 newsletters, broadcast transcripts, campus news, wire services.
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Business: news, accounting literature, company
information, directories.
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Legal Research: secondary literature,
case law, codes & regulations, tax law, international legal materials, patent
research, career information.
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ABI/INFORM Global
(ProQuest):
Indexes and abstracts articles from more than 1600 scholarly and
trade business periodicals with full-text from more than 700
journals. It is an excellent source of
information on management techniques, corporate strategies, trends,
and business conditions. Coverage: 1971 to present with small
collection (25 titles) back to early 1900's. Updated: bi-monthly.
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Newspapers (ProQuest):
Provides comprehensive coverage of over 500 major national and
international newspapers, including: The New York Times (full
text from 1995 to present), Wall Street Journal and
Washington Post, with over 300 newspapers in full text. Includes
some local La Crosse area coverage (for more extensive local coverage,
use the
The La Crosse Area Newspaper Index from the La Crosse Public
Library). Coverage: 1986 to
present. Updated: daily.
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Science Accelerator
(U.S. Dept. of Energy):
Find
scientific research & development results, project descriptions, and
more. This search engine covers individual government
databases including:
Information Bridge,
E-Print Network,
Science Conference
Proceedings, R&D
Accomplishments,
Energy Citations
Database, R&D Project
Summaries, EPA
Science Inventory (SI), NIH
Computer Retrieval of
Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP), NSF
Award Abstracts, SBA
Technology Resources Network
(TECH-Net), USDA
Current Research Information System (CRIS),
DOepatents,
and EnergyFiles.
Coverage: variable.
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Multidisciplinary Library Databases: |
These full-text
resources also include information related to this subject area:
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of
scholarly and popular periodicals.
MasterFile Premier (EBSCOhost). Includes full text of
mostly popular periodicals, some scholarly, newspapers, and more.
LexisNexis Academic. Includes full text of popular, scholarly,
trade, and professional periodicals, and much more.
CQ Researcher. For in-depth reports on current and past topics
in all subject areas.
JSTOR. For reliable access to full text of articles from more
than 490 periodicals more than 2-5 years old.
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Public Websites: |
The following web resources were selected by librarians:
Recreation Management
Web sites A directory listing of related
sites.
Recreation.gov
Science.gov
Scirus
(science-specific web search engine)
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