Sports
Reference Books
Encyclopedia of Recreation and Leisure: REF GV53 .E53 2004
Encyclopedia of World Sport: REF GV567 .E56 1996
World Sports: a Reference Handbook: GV 706.8 .H36 2012
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 Learning Commons
Cycle World
ESPN
Field & Stream
Health
Men’s Fitness
Prevention
Road & Track
Runner’s World
Sports Illustrated
Research Databases for Online Articles
CREDO Reference thousands of encyclopedia articles on sports topics with links to other Learning Commons resources
Academic Search Complete 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
CQ Researcher articles about controversial topics in sports