Selected Resources for Research in Recreation and Leisure Studies

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Identification of Books	Statistical Sources and Indices
Identification of Journal Articles	Identification of Tests, Surveys, and Measures
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries	Management
Directories	Gender Specific Resources
Guides and Handbooks	Sampling of Websites

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Identification of Books:

Use the Libraries' Online Catalog to find books. Examples of useful subject headings are:

• games
• leisure
• play
• playgrounds
• recreation
• recreational leadership
• recreational therapy
• voluntarism

Also try keyword searches.
Works published prior to the mid 1970s may be identifiable with the card catalog (paper) only.

WorldCat facilitates identification of relevant books, videos, recordings, etc. Identified materials which are not held here may be borrowed through Interlibrary Loan.

Dissertations can be instructive, and the references therein point to salient literature. To identify dissertations, use Dissertations and Theses

Health, Physical Education and Recreation: Exercise and Sport Sciences. Title varied. 1949- .See SPORTDiscus

Identification of Journal Articles:

ERIC Produced by the Educational Resource Information Center, ERIC provides indexing and abstracting for journal and report literature (1966 to the present) in education and related disciplines, including recreation and leisure studies.

Leisuretourism.com Indexing journals, books, and conference reports, this is the electronic version (1976 to the present) of Leisure, Recreation, and Tourism Abstracts.

Physical Education Index Drawing from physical education related topics such as dance, measurement evaluation, recreation, and sport psychology and sociology, Physical Education Index provides citations to an array of materials including journal articles, report literature, and conference proceedings.

PsycINFO PsycINFO includes relevant materials from related disciplines such as medicine, psychiatry, education, social work, law, criminology, social science, and organizational behavior. It provides indexes to journals, dissertations, book chapters, books, technical reports, and other documents from 1887 to the present.

Education Full Text Providing indexing for some five hundred journals as well as selected books and annual publications, Education Full Text addresses education broadly, to include topics such as leisure studies, continuing education, multicultural education, and vocational education.

SPORTDiscus SPORTDiscus offers comprehensive, bibliographic coverage of sport, fitness, and related disciplines. With full bibliographic coverage, monographs dating back to 1949, and journal coverage to 1975, this database contains over 500,000 records and over 20,000 dissertations and theses. The content also consists of multi-disciplinary, international references from journal and magazine articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings and more. SPORTDiscus is provided by the Sport Information Resource Centre. (Source: vendor website.)

Sociological Abstracts Sociological Abstracts provides access to the world's literature in sociology and related disciplines, both theoretical and applied. The database includes abstracts of journal articles selected from over 2500 journals, abstracts of conference papers presented at various sociological association meetings, relevant dissertation listings from Dissertations Abstracts International, enhanced bibliographic citations of book reviews, and abstracts of selected sociology books.

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences Annually this index covers approximately twenty-seven hundred journals and thousands of books. Previously this index was four separate tools focusing on anthropology, economics, political science, and sociology.

Academic Search Premier Academic Search Premier provides information from a wide range of academic areas including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education, and multi-cultural topics. This multidiscplinary database features full-text for over 1,000 journals with many dating back to 1990, abstracts and indexing for over 3,200 scholarly journals, and coverage of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Christian Science Monitor. It also includes coverage of over 1,700 peer-reviewed journals.

American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. Searches abstracts of JPRA and also Journal of Leisure Research.

Completed Research in Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Title varied. Stacks Z6121 .A62 1959-1994. See SPORTDiscus

Expanded Academic ASAP Expanded Academic Index includes abstracts or references for articles from more than 1,500 scholarly, trade, and general-interest publications. from vendor's website

Leisure Recreation and Tourism Abstracts. 1976- Row 7 Title Varied. An excellent source (currently available here only in print) of indexing a and abstracting for leisure and recreation studies.

LexisNexis Academic This database provides excellent coverage of newspapers and legal resources.

LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index LexisNexis Government Periodicals provides access to articles appearing in periodicals published by departments and agencies of the United States government. Some 170 current publications are indexed and represent articles dealing with fundamental societal concerns: business, agriculture, national security, the environment and natural resources, health and safety, food and nutrition, transportation, and more.

Reference Lists--University of Connecticut for Leisure, Tourism, and Sport. Presented here are relevant subject bibliographies.

Social Sciences Citation Index SSCI Search for journal articles which cite an earlier-published known work. Searching by topic is also possible.

