Research Guides : Recreation
Electronic Resources
(Available electronically from any off-campus location)
Reference
Artzia (Recreation)
[ http://artzia.com/Recreation/ ]
Encyclopædia Britannica (FS Only)
Natural Resources
– Research Information Pages
[ http://www4.ncsu.edu/~leung/nrrips.html ]
Articles -- Full Text Databases (FS Access Only)
(Listed by database from which they may be accessed. Click here to go to the list of databases. )
Health
Source - Consumer Edition (FS Only)
This database is the richest collection of consumer health information available
to libraries worldwide, providing information on many health topics including
the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine
and general health. Health Source - Consumer Edition features searchable full
text for nearly 300 journals. This database is updated on a daily basis.
SPORTDiscus
(FS Only)
This database provides comprehensive, bibliographic coverage of sport, fitness,
exercise, and related disciplines. With coverage back to 1800, the database
includes journals, dissertations and theses, and is international in coverage.
Because it is an EBSCO product, users have access to over 460 full text journals.
Wilson
OmniFile Full Text Mega (FS Only)
Combines full text, abstracts, and indexing from these databases: Education
Full Text, General Science Fulll Text, Humanities Full Text, Readers' Guide
Full Text, Social Sciences Full Text, Wilson Business Full Text. Other full
text titles are available as well. Full text coverage begins in 1994, while
abstracts go back to 1982.
E-Books (FS Access Only )
The
Geography of Tourism and Recreation : Environment, Place and Space
[ Available in netLibrary
]
Recreation
Programming : Designing Leisure Experiences
[ Available in netLibrary
]
Outdoor
Careers : Exploring Occupations in Outdoor Fields
[ Available in netLibrary
]
Web Sites
American Association
for Leisure & Recreation
[ http://www.aahperd.org/aalr/template.cfm ]
“The American Association for Leisure and Recreation serves recreation
professionals -- practitioners, educators, and students -- who advance the
profession and enhance the quality of life of all Americans through creative
and meaningful leisure and recreation experiences.”
The National Association of State
Park Directors
[ http://naspd.indstate.edu ]
Links to information, research, facts, benefits, and employment of state parks.
Google (Recreation)
[ http://directory.google.com/Top/Recreation ]
Index to recreation links.
Government Resources Online
National Park Service
[ http://www.nps.gov/ ]
Recreation.gov
[ http://www.recreation.gov/ ]
Monongahela National Forest
[ http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/mnf/ ]
Print Sources
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Suggested search terms:
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Call numbers range in which you will find most books:
* Dewey - 700 / Library of Congress - GV
Print Books
Principles and methods of adapted physical education and recreation
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: GV445 .A94 2001 ]
Physical education for disabled children involving recreation.
Creative management in recreation, parks, and leisure services
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: 790.069 K8683c 2000
]
Recreation and leisure management.
365 adventures : explore, discover, try something new every day!
[ Location: Fairmont / Call Number: LB1537 .N63 2000 ]
Creative recreation activities for families
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