Resources for Kinesiology
SEARCHING THE ONLINE CATALOG
(Information in this section is representative quick help. More detailed information can be found on the catalog HELP screens accessed from the catalog toolbar and under Research Tools - Tutorials at www.lib.lsu.edu/instruction/tutorials.html.)
Try both keyword and subject searches. If your search results in too many citations, use more specific terms. If you have too few citations, use broader terms. Look at subject headings in records resulting from a key word search and search again using the most appropriate subject heading. Also, consult Library of Congress Subject Headings at the Middleton Library Reference Desk. A few representative subject headings are KINESIOLOGY, HUMAN MOVEMENT, MOVEMENT, PHYSIOLOGY, SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY, SPORTS, EXERCISE, and SPORTS INJURIES.
Try combining data wells (boxes) with operator words for advanced searches. Operator words are AND, OR, XOR, (either, but not both), and NOT. Within the data well box use positional operators such as NEAR, ADJ (adjacent), etc. Put the operators in capital letters. Example: Sports ADJ Medicine.
Try truncating search terms or substituting letters. A search term can be shortened by using $ At the end of the word. Example: sport$ will retrieve sport, sports, sportsmanship, etc. Use "?" to replace a letter within a word. Example: wom?n will retrieve woman or women. Also, useful when unsure of the spelling.
When searching by words or phrase do not use stop words (A, AN, AS, AT, BE, BUT, BY, DO, FOR, IF, IN, IT, OF, ON, THE, TO) or if part of a title, enclose each stop word in double quotation marks. Example: "And" Now Miguel. A set of terms can be marked as a single phrase by enclosing in single quotation marks.
BOOK AND JOURNAL LOCATIONS IN LSU LIBRARIES
LSU Libraries uses the Library of Congress and SUDOC's (Superintendent of Documents) classification systems. For Library of Congress classification, kinesiology materials are usually found in BF, GV, QP, RC, RD, and RM depending on content and approach. Education materials are found in L and some bibliographical material will be found in Z. Related resources may be in other call number ranges. Generally, education materials in the SUDOC system are in ED. (Documents call numbers are distinguished by a colon in the call number.) Generally, L and GV are located on the third floor, RC and RD on fourth floor, and ED and Microfiche in Government Documents, Room 53, in the basement, but some are located in special collections such as Education Resources. Check the catalog for exact locations.
Education Resources, 227 Middleton Library, includes materials produced for use with children from preshcool through grade 12. It includes children's literature (arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification system), teacher support materials, representative textbooks, and reference books pertaining to materials in Education Resources. For example, books for children on sports and information on how to coach various sports are in this collection. Check the catalog for exact locations within Education Resources.
Reference books (encyclopedias, handbooks, statistical sources, etc.) are located in Reference Services, 141 Middleton Library under the same call numbers noted above. They are housed at the reference desk, on index tables, or in reference stacks. The ED's are located in the Documents section of the reference stacks. Locations within Reference Services are given in the online catalog records.
Current journal issues are located in 126 Middleton; older issues are in the stacks. Some are available in electronic format. Check the catalog or Journalfind for call numbers, exact locations, or online access.
Reserve materials are housed at Circulation/Reserve, Middleton lobby. Reserve information can be accessed under Reserve Desk on the online catalog toolbar.
The LSU LIBRARIES WEB PAGE at www.lib.lsu.edu covers resources, hours, policies, services, etc.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/HELPFUL HINTS
Passwords: Databases require an ID and password for off-campus access. Access requirements are described with connection choices. Most require entering a university ID number (no hyphens) found on your TigerCard. For security reasons, the Library has discontinued use of CHANGEME as a PIN. All CHANGEME PINs have been reset to random PINs. To get your new PIN click on PIN Info on the LSU Libraries web page - www.lib.lsu.edu/index.html. Then use the Email My PIN link under My Account. You may change that PIN by using the Change My PIN link. PINs can have a maximum of 10 characters and/or numbers. Please do not change your PIN back to CHANGEME. Access to electronic resources from off-campus will be blocked for any user with a PIN of CHANGEME.
Searching Using Boolean Logic: Most database searching is based on Boolean logic; the computer creates sets of information based on the way you tell it to combine terms. The two most commonly used connectors or operator words are "or" and "and." To devise an effective search statement, select key words or major concepts, then create a search statement by connecting them with Boolean terms. Connecting terms with "or" (between synonyms or like concepts) will broaden the search and increase the number of records retrieved. Connecting terms with "and" (between differing concepts) will narrow the search and decrease the number or records retrieved. Information on operator words and search strategies is included on help screens for the databases.
