Sources Consulted

In developing the Anti-Doping Thesaurus, the following were the primary sources consulted. [Note: Hyperlinks for print materials point to their corresponding records within the UBC Library catalogue; hyperlinks for electronic resources lead directly to the resources themselves. Clicking on any hyperlink will load the associated URL in this window.]

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Drugs & Sport: Drug Dictionary. Accessed on March 10, 2006. Available at [http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/drugs/glossary/dictionary.html].

The drug dictionary accompanying this in-depth online report on drugs in sport was helpful in identifying entry terms and developing scope notes for prohibited substances (for example, "speed: USE methamphetamine").

Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport. Canadian Policy on Doping in Sport. Ottawa: CCES, 2002.

This document setting out Canadian doping policy was very helpful in identifying key concepts and candidate terms, and in developing scope notes. It was particularly helpful in identifying entry terms, highlighting terminology that differed between the Canadian context and the World Anti-Doping Agency literature (for example, "positive test results: USE adverse analytical findings").

Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR). Drug Information Profiles. Accessed on March 10, 2006. Available at [http://www.cesar.umd.edu/cesar/drug_info.asp].

In-depth drug profiles on such drugs as amphetamines and steroids were helpful in providing entry term vocabulary (for example, "bennies: USE amphetamines").

EMTREE Editorial Team, eds. Doping Search Guide 2004. London: Elsevier Science Ltd., 2004.

This guide, which includes over 10,000 substance names relating to the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List, was helpful in identifying preferred terms for prohibited substances as well as entry terms.

Haag, Herbert and Gerald Haag, eds. Dictionary of Sport, Physical Education, and Sport Science. Kiel: Institut fur Sport und Sportwissenschaften, 2003.

The entry for doping in this dictionary of sport helped in identifying key concepts and candidate terms.

Levinson, David and Karen Christensen, eds. Encyclopedia of World Sport. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1996.

The entry for drugs and drug testing in this sports encyclopedia helped in identifying key concepts and candidate terms.

Mottram, David R., ed. Drugs in Sport, 2d ed. London: E & FN Spon, 1996.

This collection of articles on doping in sport serves as a comprehensive reference book on the topic. The extensive glossary of doping terms was helpful in identifying candidate terms and developing scope notes.

Sport Information Resource Centre. SPORTDiscus Database. 1830-. Accessed on March 10, 2006. Available via [http://toby.library.ubc.ca/resources/infopage.cfm?id=118].

This online database of thousands of articles and abstracts about sports features SIRCThesaurus, a controlled vocabulary touted as the single largest compilation of sport terminology. The vocabulary relating to doping was helpful in identifying key concepts and candidate terms, as well as associating key concepts.

World Anti-Doping Agency. World Anti-Doping Code. March 2003. Accessed on March 10, 2006. Available at [http://www.wada-ama.org/rtecontent/document/code_v3.pdf].

The Code, published by the World Anti-Doping Agency, sets the framework for anti-doping policies, rules, and regulations within sport organizations and among public authorities. The glossary defines several dozen terms used in anti-doping, from adverse analytical finding to WADA, and was a key resource in identifying preferred terms and developing scope notes. The text of the Code sets out procedures and rules on testing, analysis of samples, results management, and sanctions, and was very helpful in identifying and associating key concepts.

World Anti-Doping Agency. World Anti-Doping Code: The 2006 Prohibited List. January 1, 2006. Accessed on March 10, 2006. Available at [http://www.wada-ama.org/rtecontent/document/2006_LIST.pdf].

The Prohibited List sets out the substances and methods prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The List groups prohibited substances and methods into categories and sub-categories, such as "anabolic agents – anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) – exogenous AAS – androstendiol", which was helpful both in identifying preferred terms for prohibited substances and in associating terms.

World Anti-Doping Agency. World Anti-Doping Code: International Standard for Testing. June 2003. Accessed on March 10, 2006. Available at [http://www.wada-ama.org/rtecontent/document/testing_v3_a.pdf].

This mandatory international standard forms part of the World Anti-Doping Program, and sets out the framework for effective doping testing, from notifying the athlete to transporting samples for analysis. The terminology used in the standard was helpful in identifying preferred terms for concepts used in testing.

World Anti-Doping Agency. World Anti-Doping Code: Models of Best Practice. Accessed on March 10, 2006. Available at [http://www.wada-ama.org/en/dynamic.ch2?pageCategory.id=269].

This collection of best practices documents from WADA sets out guidelines for topics such as out-of-competition testing, athletes whereabouts information, collection of test samples, and managing test results. The terminology used in these guidelines was helpful in confirming preferred terms for concepts used in doping control.

 

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