Sociology of Sport Online sosol is an international electronic forum for the stimulation and dissemination of research concepts and theory relating to the sociological examination of sport, physical education, and coaching. The journal publishes theoretical and empirical papers, critical literature reviews, and conventional book reviews. from website

E-Journal Finder

Print Journal Finder

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries

Beaver, Allan. (2002). A dictionary of travel and tourism terminology. New York: CABI Pub.
Ref. G155 .A1 B38 2002

Dervaes, Claudine. (1996). The travel dictionary. Tampa, FL: Solitaire Pub.
Ref. G155 .A1 D47 1996

Dunster, Julian A. (1996). Dictionary of natural resource management. Vancouver, BC: UBC Press.
Zoology HC15 .D86 1996

Herron, Nancy L. (1992). The Leisure literature: a guide to sources in leisure studies, fitness, sports, and travel. Englewood, CO: Libraries Unlimited.
Ref. Z7511 .L37 1992

International encyclopedia of dance: a project of Dance Perspectives Foundation, Inc. (1998). New York Oxford University Press.
Ref. GV1585 .I586 1998

Medlik, S. (2003). Dictionary of Travel, tourism and hospitality. Oxford; Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann.
Planning Lib. G155 .A1 M397 2003

Shoebridge, Michele, ed. (1992). Information sources in sport and leisure. London; New York: Bowker-Saur.
Ref. Z7511 .L37 1992

Smith, Stephen L.J. (1990). Dictionary of concepts in recreation and leisure studies. New York: Greenwood Press.
Ref. GV11 .S57 1990

VNR's encyclopedia of hospitality and tourism. (1993). New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Ref. TX905 .V57 1993

Zinser, Charles I. (1995). Outdoor recreation: United States national parks, forests, and public lands. New York: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
Ref. GV191.4 .Z56 1995

Directories

Alsop, William L. and Fuller, Geoffrey C. (2001). Directory of academic progams in sport management. Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology, Inc.
Ref. GV713 .D56 2001

Alternative travel directory. (1996). Amherst, MA: Transitions Abroad Pub.
Ref. LC6681 .A48 1996

Clarke, Norman F. (2000). The recreation and entertainment industries: an information sourcebook. 2nd ed. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, Inc., Pub.
Ref. GV188.3 .U6 C57 2000

North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. (2003, August 1). Welcome to North Carolina State Parks. Retrieved August 11, 2003, from http://ils.unc.edu/parkproject/ncparks.html

Recreation sites in southwestern national forests and grasslands. (2001) Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Ref. Fed. Docs. A 13.2:R 24/28/2001

Recreation.gov
http://www.recreation.gov Washington, DC: US Dept. of the Interior. This page supports searching by recreational activity, or by national parks and states' tourism sites, etc.

Smith, Darren L, Hoffman, Penny J., Bokenkamp, Dawn, eds. (2001) Parks directory of the United States. 3rd ed. Detroit: Omnigraphics.
Ref. E160 .S65 2001

U.S. Dept. of the Interior. (biennial) The national parks Index. Washington, DC: The Division.
Ref. Fed. Docs. I 29.103:

Guides and Handbooks

Allin, Craig W. (1990). International handbook of national parks and nature reserves. New York: Greenwood Press.
Ref. SB481 .I565 1990

Barnes, Lee. (1994) Smoky Mountain hiking and camping: a guide to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Birmingham, AL: Menasha Ridge Press.
NCC C917.5 B261s

Meacham, Frank. (1997) Public owned campgrounds in North Carolina: a complete guide to camping in the Tar Heel State. Greensboro, NC: Frank P. Meacham.
NCC C917 M479p

National Park Service. (annual) The National parks camping guide. Washington, DC: The Service.
Ref. Fed. Docs. I 29.71:

National Park system map and guide. (2002) Washington, DC: Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service.
Ref. Fed. Docs. I 29.9/2:P 21/2/2002 See National Park Service Guide and National Park Service Geosearch

Phoenix Project handbook: leveraging the benefits of park and recreation. (1995). Sacramento, CA: California Park and Recreation Society.
Stacks Folio GV182 .P464 1995

U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service. (1990). ROS: Primer and Field Guide. [Recreation Opportunity Spectrum] Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Ref. Fed. Docs. A 13.36/2:R 24/4

Satistical Sources and Indices

LexisNexis Statistical This tool contains indexing for many relevant resources, such as Yearbook of Tourism Statistics.

