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Look for Books Using Subject Headings in the Minuteman Catalog

The following are examples of subject headings for finding books relating to Sports & Fitness:

Physical Education and Training

Physical Fitness

Sports Injuries

Sports - Physiological Aspects

You can also do subject searches on particular sports:

Baseball	Soccer
Football	Tennis

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Find Journal Articles Using ProQuest Research Library  *

* (Campus-wide access)

Use the ProQuest link above to search for journal articles.  Select "Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed ", and you're ready to begin your search.


Off campus? No problem. 
Click on this InfoTrac link, enter your Minuteman library card number, choose "Scholarly Journals", then start with subject or keyword searches.

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Sport / Fitness Periodicals at the Library:

Athletic Director

JOPERD - The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

Journal of Athletic Training

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

The Physical Educator

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Sports Illustrated

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Internet Resources

Health Information - Links to high quality health information available through the National Institutes of Health.  Link to Healthfinder (for the layperson), PubMed (for the professional) and several other databases providing a wealth of information free of charge. 

PE Central  - Self-proclaimed "Premier Website for Health and Physical Education Teachers." Many pages of links to research, certification information, associations, etc.

Sportscience  - An online sports research journal


Sports Medicine on the Web - A straightforward directory of useful web sites.

The Virtual Library of Sport - Provides links to pages about specific sports and more.


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Compiled by Judy Tobey

Updated by Karline Wild

11/20/2006