Sports Resources : Reference Resources Available in the MSU Libraries

SPORTS RESOURCES:
Covering kinesiology, sports medicine
physical therapy, physical education,
exercise science, recreation,
leisure management, health, dance,
sports history, and sports in general

Reference Resources Available in the MSU Libraries

Indexes & Abstracts | Encyclopedias | Dictionaries | Directories | Handbooks, Guides, and Manuals

Indexes and Abstracts

Index:
Completed Research in Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

Coverage:

Vol. 1 (1959)- Vol. 36 (1994)

Location:

Main Library (Reference, 1 East) Z6121 .A62

Description and Notes:
Covers master's and doctoral theses from institutions offering graduate programs in health, physical education, recreation, dance, and allied areas.

Index:
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Microform Publications Bulletin

Coverage:

Vol. 1 (1965)- Vol. 14, no. 2(2001)

Location:

Microform Guides (2nd floor, West) Z6121 Microfiche

Description and Notes:
Indexes a microform collection of theses, dissertations, and out-of-print scholarly books and journals.

Index:
Physical Education Index

Coverage:
Vol. 1 (1978)-to date

Location:
Main Library Reference (1 East) GV20 .P534

Description and Notes:
Provides comprehensive coverage for dance, health, physical education, physical therapy, recreation, sports and sports medicine. Extensively indexes the periodical literature of biomechanics-kinesiology, coaching, facilities, measurement-evaluation, motor learning, perception, physical fitness, research, sport psychology, sport sociology, teaching methods, training, and all sports activities. Includes a separate book review section after the subject index. Book reviews are arranged alphabetically by author.

Index:
Physical Fitness/Sports Medicine

Coverage:
Vol. 1 (1978)-Vol. 16, issue 3 (1994)

Location:

Gov Docs (3 West) HE20.111:

Description and Notes:
A bibliographic service of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The citations in this index are a subset of the MEDLINE database of the National Library of Medicine. Subjects encompassed include exercise physiology, sports injuries, physical conditioning, and the medical aspects of exercise.

Index:
SportSearch: Current Sport Information

Coverage:
Vol. 7 (1991)-Vol. 14 (1998)

Location:
Consulting Reference (1 East) GV561 .S745

Description and Notes:
A current awareness tool published by the Sport Information Resource Centre that monitors nearly 300 sport and physical education periodicals. Relevant articles from non-sport journals are also included. In addition, lists books and book chapters (analytics), conference proceedings, and other publications where individual contributors are identified. Also includes a conference calendar.

Index:
The Year Book of Sports Medicine

Coverage:

Volumes available: 1981, 1985, 1987, 1994-1999

Location:
Main Library Stacks RC1200 .Y4

Description and Notes:
Summarizes each year's major research efforts. Gives detailed abstracts of selected articles as well as editorial comments. Articles are analysis of test results in the following areas: exercise physiology, general medicine, biomechanics, sports injury, pediatric sports medicine, women in sports, and athletic training.

Encyclopedias

Index:
Biographical Dictionary of American Sports : Baseball

Location:

Biography Tools, 1 East GV 865 .A1 B55

Description and Notes:
With over 1,450 entries including Major League, Negro League, and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players, managers, umpires and executives, the newly revised and expanded Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Baseball represents the inaugural effort of Greenwood's online sports reference project. Originally published in 1987.

Index:
Encyclopedia of Physical Eduction, Fitness, and Sports

Location:
Main Library GV567 .E49

Description and Notes:
A four-volume encyclopedia published under the auspices of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
Volume 1 (1981) : Philosopy, Programs, and History
Volume 2 (1980) : Training, Environment, Nutrition, and Fitness
Volume 3 (1977) : Sports, Dance, and Related Activities
Volume 4 (1985) : Human Performance, Efficiency and Improvements in Sport, Exercise, and Fitness

Index:
Encyclopedia of Sports Science

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV558 .E53 1997

Description and Notes:
This two-volume reference tool aims to answer two types of questions about sports. The first type includes questions such as: What makes a skate slide across the ice? What makes a curveball spin? Is there an explanation for Michael Jordan's incredible "hang time"? These are questions about the physics of sports. The second kind of question concerns such issues as: Will weight lifting hurt the knees? How does exercise affect the aging process? Why do many young female gymnasts attempt to "stay small", and what are the physical consequences? These are questions about how the body functions when participating in sports. Both of these areas help widen our knowledge of science as it pertains to sports. Part One deals with Sports and the Body. Each entry deals with a particular sport or a subject common to several sports (catching skills). Each entry provides an introduction with historical information, after which the basic science concepts are presented. Stories from the annals of sports are often integrated into the text. Entries often provide a bibliograpy for further research. Part Two deals with the physiology of sport. Here entries such as Heart and Circulatory System, Knee, and Respiration provide information about how the body works under stress, what type of damage or trauma might be incurred in certain sports, and most important, how injuries can be prevented.

