| Reference Guides Sports. 2000. (Ref. GV 704 D42) Sports, Exercise, and Fitness: A Guide to Reference and Information Sources. 2005. (Ref. GV 704 A55 2005) Style Manuals American Psychological Association Style Manual (APA). 2001. (Ref. Desk BF 76.7 P83 and Reserve Collection BF 76.7 P83) http://www.apastyle.org See also Electronic Reference Formats on the official APA website http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html. Dictionaries Many sports medicine and general medical dictionaries are available in the Reference Collection in the R 121 and RC 1200 call number areas. Here are a few representative titles: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. 2000. (Ref. R 121 D73 2000) Mosbys Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary. 2001. (Ref. Desk R 121 M89) Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine. 1998. (Ref. RC 1206 O94) Encyclopedias Encyclopedias provide background information on sports medicine. Most of these sources are located in the Reference Collection in the GV or RC call number areas. Representative titles are: Encyclopedia of Sports Science. 2 Vols. 1997.(Ref. GV 558 E53) Sport and Physical Education. 2002. (netLibrary) | Handbooks
Handbooks provide information in a one volume source on a variety of topics. Examples of handbooks in athletic training and sports medicine are: American Dietetic Association Complete Food and Nutrition Guide. 2002. (Ref. RA 784 D89) Concepts of Athletic Training. 1998. (netLibrary) Fitness and Exercise Sourcebook. 2001. (Ref. GV 436 F53) Handbook of Sport Psychology. 2001. (Ref. GV 706.4 H37) Primer of Biomechanics. 1999. (Ref. QP 303 L83) Sports Injuries Sourcebook. 1999. (Ref. RD 97 S736) Statistics There are many current online statistical sources that provide detailed information about sports science. Here are a few examples: Department of Health and Human Services http://dhhs.gov/reference/index.shtml#statistics Health Statistics http://www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/health.html National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchswww A New View of Statistics http://www.sportsci.org/resource/stats/index.html |