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PHED
6638 - Legal Issues in Physical Education and Sport
Your assignment requires
you to be able to locate US Supreme Court cases using a variety of different
methods. You should also be able to locate analyses about the issues in the
cases and be aware of the issues as discussed in periodical literature. Listed
below are a variety of resources and tools that can assist you in this process.
Reference Sources
If you are not
sure how to begin your research, reference materials can be helpful sources
to consult, as they are collections of useful information designed to answer
common questions and/or to provide "how to" information. Depending upon how
current and frequently they are used, resources that might fall within the
category "reference" may be located in either the reference area or the main
stacks of the library.
How Can I Find Reference Sources?
You could browse the reference
stacks, located on the first floor of Ingram Library (right next to the research
computers), in the KF section, but a more efficient way of finding reference
resources would be to do a search using the library catalog.
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From
the library homepage (http://www.westga.edu/~library/), click on either
the "catalog" link at the top of the page or the "Search
for Books" link on the left side of the page.
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Type in keywords related
to your topic, and limit your search to the "Reference" area of the library
by clicking the "Narrow My Search" icon and selecting "Reference" from the
dropdown menu under "Location."
Handbooks
Handbooks are a particularly
useful type of reference book that may or may not be located in the reference
section of the library.
How Do I Find Handbooks?
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From
the library homepage, click on "catalog" or "search for books."
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Click
on the "Keyword" search tab.
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In the search box, type
"handbook" and additional keywords related to your topic (i.e., "handbook
legal research," "handbook sports law," etc.).
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Experiment
with various combinations of keywords.
For your specific assignment,
the following handbooks and reference sources may prove useful:
| Reference |
|
| Fundamentals
of Sports Law
(2004)
KF3989 .C47
2004
Location: Reference
Stacks |
"This
title provides a practice guide to the legal aspects of sports and recreational
activities. It provides in-depth analyses of
tort and constitutional law, reviews the legal background of sports
and recreational activities, details contracts, labor law, and antitrust
issues, and includes sample case law and sample player contracts. Contains practice-tested techniques and strategies to successfully
handle sports law topics, including school, coach, and referee liability,
participant and spectator liability, ‘no pass, no play’ rules, drug
screening, contract negotiations, and athlete representation."
<http://west.thomson.com/product/13514137/product.asp> |
| Law
of Professional and Amateur Sports (1997)
KF3989 .L38
1997
Location: Reference
Stacks |
Addresses legal issues
related to both professional and amateur sports. Each
chapter focuses on a specific legal issue and is written by an expert
in that particular area of law. Chapters provide a general overview
of the issue, relevant case law, and practice-oriented insight and advice.
|
| Legal
Liability and Risk Management for Public and Private Entities
KF 1290 .S66 V36 1990
Location: Reference
Stacks |
Provides comprehensive treatment of negligence in the fields
of physical education and sports, parks and recreation, leisure services,
and camping. |
| Sports
and Recreational Injuries (1985)
KF 1290 .S66 R54 1985
Location: Reference
Stacks |
Analyzes legal aspects of sports and recreations accidents,
with emphasis on liability. Chapter 4 discusses schools' liability. |
| Sports
Law and Legislation: An Annotated Bibliography (1991)
KF 3989 .A1 S66 1991
Location: Reference
Stacks |
Provides
citations and annotations to books, law journals, and bar publications
focusing on the field of sports law |
| A
Uniform System of Citation (1986)
KF245 .U55 1986
Location: Reference
Stacks |
Style guide for legal citation. |
| Handbooks in the Stacks |
|
| Legal
Handbook on School Athletics (1997)
KF4166 .Z9 L44X 1997
Location: Stacks,
2nd Floor |
Provides
school administrators with an understanding of various legal issues
affecting school athletics. Topics include
discipline, due process, eligibility rules, disabled and private school
students, drug testing, Title IX, injuries, and other important issues. |
| Legal
Information: How to Find It, How to Use It
(1999)
KF 240 .O365 1999
Location: Stacks,
2nd Floor |
"Olson's
guide to legal resources is designed for those who want to understand
not only the law but also the legal system in general.
It offers detailed descriptions of what major types of legal
information sources are available and how each can best be used.
It covers both print and Internet resources and discusses strengths
and weaknesses of each."
