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Call Numbers & Subject Headings

Sports-specific Library of Congress call number ranges:

  • GV 1 - 200  Recreation (including outdoor)
  • GV 201 - 555  Physical education & training.
    • GV 346 - 351.5  School & college athletics.
    • GV 401 - 433  Physical education & sports facilities
  • GV 557 - 1198.995  Sports (all aspects)
    • GV 711 Coaching
    • GV 712 - 725  Athletic contests & sports events
  • HD 9992 - 9993  Special industries- sporting goods
  • KF 3989  Sports law

Library of Congress subject headings:

Management, Facilities, & Marketing

  • Sports -- Management
  • Sports -- Marketing
  • Sports administration
  • Sports agents
  • Sports franchises
  • Sporting goods
  • Sports personnel
  • Sports teams
  • Sports facilities -- Management
  • Outdoor recreation -- United states -- Management
  • Recreation -- Management
  • Recreation centers -- Management

By level

  • Professional sports
  • College sports
  • College sports -- Management   OR   College sports -- United states -- Management 
  • College students -- Recreation -- United States
  • Sports for children
  • Physical education and training

Media, Law, Economics, etc.

  • Sports -- Economic aspects
  • Sports -- Law and legislation
  • Sports sponsorship
  • Mass media and sports
    • Sports journalism
  • Sports -- History

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