CONTENTS
Articles
Books
InterLibrary Loan
Web Resources
Citation Help
Additional Research Help
ARTICLES
The databases below are especially helpful for accessing articles and citations in your discipline.
If you are off-campus, use the link for off-campus access to our databases provided at the end of each description on the Find Articles page.
Academic Search Premier - large interdisciplinary database, with much full-text content
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - evidence-based, full-text health information
General Science Full Text- large science-related database, with much full-text content
OmniFile Mega Full Text - multi-disciplinary database, with much full-text content
Physical Education Index - scholarly and popular articles related to physical education
Social Sciences Index - standard resource, with over 200 full text journals
Here is a list of all Ryan Library databases.
Also try Google Scholar to search for scholarly articles.
BOOKS
The databases NetLibrary Collection, and Oxford Reference Online have full-text books online.
Below is a representative list of subject encylopedias held at Ryan Library's reference area.
Encyclopedia of Sports Science
Encyclopedia of World Sport
Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine
Oxford Textbook of Sports Medicine
Check Phineas, Ryan Library's online catalog, for additional books available in the library.
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
Use InterLibrary Loan (LINK+ and ILLiad) to request books and articles not owned by Ryan Library.
WEB RESOURCES
Kinesiology
APTA - Resources on scholarship & practice from the American Physical Therapy Assoc.
Gatorade Sports Science Institute - Research reports and FAQs supplied by Gatorade SSI
NATA - Resources for students from the National Athletic Trainers' Assoc.
Directories
Librarians' Internet Index
InfoMine
BUBL Link
Search Engines
Google Advanced - Provides more options for your search strategy.
Google Scholar - Search for scholarly articles.
Google Book Search - Search for books on your topic.
Zuula - A meta-search engine that searches more than one search engine at a time.
CITATION HELP
Endnote is a Web-based tool for managing and citing references in papers and creating bibliographies. EndNote has numerous citation styles including APA, MLA, Chicago (Turabian). EndNote is available to current members of the PLNU community.
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HELP
Denise D. Nelson, Instructional Services Librarian
Liaison to the Department of Kinesiology
Ryan Library, Office 208E
619-849-2477
DeniseNelson@pointloma.edu
Contact the Reference Desk at:
reflib@pointloma.edu
Ask A Librarian IM/Chat
619-849-2337
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This page was last updated 08/27/08.
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