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Exercise & Sport Science Resource Guide

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Journal and Newspaper Indexes

Use these indexes to find articles in journals and newspapers. The Contemporary Indexes can be used to locate information about current events or research. Use the Historical Indexes to locate information about past events.

CONTEMPORARY INDEXES

Academic Search Premier   1975-present
Index to a broad spectrum of major scholarly journals. 
 
 
MasterFILE Premier      1975-present
Indexes to articles in popular magazines like Time, Life, or Runner's World.
 
 
ProQuest Newspapers     coverage varies
Full text of the Minneapolis Star Tribune, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post and about 300 other newspapers.
 
St. Paul Pioneer Press     1988-present
Full text of the St. Paul Pioneer Press via NewsBank.
 
ERIC     1966-present
Index to journal articles, books, and documents in education and related fields.  Most major physical education journals are indexed in ERIC.
Minneapolis Star and Tribune Index     1971-1986
AI 21 .M53
 
 
St. Paul Pioneer Press Index     1981-1984
AI 21 .S793 S27

HISTORICAL INDEXES

These are all located on the lower level index shelves in the Library.

Poole's Index to Periodical Literature     1802-1906
AI 3 .P7
Index to selected scholarly journals
 
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature    1900-1997
A I3 .R48
 
Nineteenth Century Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature    1890-1899
AI 3 .R48
 
International Index to Periodicals     1907-1965
AI 3 .R49
Index to selected scholarly journals. Continued as Social Science and Humanities Index, 1966-1974.
 
New York Times Index     1851-1876, 1918-1997 (lacks some years)
AI 21 .N45
Index to articles appearing in The New York Times.
 
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Journals in Exercise & Sport Science

Journals at CSC | Journals on the Web

The following journals can be found in the CSC Library:


ICHPER-SD Journal
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (in Mpls library)
Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance (JPERD)
Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Melpomene
NCAA News: National Collegiate Athletic Association News
Parks & Recreation
Physical Educator
Physician and Sports Medicine
Quest
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Runner's World
Sports Medicine Digest
Women's Sports and Fitness

The following electronic journals are available on the Web:

Journal of Exercise Physiology
April 1998 - present
Published by the American Society of Exercise Physiologists, this is a professional peer reviewed journal containing original research.

Sportscience News
January 1998 - present

          A peer reviewed journal for anyone interested in human performance and sports.

The Physician and Sports Medicine
January 1994 - present
A journal covering a broad range of topics related to clinical sports medicine. Selected articles are available online.
 
Journal of Applied Physiology
October 1996 - 1 year ago
A refereed journal published by the American Physiological Society. Exercise physiology is one of the six primary topic areas covered.
 
 

Reference Books

Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present    3 vols.
Ref. GV 567 .E56 1996
Contains articles on well-known and lesser-known sports, also entries covering legal, medical, and political aspects of modern sport.
 
 
Encyclopedia of Sports Science     2 vols.
Ref. GV 558 .E53 1997
Part One discusses the physics and biomechanics of individual sports; Part Two discusses how the body functions when participating in sports.
 
 
Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine
Available online at Oxford Reference Online.
 
 
Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement
Ref. GV 721.5 .H546 1996
Essays for each modern Olympic games with a bibliography of additional primary and secondary sources.
 
 
The Women's Sports Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to Women's Sports, Women Athletes, & Their Records
Ref. GV 709 .W589 1997
Information on over 30 sports--for each one giving its history, brief biographies of athletes, and record holders or championship results.
 
 
Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America
Ref. GV 709 .E53 1998
Brief entries for woman athletes, sports events, and sport associations.
 
 
Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They Are and How They Influenced Sports in America.
Ref. GV 697 .A1 W69 1998
Biographies of 86 women athletes, plus a history of women's sports.
 
American Women in Sport, 1887-1987: a 100-Year Chronology
             GV 583 .A64 1989
Women and Sport: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
GV 709 .W56 1994
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Books

Use CLICnet to find books and AV materials.  Subject searches in CLICnet are based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings.  Subject headings for Exercise & Sports Science are:

  • Physical education
  • Sports
  • Physical education for women
  • Sports for women
  • Women athletes
  • Sports medicine
  • Sports injuries
Each of these may have subdivisions to make the subject heading more specific, for example: Women athletes -- United States. Some helpful subdivisions are:
  • United States
  • physiological aspects
  • psychological aspects
  • social aspects
  • history
  • law and legislation
You can also browse the shelves for books about exercise and sports science. Most books will be in the GV section. Here are some specific call number areas to try:
 
GV 201-555 Physical education and training
GV 561-1198.995 Sports
GV 571-700 Sports history
GV 709 Women's sports
GV 711 Coaching
GV 721.18-722 Olympic Games (modern revival)
GV 841.5 Winter olympic games
RC 1200-1245 Sports medicine

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