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Guide to Kinesiology Resources

The following is a selected list of resources for starting research in Kinesiology. For further assistance, contact Yvonne Nalani Meulemans, Behavioral Sciences and Nursing Librarian.

Course Guides
KINE 202Introduction to Kinesiology (Miller )

[ All Kinesiology course guides ]

 

Reference/ web sites
Books
Journal articles
Citing sources
 

Reference/web sites

Reference

ACSM's guidelines for exercise testing and prescription
RC684.E9 A45 2000  REFERENCE

The Oxford dictionary of sports science and medicine
RC1206 .O94 1998  REFERENCE  

Encyclopedia of sports science
GV558 .E53 1997 REFERENCE 

Quick reference dictionary for athletic training
RC1206 .B475 2002  REFERENCE    

CRC desk reference on sports nutrition
TX361.A8 K47 2005   REFERENCE 

Handbook of sport psychology

Plunkett's sports industry almanac
GV716 .P58 Reference

Web sites

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

American College of Sports Medicine

American Physical Therapy Association

American Society of Exercise Physiologists 

International Society of Biomechanics

National Athletic Trainers' Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

 

 

Books

Books will give you background information and an overview on what you are researching.

Books at Cal State San Marcos

Library Catalog  [ Search Tips ]
Search our local collection of about 250,000 books

Other Options

Circuit (1-3 day delivery)
Search the collections of other San Diego area libraries -- about 3,000,000 books. Find and request books directly online; pick them up at our Library in 1-3 days.

WorldCat (5-10 day delivery)
Search the collections of libraries world-wide -- about 52,000,000 books. Find a book in this database, and fill-out an Interlibrary Loan delivery request. Book will be delivered to Library for pickup.

 

Journal articles

Journal articles are where you will find empirical studies, literature reviews, meta-analysis, and other types of scholarly communication. In order to search through the scientific literature, databases have been created to be finding tools.

 

Most Useful

PubMed @ CSUSM
The premier database of world biomedical literature on clinical medicine and preclinical research. Medline provides a more user-friendly interface, but less updated content.
Coverage: 1966→current

CINAHL Plus with Full Text
Provides abstracts for articles from 1,700 journals in the fields of nursing and allied health.
Coverage: 1982→current

Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS)
A complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,000 journals internationally.
Coverage: 1969→current

ScienceDirect
Provides full text access to over 1,000 journals covering all fields of science.
Coverage: 1995→current

Wiley Interscience
Access to abstracts and full text for about 300 mainly science related journals. It includes life sciences, chemistry, physics, mathematics, psychology, earth sciences, and business among others.
Coverage: 1996→current

Also Useful

American Chemical Society
Access to full text articles from more than 30 journals of the American Chemical Society
Coverage: 1879→current

Agricola
The authoritative database on all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines; includes abstracts for books & journals.
Coverage: 1500→current

Proceedings
Abstracts from conference proceedings worldwide
Coverage: 1993→current

 

 

Citing sources

A common citation style used in kinesiology is APA Style (American Psychological Association). However, students are strongly recommended to confirm with their instructors which citation style they are expected to use for their research projects.

APA Guide Book Cover Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2001.

Below are some web sites that provide examples.

APA Quick Reference Guide pdf
In-text citing and works cited examples.

Using APA Style 5th edition
The OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University provides a myriad of example of works cited and in-text citations. Bookmark this page!

apastyle.org
Produced by the APA, this site contains a wealth of information about APA citation style. It is not a replacement for owning the Publication Manual, though.

 

 

 
 
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