Index:
Encyclopedia of Women and Sport

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV709 .S44 1996

Description and Notes:

Contains narratives on various sports and the role women played. Entries include biographical information on many women athletes. Provides a time line of women in sports and an in-depth bibliography.

Index:
Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV709 .E53 1998

Description and Notes:
Contains over 140 biographies of famous women athletes, plus short narratives about other topics and issues of interest to women pursuing careers in athletics, whether on the field or in the office.

Index:
Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV567 .E56 1996

Description and Notes:
This three volume reference work covers everything from acrobatics to yachting. Entries provide a bibliography for further research. There is also an extensive bibliography at the end.

Dictionaries

Index:
Dictionary of Concepts in Recreation and Leisure Studies

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV11 .S57 1990

Index:
Dictionary of the Sport and Exercise Sciences

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV558 .D53 1991

Index:
The Oxford Companion to World Sports and Games

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) & Main Library Stacks GV207 .O93 1975

Index:
Sports Rules Book: Essential Rules for 54 Sports

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV731 .H85 1998

Index:
What's What in Sports : The Visual Glossary of the Sports World

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV567 .B695 1984

Index:
Encylopedic Dictionary of Sports Medicine

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) RC1206 .T88 1986

Directories

Index:
AudArena Stadium International Guide

Location:

Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV415 .A93 2004

Description and Notes:
A directory of stadium facilities in the U.S., Canada, and around the world. Also includes a facility buyers guide.

Index:
Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes

Location:

http://www.ballparks.com/ (Last checked 3/10/05) / Main Library GV 415 .A93

Description and Notes:
Take a stroll through past, present and future ballparksat this web site. Even plays "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the background. Also covers basketball, football, and hockey, as well as providing a virtual sports mall for shoppers. You can also use this web site to look up team schedules for all the teams that play in these various sports venues.

Index:
Directory of College and University Coaching Education Programs

Location:
Main Library Reference, College Guides (1st Floor, East) GV711 .D57 1999

Description and Notes:

Index:
Directory of Graduate Programs in Applied Sport Psychology

Location:

Main Library Reference, College Guides (1st Floor, East) GV365 .D563 2001 ed.6

Description and Notes:
Developed by the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology

Index:
National Directory of College Athletics (Men's Edition)

Location:

Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV561 .N325 2004-2005

Description and Notes:
The official directory of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics covering all senior and junior colleges. Contains NCAA records, NCAA staff, NAIA records, NJCAA records, NCCAA records, CCCA records, NSCAA records, conferences, NCAA Sponsorship Report, Hotel Hotline, Senior College Listings, Junior College Listings, and Canadian College Listings.

Index:
National Directory
of College Athletics (Women's Edition)

Location:

Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV561 .N33 2004-2005

Description and Notes:
The official directory of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics covering all senior and junior colleges. Contains NCAA records, NAIA records, NJCAA records, NCCAA records, conferences, NCAA Sponsorship Report, Hotel Hotline, and school listings.

Index:
Sports Address Bible

Location:
Main Library GV561 .C65 1998 (10th edition)

Description and Notes:
The comprehensive directory of sports addresses, covering baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and field, roller hockey, volleyball, cricket, polo, and professional bicycling, miscellaneous sports, disabled sports, sports museums and hall of fames, sports career development, sports organizations, sports publications, sports collecting, media, sports commission, sports business, sports facilities, intercollegiate athletics, state high school athletic federations, amateur state games commissions, and international sports.

Index:
The Sports Fan's Connection

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) & Main Library Stacks GV563 .S63 1992

Description and Notes:
An All-Sports-in-One Directory to Professional, Collegiate, and Olympic Organizations, Events, and Information Sources.

Index:
Stadium and Arenas

Location:

http://beta.collectingchannel.com/?page=welcome/stadiums (Last checked 3/10/05)

Description and Notes:
Want to find out where your seats are? This site provide seating, photos, and other information about stadiums and arenas in the United States and Canada. Plays "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the background.

Handbooks, Guides, and Manuals

Index:
Information Please Sports Almanac

Location:

Web Site: http://www.infoplease.com/sports.html (Last checked 3/10/05)
Also available in book form in Main Library Stacks GV 741 .I58 (1990, 1993, 1995-1997).

Description and Notes:
Infoplease is the world's largest free reference site. Facts on all sports statistics, athletes, baseball, football, basketball, hockey, tennis, college and Olympic games.

Index:
Information Sources in Sport and Leisure

Location:
Consulting Reference (1 East) GV704 .S48 1992

Description and Notes:
Provides an essential and comprehensive one-stop guide to both traditional areas of physical education and fitness as well as the allied fields of medicine, physiology, history, and psychology. Written from a British point of view.

