This list of selected print resources is organized by the primary Library of Congress subject heading assigned to each title. Orbis, Yale University Library's online public access catalog, can be searched by these and other subject headings (as well as author, title and keyword) to find more english language or international resources. For example, the subject search for Sports--Periodicals will generate an index of periodical titles about Sports held by the library. Consult About Orbis for additional information and search strategies. Resources on specific sports-related subjects, such as sports businesses and marketing, Census 2000, demography, dance, mountaineering, physical education, etc. can be found using the Subject Guides Index.

A typical listing of Library of Congress Subject Headings used in Sports Study Research include the following:

Athletics Baseball Basketball Bicycling Boxing Coaching (Athletics) Exercise Fencing Fishing Football Golf Hockey Kinesiology Lacrosse Leisure Martial Arts Nutrition Olympics Physical education and training Physical education for people with disabilities Physical education for women Physical fitness Physical fitness for children

Physical Therapy Racquetball Recreation Rowing Rugby Running Sex discrimination in sports Skating Skiing Soccer Sports Sports Administration Sports for people with disabilities Sports--Marketing Sports Medicine Sports--Psychological aspects Sports--Sociological aspects Sports for Women Swimming Tennis Women athletes Volleyball

Sports--Bibliography

Title: International sport : a bibliography, 2000 including index to sports history journals, conference proceedings and essay collection
Author: Richard William Cox
Published: London ; Portland, Or. : F. Cass, 2003.
Location: SML, Stacks, LC Classification
Call Number: Z7511 .C77X 2002 (LC)

Location: SML, Stacks, LC Classification
Call Number: Z7511 .C77X 2002 (LC)

Title: The Leisure literature : a guide to sources in leisure studies, fitness, sports, and travel Editor: Nancy L. Herron
Published: Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, c1992.
Location: SML, Starr Main Reference Room (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: Z7511 L37X 1992 (LC)

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Sports--Dictionaries

Title: Dictionary of the sport and exercise sciences
Editor: Mark H. Anshel
Published: Champaign, Ill. : Human Kinetics Books, c1991.
Location: SML, Stacks, LC Classification
Call Number: On order

Title: The Oxford dictionary of sports science and medicine
Author: Michael Kent
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996, c1994.
Location: MEDICAL, Reference (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: Ref 24 RC1206 O94 1996

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Sports--Encyclopedias

Title: The illustrated encyclopedia of sport
Editors: François Fortin and Karine Delobel
Published: London : Aurum, 2001.
Location: SML, Starr Main Reference Room (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: GV567 I55 2001 (LC)+ Oversize

Title: Sport and physical education : the key concepts
Authors: Timothy Chandler, Mike Cronin and Wray Vamplew
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Location: Yale Internet Resource
Online Book: http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=76908

Title: Encyclopedia of women and sports
Author: Victoria Sherrow
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1996.
Location: SML, Starr Main Reference Room (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: GV709 S44X 1996 (LC)

Title: Encyclopedia of world sport : from ancient times to the present
Editors: David Levinson and Karen Christensen
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c1996.
Location: SML, Starr Main Reference Room (Non-Circulating)
Call Number: GV567 E56X 1996 (LC)+ Oversize

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Sports--Handbooks

Title: ACSM's handbook for the team physician
Editors: W. Ben Kibler.
Published: Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, 1996.
Location: MEDICAL
Call Number: RC1211 A27 1996

Title: Handbook of sport psychology
Editors: Robert N. Singer, Heather A. Hausenblas and Christopher M. Janelle.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Published: New York : John Wiley & Sons, c2001.
Location: MEDICAL
Call Number: GV706.4 H37 2001+ Oversize

Title: Handbook of sports studies
Editors: Jay Coakley and Eric Dunning.
Published: London : SAGE, 2000.
Location: SOCIAL SCIENCE (SSL)
Call Number: GV558 H36X 2000 (LC)

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