Clawson, Marion, ed. (1984). Statistics on outdoor recreation. Part I: The record through 1956; Part II: The record since 1956. Washington, DC: Resources for the Future, Inc.
Ref. GV191.4 .S73 1984

Cushman, Grant, Veal, A.J., and Zuzanek, Jiri. (1996) World leisure participation: free time in the global village. Wallingford, Oxon, UK: CAB International.
Stacks GV174 .W675 1996

Dept. of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration. (1999, March 9) 1997 Economic census. Arts, entertainment, and recreation. North Carolina. Retrieved August 12, 2003, from
http://www.census.gov/prod/ec97/97s71-nc.pdf

Dept. of Recreation and Park Administration. Indiana University. (undated). Public park and recreation trends: a status report. Retrieved August 12, 2003, from
http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~trourke/prtrends.html

Droste, Kathleen, ed. (1994). Gale book of averages. Detroit: Gale Research Inc.
Ref. HA155 .G34 1994

Environmental Quality Statistics: Public Lands and Recreation. Washington, DC: Council on Environmental Quality.
http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/reports/statistics/lands.html

Godbey, Geoffrey, Graefe, Alan, and James, Stephen W. (1992). The benefits of local recreation and park services: a nationwide study of the perceptions of the American public. Arlington, VA: National Recreation and Park Association.
Stacks GV51 .G624 1992

Kelly, John R. and Warnick, Rodney B. (1999). Recreation trends and markets: The 21st century. Champaign, IL: Sagamore Pub.
Ref. GV53 .K44 1999

The Lifestyle market analyst. (serial). Wilmette, IL: Standard Rate and Data Service.
Ref. Desk HF 5415.33 .U6 L54

National survey of fishing, hunting, and wildlife-associated recreation (CD-ROM) (quinquennial). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service.
Ref. Fed. Docs. I 49.989/4: Also available on the web at http://www.census.gov/prod/2003pubs/fhw01-us.pdf

Online Sources of Public Lands and Recreation Statistics. Washington, DC: Council on Environmental Quality.
http://ceq.eh.doe.gov/nepa/reports/statistics/00public.html

PollingReport.com Work and Play.
http://www.pollingreport.com/workplay.htm

Quick Reference. Social Sciences. Polling Information.
http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/quick/index.php?display=print_items&item_id=172

Recreation statistics. (serial) Washington, DC: Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Civil Works Directorate.
Ref. Fed. Docs. D 103.43:1130-2-401/

Travel industry world yearbook. (serial). New York: Child and Waters, Inc.
Stacks G155 .A1 B54

Wellner, Alison S. (1997). Americans at play: demographics of outdoor recreation and travel. Ithaca, NY: New Strategist Pub., Inc.
Ref. GV191.4 .W95 1999

Identification of Tests, Surveys, and Measures

Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HAPI) Health and Psychosocial Instruments provides ready access to information on measurement instruments (i.e., questionnaires, interview schedules, checklists, index measures, coding schemes/ manuals, rating scales, projective techniques, vignettes/scenarios, tests) in the health fields, psychosocial sciences, organizational behavior, and library and information science. from Vendor website

Ostrow, Andrew C., ed. (1996). Directory of psychological tests in the sport and exercise sciences. 2nd ed. Morgantown, WV: Fitness Information Technology, Inc., Pub.
Ref. GV706.4 .D57 1996

Tests, Surveys, and Measures
This is a guide to researching information about tests, surveys, and measures.
http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/socsci/tests/index.html

Management

ABI Inform Global ABI/Inform Global includes in-depth coverage of business conditions, trends, corporate strategies and tactics, management techniques, competitive and product information, as well as information on advertising, marketing, economics, human resources, finance, taxation, computers, and more. It provides indexing and abstracts to articles from more than 1,000 leading business and management publications, including over 350 English-language titles from outside the U.S. (Source: vendor website.)

Anderson, Lynn Suzzanne. (2003). Inclusion: including people with disabilities in parks and recreation opportunities. State College, PA: Venture Pub.
Stacks GV183.5 .A534 2003

Baud-Bovy, Manuel. (1998). Tourism and recreation handbook of planning and design. 2nd ed. Oxford; Boston: Architectural Press, 1998.
Planning GV182.3 .B382 1998

Casciotti, Lynn M., ed. (1992). Americans with disabilities act resource guide for park, recreation, and leisure service agencies. Arlington, VA: National Recreation and Park Association, Resource Development Division.
Ref. GV183.5 .A437 1992

Cole, David N. (1987). Managing wilderness recreation use: common problems and potential solutions. Ogden, UT: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station.
Ref. Fed. Docs. A 13.88:INT-230

Henderson, Karla A. (2002). Evaluating leisure services: making enlightened decisions. 2nd ed. State College: PA.
Davis copy is assumed lost.
NCC C378 UMh496.1 2002

