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Exercise Science, Physical Education and Wellness

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Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

  • The Dictionary of Sports.  (Ref. GV567 .D53 1999)
    Alphabetical listings of terms and their explanations are given for each sport described.
  • Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition.  (Ref. QP141 .E526 2005)
    4 vols.
    Designed for both nutrition and non-nutrition scientists to keep up to date on nutrient needs, dietary intake, and health outcomes.
  • Encyclopedia of International Sports Studies.
    (Ref. GV567 .E486 2006) 3 vols.
    Provides a comprehensive reference work covering all aspects of the science, social science, and medicine of sport.
  • Encyclopedia of Physical Education, Fitness, and Sports.
    (Ref. GV567 .E49) 4 vols.
    Covers philosophy, history, specific programs and sports, as well as, numerous articles on physical education.
  • Encyclopedia of Sports Science.  (Ref. GV558 .E53 1997) 2 vols.
    Volume one deals with particular sports, their history, and the sports’ basic science concepts.  Volume two deals with the physiology of sports.
  • Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America.
    (Ref. GV709 .E53 1998)
    Contains brief biographical sketches, sports as they relate to women, and organizations.
  • Encyclopedia of World Sport.  (Ref. GV567 .E56 1996) 3 vols.
    Discusses the history and development of sports from ancient times to the present.
  • Food and Fitness:  A Dictionary of Diet and Exercise.
    (Ref. RA784 .K397 1997)
    Provides the information one needs to make sensible decisions about food and activities.  Includes diets, food ingredients, sports, and exercises.
  • The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine.
    (Ref. RC1206 .O94 1994)
    Contains over 7500 entries covering all the main areas of sports science and medicine.
  • Sports Rules Encyclopedia.  (Ref. GV731 .S75 1990)
    Provides a comprehensive source of sports rules for those who administer programs involving multiple sports activities.
  • Webster’s Sports Dictionary.  (Ref. GV657 .W37)
    Defines terms normally used by the participants in various sports and by broadcasters and sportswriters, as well as terms used in the playing rules of sports.

Handbooks & Manuals

  • Fitness and Exercise Sourcebook.  (Ref. GV436 .F53 2007)
    Contains basic consumer information about fitness, exercise, and nutrition.
  • The 5-Minute Sports Medicine Consult.
    (Ref. RC1211 .A145 2001)
    An up-to-date reference guide to the management of sports medicine problems.
  • Handbook of Nutrition and Food.  (Ref. QP141 .H345 2002)
    Covers the broad range nutrition concerns.
  • Sports:  The Complete Visual Reference.
    (Ref. GV 704 .S663 2000)
    More than 120 sports described and explained in concise, clear texts with colorful illustrations.

Indexes & Abstracts (hardcopy)

  • CIJE.(Index Area)
    Current Index to Journals in Education indexes articles published in over 980 education-related journals. Our holdings of this title cease after December 2001.  The ERIC database includes CIJE.
  • Education Index. (Index Area)
    A cumulative index to educational publications in the English language.  TTU holdings:  January 1929-June 2003. Currently online as:  Education Full-Text.
  • Master’s Theses Directories.
    [Formerly Master’s Theses in Education]  (Index Area)
    An annual publication which lists theses titles from colleges and universities in the United States and Canada that choose to have their master’s theses listed.
  • RIE  [Research in Education] (Index Area)
    Indexes document literature in education.  TTU holdings:  1966-2001.  Refer to the ERIC database for the complete holdings.