Searching Cambridge Scientific Abstracts: Many of the databases appropriate for research in kinesiology are available as part of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. These include Biological Sciences, Biology Digest, MEDLINE, Neurosciences Abstracts, and Physical Education Index. They can be accessed by choosing either Cambridge Scientific Abstracts or a specific database in the alphabetical listing on the toolbar under Indexes and Databases. Excellent help screens or tutorials are accessible from the first search screen.
Searching EBSCO Databases: EBSCO virtual tours can be accessed at http://support.epnet.com/custsupport/Tutorials/Tutorials.asp.
Of special interest are Advanced Search with Guided Style and Saving Searches and Alerts which describes how to set up a personal account for search history and alerts.
A printed, detailed User Guide and a Guided Style Advanced Search Help Sheet can be found at the following link: http://support.epnet.com/uploads/kb/en_ehostusr0507.doc.
Additional information is available on the search screen for each database via a help button on the top toolbar as well as search tips and database description.
Capturing Information in EBSCO Databases: You can mark records to print, save, or e-mail or you can set up a My EBSCOhoust account (see information under Sign In at the top of the screen) to save searches for a specific period, and create alerts for designated searches.
Searching Multiple EBSCO Databases: EBSCO allows you to simultaneously search more than one database. From the LSU Libraries home page, click on Indexes and Databases, click on "E" under Search Databases by Title, then choose EBSCO Host Databases. Select appropriate databases, then click Continue. You can also add databases by clicking on Choose Databases from an EBSCO search screen. Multiple searches can be also be conducted with Webfeat. See the link near the top of the Indexes and Databases under Research Tools on the Libraries' web page.
Availability:
To locate journal articles cited in indexes, databases, bibliographies:
- Search the online catalog by journal title for holdings, call number, online address AND/OR search Journalfind from the Indexes and Databases screen for full text availability. If not found,
- Search Ingenta for document delivery OR
submit request to Interlibrary Borrowing via the ILL link on the LSU Libraries home page.
- Search the online catalog for location, call number, status, and/or online address. If not found,
- Submit request to Interlibrary Borrowing at www.lib.lsu.edu/lib/ilb.
Tutorials/Instruction: LSU Libraries offers a variety of tutorials and instruction opportunities described under Tutorials at http://www.lib.lsu.edu/instruction/tutorials.html. Contact the education liaison (See page 7) to arrange tours and class presentations.
Reference Services, 141 Middleton, provides assistance at the desk or by telephone, e-mail, and live assistance. See http://www.lib.lsu.edu/virtual/.
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INTERNET SOURCES
LSU Libraries Subject Guide to Kinesiology www.lib.lsu.edu/sci/kinesiology.html
Accessible through the Web, this local page is a collection of sites concerning kinesiology. It includes bibliographies, statistics, discussion groups, listserves and general information.
LSU Libraries Ready Reference www.lib.lsu.edu/ref/readyref.html
Contains information on the different ways to contact an LSU reference librarian, links to other reference sources including other library catalogs, and a variety of reference categories such as style manuals.
Scholarly Sports Sites www.ucalgary.ca/library/ssportsite/
Brings together websites of interest to the serious sports researcher, kinesiology librarian, sport information specialist, college/university student and faculty.
Free Internet Search Engines
These search engines can be used to supplement the scholarly databases listed under Online and Databases.
Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature from broad areas of research - scholar.google.com
RedLightGreen helps you locate the most important
books and research materials in your area of interest and determine if
they are available at your local library - www.redlightgreen.com
PubMed is the free version of MEDLINE - www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
PubMed Central is an archive of life sciences journal
literature developed and managed by the National Center for
Biotechnology Information (NCBI) - www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov
Scirus is a comprehensive, science-specific search
engine utilizing the latest search engine technology to search over 200
million science specific web pages - www.scirus.com
ONLINE DATABASES
ACCESS: Electronic databases can be accessed from the LSU Libraries web page, www.lib.lsu.edu, by clicking on the Indexes and Databases link located under Research Tools. Databases can then be selected by title by clicking on the first letter of the database title. Most are available both on and off campus. (See the section on Passwords for more specific information about off campus access.) Print counterparts are available for some electronic databases. Check the catalog for call numbers and years covered.
Academic Search Complete
Contains the full text of more than 4,000 scholarly publications, and indexing and abstracts for all 7,962 journals in the collection. The database covers the social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts & literature, and more.
