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GAMES RULES (INCLUDING SPORTS)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2018

Bob Duckett ,
Peter Walker  and
Christinea Donnelly
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Summary

Typical questions

  • • What are the dimensions of a standard crown bowling green?

  • • Have you got the rules for pool?

    • Where to look

    Printed sources

    Encyclopedias may provide an overview of some sports rules. If you need more detail, try some of the following:

    Rules of the game (1990) rev. edn, St Martins Press

    This ‘essential’ has the rules for over 150 sports. The coverage can be fairly limited, but it is certainly a good starting point.

    For more in-depth coverage, try:

    Pocock, T. (2003) Official rules of sports and games, 19th edn, Hamlyn

    This thousand-page work goes from Archery to Water Polo.

    See also some of the official sports yearbooks, e.g. Lawn Tennis Association, Amateur Athletic Association.

    For card and board games, The new complete Hoyle (1991) Doubleday, is a good bet. This is the definitive source for the rules of all card and other indoor games.

    Electronic sources

    There is a great website covering card game rules at www.pagat.com.

    Tips and pitfalls

    The associations governing bodies of different sports all have websites nowadays.

    These sites can sometimes be useful for finding out rules.

    GARDENS, GARDENING & FLOWERS

    See also Natural History

    Typical questions

  • • When are the gardens at Parham open?

  • • What's the best way to make compost?

  • • What is this flower?

  • • Where can I buy unusual plants?

    • Considerations

    People often ask for details of famous or interesting gardens, about which there are several directories, or for help to identify plants or flowers. Don't forget the library's lending stock.

    Where to look

    General

    Bagust, H. (1998) The gardener's dictionary of horticultural terms, Brockhampton

    Hamilton, G. (1993) The Gardener's World directory, 2nd edn, BBC Books A compendium of gardening information.

    Goode, P. and Lancaster, M. (eds) (2001) The Oxford companion to gardens, 2nd edn, Oxford University Press

    Huxley. A. J. (ed.) (1991) New Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening, Macmillan

    The four-volume ‘bible’.

    Ettlinger. S. (1990) The complete illustrated guide to everything sold in garden centres (except the plants), Macmillan

    Mulches, nematodes, etc., etc.

    Gardenweb www.gardenweb.com

    Discussion-based, but good for gardening advice, plant directory, and answers to questions.

    Greenfingers www.greenfingers.com

    Gardens to visit, finding a gardener, tips, reports and general advice.

    Owen, J. and Gavin, D. (2004) Gardening through time, BBC Books

    An illustrated guide to 200 years of garden design giving timelines and background.

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    Know it All, Find it Fast
    An A–Z source guide for the enquiry desk
     , pp. 234 - 249
    Publisher: Facet
    Print publication year: 2008

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