Hronek, Bruce B. (2002). Legal liability in recreation and sports. Champaign, IL: Sagamore Pub.
Stacks KF1290 .S66 H76 2002

Marion, Jeffrey L., Roggenbuck, Joseph W., and Manning, Robert E. (1993) Problems and practices in backcountry recreation management: a survey of National Park Service managers. Denver, CO: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Natural Resources Publication Office.
Ref. Fed. Docs. I 29.89:NRVT/NRR-93/12

Peterson, James A. (2003). Risk management for park, recreation, and leisure services. 4th ed. Champaign, IL: Sagamore Pub.
Stacks KF1290 .S66 P47 2003

Recreation facility design guidelines. (2002). [Denver, CO]: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation.
Ref. Fed. Docs. I 27.19/2:R 25

Riddick, Carol Cutler. (1999). Evaluative research in recreation, park, and sport settings: searching for useful information. [Champaign, IL: Sagamore Pub.
Stacks GV181.46 .R53 1999

SPRE Curriculum Catalog: Recreation and Park Education, 2002-2003. (2002). Ashburn, VA: National Recreation and Park Association.
Ref. GV181.35 .R4

Stebbins, Robert A. (2002). The organizational basis of leisure participation: a motivational exploration. State College, PA: Venture Pub.
Stacks GV14.45 .S743 2002

Torkildsen, George. (1994). Leisure management A to Z: a dictionary of terms. Harlow: Longman.
Ref. GV181.5 .T675 1994

Williams, Buzz. (2003). Assistive devices, adaptive strategies, and recreational activities for students with disabilities. London; New York: Routledge.
Stacks GV445 .W545 2003

Williams, Christine. (2003). Service quality in leisure and tourism. Wallingford, Oxon, UK: CABI Pub.
Stacks G155 .A1 W488 2003

Gender-Specific Resources

Beere, Carole A. (1990). Gender roles: a handbook of tests and measures. New York: Greenwood.
Stacks HM253 .B43 1990

Beere, Carole A. (1990) Sex and gender issues: a handbook of tests and measures. New York: Greenwood.
Stacks BF692 .B38 1990

Blackshaw, Tony. (2003). Leisure life: myth, masculinity and modernity. London; New York: Routledge.
Stacks HQ1090.7 .G7 B53 2003

Contemporary Women's IssuesThe Contemporary Women's Issues database provides access to global information on women. Indexing is provided for journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, and government and international agencies. Information on women in over 200 countries is compiled in a single collection bringing together such disciplines related to leisure studies including sociology, psychology, health, education, and human rights.

Family and Society Studies Worldwide The Family and Society Studies Worldwide currently comprises two databases which cover the journal literature in the area of family studies and related topics, including leisure.

Feminist Majority Foundation. (2003, July 28). Empowering Women in Sports. Retrieved December 22, 2004, from http://www.feminist.org/research/sports/sports2.html

Gender Watch "...contains unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas. With archival material dating back to 1970, GenderWatch is a repository of an important historical perspective on the evolution of both the women's movement and major changes in gender roles." from vendor's website

Markham-Starr, Susan. (1997, August 29). Women: The Invisible Pioneers in Recreation and Leisure: Research Bibliography. Retrieved December 22, 2004, from http://ace.acadiau.ca/fps/srmk/markham/biblio.htm

Oglesby, Carole A. (1998). Encyclopedia of women and sport in America. Phoenix: Oryx Press.
Ref. GV709 .E53 1998

Schmittroth, Linda, ed. (1995). Statistical record of women worldwide. 2nd ed. New York: Gale Research.
Ref. Desk HQ1150 .S73 1995

Waddington, David G. (1995). Participation and expenditure patterns of Black, Hispanic, and women hunters and anglers. Washington, DC: Division of Federal Aid, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Ref. Fed. Docs. I 49.2:P 25/4

Womens Sports Foundation. (2004, December 13). Retrieved December 22, 2004, from http://www.wsf.org.uk/

Women's Studies International This interdisciplinary database addresses leisure within a gender-specific context.

WomenSport International. (2004, December 13). Retrieved December 22, 2004, from http://www.sportsbiz.bz/womensportinternational/

Sampling of Useful Websites

Electronic Journals for Recreation and Leisure Studies.

Quick Reference Social Sciences Recreation and Leisure Studies

Selected Internet Resources for Leisure Studies and Recreation. (January 2, 2004) Retrieved December 22, 2004, from http://www.unc.edu/~pphinton/recleist.htm

Wilderness Information Network. from http://www.wilderness.net/

Web page by Paula P. Hinton, Social Sciences Reference Librarian.

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