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Additional Guides in the Area of Health, PE Recreation and Dance

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HPERDS Subject Guide

Research Databases


(Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases)

Health Reference Center Academic


Health Reference Center Academic provides full text access to nursing, allied health and medical journals; consumer health magazines; newsletters; pamphlets; newspaper articles; topical overviews; and reference books.
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Physical Education Index

- GV201 .P534
Physical Education Index provides citation information and abstracts to journal articles about physical education and related disciplines.
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Reference Materials



Encyclopedia of Physical Education, Fitness, and Sports

- GV567 .E49
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Encyclopedia of Sports Science

- GV558 .E53 1997
Explains sports from a physiological perspective.
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History of American Physical Education and Sport

- GV429 .W44 1996
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International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports

- GV709 .I58 2000
In three volumes, the work provides unique international and historical coverage of women's sports from earliest recorded times to the dawn of the twenty-first century.
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Physical Education Index

- GV201 .P534
Physical Education Index provides citation information and abstracts to journal articles about physical education and related disciplines.
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School Directory - Michigan High School Athletic Association

- L903.M5 M55
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Sports - a Reference Guide and Critical Commentary, 1980-1999

- GV704 .D42 2000
Twelve chapters deal with unique topics related to sports. Each chapter concludes with a detailed bibliography.
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Sports and Physical Education : a Guide to the Reference Resources

- Z7511 .G7 1983
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Sports Ethics - a Reference Handbook

- GV706.3 .B47 1994
Surveys the ethical problems that plague modern-day American and international sports.
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Web Sources



American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)


AAHPERD is an alliance of six national associations, six district associations, and a research consortium which support healthy lifestyles through high quality programs.
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American Council on Exercise


Under the "Get Fit" section of the site free exercises, recipes, and discussion boards with fitness professionals are available. A FitKids section is provided for young people
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Information Please Sports Almanac


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National Library of Medicine Gateway


A handy entry point for searching the many valuable resources at the NLM.

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North American Society for Sport History


The North American Society for Sport History (NASSH) supports local, national, and international organizations for the purpose of encouraging study and research in the history of sport.
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Health, PE Recreation and Dance Subject Guide Librarian


Fields, Paul

Meeter Center Curator / Theological Librarian

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Hekman Library L422 (616) 526-7041 pfieldsATcalvin.edu

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