New for the New Year...

Happy New Year! New/additional copies of the following sport and exercise science texts have been recently added to library stock. You can click on the book titles to read the relevant Library Catalogue records and find out about their contents, shelfmarks and availability.

Applied Sport Psychology: personal growth to peak performance edited by Jean M. Williams. 5th edition, 2006.
Applying Sport Psychology: four perspectives edited by Jim Taylor & Gregory S. Wilson. 2005.
Motivating People to be Physically Active by Bess H. Marcus & LeighAnn H. Forsyth. 2nd edition. 2009.
Periodization in Rugby by Tudor Bompa & Frederick Claro. 2009.
Periodization Training for Sports by Tudor O. Bompa & Michael C. Carrera. 2nd edition. 2005.
Science and Racket Sports IV edited by A. Lees, D. Cabello and G. Torres. 2003.
Sport and Exercise Science: an introduction by Dean Sewell, Philip Watkins & Murray Griffin, 2005.
The Sport Psych Handbook edited by Shane Murphy. c2005.
Statistics in Kinesiology by William J. Vincent. 3rd edition, 2005
Triathlete's Edge by Marc Evans. 2003.

Latest sport & exercise resources

The following new book titles, latest editions and additional copies have been recently added to stock. You can find out more by searching for them in the Library Catalogue.

Career transitions in sport (2007) edited by David Lavallee & Paul Wylleman

Exercise metabolism (2006) edited by Mark Hargreaves & Lawrence Spriet

Expert performance in sports: advances in research on sport expertise (2003) edited by Janet L. Starkes & K. Anders Ericsson

Hockey (2008; 4th edition) written in association with England Hockey.

Physiology of sport and exercise (2008; 4th edition) by Jack H. Wilmore, David L. Costill & W. Larry Kenney

Routledge handbook of biomechanics and human movement science (2008) edited by Youlian Hong & Roger Bartlett, 2008

Research methods in physical activity (2005; 5th edition) by Jerry R. Thomas, Jack K. Nelson & Stephen J. Silverman.

Latest sport & exercise books

New/additional copies of the following texts have been added to library stock. Please check the Library Catalogue for more details:

Advances in Sport Psychology (3rd edition) by Horn, T.S.
Essentials of strength training and conditioning (3rd edition) by Baechle, T.R
Mathematics and science for exercise and sport: the basics by Williams C.A.
Obesity and metabolism by Korbonits, M.
Routledge handbook of biomechanics and human movement science by Hong, Y

Just some of our latest acquisitions...

e-Journal additions:

International Musculoskeletal Medicine
Obesity (2000; vol 8 onwards)

e-books:

Adolescent addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment by Essau, Cecillia
Leisure and recreation management by George Torkildsen

New/additional print copies of books:

Atlas of skeletal musclesby Robert J. Stone and Judith A. Stone. 6th ed. c2009.

Exercise physiology: for health, fitness, and performance by Sharon A. Plowman and Denise L. Smith.

Reversal of risk after quitting smoking by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, World Health Organization, 2007

Motor learning and performance: a situation-based learning approach by Richard A. Schmidt and Craig A. Wrisberg. c2008. 4th ed.

Physiology of sport and exercise by Jack H. Wilmore, David L. 4th ed.
Costill, W. Larry Kenney., 2008.

Psychological dynamics of sport and exercise by Diane L. Gill, Lavon Williams.
- 3rd ed., 2008

Psychology of physical activity : determinants, well-being and interventions by Stuart J. H. Biddle and Nanette Mutrie. 2nd ed., 2008.

Sports and exercise nutrition by Wlliam D. McArdle, Frank I. Katch, Victor L. Katch. 3rd ed., c2009.

Extended Coverage! Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

The Library has purchased the online backfiles for Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. This will enable you to access issues from 1980 onwards via the Library's Catalogue and ELIN's E-Journals A-Z (both avaiable via the Library's homepage).

Taylor & Francis E-Books

The following e-books have been added to our holdings and are available via the Library Catalogue and the Sport & Exercise e-books page (see the Taylor and Francis link at http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/subjects/sp/e-books.html )

Food, Nutrition and Sports Performance II
Genetically Modified Athletes: Biomedical Ethics, Gene Doping and Sport
Instant Notes in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Interceptive Actions in Sport
Notational Analysis of Sport
Research Methods for Sports Studies
Science and Racket Sports III
Skill Acquisition in Sport
Sport and Social Exclusion
Understanding Sports Coaching

New Journal titles via SportDiscus

Excellent news about the new Ebsco version of SportDiscus! The Library is now subscribing to the 'Full-text version' of the database via http://www.bath.ac.uk/library/info/sp.html

This enables you to access many new journal titles online, both via SportDiscus and the Library's E-Journals A-Z at http:www.bath.ac.uk/library/ej/ - the majority of new titles have already been added to this list.

You can still access articles on blue and white 'links' icons within the database but you can now also click on html and pdf links to access further full-text content. Here are just some of the new titles (coverage of each includes current issues as well as different levels of back files):

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly
Advances in Exercise and Sports Physiology
Human Movement
Human Performance
Isokinetics and Exercise Science
Journal of back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Journal of Drug Issues
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation
Journal of Motor Behavior
Journal of Nutrition and Behavior
Journal of Musculoskeletal Research
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Journal of Professional Exercise Physiology
Journal of Sport Behavior
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science
Olympic Coach
Pediatric Exercise Science
Physical and Health Education Journal
Rehab Management: the Interdisciplinary Journal of Rehabilitation
Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition
Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical Education and Recreation
Spinal Cord
Sports Biomechanics

Library guides for the new resource are available via the website. Please contact me if you have an questions about using it: P.G.Bradley@bath.ac.uk