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Recommended databases for Sport and Physical Activity

SPORTDiscus This link opens in a new window
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SPORTDiscus is an index to literature relating to sport, physical education and sports medicine. It includes references to books, book chapters, conference proceedings, journal articles, magazines and dissertations. It covers the period 1800 to present. New for 2022, SPORTDiscus now contains full text coverage for 550 journals from 1930 to the present day.
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APA PsycInfo This link opens in a new window
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APA PsycInfo contains references to journal articles, books, book chapters and dissertations in the field of psychology and behavioural sciences. It covers the period from 1600 to present. Almost all the materials included in APA PsycInfo are peer-reviewed. As well as psychology it includes references to the psychological aspects of: health, sociology, education, pharmacology, technology, linguistics, business and law.
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Sports Medicine & Education Index This link opens in a new window
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Formerly known as Physical Education Index, this database indexes literature relating to physical and health education, sports studies, physical therapy, kinesiology, sport psychology and the business of sport. It includes scholarly academic content and trade publications. It covers the period 1970 - present.

Useful for: Biomedical Engineering, Education, Health and Health Promotion, Physical Activity for Heath and Prosthetics and Orthotics.
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SCOPUS This link opens in a new window
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Scopus is a comprehensive scientific, medical, technical and social science database containing all relevant literature.
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Web of Science - Core Collection This link opens in a new window
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The Web of Science Core Collection comprises a set of databases covering scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities and examines proceedings of international conferences, symposia, seminars, colloquia, workshops, and conventions.
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Web of Science - all databases This link opens in a new window
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Web of Science is a platform consisting of multiple databases designed to support scientific and scholarly research. Content spans multiple disciplines, document types and formats.
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Related databases for Sport and Physical Activity

British Education Index This link opens in a new window
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The British Education Index provides information on research, policy and practice in education and training in the UK. It covers education from pre-school to university level and includes a thesaurus using UK-specific educational terminology. Most of the journals included in British Education Index are published in the UK, although some international literature is included. This database can be cross-searched with ERIC.
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ERIC This link opens in a new window
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ERIC, the Education Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database contains more than 1.3 million records and provides access to information from from 1966 to present. It can be cross-searched with the British Education Index.
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MEDLINE [Ovid platform] This link opens in a new window
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Contains citations and abstracts of journal articles in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. From 1946 onwards.
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This database abstracts and indexes the international literature of sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioural sciences. This includes coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,800+ serials publications and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, conference papers and working papers. Cited references are included for many journal articles.
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Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
The Cochrane Library is a unique source of reliable and up-to-date information on the effects of interventions in health care. Published on a quarterly basis, The Cochrane Library is designed to provide information and evidence to support decisions taken in health care and to inform those receiving care. The Cochrane Library consists of a regularly updated collection of evidence-based medicine databases. The databases include: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (Cochrane Reviews), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE) and The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL). This version of the Cochrane Library is brought to you by Wiley Interscience.
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PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed, from the US National Library of Medicine in Washington DC, provides access to over 19 million citations back to the 1950's from MEDLINE and additional life sciences journals. It also includes links to full-text articles and related resources. No login required. If you require an NCBI account (e.g. to create alerts) you can create it and login using one of the third party options, e.g. Google, Login.gov, Microsoft Live.
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SAGE Research Methods contains more than 1000 books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos by world-leading academics from across the social sciences. It supports research at all levels and across all subjects by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process. Also includes cases, datasets, data analysis and materials on data visualization, qualitative and quantitative research methods, statistical methods and statistical packages such as Python, R and SPSS among others.
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CINAHL is an index to journals in the allied health and nursing subject areas. As well as indexing over 3000 journals, full text access is provided to over 600 journals. This is a useful database for those studying or researching: Speech and Language Therapy, Sport and Physical Activity, Health Psychology, Digital Health, Pharmacy, Prosthetics and Orthotics and Pharmacology.
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New books

Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology by Edson Filho (Volume Editor); Itay Basevitch (Volume Editor)
ISBN: 9780197512494
Publication Date: 2021
Good Governance in Sport by Arnout Geeraert (Editor); Frank van Eekeren (Editor)
ISBN: 9781003172833
Publication Date: 2022
A Comprehensive Guide to Sports Physiology and Injury Management by Stuart Porter (Editor); Johnny Wilson (Editor)
ISBN: 9780702074899
Publication Date: 2021
Impacts and Implications for the Sports Industry in the Post-COVID-19 Era by Armand Faganel (Editor); Igor Riznar (Editor); Arne Baruca (Editor)
ISBN: 9781799867821
Publication Date: 2021
Acceptance and commitment approaches for athlete's wellbeing and performance by Ross White, Andrew Bethell, Lewis Charnock, Stephen Leckey, Victoria Penpraze
ISBN: 9783030649425
Publication Date: 2021
Research handbook on sports and society by Elizabeth Pike
ISBN: 9781789903607
Publication Date: 2021

New books about study skills and essay writing

Brilliant essays by Ursula Hackett
ISBN: 9781352011388
Publication Date: 2021
Succeeding with your university essay : a step-by-step handbook by John Biggam
ISBN: 9780335248506
Publication Date: 2020
Academic Writing and Dyslexia by Adrian J. Wallbank
Call Number: D 820-4(09) WAL
ISBN: 1138291498
Publication Date: 2018
The Quick Fix Guide to Academic Writing by Phillip C. Shon
Call Number: D 820-4(09) SHO
ISBN: 9781526405890
Publication Date: 2018
The Study Skills Handbook by Stella Cottrell
ISBN: 9781137610874
Publication Date: 2019
Academic Success by Jean Brick; Nick Wilson; Deanna Wong; Maria Herke
ISBN: 9781352002621
Publication Date: 2018
How to Write Better Essays by Bryan Greetham
ISBN: 1352001144
Publication Date: 2018
Academic Writing Skills for International Students by Siew Hean Read
ISBN: 9781352003758
Publication Date: 2018

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Useful shelf numbers - Sport and Physical Activity

Library books are arranged by the Dewey Decimal classification scheme whereby each subject is represented by a number. You will find books on the same subject will have the same number. The shelfmark is preceded by the letter D and will be followed by 3 letters, which are usually the first 3 letters of the author's name.

Useful Sport and Physical Activity and related subjects shelfmarks:

D 611 Anatomy

D 612.044 Physiology of sport and exercise

D 613.07 Health education and health promotion

D 613.71 Exercise psychology

D 796 Sport

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