Sports Science Research Guide

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Recommended Reference Works
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics CRCnetBASE CRC Press Handbook and Reference Collection in addition to ENGnetBASE ENGnetBASE CRC Press Engineering Handbook and Reference Collection Knovel Library Engineering and Science Handbook and Reference Collection	Referex Large collection of engineering e-books and references Scientific and Technical Acronyms, Symbols and Abbreviations Safari Tech Books Online

Databases / Indexes

Book Indexes

Search these databases for books.

VIRGO
Information on over 4 million books, journals, and other items held in the University of Virginia's libraries, including business, health sciences, and law.
Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information Catalogue
Search for books, technical reports, journals and conference proceedings in all areas of science, engineering, health sciences and agriculture.
Center for Research Libraries Online Catalog
The Center for Research Libraries (CRL) is an international not-for-profit consortium of colleges, universities, and libraries that makes available scholarly research resources to users everywhere. These resources include many hard-to-find and scarce items often not readily available elsewhere. UVA faculty and students may request books from CRL's collections via Interlibrary Services.
Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology
The Linda Hall Library, a private institution funded by endowment, serves the scientific research community as a resource for engineering and technical materials, including over 600,000 volumes, 1.1 million microforms, U.S. Patents since 1946, and subscriptions to 16,500 journals.
WorldCat (FirstSearch)
Contains records from thousands of North American libraries.

Conference Proceedings Indexes

Search this database for citations to conference proceedings papers.

Conference Papers Index 1982+ (CSA)
Provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world.
PapersFirst 1993+ (FS)
Citations of papers presented at worldwide meetings, conferences, expositions, workshops, congresses and symposia. Updated monthly.

Current Awareness Services

Many journal publishers and database vendors offer alerting services which you can use to have journal tables of contents or other information about articles of interest E-mailed to you on a periodic basis. Some of these services appear below. You can learn more about keeping current in your field at Alison McNab's Keeping Your Research Up to Date web page or at the Engineering Current Awareness Services web page from the Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library (EEVL).

Journal Indexes

- Search these indexes for citations to journal articles.
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CAB Direct
With over four million records dating back to 1973, CAB Direct covers research and development literature in the fields of leisure, human health, human nutrition, tourism and related topics.
Compendex 1969+ (Engineering Village)
The world's premiere interdisciplinary engineering database. Coverage of sports topics tends to be more technical (mathematical) than in more general indexes. More emphasis on biomedical and bioengineering aspects in addition to design of machinery and equipment.
Physical Education Index 1970+ (CSA)
Covers physical education curricula, sports medicine, dance, sports law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, sport sociology/psychology, health education and physical therapy.
PsycINFO 1872+ (Ebsco)
Descriptions of journal articles, technical reports, dissertations, book chapters and books in psychology and related fields. Sports topics include motivation, training, behavior, skill acquisition, sports as therapy, stress, crowd behavior, etc.
Sociological Abstracts 1963+ (CSA)
Sociology and related fields. Includes information about all aspects of the sociology of sports, fan behavior, class and national attitudes toward sports, etc.
Sport Discus Database 1973+ (Ebsco)
Serves as a comprehensive reference library for all aspects of sport, physical fitness, sport science and recreation.
Web of Science (Science Citation Index) 1987+
Contains Science Citation Index, Social Science Citation Index, and Arts & Humanities Citation Index. SCI tends toward biomedical issues in its coverage of sports topics. SSCI includes marketing, sports psychology, philosophy of sports, and sociological issues related to athletes and athletics. AHCI covers similar topics and adds historical and literary aspects.