Library Guide to Exercise Science

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Only 20 years ago, the primary focus of departments of physical education was the preparation of physical education teachers for the schools. Today, these departments support a multifaceted curriculum encompassing teacher education, exercise science, physical therapy, and sport administration (Husen & Postlethwaite, 1994, v. 8, p. 4465). The resources listed in this guide will help you to locate a variety of materials relevant to the study of physical education and exercise science, but you should remember to also consult materials relevant to whatever specific focus you are bringing to your study (e.g., if you are interested in physical education in the schools, you might consult resources listed both on this guide and on the Library Guide to Education).

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To Find Books

Use the MERLIN Library Catalog and the MOBIUS Union Catalog to find resources relevant to your research. Relevant works can be found using subject headings (Library of Congress) such as:

• Athletics
• Coaching (Athletics)
• Exercise
• Nutrition
• Kinesiology
• Physical Education and Training
• Physical Fitness
• Physical Therapy
• Sports Administration
• Sports Medicine
• Sports - Psychological Aspects
• Sports - Sociological Aspects

Works relevant to the study of specific aspects of sport or exercise science, or to the study of physical education for discrete groups can also be found using subject headings such as:

• College Sports
• Dietary Supplements
• Discrimination in Sports
• Exercise for the Aged
• Physical Education for Children
• Sex Discrimination in Sports
• Women Athletes
• Violence in Sports

Finally, works relevant to specific games, types of exercise, and types of physical therapy can be found using subject headings such as:

• Baseball
• Creatine
• Hydrotherapy
• Isometric Exercise

To find the location of a book in Miller Nichols Library, see the Location Guide.

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To Find Articles

Remote (off-campus) access to databases is available only to UMKC students, faculty, and staff. All other users must access online resources within the Libraries. Begin searching by selecting a database. After selection you will be prompted to provide a UMKC Single Sign-On user name and password OR a 9-digit UMKC ID number followed by the letter k (example: 0123456789k) and last name, as needed.

The database most likely to help you find articles relevant to your research depends on the particular aspect of physical education or exercise science in which you are interested. If you are interested primarily in education, teacher training, or sports in schools, you will want to use databases such as ERIC. If you are interested primarily in nutrition, physical therapy, or kinesiology, you will want to use databases such as MEDLINE. If you are interested in the psychology or sociology of sport, you may wish to consult the PsycInfo database.

• Education Full Text (Wilson) 1983 - present.     Save to del.icio.us
  Selected full text 1996 - present."Education Full Text is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles of at least one column in length from English-language periodicals and yearbooks published in the United States and elsewhere. English-language books relating to education published in 1995 or later are also indexed. Abstracting coverage begins with January 1994." [Source: Education Full Text database description, accessed June 15, 2006] The print version of this database is Education Index. The volumes for 1929 - 1999 are located in Miller Nichols Library, Ref Index Wall Z5813 .E23.
• ERIC (CSA) 1966 - present.     Save to del.icio.us
  Links to selected full text, 1993 - 2004. "The ERIC ( Educational Resources Information Center) database is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education to provide extensive access to educational- related literature. The ERIC database corresponds to two printed journals: Resources in Education (RIE) and Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). Both journals provide access to some 14,000 documents and over 20,000 journal articles per year.... Major areas of coverage include: Adult, Career, and Vocational Education; Counseling and Personnel Services; Elementary and Early Childhood Education; Education Management; Handicapped and Gifted Children; Higher Education; Information Resources; Junior Colleges; Languages and Linguistics; Reading and Communication Skills; Rural Education and Small Schools; Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education; Social Studies and Social Science Education; Teacher Education; Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation; Teacher Education; Test, Measurement, and Evaluation; Urban Education." [Source: ERIC Factsheet, accessed February 17, 2005]
  Link to ERIC user's guide.
• MEDLINE (Ovid) 1950 - present.     Save to del.icio.us
  MEDLINE (Ovid) 1950 - 1995.     Save to del.icio.us
  MEDLINE (Ovid) 1996 - present.      Save to del.icio.us
  MEDLINE Daily Update (Ovid) Current edition.      Save to del.icio.us
  Links to full text.
  This National Library of Medicine database indexes international biomedical literature. Link to Ovid Web user's guide.

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Selected Journals

This list includes journals available in the University Libraries (check the MERLIN Library Catalog for holdings and location information). To identify additional related journals, search MERLIN by subject or keyword.

Print Journals Available at Miller Nichols Library:

• Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (1981- )
• Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (1993- )
• Journal of Teaching in Physical Education (1992- )
• The Physical Educator (1940-59, 1961-82, 1989- )
• Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (1980- )
• Strategies (1992- )
• Strength and Conditioning Journal (1994- )

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Reference Sources: Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Bibliographies

Reference sources are useful for locating background information, definitions, general descriptions, and basic facts. Use these books to help you select or focus your research topic.

All call numbers in this guide refer to the UMKC Miller Nichols Library, unless otherwise noted. Titles are linked to the corresponding MERLIN Library Catalog record.

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

A Dictionary of Sports Injuries and Disorders	Ref RC1206 .P68
Dictionary of the Sport and Exercise Sciences	Ref GV558 .D53
Encyclopedia of Physical Education, Fitness, and Sports (2 vols.)	Ref GV567 .E49
Encyclopedia of Sports Science (2 vols.)	Ref GV558 .E53
Encyclopedia of Women and Sports	Ref GV709 .S44
Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present (3 vols.)	Ref GV567 .E56
The International Encyclopedia of Education. (12 vols.)	Ref LB15 .I569
The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine	Ref RC1206 .O94

Handbooks

Sports Ethics: A Reference Handbook

Ref GV706.3 .B47

Bibliographies

Information Sources in Sport and Leisure	Ref GV704 .S48
Social Issues in Contemporary Sport: A Resource Guide	Ref GV706.5 .W57
Sports Ethics in America: A Bibliography, 1970-1990	Ref GV706.3 .J66

Additional Sources

Disability and Sport	Ref GV709.3 .D47
Moving into the Future: National Physical Education Standards: A Guide to Content and Assessment	GV443 .N258

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Web Resources

• Sports and Exercise Science Research Centre
  (www.sbu.ac.uk/sports/research/intro.htm)

Use search engines linked on the Internet Search Tools page to identify additional Web resources.

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For further assistance, please contact the
Miller Nichols Library Reference Desk at (816) 235-1534.

Revised and maintained by Phyllis Schmidt