Research Guides:
Sports, Athletics
and Physical Education

[Reference Sources] [Finding Books] [Finding Articles] [Internet Resources]

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Reference Sources A good place to start if you are unfamiliar with a topic. Resources noted here are multisport in nature. Other reference resources exist that focus on individual sports. Additionally, the reference collection has other items such as directories of college athletic programs, scholarship guides, and guides to the rules of sports. The librarians at the reference desk can direct you to a suitable resource. The Reference Collection is located on the second floor of the Richard J. Daley (Main) Library. Reference resources may not be removed from the library. Americans at Play: Demographics of Outdoor Recreation & Travel (1997) Daley Reference GV191.4 .W45 1997 Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America (1998) Daley Reference GV709 .E53 1998 Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present (3 volumes, 1996) Daley Reference GV567 .E56 1996 Guide to Fitness and Motor Performance Tests (1991) Daley Reference QP301 .K55 1991 Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement (2006) Daley Reference GV721.5 B83 2006 Information Sources in Sport and Leisure (1991) Daley Reference Z7511 .S48 1992 Sports Rules Encyclopedia (1990) Daley Reference GV731. S75 1990 Sports: the Complete Visual Reference (2000) Daley Reference GV704 .S663 2000 top

Finding Books UICCAT is the online catalog that tells you what books are in the Library. Perform a Subject search for the word sports to find general works on the topic. More specific items can be found by searching terms such as Aquatic sports School sports Olympics the names of individual sports, such as Gymnastics Swimming or the names of athletes or teams, such as Owens, Jesse New York Yankees Try related terms like Athletes or Games as well. Perform a Boolean search using and, or, or not when you want to search two or more words or phrases.  In this way sports or athletics may be combined with other words that describe your topic to narrow down your results.  For example: sports and "mass media" badminton or racquetball gymnastics not dance Check the call number and location in UICCAT to find out where each item is located. Many physical education and sports resources have call numbers that start with GV.  They are located on the 3rd floor north of the Daley Library. top

Finding Articles To find articles, you will need to use an index or database.  Online indexes can be accessed from the pull-down menu on the Library's home page.  Select Electronic Resources-Alphabetical List, then click Go!   Listed below are a selection of useful databases (with links) for sports and athletics. Other databases are available that include a smaller number of relevant citations. Consult with a librarian at the 2nd floor reference desk for more advice. Reader's Guide Abstracts online. It contains citations of articles from popular magazines and covers a broad range of subjects, including sports. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature in print. Coverage is from 1900 to the present. Index tables, 2nd floor west AI3 .R48 Sociological Abstracts online.  Documents all areas of sociology, including sports and their role in society. ERIC is a comprehensive database of resources in education, including numerous items in physical education. Physical Education Index online.  This database contains citations and abstracts of scholarly and popular articles, covering such aspects of physical education as coaching, sport psychology, biomechanics, and more.  Once you have the citations, journal articles can be located by searching UICCAT by the journal title to see if UIC subscribes to it. (We do not subscribe to every journal you may locate in an index) top

Internet Resources Internet Resources Yahoo! Sports  This well-known directory has search engine capabilities. Its hierarchical structure allows searching along subdivisions of general topics in popular culture. This is useful if you are not sure what particular topic to search. The sports section features news and scores as well as links to numerous sporting pages. PE Central: the Premier Web Site for Health and Physical Education  A site developed by academics in the field, PE Central offers links to a variety of resources from journal articles to lesson plans to professional development links. CNNSI.com from CNN and Sports Illustrated  The online site for the venerable sporting magazine. PELINKS4U: "Promoting Active & Healthy Lifestyles"  A comprehensive Web site offering links to numerous articles and sites on the Internet. A non-profit program of Central Washington University. top