Truxal Library Special Topic Library Guide: Current Issues in Sports
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Reference Books for Background
Rules of the game : the complete illustrated encyclopedia of all the sports of the world –by Call Number: GV731 .D52 1995ISBN: 9780312119409Publication Date: 1994-12-15
Sports Rules Encyclopedia –by Call Number: GV731 .S75 1990ISBN: 9780880113632Publication Date: 1990-01-01
Guide to Researching Current Issues in Sports
Welcome to Truxal Library's library guide featuring library materials about current issues in sports. There is more in the library's collection to support research about sports-related topics than you might think! In addition to books, ebooks, and streaming video to support sport research, check out our go-to database for all things sports:
Featured Resource: SportDiscus
- SPORTDiscus This link opens in a new windowOne of our best resources is the SPORTDiscus database, which features articles on subjects such as coaching and education, sociology of sports, sport psychology, and sports management.
In addition to SPORTDiscus, you can narrow in on different aspects of sports research by researching sports topics through databases highlighted in several other subject areas. For example, if you are interested in the business of sport, search for your sport topic in the databases featured in our Research Guide to Business. Interested in current controversies in sport? Then search for your topic in the databases featured in our Research Guide to Current Controversies:
Selected Websites
- The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES)Based at the University of Central Florida, this research institute produces reports and tracks developments in gender and racial diversity in US sports.
- North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS): Engaging Sports Blog"Engaging Sports provides sociologically-informed analysis to help readers think about sports in a way that goes beyond the scores, highlights, and statistics. The site is intended for sport participants, fans, coaches, administrators, students, media members, and anyone else interested in better understanding sports in society."
- World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)"WADA was established in 1999 as an international independent agency to lead a collaborative worldwide movement for doping-free sport." Their website includes research and statistics about doping and sports.
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