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Recreation, Parks, and Leadership Studies

Print and electronic library sources for recreation, parks, and leisure services. Topics include recreational leadership, leisure planning, resource management, and therapeutic recreation.

Start Here: Best Library Resources for RPLS

We recommend these search tools, sometimes called databases, to find sources in this subject:

SPORTDiscus with Full Text
Featuring more than 400 full text titles, SPORTDiscus™ with Full Text is the most comprehensive, bibliographic and full-text database covering sport, physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, coaching, training, physical therapy, nutrition, and more.
Google Scholar
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research.
Human Kinetics Library
Includes ebooks and videos on sports, recreation, and exercise

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Use the MavScholar search box below to find most, but not all, library items available at Minnesota State Mankato.

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Steps and tutorials to find journal articles

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Steps to find books in the library and online

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Cite Your Sources

Learn what a citation is, how to read a citation and how to create APA, ASA, MLA and Chicago style citations.

Find Maps, Atlas, & Travel Guides

A guide to the cartographic materials

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Locate capstone projects at MSU and beyond

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Find Images

A guide to finding, using, & citing images

Find Newspapers

A guide to finding newspapers online and at the library

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