The guide to Internet resources in hospitality,
leisure, sport and tourism
How To Find Out
Sport
Introduction
Sport is a fast growing multi-million pound industry which crosses all international boundaries. It is a vast area and it would be impossible to deal with all aspects of sport here. It is the intension of this guide to introduce some of the main texts and resources in this subject area. Some current issues in sport will also be highlighted. This guide is intended for undergraduate students and researchers.
Encyclopaedias and Dictionaries
Anshel, M.H. Dictionary of the Sport and Exercise Sciences
Champaign: Human Kinetics, 1991
ISBN: 0873223799
Levinson, D. Encyclopedia of World Sport: from ancient times to the
present (in 3 volumes)
Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CUD, 1997
ISBN: 0874368197
Nawrat, C and Hutchings, S. The Sunday Times Illustrated History of
Twentieth Century Sport
London: Hamlyn, 1999 (new edition)
ISBN: 0600596664
The Book of Rules: a visual guide to the laws of every commonly played
sport and game
London: Edbury, 1997
ISBN: 0091854032
Guides, almanacs, and yearbooks highlight individual sports and sporting records. Most are published annually, for example:
Association of Track & Field Statisticians Athletics Annual, International Track and Field Annual, Rothmans Football Yearbook, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Books - Issues in Sport
Drugs
Houlihan, B. Dying to Win: doping in sport and the development of
anti-doping policy
Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 1999
ISBN: 9287135894
Kew, F Sport: social problems and issues
Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann, 1997
ISBN: 0750628928
Mottram, D. R. (ed) Drugs in Sport
London: Spon, 1996 (2nd edition)
ISBN: 0419188908
Sleap, M. Social Issues in Sport
Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1998
ISBN: 0333691504
Sports Council Competitors and officials guide to drugs in sport
London: UK Sports Council, 1998
ISBN: 095328400X
Stainback, R.D. Alcohol and Sport
Champaign: Human Kinetics, 1997
ISBN: 0873225317
Yesalis, C et al The Steroids Game
Champaign: Human Kinetics, 1998
ISBN: 0880114940
Politics and Culture
Arnaud, P and Riordan, J (eds). Sport and International Politics
London: Spon, 1998
ISBN: 0419214402
Beard, A. The Language of Sport
London: Routledge, 1998
ISBN: 0415169119
Nauright, J. Sport, Cultures, Politics and Identities in South Africa
London: Leicester University Press, 1998
ISBN: 0718500490
Department of National Heritage Sport: raising the game: first year
report
London: DNH, 1996
Ethnic Minorities and Sport
Bain, Jas and Johal, Sanifev Corner Flags and Cornershops: the Asian
football experience
London: Gollana, 1998
ISBN:O575066369
Cronin, M and Mayall, D (ed.) Sporting Nationalisms: identity, ethnicity,
immigration and assimilation
London: Cass, 1998
ISBN: 0714648965
Long, J et al Crossing the boundary: a study of the nature and extent
of racism in local league cricket
Leeds: Leeds Metropolitan University 1997
ISBN: 0951478281
Orakwue, S. Pitch Invaders: the modern black football revolution
London: Vista, 1999
ISBN: 0575603410
Vasili, P. The First Black Footballer, Arthur Wharton, 1865-1930:
an absence of memory
London: Cass, 1998
ISBN: 0714649031
Women and Sport
Birrell, S and Cole, C.L. (eds.) Women, Sport, and Culture
Champaign: Human Kinetics, 1994
ISBN: 0873223039
Clarke, G. and Humberstone, B. (eds). Researching Women and Sport
Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1997
ISBN: 0333642309
Tomlinson, A (ed.) Gender, Sport and leisure: continuities and challenges
Aachen: Meyer Meyer, 1997
ISBN: 13891244436
Journals
The SPRIG Directory of Periodicals in Sport and Recreation contains a comprehensive list of journals and the libraries that hold them. Below is a selection of journals concerned with general topics in sports.
Harpers Sport and leisure (UK)
International Review for the Sociology of Sport (UK)
Journal of Sport and Social Issues (USA)
Sociology of Sport journal (USA)
Sport Education and Society (UK) Sports Business (UK)
Sports Information Bulletin (BE)
Conferences
Index to Conference Proceedings
Wetherby: British Library
Available in printed form and on CD-rom. Monthly with annual cumulations
of conference proceedings received by the British Library. It has a subject
index which includes Sport and related subjects.
