Links to FREE on-line publications

Publications are becoming increasingly available on-line. Here are some examples of what is out there.

• The International Journal of Urban Labour and Leisure (www.ijull.com) is an exclusively on-line journal. Sample papers include:
  Beccy Watson 'Motherwork, Motherleisure: exploring the leisure and work relationships of young mothers in Leeds' http://www.ijull.com/vol1/2/00005.htm
  
  Deborah Bloomberg 'Nearly Citizens? Child citizenship and the perspectives of 16-18 year olds in an Israeli 'Children's Village' http://www.ijull.com/vol2/2/000014.htm

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• Sociological Research Online (http://www.socresonline.org.uk) is a growing on-line journal that describes itself as publishing "high quality applied sociology, focusing on theoretical, empirical and methodological discussions which engage with current political, cultural and intellectual topics and debates". Here are a few links to leisure-related papers:
  
  Bar-On, T. (1997) 'The Ambiguities of Football, Politics, Culture, and Social Transformation in Latin America', Sociological Research Online, vol. 2, no. 4, http://www.socresonline.org.uk/socresonline/2/4/2.html
  
  Dale Southerton, Elizabeth Shove, Alan Warde and Rosemary Deem (2001) 'The Social Worlds of Caravaning: Objects, Scripts and Practices' Sociological Research Online, vol. 6, no. 2, http://www.socresonline.org.uk/6/2/southerton.html

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• The Social Science Paper Publisher is an informal electronic journal serving as an academic resource and opportunity for scholars who would like to find a readership for broadly sociological work. The journal also aims to foster interdisciplinary approaches ~ ideal for any leisure studies student! Material can be searched and read on-line. Student work is considered for publication. Visit http://www.sspp.net
  for more.
  

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• Publishers
  
  Routledge have a 2002 Sports and Leisure Studies book catalogue available. Go to http://www.leisurestudiesarena.com
  

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  Taylor and Francis have eBooks (electronic copies of books) available online. They can be used with a special 'reader' application that displays text page by page. eBooks are priced with a 20 per cent discount on the print price. They can be found at http://www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk

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• Learning aids
  
  The Social Science Information Gateway (SOSIG) is a searchable subject-based catalogue of international internet resources It can be used to support teaching, learning and researching. See http://www.sosig.ac.uk
  
  The Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN) has a Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism subject centre. It includes a comprehensive coverage of teaching and learning issues in HE and provides resources that can be downloaded. Go to http://www.ltsn.ac.uk
  
  Bath Information and Data Services (BIDS) is a widely used bibliographic service for the academic community in the UK. Links to full text journal articles are also available. Further and higher education institutions are usually subscribed to BIDS and they will provide their staff and students with ATHENS usernames and passwords. Go to http://www.bids.ac.uk for more.
  
  ESRC Society Today http://www.esrcsocietytoday.ac.uk
  ESRC Society Today is a free website offering academics, librarians and researchers unrivalled access to high quality social and economic research - including full-texts and original datasets, key Facts & Figures and accessible plain-English summaries. A powerful search function can be tailored to bring back the best results for each user's particular interests. Users can also register for regular news bulletins and email alerts to notify them when new material of interest has been added to the site.