LibGuides: Exercise & Sport Science Research Guide: Sport Science Resources

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SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive research tool for all areas of sports, sports management, and sports medicine literature. EBSCOHost Tutorial
PubMed@UA This link opens in a new window
Government website of medical literature citations and links to full text journals from participating publishers. PubMed Tutorial

PEDdro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database
Provides bibliographic details and abstracts of randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.

CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive source for full text nursing and allied health journal literature. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Ovid Nursing & Health Profession Journals This link opens in a new window
Includes Emcare, an allied health and nursing database.

National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC)
NARIC is the library of the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).

Food Science Source This link opens in a new window
A full-text database designed to support the informational needs of the food industry at all levels. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Index to full text journal articles in the medical disciplines. EBSCOHost Tutorial
MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive index to international medical literature with links to full text. EBSCOHost Tutorial

NCAA Student-Athlete Experiences Data Archive
"provides access to data about student athletes and will grow to include a handful of user-friendly data collections related to graduation rates; team-level Academic Progress Rates in Division I; and individual-level data on the experiences of current and former student-athletes from the NCAA's Growth, Opportunities, Aspirations and Learning of Students in college study (GOALS), and the Study of College Outcomes and Recent Experiences (SCORE)." IMPORTANT: website will cease operation on Sept. 30, 2020.

Education Full Text This link opens in a new window
Indexes core international periodicals, monographs, and yearbooks in education. Good resource to begin research in education. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic and full text database covering scholarly research and information relating to all areas of education. Good resource to begin research in education. EBSCOHost Tutorial
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Access to scholarly journals, education reports, and theses and dissertations on education topics. Good resource to supplement education research. EBSCOHost Tutorial

PE Central
Web site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students, with the goal of providing the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth.

PsycNET This link opens in a new window
Searchable interface to select APA databases and publications (PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS, PsycEXTRA, & PsycTESTS). PsycNET Tutorial
Sociological Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive coverage in all areas of sociology, including social behavior, human tendencies, interaction, relationships, community development, culture and social structure. EBSCOHost Tutorial
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive coverage of sociology and related areas of study. EBSCOHost Tutorial

Business Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Offers a broad assortment of full text articles from business magazines and scholarly journals. A comprehensive source of business information for all levels of researchers, including students, faculty, and practicing professionals. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
The most comprehensive scholarly business database with a large percentage of full-text material from journals, conference proceedings, investment research, industry, market research, and country reports, SWOT analyses and more. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Econlit This link opens in a new window
This expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) contains bibliographic citations from journals, books and dissertations covering economics-related literature in both economic theory and application.
SBRnet This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive online platform of nationwide sports business, sports marketing and sports marketing analytics, using syndicated custom and proprietary research for professional and college sports, consumer research, industry reports, and licensed industry articles.
Factiva This link opens in a new window
To access off campus connect via VPN. Instructions on how to do this can be found here . Please contact us if you experience any difficulties. Factiva Tutorial

Financial data including stock quotes, company comparisons, financial snapshots, SEC filings, interactive charting, and historical market information. Includes full-text Wall Street Journal (1979 - present), New York Times (1980 - present), Washington Post, Newsweek, Business Week, Forbes, and Fortune.

Akron Beacon Journal (OH)

America: History and Life This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive resource for articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Newsbank World Newspaper Archive - Latin American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
A fully searchable resource for Latin American newspapers from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Venezuela and elsewhere.
Newspaper Source This link opens in a new window
Provides cover-to-cover full-text access to many U.S. and international newspapers. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
A database of full text articles from regional business news sources covering all metropolitan and rural areas in the United States. EBSCOHost Tutorial

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Multi-disciplinary source for scholarly, popular, professional, and news publications. This is a good place to start many searches or to gather material from various disciplines at once. EBSCOHost Tutorial
MasterFILE Premier This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary resource covering a wide variety of subjects and resource-types. Includes journal articles, reference books, primary documents, and images. EBSCOHost Tutorial
PsycNET This link opens in a new window
Searchable interface to select APA databases and publications (PsycARTICLES, PsycBOOKS, PsycEXTRA, & PsycTESTS). PsycNET Tutorial
SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Provides comprehensive coverage of sociology and related areas of study. EBSCOHost Tutorial
Communication & Mass Media Complete This link opens in a new window
Full text articles and abstracts for major scholarly and popular resources in Mass Media Communications. EBSCOHost Tutorial
JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive This link opens in a new window
Complete digitized back runs of core scholarly journals. JSTOR Tutorial
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
A rich collection of citation indexes representing the citation connections between scholarly research articles found in the most globally significant journals, books, and proceedings in the sciences, social sciences and art & humanities. Web of Science Tutorial

Cochrane Library Online This link opens in a new window
Leading resource for systematic reviews in health care. Cochrane Library Tutorial

PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database from Australia)
A free database of over 15,500 randomized trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.

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