Purpose
The collection supports present and anticipated teaching and research in the field of Human Performance and Health Promotion (HPHP) and its subdisciplines. At present the central focus of the department and the interests of the faculty are encompassed in the following areas of teaching and research: health education, human sexuality, emotional health, stress management, pedagogy and coaching, children's fitness, youth sport, growth and maturation, gerontology, sport and commercial fitness, sport management, sociology of sport, skill evaluation, biomechanics and exercise, concussion, sport injuries, physiology of exercise, sport and exercise psychology, pediatric and adolescent adaptive motor development, and activities for special populations.

The department offers the following degrees in HPHP: B.S. in HPHP with emphasis in either teacher education (certification program), sport/commercial/fitness management, exercise physiology, health promotion, or health/fitness (the latter four being non- certification programs); and both the M.Ed. and M.A. (thesis option) in HPHP in the concentration areas of adapted physical education, exercise physiology, gerontology, health promotion, pedagogy and coaching, psychosocial aspects of sport and exercise, and sport management.

In addition to the support for the specific degree programs of the HPHP Department, the collection also serves as a resource for other disciplines. Related departments or colleges include: Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations; Curriculum & Instruction; Special Education; Business; Biology; Sociology; and Psychology.

Languages
The language of acquisition is English only.

Chronological Guidelines
The primary emphasis of the collection is on current research and practice. However, historical materials on health practice, technique development, game development, drug use and abuse, etc. are relevant to the collection.

Geographical Guidelines
Primary emphasis is on human performance and health promotion practice in the United States.

Treatment of Subject
Publications on the history, social aspects, psychological aspects, medical (physiological) aspects, and business aspects of human performance and health promotion are of prime importance to the collection. Also important are materials dealing with computer applications in human performance, the teaching of health and physical education and adapted physical education, and the management/administration of corporate/community health programs.

Although theoretical and published research works are the most important, those publications which present new methods of teaching and skill acquisition should be selectively acquired for the teacher education component of the department.

Textbooks, usually only at the advanced level, are acquired on a selective basis.

Types of Material
Monographs and serial publications form the basis for acquisitions. Reference materials, including bibliographies, handbooks, directories, encyclopedias, and indexes are acquired. Publications of U.S. government agencies are acquired through the U.S. Federal Depository Program. Although serial backfiles in microformat may be acquired if funds permit, electronic access to serial publications is preferred.

Publications and proceedings of national and international human performance and health promotion organizations, societies, and congresses are actively acquired (e.g. American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, International Society of Biomechanics, American College of Sports Medicine, etc.).

Date of Publication
Emphasis is on materials published within the past 5 years. Current materials are most important. Retrospective materials may be selectively acquired with emphasis in the following areas: adapted physical education, biomechanics, exercise physiology, gerontology, health promotion, health education, and motor learning.

Other Resources
The library's Multimedia Collection houses a major resource for HPHP, namely the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) collection. This complete set, which is updated monthly, comprises nearly everything indexed in Resources in Education and includes more than 470,000 research reports, bibliographies, curriculum guides, professional papers, conference proceedings, theses, etc. This collection also houses a number of backfiles of education related newspapers and periodicals.

The Government Documents section of the library is also a resource for most publications coming from the U.S. Department of Education.

The PsycInfo, Medline, and Sociological Abstracts databases are useful tools for students in HPHP as are the full text databases from EBSCO. The two medical school libraries in New Orleans (Tulane and LSU) have holdings in the areas of biomechanics, gerontology, and physiology which the UNO library does not have.

Related Policy Statements
Other information related to Human Performance and Health Promotion will be found in the following policy statements: