Exercise Science 

How to Find Books

Information on books can be retrieved from Buley Library directly on your own computer. The materials that we don't own can be requested through interlibrary loan. Look up on CONSULS - the online catalog for SCSU, CCSU, ECSU, and WCSU at http://library.southernct.edu.  It can be searched by author, title, keyword or subject.           

E.g.        

Subjects:   physical education and training

                                    

school sports

                                    

health education

                                    

Keywords:   physiology and exercise

                                     

sports injury

RD97 .A53 2004 Foundations of athletic training : prevention, assessment, and management by Marcia K. Anderson, Susan J. Hall, Malissa Martin Publisher Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004

RC1235 .W56 2000 The athletic trainer's guide to strength and endurance training by Denise Wiksten, Carolyn Peters Publisher Thorofare, NJ : Slack, 2000

RC1210 .A749 2005 Essentials of athletic injury management by William E. Prentice, Daniel D. Arnheim Publisher Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2005

Ref GV567 .E56 1996 Encyclopedia of world sport : from ancient times to the present / David Levinson and Karen Christensen, ed.

Ref GV558 .E53 1997 Encyclopedia of sports science / John Zumerchik, ed.

 

How to Find Articles 

For journal articles, use the Online Databases at http://library.southernct.edu

 

Here are some of the recommended databases

Academic Search Premiere

Education Research Complete

Education Full-text from Sage
ERIC
Expanded Academic ASAP 
Educator's Reference Complete 

Gender Watch

General Reference Center Gold

InfoTrac
Literary Reference Center
WilsonSelect Plus
Worldcat

 

Click here for a list of journals SCSU owns in paper and/or online

 

Useful Websites

Physical Education

Adapted Physical Education National Standards

Advances in Physiology Education 

Physical Education  

Physical Education Digest

Physical Education Resources

Scholarly Sport Site

Sports Media

SportScience

Fitness, Nutrition, and Health

Dole 5 A Day

Fitness Partner Connection Jumpsite

Food Nutrient Data

Free Internet Medical Site

The Gatorade Sports Science Institute

HealthAtoZ: Health information search engine

Healthfinder: Government site devoted to health on the Internet

Healthgate: Health, wellness, and biomedical information

Lifeclinic

Medline Plus

NetSweat

NutritionData.com

Sports and Nutrition

Stress Management Tips

Yahoo Health

National Organizations

American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

American Council on Exercise

American Society of Exercise Physiologists

American Heart Association

Centers for Disease and Health Prevention

Healthworld

National Association for Physical Education in Higher Education

National Athletic Trainers' Association

National Institute of Health

Department of Health & Human Services

Food & Nutrition Information Center

World Olympians Association

Job Opportunities

Job Opportunities in Exercise Science and Wellness

Jobs in the academe: Chronicle of Higher Education

  June Cheng
Education Librarian
Last updated 07/09/2008