Sports
Reference Books
Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure: REF GV53 .E53 2004
Encyclopedia of World Sport: REF GV567 .E56 1996
New Encyclopedia of Sport: REF GV567 .H52
Books to Check Out
- Books about sports are located in the GV557‑1198.995 section of the stacks. Subcategories are broken down as follows.
- Use the words and phrases below to search the online catalog for books at Sauk and at other I-Share libraries.
GV711: Coaching
GV712‑725: Athletic contests. Sports events
GV733‑734.5: Professionalism in sports. Professional sports (General)
GV735: Umpires. Sports officiating
GV743‑749: Athletic and sporting goods, supplies, etc.
GV750‑770.27: Air sports: Airplane flying, kiteflying, bungee jumping, etc.
GV770.3‑840: Water sports: Canoeing, sailing, yachting, scuba diving, etc.
GV840.7‑857: Winter sports: Ice hockey, skiing, bobsledding, snowmobiling, etc.
GV861‑1017: Ball games: Baseball, football, golf, etc.
GV1020‑1034: Automobile travel. Motoring. Automobile racing
GV1040‑1060.4: Cycling. Bicycling. Motorcycling
GV1060.5‑1098: Track and field athletics
GV1100‑1150.9: Fighting sports: Bullfighting, boxing, fencing, etc.
GV1151‑1190: Shooting. Archery
GV1195‑1198.995: Wrestling
Magazines and Journals in the LRC
Cycle World
ESPN
Field & Stream
Fitness
Men’s Fitness
REPS! Maximum Fitness
Road & Track
Runner’s World
Sports Illustrated
Research Databases for Online Articles
- thousands of online articles from a wide array of publications
- thousands of encyclopedia articles on sports topics with links to other LRC resources
EBSCO
- Academic Search Premier for access to online articles from scholarly and trade publications
- eBook Collection for access to eBooks about sports
- MasterFile Premier for access to online articles from popular publications
- articles about controversial topics in sports
- newspaper articles about people and institutions in the sporting world
- business information about sports franchises and sport-related companies
