Selected Resources for Research in Recreation and Leisure Studies
Use the Libraries'
Online Catalog to find books. Examples of useful
subject headings are:
- games
- leisure
- play
- playgrounds
- recreation
- recreational leadership
- recreational therapy
- voluntarism
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
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
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:
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
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
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/
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/
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