ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AJC OLYMPIC RESOURCES

 


Table of Contents:

ANCIENT GAMES

Knill, E. The Olympics. Santa Barbara, CA: Bellerophon Books, 1993.
Coloring book with drawings taken from ancient Greek vases. Includes text written as if the author was a spectator at the Ancient Games reporting on the events.

Call number: 796.48_Knill_1993

Swaddling, Judith. The Ancient Olympic Games. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1980
History of the Ancient Olympics complete with illustrations.

Call number: 796.48_Swad_1980

BIOGRAPHIES

Guttman, Allen. The Games Must Go On: Avery Brundage and the Olympic Movement. New York: Columbia University Press, 1984.
A biography of Avery Brundage focusing on his sixty-year involvement with the Olympic Games.

Call number: 796.48_Guttman_1984

MacAloon, John J. This Great Symbol: Pierre de Coubertin and the Origins of the Modern Olympics. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1981.
A biography of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games. Includes notes, photographs, and an index.

Call number: 796.48_MacAloon_1981

COUNTRIES & CUSTOMS

Berlitz, Charles. Passport to the World: The 80 Key Words You Need to Communicate in 25 Languages -- Updated Edition. New York: Penguin Group, 1995.
Words, phrases, and numbers including pronounciation key and English definition. In addition to the 80-word list, each language chapter includes common expressions for a given country.

Culturgrams: The Nations Around Us. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University, 1993.
Four-page country profiles depicting daily customs and lifestyles, and political and economic structures in order to foster understanding and appreciation between people of different nationalities. Volume I covers the Americas and Europe while Volume II covers Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Updated periodically.

The Europa World Year Book 1995. Europa Publications Limited, 1995.
Two-volume survey, arranged alphabetically by country, detailing political, economic, and commercial institutions world-wide. Volume I contains international organizations and countries from Afghanistan to Jordan. Volume II covers Kazakhstan to Zimbabwe. Revised and updated annually.

Morrison, Terri. Kiss, Bow, or Shake Hands: How to Do Business in Sixty Countries. Holbrook, MA: Bob Adams, Inc., 1994.
Each chapter focuses on a single country and is divided into four sections. "Country Background" provides basic information, such as a country's location, history, language, religion, and population. "Business Practices" describes concepts of time and punctuality, appointment-setting, and negotiating. "Protocol" contains information on greetings, forms of address, gestures, and gift giving. And "Cultural Orientation" takes a scholarly approach to intercultural communications. An appendix and index are included.

GUIDE BOOKS

Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games: Centennial Celebration/Souvenir Picture Book in Five Languages. Norcross, GA: Aerial Photography Services, Inc.
Illustrated guide to Atlanta, its attractions, and Olympic venues both in and out of the city. Text translated into English, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese.

Call number: 796.48_Atlanta_1996

Brown, Fred, and Sehlinger, Bob. The Unofficial Guide to Atlanta: 1996 Edition. New York: Macmillan, 1996.
Comprehensive guide with topics from planning a trip to Atlanta, to hotels, business travel, transportation, entertainment and nightlife, exercise and recreation, shopping and sightseeing, and dining and restaurants. Special Olympics chapter contains information on the Games, lodging, scheduling, safety and security, transportation, and souvenirs and mementos. Includes index.

Bulkin, Rena. Frommer's 96: Official Guide to Atlanta and the Olympic Summer Games. New York: MacMillan, 1996.
Travel guide including a brief history of Atlanta, information on the Olympic Games and planning a trip to Atlanta, tips for foreign visitors, accommodations, dining, sightseeing, shopping, and entertainment.

Call number: 917.586_Frommer_1996

Fleming, Sibley, ed. The Ultimate Atlanta Guidebook. Marietta, GA: Longstreet Press, Inc., 1993.
Compiled by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution staff with an introduction by Celestine Sibley, this guide features chapters such as "African-American Heritage," "The Old South," and "International Atlanta." Also includes a list of useful telephone numbers and a calendar of events.

