Exercise Science Subject GuideElectronic Databases: Use to find journal articles on a particular topic. Each database indexes different journals, many of which are available full-text online or in print in Andruss Library. To see if the Library has the article you want, look for the 'Article Linker' icon or 'Check Availability' link within the database, or go to the Periodical Title List to see if Library has the journal.
MEDLINE (EbscoHost) - Largest, most comprehensive database for medicine-related topics; sponsored by the National Library of Medicine. Use thesaurus MeSH (for Medical Subject Headings). Free web version is PubMed; this version links to our resources. Covers 1966 to the present.SPORTDiscus (EbscoHost) - indexes both journals and books for exercise physiology, sports medicine, physical therapy, physical fitness, training, coaching, etc. Sponsored by the Sport Information Resource Centre. Covers 1975 to the present. Contains thesaurus.
Journals at Ovid - Full-text for 25 health care journals including Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise and searchable abstracts for more than 2,000 health science & science journals. To limit to full-text, check "Ovid Full Text Available" near bottom of search screen. Covers 2000 to present.
Web of Science - Provides access to ISI's Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index for "high impact" journals. "Cited reference searching" identifies papers citing a previously published paper. Click on "Article Finder" icon to see if Andruss Library owns. Covers period from 1986 to present.
Annual Review - Synthesizes the primary research literature. Search across all disciplines or limit search to subject area such as 'Biomedical Sciences'. Full text articles are indicated by a green checkmark; if prompted for a user name/password, we do not subscribe to that journal. 1930 - present.
CINAHL (EbscoHost) - 'Cumulative Index to Nursing and the Allied Health Literature' - indexes and provides abstracts to more than 1,700 journals. Links to full text when available. 1982 to the present.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Version (EbscoHost) - Provides access to 550+ scholarly full text journals, most of which are peer-reviewed. Indexes and abstracts an additional 800+ journals. 1975 to the present.
Dissertation Abstracts - Searchable by author, subject, title, advisor, etc., provides abstracts ONLY to masters theses and doctoral dissertations. Please use judiciously. This is primarily of interest to see whether a dissertation has been done on a topic. 1861 to present.
Print Indexes:
Electronic databases may not cover pre-1985 topics well. If you need older materials, search a print index such as one of the following. For additional suggestions, consult a reference librarian.Physical education index. (1978 - 1999) - Reference GV201 .P5341
Research in the history, philosophy, and international aspects of physical education and sport: bibliographies and techniques. (1971) - Reference Z6121 .Z45
Science citation index. (1955 - 2002) - Reference Z7401 .S365
Social sciences citation index. (1970 - 2002) - Reference Z7161.S65
Sports & athletic injuries : medical subject analysis and research index with bibliography (1975) - Reference Z6667.W6 B76 1985
Reference Books:
Search PILOT, the Library's Catalog, for additional books in the General Collection which can be checked out. Following is a list of reference books for in-library use, found on the 2nd floor.
Sports medicine: just the facts / editors, Francis G. O'Connor et al.
REF RC1211 .S665 2005The encyclopedia of sports medicine / Elizabeth Oakes
REF RC1206 .O355 2005CRC desk reference on sports nutrition / Mark Kern
REF TX361.A8 K47 2005Quick reference dictionary for physical therapy / edited by Jennifer M. Bottomley
REF RM696.5 .Q53 2000Directory of psychological tests in the sport and exercise sciences / Andrew C. Ostrow, editor
REF GV706.4 .D57 1996Sports, exercise, and fitness: a guide to reference and information sources / Mary Beth Allen.
REF GV704 .A55 2005Sport and physical education: the key concepts / Timothy Chandler, Mike Cronin Wray Vamplew.
REF GV567 .C43 2002Alternative healing: the complete A-Z guide to over 160 different alternative therapies / Hugh Burroughs, Mark Kastner. REF R733 .B9555 1993
Sport psychology: the key concepts / Ellis Cashmore. REF GV706.4 .C39 2002
Internet Web Sites:
Following are some useful sites found on the Andruss Library Web site, including some from E-Ref ("A collection of online reference tools appropriate for the undergraduate student").Interlibrary Loan - request materials not owned by Andruss Library, either books or articles. If requesting an article, first search our Periodical Title List by journal name to be sure we do not have.
Research and Documentation: Social Sciences: Documenting Sources - information on how to cite using APA style, including how to do in-text citations, list of references, manuscript format; also provides a sample paper.
Atlas of the Body - provides illustrations of various parts of the human body accompanied in many cases by written explanations as to functions.
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body - online version of the classic reference in its 20th ed, 1918.
Musculoskeletal Atlas of the Human Body - excellent color drawings
Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary - quick look up for medical terms.
Prepared by Linda Neyer, Science/Health Sciences Librarian, 6/2006.