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| Reference Books |
| Reference Books are great resources to
use at the beginning of your research because they can provide
an overview of your topic, including good background information
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- Book of Rules: A Visual Guide to the Laws
of Every Commonly Played Sport and Game
Illustrated guide to the rules of more
than 50 of the world's most popular sports and games.
Call Number: Reference GV 731 .B56 1998
- Encyclopedia of Education
Comprehensive descriptions of the enterprise of education, in the United States and the World
Call Number: Reference LB15 .E47 2003
- Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America
Biographies of 140 great American women athletes, along with descriptions of their sports and essays on other related topics (sport psychology, osteoporsis, etc.)
Call Number: Reference GV709 .E53 1998
- Encyclopedia of World Sport: from ancient times to the present
History and evolution of sports as a social institution, as well as individual sports.
Call Number: Reference GV567 .E56 1996
- International Encyclopedia of Dance
Covers all form of dance in all countries of the world, as well as essays on historical subjects and thematic motifs (e.g. aesthetics, criticism, dance works, companies, etc.)
Call Number: Reference GV1585 .I586 1998
- New Encyclopedia of Sports
Essays on individual sports and historical issues in sports (e.g. amateurism), along with short entries on specialized topics (e.g. basic implements of fencing).
Call Number: Reference GV567 .H52
- Sports: The Complete Visual Reference
Describes more than 120 sports with illustrations that explain the actions of each sport.
Call Number: Reference GV704 .S663 2000
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| Finding Books |
| Books are still very helpful resources!
They're good for providing in-depth discussion on specific topics. |
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- TomCat (online
catalog)
The Grace Hauenstein Library has a rich collection
of books, journals, pamphlets and other materials. Use TomCat
to search for items the library holds.
- WorldCat
Catalog of books available in libraries throughout the world
- NetLibrary/eBooks
NetLibrary provides access to nearly 12,000 online books. To search the database and "check out" books, you will first need to create a (free) account.
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| Finding Articles |
| Online indexes help you find articles on
your topic. Some provide access to full text articles, but most
are citation-only databases. What do you do when you find an article you like? |
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- Education
Abstracts (FirstSearch)
Index to leading publications in the field
of education
- ERIC (FirstSearch)
Index to journal articles and reports in education
- E*Subscribe (ERIC Documents only; from 1993 to present)
Full text ERIC documents from 1993 to the present
- Health Reference Center Academic (InfoTrac)
Articles on Medicine, Nutrition, Diseases, Public Health, Occupational Health and Safety, etc.; some full text
- Expanded Academic ASAP (InfoTrac)
Scholarly journals from arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology; some full text
- ProQuest Direct
Index to articles on a variety of topics, including some full text
- Wilson Select Plus
Full text articles in science, humanities, education and business
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| Health |
- Credo Reference Medicine collection 24 excellent sources to be searched together or separately
- Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body1,247 vibrant engravings from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries
- Food
and Nutrition Information The
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) is one of several
information centers at the National Agricultural Library (NAL),
part of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA)
Agricultural Research Service (ARS). You can access all of
FNIC's resource lists and databases, as well as many other
food and nutrition related links from this award winning site.
- Healthweb Healthweb provides links to number of
web sites covering, health, medicine, patients, nutrition, mental
health, kid’s health, women’s health and men’s
health. These links to specific, evaluated information resources
on the World Wide Web are selected by librarians and information
professionals at leading academic medical centers in the Midwest.
Selection emphasizes quality information aimed at assisting
health care professionals as well as consumers in meeting their
health information needs.
- HealthFinder Healthfinder® is a free gateway to reliable
consumer health and human services information developed by
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthfinder®
can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses,
databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well
as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations
that produce reliable information for the public.
- Mayo
Clinic Health Mayo’s
web site is provided to help you find health information.
- Oxford Reference Online: Food & Nutrition
- Oxford Reference Online: Medicine
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| Physical Education |
- AAHPERD:
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation
& Dance Official site for the
AAHPERD. Contains information about AAHPERD's six national associations,
plus many links to related sites.
- Health
and Physical Education links "A
sort of index to health and physical education, " this site
provides links to a variety of resources, including links to
websites, lesson plans and other
ideas for teaching.
- MedlinePlus is "one-stop shopping" for authoritative, understandable
consumer health information; besides sections for specific diseases,
it includes the ADAM Medical Encyclopedia, several dictionaries,
US Pharmacopeia, drug information, breaking news, and directories
fo hospitals, doctors, nursing homes, and other health-related
organizations.
- PE Central is a site for physical education teachers, students, interested
parents and adults. Our goal is to provide the latest information
about contemporary developmentally appropriate physical education
programs for children and youth. Features links to lesson ideas,
job information, suggested weekly activities, instructional
resources and much more.
- Physical
Education Lesson Plans Page 2 Vast collection of lesson plans
for physical education classes that were submitted by physical
education teachers all over the United States. Also consult Physical
Education Lesson Plans Page 1.
- SPARK:
Sport, Play and Active Recreation for Kids an innovative elementary (K-6)
physical education curriculum and staff development program
that has been validated by the Program Effectiveness Panel of
the United States Department of Education. Website contains
curriculum, projects and research information.
- SPORTQuest An easy-to-use searchable directory
of sport web sites and full-text, covering topics such as sports
medicine, physical fitness, and coaching.
- Sports
Media An interactive
site with lesson plans, practical links for coaching, and a
discussion forum. It also is a source for searching practical
p.e. information such as new ideas, tips, exercises and advice
from colleagues.
- Way
Cool Running is a website for
active kids.
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| General |
- ACSM:
American College of Sports Medicine The American College of Sports
Medicine promotes and integrates scientific research, education,
and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise science
to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health,
and quality of life.
- Center
for Disease Control Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention provide a web site that allows
Boolean searching of the CDC Web site as well as health topics
A-Z.
- Commission of
Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs is
a non-profit agency that accredits programs representing 18
allied health professions recognizing over 1900 allied health
education programs in more than 1300 institutions.
- Human
Kinetics is a major publisher
of books concerning human activity. The website contains a "wealth
of valuable information for faculty, students and all interested
in exercise, fitness, physical activity or health."
- National Athletic
Trainers Association whose mission
is to "...advance the profession of athletic training through
education and research in the prevention, evaluation, management
and rehabilitation of injuries
- NCAA
Sports Library The NCAA
Sports Library is a collection of more than 50 publications
offered annually by the Association. These publications include
rules books, statistical and instructional manuals, records
books, videocassettes and other publications published specifically
for NCAA member institutions.
- Surgeon
General's Report on Physical Activity and Health
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