MISCELLANEOUS: ATHLETES, FACTS, RECORDS, SPORTS

1996 U.S. Olympic Team CD-ROM. Dallas: Archimedia Interactive, 1996.
Contains information on equipment, technique and rules for every Olympic sport, as well as a preview of the major contenders in each event. Also includes 40 minutes of video featuring track and field athletes Carl Lewis and Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and 1,500 action photos from past Olympics.

Location: Online Room in Library.

Connors, Martin; DuPuis, Diane L.; and Morgan, Brad. The OlympicFactbook. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1992.
Records for Winter and Summer Olympic events arranged in reverse chronological order from 1988 to 1896. Includes commentary and photographs.

Call number: 796.48_Connors_1992

Dheenshaw, Cleve, and Binder, Deanna. Celebrate the Spirit: The Olympic Games. Victoria, BC: Orca Book Publishers, 1996.
Illustrated paperback providing an overview of the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games. Gives brief descriptions of Summer and Winter Olympic sports. Contains Olympic trivia, records, and Olympic Family issues, such as boycotts, politics, commercialism, and drugs. Includes index.

The Economic Impact on the State of Georgia of Hosting the 1996 Summer Olympic Games
Published by the University of Georgia's Selig Center for Economic Growth, this report discusses what direct (spending by AOG) and indirect (spending by out-of-state visitors) economic impacts that the 1996 Olympics will have on the state of Georgia. Includes tables.

Location: Olympic Games--Summer 1996--Atlanta

Inside of the Olympic Movement
Information booklet designed to answer general questions about the U.S. Olympic Movement. Includes dates of future international sporting events, and an Olympic directory of organizing committees, Olympic/Pan American sports organizations, and other sporting associations.

Location: Olympic Games--Summer 1996--USOC Publications

Kamper, Erich, and Mallon, Bill. The Golden Book of the Olympic Games. Milan, Italy: Vallardi & Associati, 1992.
Combination of Olympic record book (1988) and lexicon (records and biographical information). Includes a separate section on Olympic records by sport and by nation, and a history of the modern and ancient Games. No index.

Call number: 796.48_Kamp_1992

Krebs, Gary, ed. The Guinness Book of Sports Records: 1995-1996. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1995.
Arranged alphabetically by sport, this edition includes the following new features: "The Record Holder Speaks" (record holder profiles); "Record Quotables" (quotes by the record holders themselves; and "Guinness Challenge" (trivia questions). Bungy jumping and inline skating have been added to the list of sports, and there are separate indexes for subjects and names.

Nelson, Rebecca, and MacNee, Marie J. The Olympic Factbook: A Spectator's Guide to the Summer Games. Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 1996.
Records for Summer Olympic events from 1896 to 1992. Includes commentary and an index.

Call number: copy 1: 796.48_Nelson_1996; copy 2: glass case; copy 3: photo librarians

The Official Sports Guide: Atlanta 1996. New York: Pindar Press, 1996.
Illustrated sport-by-sport guide, including rules, judging, and scoring; medal contenders; and trivia. Venue information, a map, Olympic country codes, a gold medal country count, a list of multiple gold medalists, and a sports schedule are also provided.

Olympic Movement Directory
Names of all persons and organizations affiliated with the IOC and with the Olympic Movement. Provides addresses and telephone numbers of IOC members, International Olympic Sports Federations, recognized International Federations, National Olympic Committees, and Olympic Organizing Committees, including Lillehammer, Atlanta, Nagano, and Sydney.

Location: Olympic Games--Summer 1996--IOC Publications

Paciorek, Michael J., and Jones, Jeffery A. Sports and Recreation for the Disabled. Carmel, IN: Cooper Publishing Group, 1994.
Arranged alphabetically, this book covers individual, dual, and team sports, supplemented with hundreds of photographs and diagrams. Includes several appendices providing contact information and equipment suppliers and manufacturers.


Page, James A. Black Olympian Medalists. Englewood, CA: Libraries Unlimited, 1991.
Short, 1-paragraph profiles of black Olympians (U.S. and international). Names of medalists are arranged by sport. Includes bibliography and index.

