Sport Management Library Resource Guide Databases & Indexes NOTE: When full-text is not available from one of the Library s databases, please use our Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service to obtain materials from other institutions. ILL forms are available from the Library Reference Desk. Please allow up to two weeks for delivery of ILL items. Subject Specific SPORTDiscus (available from the Library s Databases page) Comprehensive, bibliographic database covering sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, physical education, kinesiology, training, disabled persons, drugs, health, health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention rehabilitation, physical therapy, rehabilitation, nutrition, exercise physiology, sport & exercise psychology, occupational health & therapy, public health and more. Content includes bibliographic coverage for journal and magazine articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings, dissertations, theses, and reference to articles in 60 different languages. Selected full-text. ABI/Inform Complete (available from the Library s Databases page) Database of business and economics periodicals including scholarly journals, magazines, newspapers, trade publications, newsletters and company information covering all aspects of trade and industry such as marketing, management, finance, advertising, human resources, taxation, technology, and more. Selected full-text. America s Newspapers (available from the Library s Databases page) Provides unique coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community, as well as a distinctive focus offering a variety of viewpoints on local and world issues. Paid ads are excluded. Business Source Premier (via NC LIVE; available from the Library s Databases page) Provides full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peerreviewed titles. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) (via NC LIVE; available from the Library s Databases page) Database of journal articles and other education-related materials including books, research syntheses, conference reports, technical reports, and policy papers from scholarly organizations, professional associations, research centers, policy organizations, university 1
presses, the U.S. Department of Education and other federal agencies, and state and local agencies. Also available on the Web at http://www.eric.ed.gov/ Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe (available from the Library s Databases page) Full-text database covering news, business, and legal sources. The legal portion of Lexis-Nexis includes access to federal, state, and international legislation as well as U.S. federal regulations, court proceedings and decisions. Legal journals, law reviews and other legal periodicals are also included. The News portion provides full-text access to major U.S. newspapers and news magazines, with selected local newspapers also included. ProQuest (Education, Religion) (available from the Library s Databases page) Access to over 760 educational publications, including more than 600 of the titles in full text Selected articles also include all the charts, tables, diagrams, and other graphical elements. Coverage includes not only the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education but also special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics. Regional Business News (via NC LIVE; available from the Library s Databases page) This database provides comprehensive full text coverage for regional business publications. Regional Business News incorporates coverage of 75 business journals, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States. Note: See America s Newspapers for coverage of NC news sources including full-text of the Charlotte Observer (1985 pres.) and Raleigh News & Observer (1991 pres.). Sport and Recreation Index/Sport and Fitness Index (1977 1985) (Ref Row 29) From the Sport Information Resource Centre, a Division of the Coaching Association of Canada, this multilingual resource indexes the major sport and recreation journals for the time period covered. Related Areas InfoTrac OneFile (available from the Library s Databases page) A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and many general interest topics. Selected full-text and images. JSTOR (available from the Library s Databases page) Interdisciplinary, searchable, full-text archive of almost 1,000 academic journals covering the humanities, social sciences, and life sciences. Journals are always included from volume 1, issue 1 and include previous and related titles. The most recently published issues (past 3-5 years) are not available. However, users can search this material and link to the publisher's site or other online source for access. New content is added on a regular basis as it is made available by the publisher. Advanced search options include author name, title, abstract, and caption for photographs and other images. SpringerLink (available from the Library s Databases page) Database of selected full-text journals in a variety of subject areas including humanities, social sciences and law, and behavioral science. (NOTE: Full-text access to reference materials and e-books is NOT available. Full-text access to the most recent 3 6 months of journals may also be restricted.) Wiley InterScience (available from the Library s Databases page) Online collection of books and journals covering scientific, technical, medical, and humanities and social sciences content. 2
