Sports, Exercise, and Fitness
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Sports, Exercise, and Fitness

A Guide to Reference and Information Sources

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Sports, Exercise, and Fitness

A Guide to Reference and Information Sources

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter 1: General Sport Sources
  4. Chapter 2: The Olympic Games
  5. Chapter 3: Aquatic Sports
  6. Chapter 4: Nautical Sports
  7. Chapter 5: Precision and Accuracy Sports
  8. Chapter 6: Ice and Snow Sports
  9. Chapter 7: Racquet Sports
  10. Chapter 8: Small-Ball Sports
  11. Chapter 9: Large-Ball Sports
  12. Chapter 10: Combat Sports
  13. Chapter 11: Track and Field, Multidisciplinary Sports, and Gymnastics
  14. Chapter 12: Cycling and Equestrian Sports
  15. Chapter 13: Extreme Sports and Motor Sports
  16. Chapter 14: Mountaineering, Fishing, Camping, and Hiking
  17. Chapter 15: Health and Wellness
  18. Chapter 16: Specific Exercise and Fitness Activities
  19. Author Index
  20. Title Index
  21. Subject Index