Basic Library Services
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Library Catalogs
Databases
Additional Resources
Reference Librarians are here to help! Visit us, call us, email us, or chat with us!The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine
- Also available in print (ref. RC1206 .O94 1998)
- Part of Oxford Reference
- More info on Oxford Reference
Food and Fitness : a Dictionary of Diet and Exercise
- Also available in print (RA 784 .K397 1997)
- Part of Oxford Reference
- More info on Oxford Reference
Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Provides the full text of the many specialized encyclopedias, including:
- Encyclopedia of Education
- World Education Encyclopedia
- Child Development
- Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
- Encyclopedia of Public Health
- Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
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Print Resources
ref GV706.4 .H37 2001; also available on reserve and as an ebook.
Singer, R.N., Hausenblas, H.A., & Janelle, C.M. (2001). Handbook of Sport Psychology. (Ed.). New York: Wiley.ref. GV706.4 .C39 2002
Cashmore, E. (2002). Sport Psychology: the Key Concepts. London; New York: Routledge.ref. LB15 .I569 1994
International Encyclopedia of Education. (2nd ed., Vols. 1-12). (1994). Oxford: Pergamon Press.ref. GV567 .D530 1999
Cox, G. (Ed.). (1999). The Dictionary of Sports: the Complete Guide for TV Viewers, Spectators and Players. London: Carlton.ref. GV567 .E56 1996
Levinson, D., & Christensen, K. (Eds). (1996). Encyclopedia of World Sport: from Ancient Times to the Present. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO.ref. GV558 .E53 1997
Zumerchik, J. (Ed.). (1997). Encyclopedia of Sports Science. New York: Macmillan Library Reference USA
WorldCat
- Use to find books and other materials in the library's collections.
- Search by using Keywords, which expands possibilities by permitting the searcher to enter any significant terms and connecting them with the boolean operators "and", "or", or "not".
- Or search by using the following Library of Congress Subject Headings (with the Subject begins with... option):
Athletes
Coaching (Athletics)
Exercise
Health
Kinesiology
Nutrition
Physical Fitness
Physical Therapy
Play Therapy
Recreation
Recreational Therapy
Sex Discrimination in Sports
Sports Administration
Sports MedicineSubject searches incorporating the following subheadings are also productive:
Exercise -- Physiological Aspects
Physical Education Teachers -- Training of
Sports -- Marketing
Sports -- Psychological Aspects
Sports -- Sociological Aspects
- A catalog for the holdings of most academic and public libraries primarily in the U.S. and some foreign countries as well. Includes books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, films, videos, and maps in print, microform, and electronic format. Does not index individual periodical articles.
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Jackson Library can provide patrons with access to extensive library holdings and resources beyond those that are maintained within the building. Over 200 databases are provided, most of them accessible remotely via the Web. The recommended databases for the Exercise and Sport Science subject areas are available via the ESS Subject Guide, by clicking on the Databases tab.
OregonPDF in Health and Performance (Formerly Kinesiology Abstracts)
- Theses and dissertations in kinesiology, focusing on the causes and effects of physical activity, from colleges and universities in English-speaking countries.
- Dates of coverage: indexed citations date back to 1947; abstracts to the mid-1980s.
- The full text of some entries is available in PDF format.
- When the full-text PDF for an individual thesis or dissertation is not available online, search for the title in the Library Catalog. Jackson Library has microform copies of the complete text for many entries, especially among more recent works.
- When the full text is not available online or in Jackson’s microform collection, use Interlibrary Loan.
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Please note:
- This resource is also available in print under multiple titles:
- Volumes 1-4 (1949-1982): Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Microform Publications Bulletin;
- Volumes 5-6 (1982-1992): Microform Publications Bulletin: Health, Physical Education and Recreation;
- Volumes 7-15 (1992-2002): Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Exercise and Sport Science-- Microform Publications Bulletin, issues downloadable in PDF format from Kinesiology Publications;
- Volumes 16 and following (2002-present): Kinesiology Abstracts, issues downloadable in PDF format from Kinesiology Publications.
- Jackson Library has copies of Volume 1 through Volume 12, Issue 1 (1949-1999, call number GV1 .H430)
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. Santa Barbara, Calif.: Journal Pub. Affiliates.
- The most recent issues are available in the Jackson Library Reading Room.
- Bound volumes (1973 to present date) are available in the stacks (call no. RC1200 .E94).
- Some volumes are available online (via Journal Finder).