Call number: 796.48_Page_1991

Searle, Caroline, and Vaile, Bryn, eds. The IOC Official Companion 1996. London: Brassey's, 1996.
Divided into 4 parts. Part 1 features the history of the modern Olympics and the formation of the IOC, the role women and the media have played in the Games, and a section on Olympic legends. Part 2 consists of a guide to Atlanta's history and attractions, plus a sports timetable, including a list of events and venues. Part 3 provides a sport-by-sport guide to potential 1996 Olympic stars; a history of the sport's origins and development; the sport's rules and equipment; and within each sport, tables of all-time medals won by nations, current Olympic records, and tabulation of every medal winner since 1896. Part 4 discusses the Olympic Family and Movement.

Call number: 796.48_IOC_1996

Siegman, Gita, ed. World of Winners: A Current and Historical Perspective on Awards and their Winners, Second Edition. Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1992.
Award winners through 1990, specifically awards that: are presented on national television; represent the results of televised sports or entertainment events (including the Olympics); are reported at the national level via television, newspapers, or magazines; or are presented by leading professional trade, industry, or government organizations. Indexed by organization, award, subject, and winners.

Call number: 001.4_World_1992

Thompson, Brett, ed. Olympiad: A Graphic Celebration. San Diego, CA: A.S. Barnes, 1980.
Olympic poster illustrations with introductory explanation. No index.

Call number: 796.48_Olymp_1980

Torch
ACOG's bi-monthly in-house magazine covering a variety of Olympic-related topics.

Location: Olympic Games--Summer 1996--ACOG

United States Olympic Committee 1996 Fact Book
Topics covered include: the history and structure of the USOC, IOC, NOCs, International Federations, and National Governing Bodies; USOC program areas; national events and awards; Information on the Atlanta Olympic and Paralympic Games and the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics; a directory of various sporting organizations; and an appendix containing a calendar of events.

Location: Olympic Games--Summer 1996--USOC Publications

United States Olympic Committee 1994 and 1995 Fact Books
Earlier editions of the 1996 publication.

Location: Olympic Games--Summer 1996--USOC Publications

United States Olympic Committee. The USOC and the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. Colorado Springs, CO: USOC, 1994.
Information, data, statistics, etc. compiled by the USOC addressing each "Object and Purpose" of Section 104 of the 1978 Amateur Sports Act.

Call number: 796.48_USOC

Wallechinsky, David. The Complete Book of the Olympics. New York: Penguin Books, 1988.
Divided into Summer and Winter Games sections. Gives chronological results for each event. Men's events precede women's. Sections include: national medal totals for each Olympics, a brief history of the modern Olympics, Olympic politics, and amateurism. No name or subject index is provided.

Call number: 796.4_C6

Vertical files consist of the following subjects:

 

Wallechinsky, David. Sports Illustrated Presents the Complete Book of the Summer Olympics. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1996.
Revised edition of The Complete Book of the Olympics, 1988 edition (see above) focusing only on the Summer Games.

Call number: 796.48_Wall_1996 (2 copies)

1984 OLYMPIC GAMES

Dwyre, Bill, ed. The Los Angeles Book of the 1984 Olympic Games. New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc., 1984.
Illustrated publication containing 1984 Olympic records and lists of medal winners.

Call number: 796.48_Dwyre_1984

Los Angeles Times Index: 1984. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1984.
Index volume to accompany the L.A. Times microfilm from June 1 through August 31, 1984. Covers the 1984 Olympics in L.A.

Call number: 796.48_Los_1984

Los Angeles Times Microfilm. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1984.
Daily news coverage from June 1 through August 31, 1984.

Orange County Register Microfilm. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1984.
Daily news coverage from July 1 through August 31, 1984.

San Jose Mercury News Microfilm. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1984.
Daily news coverage from July 1 through July 31, 1984.

USA Today Microfilm. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1984.
Daily news coverage from July 1 through August 31, 1984.

