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Ebooks
Below is a list of recommended books that relate to your project.
As you research more and expand the scope of your project idea, you may wish to consult books on another topic. You can search the Library Catalog to find more books. See this tutorial on finding and using ebooks for guidance.
- Adventure Education byISBN: 9780203856758Publication Date: 2011-04-21Adventure Education is a form of experiential learning typically associated with activities involving risk, from cooperative games such as raft building to high adventure activities such as rock climbing. Adventure Education: An Introduction provides a comprehensive introduction to the planning, delivery and evaluation of Adventure Education, with a strong emphasis on professional practice and delivery. Written by a team of leading Adventure Educators who can draw upon an extensive experience base, the book explores the most important strategies for teaching, learning and implementation in Adventure Education. See Ch. 12 on Inclusive Adventure Education: Better Opportunities for People with Disabilities
- Routledge International Handbook of Outdoor Studies byISBN: 9781317666509Publication Date: 2015-11-19The Routledge Handbook of Outdoor Studies is the first book to attempt to define and survey the multi-disciplinary set of approaches that constitute the broad field of outdoor studies, including outdoor recreation, outdoor education, adventure education, environmental studies, physical culture studies and leisure studies. It reflects upon the often haphazard development of outdoor studies as a discipline, critically assesses current knowledge in outdoor studies, and identifies further opportunities for future research in this area.
- Safety, Risk and Adventure in Outdoor Activities byCall Number: ebookISBN: 9781412920780Publication Date: 2006-12-04Explores the issues that need to be considered when developing and implementing outdoor policies and procedures. Considers risk assessment, emergency management, and response.
- Life on Wheels byISBN: 1932603336Publication Date: 2008-09-01"There are 1.7 million regular wheelchair users in the United States. It is the A-Z guide for all you need to know about every aspect of living with mobility impairment. This unique book offers an initial road map to the lifelong, complex, and fascinating road of the disability experience.
Websites
- ADA.govContains information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- National Center for College Students with Disabilities Research BriefsOrganization that supports and researches disability services for colleges. Above link takes you to their research briefings which focus on current topics related to college students with disabilities, summarizing key issues and making recommendations for researchers.
Standards
- UIAAInternational Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) has ropes, connectors, helmets, and other outdoor equipment standards.
- NFPA 1983Safety and emergency rope standard by National Fire Protection Association
- ADA Accessibility StandardsAccessibility standards issued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) apply to places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and state and local government facilities in new construction, alterations, and additions. The Guide to ADA standards provided above page is also helpful for specific rooms and areas.
Recommended Journals and Magazines
The recommended journals and magazines below publish in areas related to your topic and may be useful to search individually or browse through. However, all of the databases listed beneath this section provide results of thousands of peer-reviewed journals, magazines, and other sources and will provide more results.
- Journal of leisure researchPeer-reviewed journal that publishes innovative and interdisciplinary research aimed at addressing critical issues of access to and engagement in leisure behaviors as they affect health and well-being across sectors.
- Therapeutic recreation journal.Peer-reviewed journal: focuses on the needs of persons with disabilities, problems confronting the profession, new vistas of service and receiving therapeutic recreation services.
Medical Databases
- PubMedFrom the National Library of Medicine. Includes over 14 million citations for biomedical articles back to the 1950's. These citations are from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources.
- CINAHL UltimateExtensive coverage of nursing, allied health, biomedical, and consumer health. Full text of the most influential journals in nursing.
Covers publications of the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.Includes health care books, nursing dissertations, standards of professional practice, nurse practice acts and educational software. - MEDLINE with Full TextFull text of authoritative medical information from such fields as medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and pre-clinical sciences.
General Engineering & Applied Science Databases
- Academic Search UltimateCovers over 11,000 journals in all fields of study.
- Applied Science & Technology Source UltimateTopics include artificial intelligence, applied mathematics, plastics, hydroponics, computer science, chemical engineering, energy resources and robotics, as well as the business and social implications of new technologies. Includes full-text articles.
- ASME DatabaseProvides full-text access to journals and recent conference proceedings by the American Society for Mechanical Engineers.
- Science DirectFull-text access to Elsevier journals subscribed to by SUNY institutions. To view journals choose "Browse Journals" under Licensed users.
- IEEE Xplore Digital LibraryProvides full-text access to IEEE and IET transactions, journals, and magazines, select conference proceedings, and current standards. IEEE content published since 1988, plus select content from multiple publishers dating back to 1872, is available. Includes IEEE Journal Archive (1884-1999) and IEEE Conference Proceedings Archive (1936-1999).
- Web of ScienceCovers the citation indexes: Science, Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities, Book Citation Index, Conference Proceedings Citation Index, and Emerging Sources Citation Index, and Journal Citation Reports
- Google ScholarFinds scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. If you use this Google Scholar link, you will be able to use the Get it link to take advantage of the Libraries' full text and InterLibrary Loan services.