Sports, Exercise, and Fitness: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781563088193)

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.

Author: Lois Allen,Mary Beth Allen,Beth Mary Allen
ISBN-10: 1563088193
ISBN-13: 9781563088193
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2005
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.63lbs
Size: 9.58h x 6.66w x 1.02d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/01/2005 pg. 164
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2006 pg. 161
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2006 pg. 359