Theses and Dissertations
Index to Theses accepted for Higher Degrees in the Universities of
Great Britain and Ireland
London: ASLIB
A bi-annual publication with abstracts. Also available via the Web
in some libraries.
Sport and leisure Research on Disc
Sheffield: University of Sheffield.
This indexes MAs, MScs, MEds, MPhils and PhDs from UK universities.
Abstracts and Indexes
SCAN: selected new publications and articles
London: Sport England
Abstracts of materials held in Sport England Information Unit. Includes
monographs, articles, yearbooks and conferences.
Sports Documentation Monthly Bulletin
Birmingham: the University of Birmingham, Centre for Sports Science
and History
Lists articles from Britain and abroad. Subjects covered include sports
science, physical education and recreation studies.
Science Citation Index
The Web of Science Science Citation Index is available from most Higher
Education institutions
SMART available
in paper, CD-rom and online formats
London: National Sports Medicine Institute
Lists recently published research and includes references from international
sports medicine literature and from a wide range of scientific and medical
publications. Subscribers can order copies of articles from the NSMI collection.
SPORTDiscus available
online, internet and CD-rom
Developed by the Sport Information Resource Centre (SIRC), SPORTDiscus
covers both the practical and research literature on sport, physical fitness
and physical education. It indexes periodical articles, books, conference
proceedings, dissertations and theses, research papers and other publishing
forms. It also includes HERACLES, a French-language bibliographic database
covering sport, physical education and fitness.
Ingenta
Ingenta is a database of references to current articles covering a number
of subjects including sport. It offers free searching and browsing of
more than 25,000 publications. Article delivery is also available for
a fee.
Subject Gateways
Gateways organise subjects in to broad headings. They are regularly updated.
ALTIS
The guide to Internet resources in hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism.
BUBL lnformation Service
NISS National Information
and Services Systems
It provides online information services primarily for the Higher Education
sector within the UK.
SOSIG Social Science Information
Gateway
SOSIG is an online catalogue of Internet resources selected by librarians
and academics.
Sport Quest: the Virtual Resources Centre for Sport Information
Web Resources
There are a number of web sites on sport. Internet search engines/web
guides have their own sports pages with current information for example,
Yahoo
Alta Vista
and Northern Light
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and Sport
Coaching Association of Canada
Hillary Commission for Sport,
Fitness and leisure (New Zealand)
International Association for Sports
Information
Sports Coach UK: The National Coaching Foundation
National Sport Information Centre
Working Papers in Sport and leisure Commerce
Email Discussion lists on the Web
Email discussion groups allow individuals to communicate with others who share the same interests. Jiscmail provides discussion lists for the Higher and Further Education and also Research communities both in the UK and worldwide. Lists include sport-culture-society
Organisations
There are many organisations and associations in the field of sport.
For individual sporting bodies see for example:
Associations and Professional Bodies of the United Kingdom: an alphabetical
and subject classified guide to over 3700 organisations London:
Gale Research, 1996 (14th edition)
ISBN: 0787607355
Directory of British Associations 61 Associations in Ireland
Beckenham: CBD Research, 1998 (14th edition)
ISBN: 0900246820
See also Looksmart website
Libraries
Centre for Sports
Science and History
Address: University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2TT
Tel: 04421-4145843
Fax: 04421-4714691
Publication: Sports Documentation Monthly Bulletin. CENSSH provide a document
delivery service.
Department of Culture, Media
and Sport
2-4 Cockspur Street,
London
SW1Y 5DH
Tel: 020 7211 6200
Fax: 020 7211 6210
Email: enquiries@culture.gov.uk
Open to the public by appointment only.
Sport
England
Information Centre
16 Upper Woburn Place
London
WC1H OQP
Tel: 020 7273 1500
Fax: 020 7383 5740
Email: info@sportengland.org
Publications: Bibliographies, guidance notes, information sheets and numerous
other publications. Access by appointment only to postgraduates and researchers.
The Sports library
The Central Library
Surrey Street
Sheffield, S1 1XZ
Tel: 0114 273 4747 or 0114 273 4748
Fax: 0114 273 5009
Email: sheffield.cas@dial.pipex.com
Literature searches are carried out for a fee.
Bookshops
Sportspages: the Specialist
Sports Bookshop
Caxton Walk
94-96 Charing Cross Rd
London WC2H OJG
Tel: 020 7240 9604
Most High Street bookshops stock a range of more popular sporting magazines and books.
This guide was written by Denise Amalemba for SPRIG.
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For more information about SPRIG email info@sprig.org.uk
November 1999