Biological Abstracts
Provides references and abstracts since 1990 from life sciences research journals worldwide. Print available, 1980-1999, in Reference Services (REF QH301 B37)
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Biological Control Abstracts
Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences. Strong international coverage.
Biological Sciences
This interdisciplinary database offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Supporting over two dozen areas of expertise, this CSA database provides access to literature from over 6000 sources including serials, conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents. A list of journals indexed by this site can be accessed by a hotlink in the description.
Biology Digest
Biology Digest is a compliation of abstracts and indexes of domestic and international literature in the area of life sciences. It is primarily intended for audience at the high school or undergraduate college level. Its purpose is to aid in keeping students and instructors current on the latest developments in biological research.
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts
Large collection of indexes, each of which focuses on a specific scientific field.
Cambridge University Press / Cambridge Journals Online (CJO)
Full text for over one hundred journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. On campus access only. Not available off campus.
Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (1994- )
Search and retrieval service that provides bibliographic records of U.S. Government information products. Use it to link to Federal agency online resources and to identify materials in Federal Depository Libraries.
CINAHL, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature
Provides abstracts of articles since 1982 from over 950 English language journals (also 300 journals from 1967 to the present) in the fields of nursing and allied health. Subjects covered include: aging, AIDS, cancer, diseases, healthcare, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, public health, and rehabilitation.
Clinical Pharmacology
Clinical Pharmacology provides access up-to-date, concise and clinically-relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs.
Compendex
Compendex is a bibliographic database of engineering research literature, containing references to over 5000 engineering journals and conferences.
Dissertations Abstracts
Contains citations to 1.2 million dissertations and masters theses. Coverage begins in 1861, with abstracts available since 1980, and thesis abstracts since 1988.
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Electronic Collections Online
OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online provides information from academic journals in many disciplines from many publishers. Several ways to find journal articles and view or print articles online.
ERIC (1966-)
The most widely used index to journals in the field
of education. Published as part of the U.S. Office of Education's
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) program, this service
provides detailed indexing for articles in more than 775 education and
education-related journals in addition to education related documents,
80% of which are full text online. Print counterparts (CIJE and RIE)
located in Reference Services.
ERIC documents are no longer published in microfiche format. The final
microfiche document, ED 483046, was published Fall 2005. A complete
set of documents on microfiche is available in Room 53 in the basement
of Middleton Library. Most documents published after that number are
available in full text format in the online database or can be purchased via the free web version of ERIC at http://www.eric.ed.gov
Food Science and Technology Abstracts
Largest collection of food science, food technology and food related human nutrition abstracts. It currently contains over 580,000 records with approximately 2000 new records added every month. FSTA covers journal articles (about 80%) plus patents, theses, standards, legislation, books, reviews and conference proceedings.
Health and Safety Science Abstracts
Surveys recent work relating to public health, safety, and industrial hygiene. Major areas of coverage include: occupational safety and health, transportation environmental and ecology, food and drugs, pesticides, natural disasters, civil defense, and emergency management, fire safety, radiation safety, electrical safety, consumer and recreation safety, ergonomics and human factors, diseases, injuries, trauma, epidemology and public health, medical safety, toxicology, civil and structural engineering. Monthly. 5,600 abstracts annually. Journals indexed by this database.
Health Source
Provides nearly 600 scholarly full text journals, including nearly 450 peer-reviewed journals focusing on many medical disciplines and abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. While coverage of nursing and allied health is particularly strong, the database also covers Clinical Pharmacology, which provides access to up-to-date, concise and clinically relevant drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs.
Human Health and Hygiene Abstracts
Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage.
Ingenta
Provides access to articles from periodicals not owned by LSU by faculty, research staff, and graduate students via a fax document delivery service. Costs of orders are subsidized by LSU Libraries. Additional information is available at www.lib.lsu.edu/databases/descriptions/ingenta.html. (You must use your 17-digit university ID to establish an LSU Patrons Account.)
JSTOR
A not-for-profit organization established with the assistance of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. JSTOR consists of a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature.
Leisure Recreation and Tourism Abstracts
Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage.
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LexisNexis Academic
Offers full text online news, business, legal, legislative, medical, and regulatory information, updated daily.
MEDLINE
Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine, contains citations and abstracts to international biomedical literature from over 3700 journals on topics including research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and healthcare services. Contains a broad range of medical topics relating to research, clinical practice, administration, policy issues, and health care services.
