Sports and Physical Fitness: A Research Guide

Books at Mount Holyoke Library	Journals	Primary Sources
Books at the Five College Libraries	Databases	Websites

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present. David Levinson and Karen Christenson, eds.
MH Reference:GV567  .E56 1996

Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America. Carole A. Oglesby, ed.
MH Reference:  GV709  E53 1998

Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure in America. Gary S. Cross, ed.
MH Reference:  GV53  E53 2004  

Encyclopedia of Title IX and Sports.Nicole Mitchell and Lisa A. Ennis.
MH Reference:  GV709.18 U6 M58 2007

Celebrating Women Coaches: A Biographical Dictionary. Nena Rey Hawkes and John F.
MH Reference: GV697 A1  H367 2000  

The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives. Sports Figures. Arnold Markoe, ed.
MH Reference:  GV697 A1  S42 2002

Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine (Oxford Reference Online)

Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They are and How They Influenced Sports in America. Janet Woolum.
MH Reference:  GV697 A1  W69 1998

The Women's Sports Encyclopedia. Robert Markel, et al. eds. Foreword by Billie Jean.
MH Reference: GV709  .W589 1997

Encyclopedia of American Social History, vol. III.
MH Reference:  E174  E58 1993

Selected Books in the Mount Holyoke College Library Circulating Collection

Anatomy of Exercise. Pat Manocchia.
MH Stacks:  Folio QP303  .M25 2008  

ACSM Fitness Book. American College of Sports Medicine. 
MH Stacks:  GV481  A322 1998    

Title IX: A Brief History with Documents. Susan Ware.
MH Stacks: GV709.18 U6  W37 2007

Exploring Sport And Exercise Psychology. Judy L. Van Raalte and Britton W. Brewer, eds.
MH Stacks  GV706.4  E96 2002  

Foundations of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Robert S. Weinberg and Daniel Gould.  
MH Stacks GV706.4 W38 2003 Folio (Shelved with oversize books in stacks)

Nonsurgical Sports Medicine [electronic resource]: preparticipation Exam through Rehabilitation . N. Nichole Barry, et al. c2002.

Selected Books at other Five College Libraries

A to Z of American Women In Sports / Paula Edelson.
Smith College Science Reference:  GV697.A1  E28 2002

Encyclopedia of Sports in America : a History from Foot Races to Extreme Sports / edited by Murry R. Nelson.
Smith Science Reference:  GV583  .E64 2009

Encyclopedia of Sports Science. John Zumerchik, ed.  
UMass Reference GV558  .E53 1997  + (oversize book)
Smith Science Reference: GV558  .E53 1997

Sports Science Handbook: the Essential Guide to Kinesiology, Sport and Exercise Science. 2 vols.
Smith Science Reference:  GV558  .J46 2005.

Sports: the Complete Visual Reference. François Fortin. ed. 
Smith Science Reference: GV704  .S663 2000
UMass Reference: GV704  .S663 2000 (oversize)
Amherst Library Reference : GV704  .S663 2000

The Sports Rules Book. Thomas Hanlon. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, c2004.
UMass GV731 .H85 2004

Journals

• Athletic Insight - The Online Journal of Sport Psychology , 1999-present
• Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2002-present
• Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2004-present
• SOSOL - Sociology of Sport Online (1998-2004)
• The Sport Journal, 1998-present

Databases

• Sport Discus with Full Text (EBSCO)
  The world’s most comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 490 journals and indexing relevant full-text coverage from the 1960s (earlier in some cases). Full-text coverage does not always include the most recent year. For complete full-text to select journals, use the links in this Research Guide under Journals.
  
• Eric
• New York Times (Proquest Historical Newspapers), 1851+
• Readers’ Guide Retrospective 1890-1982
• Social Sciences Abstracts
• Social Sciences Citation Index
• PsychINFO
• PubMed Database of citations and abstracts from the National Library of Medicine. Includes some full text publications.
• Health Reference Center
• Biological Abstracts
• Web of Science
• World of Sports Science. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Available at the UMass Library.
• Physical Education Index, 1970- . Available at UMass Library.

Primary Sources on the History College Sports and Physical Education

• Physical Education Department at Mount Holyoke, Records, 1963-present.
  All but the most recent 25 years of records are available for research at Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections.
• Mount Holyoke Outing Club Records, 1921-1997.
• All but the most recent 25 years of records are available for research at Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections.
• Archivists at Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections can assist in locating additional materials on women’s sports and physical education at Mount Holyoke College.
• Y.W.C.A. of the U.S.A., Records, 1860-2002.
• See, in particular, the records of YWCA [Young Women’s Christian Association] programs on Camping and Outdoor Recreation
• and Health and Recreation.
• This extensive collection of written materials and photographs is available for research at The Sophia Smith Collection, Women’s History Archives at Smith College.
• Archivists at the Sophia Smith Collection or the Smith College Archives can assist in locating more materials at Smith College on the history of sports and physical education for women.
• Edward and Mary Judson Hitchcock Family Papers, 1840-1962. Edward Hitchcock was Professor of Professor of Hygiene and Physical Education at Amherst College from 1861 until his death in 1911. Records of his teaching and research can be accessed at Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
• New York Times (Proquest Historical Newspapers), 1851+
• Readers’ Guide Retrospective , 1890-1982

Library of Congress Subject Headings

These terms may provide a useful starting point for locating books by Subject in the Five College Catalog or in WorldCat

• Sports—Physiological aspects
• Sports—Psychological aspects
• Sports—Social aspects
• Sports—Sociological aspects
• Sports for Women—United States
• Exercise—Physiological aspects
• Physical fitness
• Physical education and training
• College sports
• College sports for women
• Women athletes
• Sex discrimination and sports

Websites:

• National Center for Health Statistics Statistics on Exercise.
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: Physical Activity Resources for Health Professionals
• The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
• House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Steroid Use in Sports
• WomensHealth.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• Fitness and Sports Nutrition from the National Agricultural Library (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• American College of Sports Medicine
• ExRx.Net – extensive tutorials and information on exercise topics (not advertising free)
• The Leisure Studies Association (UK)
• Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers: a National Museum of American History Exhibition
• Disabled Sports USA 
• The LA84 Foundation
  Endowed with surplus funds from the 1984 Olympics, the LA84 Foundation is dedicated to supporting sports for youth. See their Digital Archive as well as their Publications for free access to sports literature, especially on topics related to the history of the Olympics.
• International Olympic Committee
• Scholarly Sports Sites This extensive list of links was created by Professor Gretchen Ghent of the University of Calgary. Note that this site is no longer being maintained.

Need additional help?

• Call the library Reference Desk: 583-2212
• Email: Ask a Librarian
• http://www.mtholyoke.edu/lits/8305.shtml
• Contact the RIS liaison to the department of physical education for assistance: Shaoping Moss 538-3034

Created: Eileen Crosby
Simmons College Reference Intern, Summer, 2009
Edited and updated: Shaoping Moss, smoss@mtholyoke.edu; RIS