<http://www.virginia.edu/topnews/releases2000/olsonaward-may-4-2000.html> |
| Legal
Research in a Nutshell (1978)
KF 240 .C54 1978
Location: Stacks,
2nd Floor |
Basic introduction to the fundamentals of legal research. |
| Researching
Constitutional Law
(1990)
KF241 .C66 M455 1990
Location: Stacks,
2nd Floor |
"This
practical, convenient reference work guides students on every aspect
of writing a quality research paper, from showing how to brief a legal
case to explaining elementary quantitative analysis techniques. Also
included are extensive lists of primary and secondary sources, [and]
summaries of leading Supreme Court decisions." <http://www.waveland.com/Titles/Melone.htm> |
| Online Reference Sources: netLibrary |
|
Legal
Research: How to Find and Understand the Law (1999)
Location: netLibrary
Online Resource
|
Legal
Research Using the Internet (2000)
Location: netLibrary Online Resource |
Primary Sources
Primary sources
are records generated by a particular event or time period and produced by
those who participated in or witnessed it. Examples
of primary sources include interviews, diaries, letters, speeches, results
of experiments or original research, literary works, autobiographies, original
theories, and other materials. Primary sources in the field of law include
federal, state, and municipal publications, records, reports, and statistics.
Laws, court decisions, and treaties are also important primary documents.
In short, primary documents are original sources that scholars and practitioners
in a given field discuss and interpret. (Note: these discussions and interpretations
constitute "secondary" sources).
The following primary sources
may prove useful in your research:
Print: Primary Sources in the Library
| Title: |
United States Reports: Official Reports of the
Supreme Court
|
| Call Number: |
JU6.8:[vol.
#]
Location: Government
Documents |
| Citation Format: |
508
U.S. 248 (date)
(v. #) (page #) |
| About: |
The
official text of Supreme Court opinions, including any concurring or
dissenting opinions. It has a very unsatisfactory index, but has a
very good revolving "Table of Cases Reported" (by either plaintiff
or defendant). This source contains no analyses of the case other than
that included in the opinions. |
| Title: |
Lawyer's
Edition of the U.S. Supreme Court Reports |
| Call Number: |
KF
101 .U7x
Location: Reference
Stacks |
| Citation Format: |
Citation
format:
35 L Ed 2nd 735
(v. #) (page #) |
| About: |
Gives
the text of Supreme Court decision, summary of the case, reference to
relevant cases and other published material. |
| Title: |
The
U.S. Supreme Court Digest |
| Call Number: |
KF
101.2 .D5x
Location: Reference
Stacks |
| |
|
| About: |
Provides
alternative access to the Lawyer's Edition by subject and by case name. |
| Title: |
West's
Education Law Reporter |
| Call Number: |
KF
4110 .A2 W47
Location: Reference
Stacks |
| Citation Format: |
78
Ed Law Rep 785 |
| About: |
Reports
education cases decided in the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts, and state appellate
courts.
Use West's Education
Law Digest (KF 4110.3 .W47-Reference Stacks) for case name or topic
access to the Reporter.
- If you know the case name, find it in the "Table of Cases"
to get the citation to the Reporter.
- Use the "Key Number Digest" for broad legal topic access.
- Refer to "Colleges and Universities Key Number Analysis" or
"Schools topical Key Number Analysis" for detailed breakdown
of topics in these areas before using the "Key Number Digest."
|
Internet: Primary
Sources Online
| Title: |
Findlaw |
| URL: |
http://www.findlaw.com |
| About: |
This
site is an amalgam of public, law school, and commercial providers.
It does include Supreme Court decisions since 1906 and opinions from
all federal circuit appeals courts since (generally) about 1995. It
includes law journals and other secondary and analytical resources.
Expect to spend a lot of time here, although what you find may well
reward you for your efforts. |
| Title: |
Legal Information Institute Cornell Law School |
| URL: |
http://www.law.cornell.edu/ |
| About: |
General
legal information site, with emphasis on Federal and New York State law and cases. |
| Title: |
Legal
Information Institute Supreme Court Collection |
| URL: |
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/
|
| About: |
Specifically
for the texts of U.S. Supreme Court cases. |
Secondary Sources
Secondary sources
are records or accounts prepared by someone who has studied primary and secondary
sources and has drawn conclusions about the event, person, law, etc. in question.
In legal research, secondary sources include texts that explain, describe,
and/or interpret the law.
