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Reference books (encyclopedias and handbooks) are another great way to get started on a new topic. You can find all reference material by search Albert, and limiting to “Reference Sources” in the pull down menu. Listed below are just a few helpful resources:

• Gale Virtual Reference Library
• Blackwell Reference Online
• Routledge Handbook of Sports Development. (Ref 796.069 H815) New York: Routledge, 2011.
• Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology. (electronic) Malden, MA: Blackwell, c2007.
• Encyclopedia of Sociology. (electronic) New York: Macmillan, c2000

North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS)

International Sociology of Sport Association  (ISSA)