Henry Buhl Library: Exercise Science: Background Reading

Background Reading

Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
The Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine describes all aspects of the field with perspectives, concepts, and methods from the medical, behavioral, and social sciences and physical education.
Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Entries explore the theory, research, and application of psychology as it relates to sport and fitness in a manner that is accessible and jargon-free to help readers better understand human behavior in sport and exercise settings.
Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition
Call Number: Ref QP 141 .E526 2013 v. 1-4
Presents the latest understanding on a wide range of nutrition-related topics including food safety, weight management, vitamins, bioengineering of foods, plant based diet and raw foods among others.

Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary This link opens in a new window
A concise, up-to-date guide to the essential language of medicine including the latest brand names and generic equivalents of common drugs.

Salem Health Online This link opens in a new window
Collection of online encyclopedias and guides covering areas of medicine such as addiction, infectious diseases, diabetes, and cancer.

Mayo Clinic -- Health Information
Access overviews of dozens of medical conditions, including their causes, symptoms, treatments, and home/lifestyle remedies.
National Institutes of Health
Access quality health information, including symptoms and treatment(s), from respected medical organizations.
Eating Disorders: an Encyclopedia of Causes, Treatment, and Prevention
Articles in this book cover all aspects of eating disorders, including related topics such as exercise and activities, body image and self-esteem, therapies, and more.

Here are a few search terms to get you started:

Exercise
Health
Muscle strength
Nutrition
Physical education and training
Physical fitness
Sports -- Psychological aspects
Weight training

NOTE: This is just a short list of terms. Be sure to try additional subjects and keywords to find the most information about your topic.

EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Access to over 200,000 full text eBooks across a variety of subjects.

Getting Started with Review Articles

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Medline with Full-Text This link opens in a new window
Provides authoritative medical information from 1400+ full-text journals to support research in medicine, nursing, dentistry, and more.
Science Citation Index (Web of Science) This link opens in a new window
Part of Web of Knowledge/Web of Science. Daily updates make it a good source for recent information. Gives the number of times each article has been cited. Use Journal Citation Reports (JCR) to find impact factors for journals in science, social sciences, and technology.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Access to peer-reviewed journals in the fields of biology, chemistry, earth sciences, engineering, medicine, nursing, physics, and more.

PubMed
This is the open access portal for all government funded research publications after six months.

Annual Reviews offer "comprehensive, timely collections of critical reviews written by leading scientists" in a variety of disciplines, including:

Annual Review of Medicine
Annual Review of Nutrition
Annual Review of Physiology
Annual Review of Psychology
Collection of analytic and authoritative review articles that examine primary research relevant to a particular area of inquiry

To find research articles, start by reading review articles.

Review articles provide:

important keywords and terms
a timeline of existing research,
great bibliographies of previous research,
the names of important authors on that area of scientific research.

After you have read some review articles, you are ready to move onto finding Research Articles.

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