OLYMPIC HISTORY

Chronicle of the Olympics. New York: DK Publishing, Inc., 1996.
Illustrated, in-depth look at each Summer and Winter Olympics from 1896 to a preview of the 1996 Games. Features an appendix listing all competitive events and medalists since 1896.

Findling, John E., and Pelle, Kimberly D., eds. Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996.
Long essay on each of the Olympic Games, including the Ancient Games, the IOC, and the USOC. Also includes some biographies. Contains and index and bibliography.

Call number: 796.48_Hist_1996

Greenspan, Bud. 100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History--Special Centennial Edition. Los Angeles: General Publishing Group, 1995.
Essays and pictures of 100 Olympic athletes and teams. Some Olympic trivia and records. No index.

Call number: 796.48_Green_1995

Greenspan, Bud. 100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History--Special Children's Collector's Edition. Los Angeles: General Publishing Group, 1995.
Essays and pictures of 100 Olympic athletes and teams. Some Olympic trivia and records. No index.

Call Number: 796.48_Green_1995

Guttman, Allen. The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1992.
History of the Olympic Games from 1896 to the present. Includes photographs, an appendix, a bibliographical essay, and an index.

Call number: 796.48_Guttman_1992

Johnson, William Oscar. The Olympics: A History of the Games. Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, Inc., 1992.
Heavily illustrated history of the modern Olympic Games, including profiles of famous Olympicathletes, and gold medal winners from 1896 to 1988. Includes index.

Call number: 796.48_Johnson

Legacy of Gold
Illustrated publication highlighting the histories of the USOC, IOC, and Olympic Movement. Reviews the Ancient Games and modern Summer and Winter Olympic Games from 1896 to 1992, with a preview of Barcelona, Lillehammer, and Atlanta. Contains sport-by-sport histories; lists of medal winners, Olympic records, and multiple U.S. Olympians; and some athlete profiles. No index.

Location: Olympic Games--Summer 1996--USOC Publications

Olympic Charter
1991 and 1992 editions of the Olympic laws and by-laws.

Location: Olympic Games--Summer 1996--IOC Publications

Olympic Gold CD-ROM: A 100 Year History of the Summer Olympic Games. Indianapolis, IN: Discovery Channel Multimedia, 1995.
This CD-ROM covers the history of the Summer Olympics from 1896 to 1996, combining video, photographs, and in-depth articles in 5 categories: athletes, nations, Games, history, and events. "Athletes" looks at all of the Olympic medal winners with a focus on legendary competitors. "Nations" provides facts and figures on every country that has ever participated in the Olympic Games. "The Games" provides articles and video-clips on each Olympic Games since 1896. "History" consists of articles about the history of the Olympic Movement complete with narration, pictures, video, and sound. And "Events" contains the history, a description, graphics, rules, and 3-D rulebooks for each Olympic sport.

Location: Online Room in Library

Siddons, Larry, and the Associated Press. The Olympics at 100: A Celebration in Pictures. New York: MacMillan, 1995.
Photo history of the Olympics. No index.

Call number: 796.48_Sidd_1995

Vertical files under the following subjects:

 

Wels, Susan. The Olympic Spirit: 100 Years of the Games. San Francisco, CA: Collins Publishers, 1995.
Features more than 350 color photographs and illustrations on the Ancient, Summer, and Winter Olympic Games; the Cultural Olympiad; training and technology; and Olympic champions. Includes index.

Call number: 796.48_Wels_1995

POLITICS

Espy, Richard. The Politics of the Olympic Games: With an Epilogue, 1976-1980. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1981.
Discusses sport and the world political structure emphasizing the international relations of the Olympics from 1944 to 1976. Contains an epilogue on the Moscow boycott, an appendix, and an index.

Call number: 796.48_Espy_1981

Hill, Christopher. Olympic Politics. Manchester, England: Manchester University Press, 1992.
Examines the political machinations behind recent cities' bids for the Olympic Games and the Olympic bans and boycotts through which the Games have mirrored international tensions. Current through the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona.