Mental Measurements Yearbook (1989-)
Contains full-text information about English-language standardized tests covering educational skills, personality, vocational aptitude, psychology, and related areas. The print version of Mental Measurements Yearbook, Z5814 P8 R93, and its index, Tests in Print, Z5814 E9 T47, are available in Reference Services.
netLibrary
Collection of over 50,000 reference, scholarly, and professional electronic books covering a variety of disciplines. These books may be checked out for four hours at a time. The full text of the e books may be searched and printed a page or two at a time. My Favorites, Bookmarks, and Notes are featured aids.
Neurosciences Abstracts
Covers major advances and their implications in all aspects of vertebrate and invertebrate neuroscience, emphasizing basic research studies but also including special coverage of neural diseases, neuroimaging, dementias, pain, drug addiction, and memory. Monthly. 13,200 abstracts annually. A list of journals indexed in this database can be accessed by a hotlink in the description.
Nutrition Abstracts (Human)
Including the CAB Abstracts and CAB Health, this is the leading database for literature related to agriculture and applied life sciences, including strong international coverage.
Professional Development Collection
Designed for professional educators, provides a highly specialized collection of nearly 550 high quality education journals including more than 350 peer reviewed titles. This database contains more than 200 educational reports. It is the most comprehensive collection of full-text education journals in the world.
Psychology & Behavior Science Collection
Provides nearly 575 full text publications, including nearly 550 peer-reviewed titles. Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection covers topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Nearly every full text title included in this database is indexed in PsycINFO. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.
PsycInfo (1967-)
The most comprehensive index to the literature of psychology; indexes more than 1,300 journals, dissertations , and technical reports in 30 languages from 50 countries, as well as English-language chapters and books. Also available in print from 1928 forward in Reference Services.
Science Citation Index
Covers the journal literature of the sciences. It indexes more than 5,800 major journals across 164 scientific disciplines from 1984 to the present. Some of the disciplines covered include: agriculture, neuroscience, astronomy, oncology, biochemistry, pediatrics, biology, pharmacology, biotechnology, physics, chemistry, plant sciences, computer science, psychiatry, materials science, surgery, mathematics, veterinary science, medicine, and zoology. SCI is one of three citation indexes in the Web of Knowledge.
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Science Direct Web Editions
Serves as a web information source for scientific, technical, and medical (STM) research. It offers access to more than 1,100 journals in 16 fields of science, including the social sciences.
Serials Directory
Provides access to the most up-to-date and accurate bibliographic information as well as current pricing structures for popular serials. This database contains over 182,000 U.S. and international titles, including newspapers, historical data for an additional 20,000 titles and data from over 85,000 publishers worldwide.
Social Sciences Citation Index (1984-)
Covers the journal literature of the social sciences. It indexes more than 1,725 journals spanning 50 disciplines from 1984 to the present. . SSCI is one of three citation indexes in the Web of Knowledge.
Springer Interlink
Includes over 500 journals and 7 book series online in engineering, science, humanities, business, etc.
SPORTDiscus
International in scope, the most comprehensive,
bibliographic database covering sport, physical fitness, exercise,
sports medicine, sports science, physical education, kinesiology,
coaching, training, sport administration, officiating, sport law &
legislation, college & university sport, disabled persons, facility
design & management, intramural & school sport, doping, health,
health education, biomechanics, movement science, injury prevention
& rehabilitation, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology,
sport & exercise psychology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism,
allied health, occupational health & therapy, public health and
more.
With full bibliographic coverage, this database includes
over 650,000 records with journal and monograph coverage going back to
1800, and over 20,000 dissertations and theses. The content also
consists of multidisciplinary, international references from journal
and magazine articles, books, book chapters, conference proceedings and
more.
Web of Knowledge
Provides access to the three citation databases (Arts and Humanities Citation Index, Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index) which are multidisciplinary databases of bibliographic information gathered from thousands of scholarly journals. Includes information on where journals are cited.
Webfeat
Allows searching of multiple databases. There is an icon at the top of the Libraries' web page and a link on the Indexes and Databases page. Databases can be selected by subject areas or by individual titles. The broad subject areas listed can be further limited by clicking on the plus sign to the right of the subject. Since database search techniques vary, use the Boolean operator "or" to combine terms and symbols unique to the selected databases.
WorldCat
Offers records of all types of materials cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Includes manuscripts written as early as the 12th century. Source of information about materials not owned by LSU Libraries.
