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RECREATION, PARKS AND TOURISM ADMINISTRATION


Contents:	Books Periodical Articles Statistics Background	Periodicals Help with APA Format Return to Library Home Page

BOOKS

Use EUREKA, the Library online catalog to search for books and government documents. Searches can be by author, title, or keyword. In keyword you are searching the words in the title, some subject headings, and sometimes a brief summary of the table of contents. You are not able to search through the entire book. Books are especially useful for finding the history of a topic, overviews, and general definitions. Government documents contain many useful statistics. If the book or document is available online, there will be a link in the online EUREKA record.

To browse the shelves for books on recreation and leisure books, try call numbers GV1-GV200 on the 2nd Floor South.

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PERIODICAL ARTICLES

The Library subscribes to many periodicals in the Recreation and Leisure field (list attached.) In order to find articles on specific topics within those journals, there are a number of indexes that are useful. The indexes listed below are designed to search through many journals at once, looking for articles on a specific topic area. None of these indexes are specific to RLS, but each includes some RLS information. CSUS does not have an online index that searches only RLS periodicals.

The Databases and Periodical Indexes page provides a complete list of all available electronic periodical indexes to which the Library subscribes. Below are listed some good indexes to start with. Depending on your chosen topic, other indexes may also be useful. Consult a librarian for assistance with choosing an appropriate index.

See the Off-Campus Access to Library E-Resources page for instructions on accessing the databases from home.

General indexes: these are interdisciplinary indexes that include many fulltext articles.

    Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
    Lexis-Nexis: Academic Universe (emphasis on news business, and trade publications)
    ScienceDirect
    Wiley InterScience

Subject specific indexes: these subject specific indexes cover periodicals in one discipline in depth.

    ABI/Inform Global and Trade & Industry (emphasis on business topics)
    ERIC (EBSCO) (emphasis on education)
    PsycInfo (EBSCO) (emphasis on psychology, counseling, behavior, communication)
    Sociological Abstracts (abstracts only -emphasis on sociology, culture, anthropology)
    SPORTDiscus (EBSCO) (all aspects of sports, leisure studies, coaching, recreation, etc.)

Locating and retrieving the entire article content

If the index you are using does not contain the full text of the needed article, go to the Locate Print & e-Journals page, type in the periodical name (not the article title) and all available locations will be displayed.

If the list indicates "EUREKA" the title is available in paper copy on the 3rd Floor South. If the list gives a database name, click on the journal name and you will be linked to either the journal itself, to the database containing the journal, or to a screen where you will be prompted to enter the year, volume, issue, and page of the specific article.

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STATISTICS

There are many sources of statistical data that can be useful in the recreation and leisure fields. Often statistics are included in periodical articles. Below are listed some books and websites that have useful statistics.

American Recreation Coalition This industry sponsored site has a statistics/research section
http://www.funoutdoors.com/

California Tourism/Research
http://gocalif.ca.gov/page.php?sec=research
Use the research link on the bottom of the page

Economic Impacts of Recreation and Tourism
http://www.msu.edu/course/prr/840/econimpact/
Includes the report National Park Visitor Spending and Payroll Impacts 2006

The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association (IHRSA)
http://cms.ihrsa.org/IHRSA/viewPage.cfm?pageId=149

FedStats
http://www.fedstats.gov/
Links to statistics provided by many different government agencies

Lifestyle Market Analyst Ref HF 5415.3 L5 (annual)

The Latest on Trends in Nature-Based Outdoor Recreation (2008)
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_cordell021.pdf

Outdoor Recreation in American Life: A National Assessment of Demand and Supply Trends
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/contents/20814
Also available at GV 191.4 O864 1999

Projections of Outdoor Recreation Participation to 2050
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_bowker005.pdf
This is part of Outdoor Recreation in American Life: A National Assessment of Demand and Supply Trends

Public Opinions and Attitudes on Outdoor Recreation in California 2002
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/795/files/POA2002Final.pdf

Recreation: Having a Good Time in America ref BF 53 .R43 2003

Recreation & Tourism Statistic Update
From the Southern Reseach Station/US Forest Service/USDA
http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/trends/RECUPDATES/recupdates.html

Office of Travel and Tourism Industries (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
Provides U.S. government research on the economic impact of the tourism Industry; includes both domestic and international tourism statistics & reports
http://tinet.ita.doc.gov/

Treesearch (USDA Forest Service)
Database for searching Forest Service research publications
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/

U.S. Census Data: American Factfinder
http://factfinder.census.gov

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BACKGROUND

The sources listed below have information on research strategies, policy issues, and other topics in recreation and leisure.

Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
http://leopold.wilderness.net/
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
http://www.aahperd.org
California Park and Recreation Society
http://www.cprs.org/
Consumer Psychology of Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure
G 155 A1 C65 2000 v.1-2
Encyclopedia of Leisure and Outdoor Recreation
ref GV 11 .E55 2003
Evaluating Leisure Services: Making Enlightened Decisions
GV 181.55 H45 2002
Evaluative Research in Recreation, Parks, and Sport Settings
GV 181.46 R53 1999
National Association of State Park Directors-State Park Research
http://www.naspd.org/
National Recreation and Park Association
http://www.nrpa.org/
Research Methods in Park, Recreation, and Leisure Services
GV 14.5 M58 1999
Travel and Tourism Research Association
http://www.ttra.com
Wilderness Recreation Use Estimation: a Handbook of Methods and Systems
http://www.leopold.wilderness.net/htopics/recuse.htm
World Leisure Association
http://www.worldleisure.org/
World Tourism Organization
http://www.unwto.org/index.php
World Travel & Tourism Council (United Nations)
http://www.wttc.org/

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PERIODICALS

The periodicals listed below contain articles on recreation and leisure studies. This list includes titles available in paper, online, and databases. Paper copies are located on the 3rd Floor South. Titles available electronically are indicated.

Annals of Tourism Research
CAHPERD Journal-Times
California Parks and Recreation
Camping Magazine
Employee Services Management
E-Review of Tourism Research http://ertr.tamu.edu/
Golf Magazine available in Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
International Journal of Hospitality Management
International Journal of Tourism Research
International Journal of Wilderness
International Review for the Sociology of Sport
JOPERD: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Journal of Experiential Education also available in Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Journal of Interpretation Research
Journal of Leisure Research also available in Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Journal of Park & Recreation Administration
Journal of Travel Research
Legacy: the Journal of the National Association for Interpretation
Leisure Sciences
Leisure Studies available in Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
National Parks also available in Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Outdoor California
Park Science (online journal of the National Park Service)
http://www2.nature.nps.gov/parksci/
Parks and Recreation also available in Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Skiing also available in Academic Search Premier (EBSCO)
Therapeutic Recreation Journal
Tourism and Hospitality Research available in Business Source Premier (EBSCO)
Tourism Economics
Tourism Management

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HELP WITH APA FORMAT

The Library has copies of the APA Guide in the Reserve Book Room and near the Reference Desk on the 2nd Floor North. In addition, try these links for help and examples.

APA Online http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
APA Style Guide (CSUS Guide) http://library.csus.edu/guides/rogenmoserd/general/apa.html
LOBO-Citation Builder
This is an online citation generator. Select APA, fill in the blanks, and a APA citation is created.

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A Sacramento State Library Research Guide compiled by Roz Van Auker, Education Reference Librarian; Roz Van Auker@csus.edu
rva/dr Last updated 6/09