Physical education collection development policy

Collection Areas
613.7068/7071 (PE education & training/administration), 796.071073 (PE education & training/US), 796.082 (PE for women), 613.7+ (Physical Fitness), 613.70287 (Physcial Fitness/testing), 613/7176 (fitness walking), 796 (sports & sports rules), 617.1027 (sports injuries), 796.02 (sports/psychological aspects) , 796.598796 (sports/videos) , 613.71 (exercise) 613.7(exercise, health aspects) 615.82 (exercise therapy); 613.76 (aquatic exercises); 793.3/792.8 (Dance), 797.21 (swimming), 613.73 (weight training), 796.41 (weight lifting), outdoor recreation (hiking, kayaking)

Collection Statement
The Physical Education department provides instruction in team and individual sports, aquatics, weight training, dance, fitness and conditioning. It also offers a 2-year certificate program in Fitness Technology, emphasizing instructional and administrative responsibilities, fitness testing, basic anatomy and physiology, nutrition, injury prevention and management, and communication and business skills. Graduates work in fitness and wellness centers and in health clubs. Students in Lifeguard Training receive an American Red Cross Training Certificate. Classes may fulfill requirements at PCC or other colleges and universities, or may transfer as elective credits. Activities are at the beginning and intermediate levels in aquatics, dance, individual and team sports, and physical fitness. Theoretical and practical courses are emphasized in the courses for Fitness Technology.

The library does not provide materials in every sport offered, but purchases monographs that cover a range of physical activities and sports, sports rules and trivia, and local hiking trail and recreational guides. Some sports psychology titles may be added. Magazines are primarily geared toward general sports and health interests. Videos are particularly helpful for instruction, both for class and individual use. The library encourages input from teaching staff to provide sufficient coverage of the subject area. Most student use of this collection is personal interest, not assignments.

Exclusions: Materials emphasizing general wellness are collected by another selector.
Popular exercise videos are purchased only when specifically requested; others are selected through standard review sources. Personal memoirs and biographies of sports figures and histories of specific teams are not collected, but some may be selected under special circumstances. Textbooks are not collected.

Types of formats:
Monographs, selected almanacs and encyclopedias, limited reference materials, videos and journals. Videos are popular as exercise and training models.

Level of Collection:
Introductory and intermediate levels, supporting fundamental inquiries that introduce a subject. Classic materials may be retained. Supports the informational needs of the 2-year transfer student and the fitness technology trainer. Information at the popular level for other students.

Language: English

Geography: U. S., Oregon and Pacific Northwest

Currency: Contemporary materials with exceptions for sports histories and some rules, significant sports figures.

Distribution of Materials:
Each campus has offerings, with special collections in aquatics, fitness technology and life guarding at the Sylvania Library; Basketball at the Cascade Library.

Contact Maris Bishoprick (mbishopr@pcc.edu) with questions.
Updated April 3, 2003