Note: In addition to providing access to individual databases, NC LIVE also provides a general search interface that allows you to search multiple databases at the same time. Performing this type of search is a good way to identify databases with the most information on a topic, as well as providing multi-disciplinary coverage for a topic. NC LIVE is available at http://www.nclive.org/index.phtml. For more in-depth research, searching databases individually is recommended. Internet Resources FindLaw: Entertainment and Sports Law International Council on Sport Science and Physical Education AAHPERD: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance Amateur Athletics Foundation American Baseball Coaches Association Gatorade Sports Science Institute ISSA: International Sports Science Association Major League Baseball Official Site National Association of College Directors of Athletics National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics National Athletic Trainers Association NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association NCPA: National College Players Association National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association National Sporting Goods Association National Sports Law Institute North American Society for the Sociology of Sport North American Society for Sport History North American Society for Sport Management Scholarly Sport Sites Sport and Recreation Law Association SportsBusiness Journal Sports Reference Sporting Good Manufacturers Association (SGMA) United States Golf Association USA Track and Field Women s Sports Jobs (Abbey students may click and register for free independent access via College-wide license) World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry E-Books NetLibrary E-books are available from the Library s Databases page via NetLibrary. Please sign up for a personal NetLibrary account using one of the computers in the Library. Once you have created your account, you will be able to access content remotely at www.netlibrary.com. 3
A good place to start browsing in NetLibrary is the Reference Center located on the right side of the main page. Go to: NetLibrary Reference Center Business, Economics and Management Education Law Sports and Recreation You can also use the search features in NetLibrary to identify other items of interest in your subject area. Selected E-Titles Athletic Intruders: Ethnographic Research On Women, Culture, and Exercise by Bolin, Anne.; Granskog, Jane., 2003. Cases in Sport Marketing by McDonald, Mark A.; Milne, George R. 1999. Deconstructing Sport History: A Postmodern Analysis by Phillips, Murray G., 2006. Economic Theory of Professional Team Sports: An Analytical Treatment by Késenne, Stefan., 2007. Economics of College Sports by Fizel, John.; Fort, Rodney D., 2004. The Economics of Professional Team Sports by Downward, Paul.; Dawson, Alistair, 2000. Ethnicity and Sport in North American History and Culture by Eisen, George; Wiggins, David Kenneth., 1994. Greek Athletics and the Genesis of Sport by Sansone, David., 1992. Learning to Win: Sports, Education, and Social Change in Twentieth-century North Carolina by Grundy, Pamela., 2001. The Management of Clubs, Recreation, and Sport: Concepts and Applications by Sawyer, Thomas H.; Smith, Owen, 1999. Recreation Trends and Markets: The 21st Century by Kelly, John R.; Warnick, Rodney B., 1999. (also available in print in the Reference Collection Ref GV53.K44x 1999) 4
Sport Marketing: Managing the Exchange Process by Milne, George R.; McDonald, Mark A., 1999. Sport and Postmodern Times by Rail, Geneviève., 1998. Sports Marketing and the Psychology of Marketing Communication by Kahle, Lynn R.; Riley, Chris, 2004. Transatlantic Sport: The Comparative Economics of North American and European Sports by Barros, Carlos Pestana.; Ibrahıḿo, Muradali.; Szymanski, Stefan, 2002. The following series have additional titles that may be of interest. To retrieve these titles, select the TITLE search option in NetLibrary and enter the Series title as indicated below. SUNY Series on Sport, Culture, and Social Relations Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society Reference Resources Encyclopedias Encyclopedia of Business Information Sources Ref. HF 5353.E9x 2005-2006 Encyclopedia of Ethnicity and Sports in the United States (NetLibrary) by Kirsch, George B.; Harris, Othello.; Nolte, Claire Elaine., 2000. Encyclopedia of Physical Education, Fitness, & Sports Ref. GV 567.E49 (vol. 4) Encyclopedia of Sports Science Ref. GV 558.E53 1997, 2 vols. Encyclopedia of Title IX and Sports (NetLibrary) by Mitchell, Nicole.; Ennis, Lisa A., 2007. Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present Ref. GV 567.E56 1996, 3 vols. Dictionaries, Directories, Handbooks Biographical Dictionary of American Sports. Baseball (NetLibrary) by Porter, David L., 2000. Directory of Graduate Programs in Sport Management Ref GV 713.D564x 2005 Directory of Undergraduate Programs in Sport Management Ref GV713.D574x 2005 Handbook of Sport Psychology (NetLibrary) by Singer, Robert N.; Hausenblas, Heather A.; Janelle, Christopher., 2001. The Sport Summit Sports Business Directory Ref. GV 583.S683 1996 Other Reference Sources Business Statistics of the United States - Ref HC101.A13122 2008 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide - Ref G 1019.R22 2003 Developing Successful Sport Sponsorship Plans - GV716.S738x 2005 Famous First Facts About Sports (NetLibrary) by Franck, Irene M.; Brownstone, David M., 2001. Foundations of Sports Management - GV713.F63 2005 Fundamentals of Sport Marketing Ref GV716.P58 2002 5
Grants for Recreation, Sports, & Athletics Ref. GV 47.G73x 1996/97 The History of Baseball (NetLibrary) by Helmer, Diana Star.; Owens, Tom., 2000. The History of Football (NetLibrary) by Helmer, Diana Star.; Owens, Tom., 2000. The History of Soccer (NetLibrary) by Helmer, Diana Star.; Owens, Tom., 2000. Psychology and Sociology of Sport Ref. GV 706.P77 (vol. 1) Women of Sports. by Rutledge, Rachel. [1998 1999] (NetLibrary) o The Best of the Best in Basketball o The Best of the Best in Track & Field o The Best of the Best in Soccer o The Best of the Best in Tennis For More/Other Resources Alexandria (http://libraryaccess.bac.edu/) Search using the subjects below, or use an All Words search for areas of specific interest, for example Sporting Goods, or Recreation. You can add another subject of interest to you using the Boolean search feature. Call Numbers You can also browse the following areas of the collection for additional materials: GV201-555 = Physical education and training GV346-351.5 = School and college athletics. Intramural and interscholastic athletics GV401-433 = Physical education facilities. Sports facilities including gymnasiums, athletic fields, playgrounds, etc. GV557-1198.995 = Sports GV711 = Coaching GV712-725 = Athletic contests. Sports events GV713 = Sports Management GV733-734.5 = Professionalism in sports. Professional sports (General) GV743-749 = Athletic and sporting goods, supplies, etc. GV861-1017 = Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc. GV1060.5-1098 = Track and field athletics 6