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Database picks

The following databases are highly recommended:

• APA-FT Australian Public Affairs Full Text.
• AUSPORT Indexes Australian sport in journals, books, government reports, conferences, theses, & videos (No Full Text)
• AusportMed Indexes Australian articles on medical and health issues in sport (No Full Text)
• ATI - Australian Tourism Index Indexes Australian leisure, recreation, sport, tourism and travel (No Full Text)
• EBSCOhost contains: Leisure Equipment & Products Industry Profile-Global; Leisure Facilities Industry Profile-Global; & Sports Equipment Industry Profiles for Asia-Pacific; Europe; France; Germany; Global; Japan; UK; USA
• National Sport Information Centre SportScan Database
• ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics contains:
  • 4153.0 How Australians use their time;
  • 4156.0 Sport and recreation: a statistical overview;
  • 4173.0 Time Use on Culture/Leisure Activities;
  • 4174.0 Sports Attendance;
  • 4901.0 Children's participation in cultural and leisure activities;
  • 6285.0 Involvement in Organised Sport and Physical Activity;
  • 8686.0 Sports and Physical Recreation Services, Australia

Other Resources

To find books, videos & dvds search the Library using these keywords:

Athletics; Coaching; Games; Health promotion; Leisure; Leisure industry; Leisure management; Outdoor recreation; Physical fitness; Recreation; Recreation centers; Recreation leadership; Recreation Management; Recreation planning; Sports administration; Sports marketing; Sports philosophy; Sports social aspects; Sports facilities; Sports medicine; Youth recreation

Websites

• ANZSLA The Sports Law Association
• Athletics Australia The national governing body for athletics in Australia
• Australian Sports Commission coordinates the Australian Government's contribution to sport
• Australian Sports Anti Doping Authority (ASADA) lists banned substances & outlines drug testing procedures
• Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) Responsible for Commonwealth Games operations, publicity & development in Australia
• Australian Council for Health Physical Education and Recreation (ACHPER) Association for workers in Health Education, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport, Dance, Community Fitness or Movement Sciences
• Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) promotes Olympic ideals through sport
• Australian paraolympic committee (APC) Contains links to a calendar of events & athlete profiles
• Australian Sports Foundation Ltd (ASF) Helps community organisations fund raise for development of Australian sport
• Australian Society for Sports History An Association focusing on sporting traditions
• Confederation of Australian Sport (CAS) Sports association & national peak body
• Exercise and Sport Science Australia (ESSA) An association for tertiary trained exercise and sports practitioners
• NSIC ( National Sport Information Centre) National information resource centre for sport
• Parks and Leisure Australia an association involved in industry standards, training, & development. Their page contains current events, a business directory, and employment opportunities. It also allows searching of their journal Australian Parks and Leisure.
• Department of Planning and Community Development - Sport and Recreation has a searchable online directory that lets you Find a Sporting Organisation
• Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) Umbrella body for sports medicine & sports science

Sports Employment sites:

• ExerciseCareers.com American sports job site
• SportsPeople.com.au an Australian sports recruitment agency

Online Sports News sites:

• ABC sports news
• Fox Sports News
• Yahoo Sport news

Sporting Museums and Halls of Fame sites:

• Australian Cricket Hall of Fame & Australian Gallery Of Sport And Olympic Museum (VIC)
• Australian Racing Museum (VIC)
• Australian Tennis Hall of Fame (VIC)
• Surfworld Surfing Museum (VIC)

Institutes of Sport & Universities teaching sport sciences:

• Australian Institute Of Sport
• Queensland Academy of Sport
• New South Wales Institute of Sport
• WA Institute of Sport - WAIS
• Victorian Institute of Sport - VIS
• South Australian Office for Recreation and Sport website has a section on the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI)
• Tasmanian Institute of Sport
• Northern Territory Institute of Sport