Articles and databases

ABI Inform

Business and management database. Very good for administrative topics with considerable full text.

Business Source Complete

Covers thousands of business periodicals including scholarly and trade publications as well as industry reports.

Dissertation Abstracts

Index to doctoral dissertations from universities throughout the United States. University of Mississippi dissertations are available electronically for free.

EBSCOhost Acacemic Search Premier

An interdisciplinary database, it indexes more than 8,000 periodicals and includes full text for nearly 5,000. Both popular and scholarly publications are covered.

ERIC

An education database that includes experiential education, recreation, and leisure topics. Indexes both education journals and ERIC Documents. Links to articles that are full text in Ebsco Academic and online ERIC Documents.

Hospitality & Tourism

All areas of hospitality and tourism including recreation and leisure activities, adventure travel, parks, etc. Many are full text.

SocINDEX

Nearly 2 million entries covering sociology and related disciplines.

SPORTDiscus

Indexes periodicals in sports medicine, exercise physiology, recreation, sports, and related topics, both popular and scholarly. Many journal articles are full text. Books, conference proceedings and dissertations are also included.

Popular Journals in the Field 

Parks and Recreation

Journal of Leisure Research

Journal of Travel Research

Journal of Park and Recreation Administration

Tourism Management

Annals of Tourism Research

Selected print resources

Encyclopedia of recreation and leisure in America Ref GV33 E53 2004 catalog record

Encyclopedia of leisure and outdoor recreation Ref GV11 E55 2003 catalog record

Parks directory of the United States Ref E160 S65 2001 catalog record

National parks of North America Ref E43.5 N38 1995 catalog record

Study guide for the therapeutic recreation specialist certification examination RM736.7 S88 2005 catalog record

Internships in recreation and leisure: a practical guide for students GV14.5 S43 2002 catalog record

Opportunities in recreation and leisure careers GV160 J45 2006 catalog record

Dictionary of concepts in recreation and leisure studies Ref GV11 S57 1990 catalog record

Sports culture Ref GV706.5 C383 2000 catalog record

Encyclopedia of North American sports history Ref GV567 H518 2002 catalog record

Citation Help

Purdue University Writing Lab

Son of Cite

Electronic reference formats recommended by APA

Selected websites and organizations

Ageline Database

National Rehabilitation Information Center

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

National Recreation and Park Association

Special Olympics

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

American Therapeutic Recreation Association

National Park Service