Librarians for PERA

Irene S. Laursen
Research & Instruction, x3082

Deborah Lenares
Collections, x3596

Course Guides

PE 205: Sportsmedicine Seminar

Related resources

Library catalog

Interlibrary loan

Writing help (PLTC)

Citing sources

Physical Education & Athletics Department

• Academic Search Premier
• Infotrac Onefile
• SportScan
• Web of Science
• PsycINFO

• NCAA Sports Statistics
• Sports Data Resources - American Statistical Association
• The Olympic Games
• Exercise/Physical Activity - National Center for Health Statistics

• NASLINE Newsletter
• Human Kinetics

• Sports Fitness - National Library of Medicine
• coaches' infoservice
• Scholarly Sport Sites: A Subject Directory
• The Virtual Library of Sport
• Women's Sports Foundation

• tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
• ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing & Prescription - Science Reserve RC684 .E9 A45 2006
• Encyclopedia of Sports Science - Science Ref q GV558 .E53 1997
• International Encyclopedia of Women & Sports - Clapp Reference GV709 .I59 2001
• Sport in the Ancient World from A to Z - Clapp Reference GV573 .G654 2004
• The Athletic Woman - Science Reference RC1200 .C5 19:2

• in the library catalog, start with keyword > choose a useful book > full record tab - follow the subject links to find more on that topic
• try a subject search for a specific sport as well as for the collective term. Example:
  • coaching athletics
  • coaching basketball
• for items we don't own, search WorldCat and request a copy (click on the Find It! button)

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