Learning Resources: Sport: Textbooks & eBooks

Subjects and Shelfmarks in the Library

Subject Sub-sections	Class number
Athletics	796.42
Basketball	796.323
Biomechanics	612.76
Coaching (general)	796.077
Cricket	796.358
Cycling	796.6
Drugs in sport	362.29
Ethics in sport	175
Exercise as a therapy	615.82
Exercise physiology	612.044
First aid	616.0252
Fitness training for sports	613.711
Football	796.334
Hockey	796.355
Human anatomy	611
Human physiology	612
Leisure management	796.069
Netball	796.324
Nutrition	613.26
Rugby union / Rugby league	796.333 / 796.3338
Safety in sports activity	363.147
Sport in society	306.483
Sport psychology	796.01
Sports injuries	617.1027
Swimming	797.21

Cannot Find What You Are Looking For?

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If you are looking for a book which is not held in any of our libraries, you can ask us to borrow it from another library through the Inter-Library Loans system.

Search the Library Catalogue

The Library has a huge range of textbook and eBook titles to meet your needs.

Textbooks can be a great place to start your research, but remember that demand can be high, so you'll need to plan in advance. Use the Library Catalogue to check what books the library has available.

eBooks are a quick and easy way to access material. They are available on or off campus and can be used 24 hours a day. If you own a tablet device, these books can be viewed easily wherever you have a connection to the internet. These titles also allow limited printing.

You can access our textbook and eBook collections through the Library Catalogue

Ebooks are included in the library catalogue, however, you may also wish to use the ebook platforms themselves.

Unless otherwise indicated, to access these ebooks platforms click on the link and enter your Network username and password when prompted:

Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Ebook Central is the access route to the FE e-books collection. The Core Collection supports students in a broad range of subject areas: arts and humanities, business management and general, education and childcare, health and life sciences, ICT, travel and tourism, key skills including maths, science and engineering, social sciences, and vocational. Currently the collection has 639 titles.
eBooks for FE/HE Collection (UK) This link opens in a new window
Offering locally relevant UK content, this is a tailored package containing more than 5,000 e-books from leading UK publishers include Hodder Education Group, Bloomsbury UK and noteworthy authors. Subject Coverage Includes:
Art, Business and management, Child development and early years
Computers and IT, Culinary arts, Education, Fashion and design
Health and social care, History, Languages ,Media, Performing arts
Sport, leisure, physical education and fitness, Technology and engineering
VLeBooks This link opens in a new window
VLeBooks is a fantastic new way for you to access your eBook catalogue,
empowering you with a quick and easy way to access texts.
Categories are - Art & Photography, Biography, Business, Finance and Law, Children's, Computing, Education , Food & Drink, Health & Lifestyle, History & Transport, Hobbies & Games, Home &, Garden, Mind, Body, Spirit, Music, Stage & Screen, Politics, Philosophy & Religion, Reference, Reference & Languages, Scientific, Technical and Medical and Sport. The list continues to grow!

A selection of ebooks for your subject

BTEC national sport. Student book 1

BTEC Nationals Sport Student Book 2 + Activebook

BTEC nationals sport and exercise science : student book

BTEC Level 2 Technical Diploma in Sport and Activity Leaders Learner Handbook

The psychology of effective coaching and management

Sport matters : leadership, power, and the quest for respect in sports

Developing mental toughness : coaching strategies to improve performance, resilience and wellbeing

Anatomy for problem solving in sports medicine. The knee

Long-Term Athlete Development

Essentials of Performance Analysis in Sport

Tactical Decision-Making in Sport : How Coaches Can Help Athletes to Make Better in-Game Decisions

Fundamental Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise

Sport and Social Exclusion

Nonlinear Pedagogy in Skill Acquisition: An Introduction

Doing a Research Project in Sport Performance Analysis

Skill Acquisition in Sport : Research, Theory and Practice

Anatomy and Physiology

Sports Biomechanics

Call Numbers Explained

When you enter the details of the item that you want on the Library Catalogue it will display a call number that tells you where the item is shelved.

The call number will usually look something like this:

306.47 GEL

The combinations of letters and numbers gives a location based on the subject content of the item. The items are arranged on the shelves using the call numbers.

The library floor plan will show you where items with particular call numbers are stored.