Library and Academic Success: Recreation & Leisure: Resources @ the Library

Faculty Librarian

Jennifer Varcoe

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Barrie Campus Library, K210C

Subjects: Business & Management, Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation, Human Services, Indigenous, Interdisciplinary

Books in Library

Introduction to Recreation and Leisure by Tyler Tapps (Editor); Mary Sara Wells (Editor)
Call Number: Orillia - GV14 .I68 2019
ISBN: 9781492543121
Publication Date: 2018-02-05
Provides overview of recreation industry, foundational concepts, delivery systems, and programming services from an international perspective.
Leadership in Recreation and Leisure Services by Timothy S. O'Connell; Brent Cuthbertson; Terilyn J. Goins (Editor)
ISBN: 0736095314
Publication Date: 2014-10-01
Insights into leadership in recreation and leisure profession. Discusses challenges, roles and areas for growth.
Outdoor recreation: enrichment for a lifetime by Cordes, Kathleen A.
Call Number: Barrie - GV191.4.I27 2015
ISBN: 9781571677778
Publication Date: 2015
Provides information on outdoor recreation, outdoor resources and management from a North American perspective.

Recommended Databases

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ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Topics include: quality of life, facilities management, community recreation planning and community development.
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Business: Insights This link opens in a new window
Search for company profiles, industry profiles, and more. Easily modify your search to focus on trade, magazine, or journal articles, Complements our other business databases and sources.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
This is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. As part of the comprehensive coverage offered by this database, indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back as far as 1886 are included. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals, Business Source Complete contains detailed author profiles for the 20,000 most-cited authors in the database.
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Hospitality and Tourism This link opens in a new window
Topics include: leisure industry, amusement business, leisure management, sports facilities, national parks and recreation areas.
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Hospitality and Tourism Complete This link opens in a new window
Topics include: sport management, event management, sustainability, case studies, community involvement, sports administration and best practices.
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SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Topics include: fitness and wellness, physical fitness, functional assessment, health promotion, health education and rehabilitation.
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Statista This link opens in a new window
Statistics [Canadian + international] in 20 multidisciplinary categories; country, industry, consumer & demographic data; dossiers and research studies
Vividata This link opens in a new window
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