Magazines, Journals & Newspapers (hardcopy)

  • Coach and Athletic Director.  1995-
    Technical articles for coaches and athletic administrators of team sports.
  • Journal of Athletic Training.  1992-
    Reports the latest findings on athletic training for athletes, coaches and trainers on the faculty and professional level.
  • Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.  1982-
    Features  by-lined articles and short features on all aspects of physical education, recreation, dance, athletics and safety education as taught in schools and colleges.
  • Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.  1988-
    Examines the influence of psychological variables on sport performance and the influence of sport participation on psychological phenomena.
  • Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness.  1973-
    Provides a forum for discussion and research articles concerned with the teaching process and teacher education in physical education.
  • Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.  JTPE.  1995-
    Designed to stimulate and communicate research and practical applications in the field of physical education.
  • The Physical Educator.  1940-
    Professional magazine for health, physical education and recreation.
  • The Physician and Sportsmedicine.  1977-
    Serves the practicing physician’s professional and personal interests in the medical aspects of sports through a balance of clinical and topical content.
  • Quest.  1987-
    Designed to stimulate professional development in the physical education field by publishing articles concerned with critical issues facing today’s faculty and students.
  • Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.  1980-
    An informative, educational reference documenting exercise and sport-related research.

Online Research Databases

  • Dissertations & Theses
    Abstracts are included from 1980 to present.  Selected titles from 1997 forward are available full text.
  • ERIC [Education Resource Information Center]
    The largest source of education information with abstracts of documents (ED) and journal articles (EJ) on education research and practice.
  • Education Full-Text
    A bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from over 500 periodicals.  Over 250 of these periodicals have full-text articles with coverage beginning in January 1996.
  • Emerald FullText Plus
    Full text access to 42,000 searchable articles from more than 100 Emerald Journals covering management disciplines in marketing, human resources, and information management.
  • Health and Wellness Resource Center
    Indexes journals, pamphlets, and reference resources—most full-text.  Includes links to diet, cancer, and health assessment sites, as well as, government databases.
  • Health Reference Center Academic
    Allows one to access citations and full text articles in the many areas of health, general medicine, nutrition, and physical fitness.
  • MarciveWeb DOCS
    Indexes U.S. government publications from 1976 to the present.  Documents with Web access to the full text will provide the online link, and for other records view “Holdings” to determine availability at the Volpe Library or other libraries.
  • MEDLINE/PubMed
    PubMed  provides access to the MEDLINE database, which contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from more than 4,800 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 other countries.  Generally this database does not provide the full text, however, links to the full text are increasingly being added.
  • Mental Measurements Yearbook
    Contains full-text information about and reviews of English language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas.  Contains data from Yearbooks 9 through 16.
  • Professional Collection
    A custom selection of more than 300 full text journals for educators that is updated daily.
  • PsycARTICLES
    A database of full-text articles from journals published by the American Psychological Association, the APA Educational Publishing Foundation, the Canadian Psychological Association, and Hogrefe & Huber.
  • PsycINFO
    Indexes resources in psychology including dissertations and books from 1887 to present.
  • Wiley InterScience.
    Indexes over 1,000 scientific, technical, and medical peer-reviewed journals, as well as, access to 190 Wiley publications full-text.

Online Magazines, Journals & Newspapers

Directories

  • Directory of Psychological Tests in the Sport and Exercise Sciences.  (Ref. GV706.4 .D57 1996)
    Summarizes information on 314 psychological scales, questionnaires, and inventories specific to sport and exercise settings.

Statistical Sources

  • Digest of Education Statistics.  (Ready Ref. Doc. Ed1.326)
    Provides statistical information covering American education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school.
  • International Education Statistics from the UNESCO
    Links to the UNESCO database to provide commonly used statistical indicators, including access to schooling, participation in education, internal efficiency, primary education, and literacy.
  • National Center for Education Statistics.
    Provides a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American education from pre-kindergarten through graduate school.
  • Statistical Abstract of the U.S.  (Ready Ref. Doc. C3.134)
    The authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.
  • Tennessee Statistical Abstract.  (Ready Ref. HA641 .T43)
    Economic and demographic data are presented in easy-to-read tables, maps, and graphs.

General Sites

Created: NM 9/06; Revised: NM 3/07, NM 9/07, NM 6/08
Placed on website: ARC 9/06/06; Updated: 3/12/07, 9/11/07, 6/25/08