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Find Exercise Science and Kinesiology Titles

exploration of the physiological effects on cardiovascular

Functional exercise anatomy and physiology for physiotherapists

Frontiers in Sports and Active Living: Anniversary Edition

Essentials of strength training and conditioning

Exercise physiology : theory and application to fitness and performance

Sports in America: from colonial times to the twenty-first century

Games people played : a global history of sport

APA Handbook of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Soccer in American culture : the beautiful game's struggle for status

The brain on youth sports : the science, the myths, and the future

Recommended Research Databases

CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCO)
CINAHL indexes nursing and allied health journals, books, and dissertations.

CINAHL Database provides the top nursing and allied health literature available, including over 5,300 nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses Association. In addition, CINAHL Database has health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, audiovisuals, book chapters, legal cases, research instruments, and clinical trials. Not only is it an authoritative, specialized nursing resource, it is equipped with powerful search tools, including the CINAHL Subject Headings thesarus, which follows a similar structure to the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) system. This database covers sources dating from 1937 to present day.
PubMed
Over 30 million biomedical citations and abstracts since 1940s.
MedlinePlus
Medline Plus offers public-friendly medical info on diseases and wellness.
Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)
Clinical research database of randomized trials and systematic reviews.
Sports Medicine and Education Index (ProQuest)
Covers physical education, sports psychology, therapy, fitness, coaching articles.

The surge of academic, professional and personal interest in the field of physical education has resulted in a huge volume of scholarly and trade literature. Since 1970 Sports Medicine & Education Index has been covering this vast collection of material. Records are indexed and classified from peer-reviewed journals, report literature, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents, articles from the popular press, and many other publications.

Sports Medicine & Education Index allows all researchers and professionals in the field to acquire accurate and scholarly information in this comprehensive database. These abstracts feature a wide variety of content, ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology. Health education and physical therapy are also covered as they continue to become more prevalent in our society.

Subject Coverage
Administration
Biomechanics-Kinesiology
Coaching
Curriculum
Dance
Facilities
Health
History
Law
Measurement-Evaluation
Motor Learning
Patents (that pertain to sporting goods and exercise equipment)
Perception
Philosophy
Physical Education
Physical Fitness
Physical Therapy
Recreation
Research
Sport Activities
Sport Psychology
Sport Sociology
Sports
Sports Medicine
Teaching Methods
Training

Recommended Web Resources

ACSM American Fitness Index
The Index ranks the 100 biggest cities in the United States for their healthy, active lifestyles.
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
A leading provider of health certifications for fitness professionals
National Strength and Conditioning Association
"Advancing strength and conditioning research and education"
NCAA Playing Rules for college sports
Download the NCAA rules for sports from baseball to wrestling

Brainstorming Research

Kinesiology is a wide-ranging subject with many research opportunities. Use a broad range of search terms.

Exercise science	Health	Athletes	Biomechanics
Sports science	Wellness	College sports	Sport management
Occupational therapy	Fitness	Christian athletes	Recreation
Physical education	Health Religious aspects	Sportsmanship	Play
Physical therapy	Nutrition	Medical ethics	Leisure

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Francene Lewis
Head of Collection Management Dept., Cataloging Librarian

Responsibilities

Head of the Collection Management Department
Liaison to Asian Studies, Dutch, French, German, Spanish and Kinesiology

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