Call number: 796.48_Hill_1992

Hoberman, John. The Olympic Crisis: Sport, Politics and the Moral Order. New Rochelle, NY: Caratzas, Publishing Co., Inc., 1986.
Discusses the Olympic doctrine and its proponents: Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Movement; Carl Diem, organizer of the 1936 Olympiad; and Avery Brundage, long-time IOC president. Also examines the political context of the Olympic Movement, focusing on the boycotted 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. Includes index.

Call number: 796.48_Hober_1986

Lucas, John A. Future of the Olympic Games. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books, 1992.
An Olympic historian outlines problems, challenges, and solutions to future Olympic Games.

Call number: 796.48_Lucas_1992

Simson, Vyv, and Jennings, Andrew. Dishonored Games: Corruption, Money & Greed at the Olympics. New York: S.P.I. Books, 1992.
Unflattering portrait of the IOC membership and the world of sport.

Call number: 796.48_Simson_1992

Vazquez Rana, Mario. Dialogues With History. Mexico City, Mexico: MEO, 1993.
Interviews of world leaders by Mario Vazquez Rana, president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). In 2 volumes. No index.

Call number: 796.48_Vazquez_1993

WOMEN

Davis, Michael D. Black American Women in Olympic Track and Field: A Complete Illustrated Reference. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1992.
Includes a checklist of participants, biographies, an appendix discussing the issue of gender and chromosome testing, and an index.

Call Number: 796.48_Davis_1992

Johnson, Anne Janette. Great Women in Sports. Detroit, MI: Visible Ink Press, 1996.
Profiles containing facts about each athlete, as well as childhood anecdotes, early training, and later sporting success. Each entry includes a summary of personal statistics and career highlights. Includes comprehensive subject index and some action photographs. Arranged alphabetically by athlete and by sport.

Leder, Jane. Grace & Glory: A Century of Women in the Olympics. Washington, DC: Multi-Media Partners, Ltd., 1996.
Illustrated history of women in the Olympic Movement, including brief biographies of teams and individuals. Forward by Joan Benoit Samuelson. No index.

Call number: 796.48_Grace_1996

MEDIA GUIDES

Each National Governing Body (NGB) publishes a Media Guide for its respective sport. The Media Guides contain information on the history of the sport and the corresponding NGB; a list of NGB officials; profiles of the men's and women's national teams and their coaches; sporting records, statistics, competitions, and results; and media information. Some contain sporting rules as well.

The USOC also publishes a Media Guide. The 1996 guide describes the USOC organization, its purpose, goals, membership, and media services. Entries include: an Olympic Games summary; USA medals by year and by sport, USA all-time top medalists, multiple U.S. Olympians, and USA Olympic records; a list of National Olympic Committees and medal totals by country; descriptions and/or definitions of the Olympic motto, creed, rings, flag, hymn, mascots, victory ceremonies, opening and closing ceremonies, oath (including the names of past oathtakers), past U.S. Olympic Team flagbearers, past opening ceremony torchbearers, and the prices paid for past and future Summer and Winter Olympic Games television coverage. Additionally, for each Olympic sport, there are NGB-provided biographies on their own athletes and staff. Due to printing deadlines, this information is on top Olympic candidates for several sports since rosters had not yet been finalized.

Media Guides are located in the Ready Reference section. In addition to USOC and U.S. Olympic Team guides, the Library has acquired 1996 Media Guides for the following sports:

Archery Field Hockey Soccer
Badminton Gymnastics Synchronized Swimming
Baseball Judo Table Tennis
Diving Modern Pentathlon Volleyball
Fencing Sailing Wrestling
FLAG

News Art has drawn all the flags of the countries participating in the Olympics. Stephen Camper is the point of contact in News Art. News Research can help direct you to these graphics if he is unavailable.

PHOTOS

The majority of the 1996 Olympic Games photographs will be found electronically in ImageSpeed or in the Fetch archive. For other 1996 Olympic Games photographs, refer to the following list of subject headings; for photographs of previous Olympics, refer to the subject heading "Olympic Games", followed by the year the Games took place (e.g., Olympic Games 1992):

 


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