The following secondary
sources may prove useful in your research:
| Title: |
Law
and the Business of the Sports Industries |
| Author: |
Robert
C. Berry and Glenn M. Wong |
| Call Number: |
KF3989
.B47 1986 |
| |
Location:
Stacks 2nd Floor |
| Title: |
Legal
Aspects of Sport Entrepreneurship |
| Author: |
Dianne
B. O’Brien and James O. Overby |
| Call Number: |
KF3989
.O25 1997
Location: Stacks
2nd Floor
|
| Title: |
Physical
Education and the Law |
| Author: |
Herb
Appenzeller |
| Call Number: |
KF3989
.A98X |
| |
Location:
Stacks 2nd Floor |
| Title: |
Sport
Law for Sport Managers |
| Author: |
Doyice J. Cotton and T. Jesse Wilde |
| Call Number: |
KF3989
.S64 1997 |
| |
Location:
Stacks 2nd Floor |
| Title: |
Sports
and the Courts |
| Author: |
Herb
Appenzeller and Thomas Appenzeller |
| Call Number: |
KF3989
.A99X |
| |
Location:
Stacks 2nd Floor |
| Title: |
Sports
and the Law: Major Legal Cases |
| Author: |
Charles
E. Quirk |
| Call Number: |
KF3989
.S675 1999
Location: Stacks
2nd Floor
|
| Title: |
Sports
Law |
| Author: |
Ray
Yasser |
| Call Number: |
KF3989
.A7 1985 |
| |
Location:
Stacks 2nd Floor |
| Title: |
Youth
Sport And The Law : A Guide To Legal Issues |
| Author: |
Appenzeller, Thomas |
| Call Number: |
KF3989
.A965 2000
Location: Stacks
2nd Floor
|
Periodical Indexes
Periodical indexes provide
access to a listing of articles published in a selected group of periodicals
(magazines, journals, newspapers). Indexes may be available in print and/or
electronic (database) format.
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Paper indexes are usually arranged in alphabetical
order by subject or by a combination of subject and authors' names and are
limited usually to articles written within a one-year time span.
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Electronic Indexes (databases) are usually accessible by subject or
keyword, by author, and by title of journal, but are able to cover a much
broader expanse of time.
Both print and online indexes
provide the basic information about an article: the title of the article;
author's name; title of the periodical; its volume, issue, date, and page.
In some cases you will also get a summary or abstract and in some cases you
will get the fulltext of the article as well.
Accessing Databases
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From
the library homepage, click on "Databases" or "Search for Articles."
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Click
on the subject area links or type in the name of the database you want to
access in the "Find Resources by Keyword" search Window.
Potentially helpful databases
include:
Education Databases:
| Title: |
ERIC
at EBSCOhost |
| About: |
Educational
Resources Information Center. Index and abstracts of articles,
books, and documents covering education research and practice. |
| Title: |
Education
Complete at ProQuest |
| About: |
Find
comprehensive education periodical coverage including primary, secondary,
and university-level topics. Also includes the indexing and abstracts
from H.W. Wilson's highly regarded Education Abstracts. Combination
of ProQuest Education Journals and Wilson Education Abstracts. |
Sports/Physical Education Databases
| Title: |
SPORTDiscus
at EBSCOhost |
| About: |
Bibliographic
coverage of sport, fitness, and related disciplines. This database
contains over 600,000 records with journal and monograph coverage going
back to 1800. The content also consists of multi-disciplinary, international
references from journal and magazine articles, books, book chapters,
conference proceedings and more. SPORTDiscus is provided by the Sport
Information Resource Centre. |
Legal Databases
| Title: |
Congressional
Universe |
| About: |
U.S. congressional publications and information. |
| Title: |
CQ
Supreme Court Collection |
| About: |
CQ
Supreme Court Collection blends historical analysis with timely updates and expert commentary
of Supreme Court decisions, biographies of Supreme Court justices, Supreme
Court institutional history, and the U.S. Constitution. |
| Title: |
LexisNexis
Academic |
| About: |
Full
text news and newspapers, business, legal, medical, and reference information. |
Print Indexes
| Title: |
Physical
Education Index |
| Call Number: |
GV
201 .P534
Location: Periodical
Index Stacks |
| |
|
| Sample Subject Headings |
"sports--legal
aspects" "liability" "law" "legislation"
|
| Title: |
Index
to Legal Periodicals and Books |
| Call Number: |
K
9 .N52
Location: Periodical
Index Stacks |
| |
|
| Sample Subject Headings |
"sports" |
| Title: |
Education
Index |
| Call Number: |
L10
.E33x
Location: Periodical
Index Stacks |
| |
|
| Sample Subject Headings |
"sports--legal
aspects" "liability (law)" |
Periodicals
All print periodicals are
located on the first floor, arranged alphabetically by title. Paper and microform
copies are filed together on the shelf. Electronic periodicals can be located
by clicking the "Databases" link on the library homepage and then navigating
to a relevant fulltext database.
Have questions? Need some
research help? Contact Mary Jane Rootes.
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