Index:
NCAA Manual

Location:
Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV563 .N35 Latest edition in Reference.

Description and Notes:
The Official manual of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Contains the constitution, operating bylaws, administrative bylaws, and administrative organization.

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Index:	Completed Research in Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Coverage:	Vol. 1 (1959)- Vol. 36 (1994)
Location:	Main Library (Reference, 1 East) Z6121 .A62
Description and Notes:	Covers master's and doctoral theses from institutions offering graduate programs in health, physical education, recreation, dance, and allied areas.

Index:	Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, Microform Publications Bulletin
Coverage:	Vol. 1 (1965)- Vol. 14, no. 2(2001)
Location:	Microform Guides (2nd floor, West) Z6121 Microfiche
Description and Notes:	Indexes a microform collection of theses, dissertations, and out-of-print scholarly books and journals.

Index:	Physical Education Index
Coverage:	Vol. 1 (1978)-to date
Location:	Main Library Reference (1 East) GV20 .P534
Description and Notes:	Provides comprehensive coverage for dance, health, physical education, physical therapy, recreation, sports and sports medicine. Extensively indexes the periodical literature of biomechanics-kinesiology, coaching, facilities, measurement-evaluation, motor learning, perception, physical fitness, research, sport psychology, sport sociology, teaching methods, training, and all sports activities. Includes a separate book review section after the subject index. Book reviews are arranged alphabetically by author.

Index:	Physical Fitness/Sports Medicine
Coverage:	Vol. 1 (1978)-Vol. 16, issue 3 (1994)
Location:	Gov Docs (3 West) HE20.111:
Description and Notes:	A bibliographic service of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. The citations in this index are a subset of the MEDLINE database of the National Library of Medicine. Subjects encompassed include exercise physiology, sports injuries, physical conditioning, and the medical aspects of exercise.

Index:	SportSearch: Current Sport Information
Coverage:	Vol. 7 (1991)-Vol. 14 (1998)
Location:	Consulting Reference (1 East) GV561 .S745
Description and Notes:	A current awareness tool published by the Sport Information Resource Centre that monitors nearly 300 sport and physical education periodicals. Relevant articles from non-sport journals are also included. In addition, lists books and book chapters (analytics), conference proceedings, and other publications where individual contributors are identified. Also includes a conference calendar.

Index:	The Year Book of Sports Medicine
Coverage:	Volumes available: 1981, 1985, 1987, 1994-1999
Location:	Main Library Stacks RC1200 .Y4
Description and Notes:	Summarizes each year's major research efforts. Gives detailed abstracts of selected articles as well as editorial comments. Articles are analysis of test results in the following areas: exercise physiology, general medicine, biomechanics, sports injury, pediatric sports medicine, women in sports, and athletic training.

Index:	Biographical Dictionary of American Sports : Baseball
Location:	Biography Tools, 1 East GV 865 .A1 B55
Description and Notes:	With over 1,450 entries including Major League, Negro League, and All-American Girls Professional Baseball League players, managers, umpires and executives, the newly revised and expanded Biographical Dictionary of American Sports: Baseball represents the inaugural effort of Greenwood's online sports reference project. Originally published in 1987.

Index:	Encyclopedia of Physical Eduction, Fitness, and Sports
Location:	Main Library GV567 .E49
Description and Notes:	A four-volume encyclopedia published under the auspices of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Volume 1 (1981) : Philosopy, Programs, and History Volume 2 (1980) : Training, Environment, Nutrition, and Fitness Volume 3 (1977) : Sports, Dance, and Related Activities Volume 4 (1985) : Human Performance, Efficiency and Improvements in Sport, Exercise, and Fitness

Index:	Encyclopedia of Sports Science
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV558 .E53 1997
Description and Notes:	This two-volume reference tool aims to answer two types of questions about sports. The first type includes questions such as: What makes a skate slide across the ice? What makes a curveball spin? Is there an explanation for Michael Jordan's incredible "hang time"? These are questions about the physics of sports. The second kind of question concerns such issues as: Will weight lifting hurt the knees? How does exercise affect the aging process? Why do many young female gymnasts attempt to "stay small", and what are the physical consequences? These are questions about how the body functions when participating in sports. Both of these areas help widen our knowledge of science as it pertains to sports. Part One deals with Sports and the Body. Each entry deals with a particular sport or a subject common to several sports (catching skills). Each entry provides an introduction with historical information, after which the basic science concepts are presented. Stories from the annals of sports are often integrated into the text. Entries often provide a bibliograpy for further research. Part Two deals with the physiology of sport. Here entries such as Heart and Circulatory System, Knee, and Respiration provide information about how the body works under stress, what type of damage or trauma might be incurred in certain sports, and most important, how injuries can be prevented.

Index:	Encyclopedia of Women and Sport
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV709 .S44 1996
Description and Notes:	Contains narratives on various sports and the role women played. Entries include biographical information on many women athletes. Provides a time line of women in sports and an in-depth bibliography.

Index:	Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV709 .E53 1998
Description and Notes:	Contains over 140 biographies of famous women athletes, plus short narratives about other topics and issues of interest to women pursuing careers in athletics, whether on the field or in the office.

Index:	Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV567 .E56 1996
Description and Notes:	This three volume reference work covers everything from acrobatics to yachting. Entries provide a bibliography for further research. There is also an extensive bibliography at the end.

Index:	Dictionary of Concepts in Recreation and Leisure Studies
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV11 .S57 1990

Index:	Dictionary of the Sport and Exercise Sciences
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV558 .D53 1991

Index:	The Oxford Companion to World Sports and Games
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) & Main Library Stacks GV207 .O93 1975

Index:	Sports Rules Book: Essential Rules for 54 Sports
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV731 .H85 1998

Index:	What's What in Sports : The Visual Glossary of the Sports World
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV567 .B695 1984

Index:	Encylopedic Dictionary of Sports Medicine
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) RC1206 .T88 1986

Index:	AudArena Stadium International Guide
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV415 .A93 2004
Description and Notes:	A directory of stadium facilities in the U.S., Canada, and around the world. Also includes a facility buyers guide.

Index:	Ballparks by Munsey and Suppes
Location:	http://www.ballparks.com/ (Last checked 3/10/05) / Main Library GV 415 .A93
Description and Notes:	Take a stroll through past, present and future ballparksat this web site. Even plays "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the background. Also covers basketball, football, and hockey, as well as providing a virtual sports mall for shoppers. You can also use this web site to look up team schedules for all the teams that play in these various sports venues.

Index:	Directory of College and University Coaching Education Programs
Location:	Main Library Reference, College Guides (1st Floor, East) GV711 .D57 1999
Description and Notes:

Index:	Directory of Graduate Programs in Applied Sport Psychology
Location:	Main Library Reference, College Guides (1st Floor, East) GV365 .D563 2001 ed.6
Description and Notes:	Developed by the Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology

Index:	National Directory of College Athletics (Men's Edition)
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV561 .N325 2004-2005
Description and Notes:	The official directory of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics covering all senior and junior colleges. Contains NCAA records, NCAA staff, NAIA records, NJCAA records, NCCAA records, CCCA records, NSCAA records, conferences, NCAA Sponsorship Report, Hotel Hotline, Senior College Listings, Junior College Listings, and Canadian College Listings.

Index:	National Directory of College Athletics (Women's Edition)
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV561 .N33 2004-2005
Description and Notes:	The official directory of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics covering all senior and junior colleges. Contains NCAA records, NAIA records, NJCAA records, NCCAA records, conferences, NCAA Sponsorship Report, Hotel Hotline, and school listings.

Index:	Sports Address Bible
Location:	Main Library GV561 .C65 1998 (10th edition)
Description and Notes:	The comprehensive directory of sports addresses, covering baseball, basketball, football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track and field, roller hockey, volleyball, cricket, polo, and professional bicycling, miscellaneous sports, disabled sports, sports museums and hall of fames, sports career development, sports organizations, sports publications, sports collecting, media, sports commission, sports business, sports facilities, intercollegiate athletics, state high school athletic federations, amateur state games commissions, and international sports.

Index:	The Sports Fan's Connection
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) & Main Library Stacks GV563 .S63 1992
Description and Notes:	An All-Sports-in-One Directory to Professional, Collegiate, and Olympic Organizations, Events, and Information Sources.

Index:	Stadium and Arenas
Location:	http://beta.collectingchannel.com/?page=welcome/stadiums (Last checked 3/10/05)
Description and Notes:	Want to find out where your seats are? This site provide seating, photos, and other information about stadiums and arenas in the United States and Canada. Plays "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in the background.

Index:	Information Please Sports Almanac
Location:	Web Site: http://www.infoplease.com/sports.html (Last checked 3/10/05) Also available in book form in Main Library Stacks GV 741 .I58 (1990, 1993, 1995-1997).
Description and Notes:	Infoplease is the world's largest free reference site. Facts on all sports statistics, athletes, baseball, football, basketball, hockey, tennis, college and Olympic games.

Index:	Information Sources in Sport and Leisure
Location:	Consulting Reference (1 East) GV704 .S48 1992
Description and Notes:	Provides an essential and comprehensive one-stop guide to both traditional areas of physical education and fitness as well as the allied fields of medicine, physiology, history, and psychology. Written from a British point of view.

Index:	NCAA Manual
Location:	Main Library Reference (1st Floor, East) GV563 .N35 Latest edition in Reference.
Description and Notes:	The Official manual of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Contains the constitution, operating bylaws, administrative bylaws, and administrative organization.