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Kinesiology Resources

 

Finding Books | Reference Sources | Internet Sites | Finding Journal Articles |

Government Publications | Interlibrary Loan Service | Writing Style Guides |

Managing Citations

 

 

This guide lists some of the resources pertinent to the study of the anatomy, physiology and mechanics of body movements in human beings.

 

 

 

Finding Books

 

To find books, search the ULM Library Catalog, WebFeat , or World Cat.  All are available from the ULM Website (ulm.edu/library).

 

  • Search the ULM Library Catalog to find Kinesiology resources in the ULM Library.
  • To find additional Kinesiology materials at ULM and other Louisiana colleges and universities, search Web Feat.  You can search library catalogs (books) and databases (articles) simultaneously using WebFeat.
  • To find Kinesiology resources worldwide, search World Cat.

 

 

Reference Sources

 

Atlas of Human Anatomy 2006 [ordered]

 

Cecil Textbook of Medicine    Ref. RC 46 .C423 2004  (Delta Library) 

 

Encyclopedia of Human Biology   8v.    Ref  QP 11 .E53 1991               

 

The Encyclopedia of Human Development and Education

Ref B713 .E65 1989

 

Encyclopedia of Nutrition and Good Health  2003  [electronic resource]

Dictionaries

 

Dictionary of concepts in recreation and leisure studies  1990    

Ref GV .S57 1990

 

Dictionary for Human Factors/Ergonomics   1992  [ordered]

 

Food and Fitness:  a Dictionary of Diet and Exercise 1997  [ordered]

 

International Dictionary of Food and Nutrition 1993 [electronic resource]

 

Nutrition and Diet Therapy Reference Dictionary 2004  [ordered]

 

Taber’s  Cyclopedic  Medical Dictionary 2005  [ordered]

 

Handbooks

 

CRC Handbook of Nutritional Requirements in a Functional Context:  Hematopoiesis, Metabolic Function and Resistance to Physical Stress 1981  [ordered]

 

CRC Handbook of Human Growth and Developmental Biology, Volume I:  Neural, Sensory, Motor, and Integrative Development  1988  [ordered]

 

Handbook of Clinical Nutrition and Aging  2003  [ordered]

 

Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomics  2006 [ordered]

 

Handbook of  Physiology:  Section 12:  Exercise:  Regulation and Integration of Multiple Systems 1996  [ordered]

 

 

Curriculum & Instruction

 

Learn to be Healthy   http://www.learntobehealthy.org/

Interactive lesson plans and students activities on health science topics

 

Education World—Physical Education resources, lessons and activities

http://www.education-world.com/a_special/physical_fitness.shtml

 

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators—Health, Physical Education and Fitness

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/health/fitness.html

 

Physical Education Lesson Plans

http://www.pittschools.org/aes/physed8.htm

 

 

Government Sources (Selected)

 

Digest of Education Statistics   http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/

 

HealthFinder (U. S. Department of Health and Human Services)

http://www.healthfinder.gov/

 

National Center for Education Statistics  http://nces.ed.gov/

 

Physical Activity and Health:  A Report of the Surgeon General

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/sgr.htm

 

Presidents’ Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

http://www.fitness.gov/

 

United States.  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity   http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/

 

 

Laws and Legislation

 

Lexis-Nexis

  • Click ‘Lexis Nexis Academic Search Within’ in ULM Web Page menu
  •  Click ‘Legal’ under Search Within

 

FindLaw—Legal Issues in Education     http://www.findlaw.com

 

 

Tests & Measures

 

Directory of Psychological Tests in the Sport and Exercise Sciences 2002 [ordered]

 

Mental Measurements Yearbook (on ULM Library Web Page)

 

  • Click ‘EBSCOhost  (on ULM Library Web Page)
  • Choose the ‘Mental Measurements Yearbook’ database

 

 

Tests in Print      Ref Z 5814 .E9 B8

 

Test Critiques     Ref BF 176 .T419 1984

 

Directory of Unpublished Experimental Mental Measures     Ref   BF 431 .G624

 

 

 

Internet Sites

 

AAHPERD:  American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

http://www.aahperd.org/index.cfm

 

American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education   http://www.aakpe.org/

 

American College of Sports Medicine  http://www.acsm.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home_Page

 

American Society of Exercise Physiologists    http://www.asep.org/

 

Dance:  a Guide to Web Resources (ACRL)

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2002/december/dance.cfm

 

Internet 4 Classrooms    http://www.internet4classrooms.com/health.htm

 

Scholarly Sports Sites:  A Subject Directory

http://www.uky.edu/Libraries/record.php?lir_id=1051

 

Sports Media http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=sports+media

Lesson plans, tips, drills, activities for physical education teachers

 

Sports Research:  Key Web Sites to Facilitate Successful Research (ACRL)

http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2007/may07/sportsresearch.cfm

 

 

Useful Web Links in Health, Exercise Science and PE

http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~chalmers/www_list.html

 

 

 

Finding Journal Articles and More:

 

Search an index or database to find articles in journals, newspapers, magazines and more.  Use subject, author, or keywords that describe your topic.  The ULM Library Web Site (ulm.edu/library) provides access to databases via  EBSCOhost  and the Statewide Databases .  Many articles are available in fulltext.

 

Indexes & Databases   

 

Premier Databases

 

  • Annual Reviews
  • Alt HealthWatch
  • CINAHL
  • CINAHL Plus with Full Text
  • Dissertations & Theses (ULM Library Web Page)
  • ERIC (Educational Resource Information Center)
  • Health Source:  Nursing/Academic Edition
  • JSTOR (ULM Library Web Page)
  • MedicLatina
  • MEDLINE
  • MEDLINE  with Full Text
  • SPORTDiscus

 

Related Databases

  • Academic Search Complete
  • Academic Search Premier
  • Biological Abstracts
  • Mental Measurements Yearbook
  • Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
  • PsycINFO
  • SocINDEX with Full Text

 

 

Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journals

 

Sports Medicine; Sports Science

http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/dean/peer_reviewed.htm

 

 

Government Publications

 

Government Publications cover a broad range of topics including kinesiology, health, fitness, etc.  Many government publications may be accessed electronically via the library catalog.  Government publications (paper format) are shelved on second floor.  Search the Government Publications website at http://www.ulm.edu/library/government1.htm  for additional information.

 

 

ULM Interlibrary Loan Service (Illiad)

 

Use the Interlibrary Loan Service to request materials listed as not available at the ULM Library. The ULM Web Page (ulm.edu/library) provides access to the service. 

  • A User Account is required to use the Interlibrary Loan Service
  • To create an account, click Interlibrary Loan on the ULM Library Web Page | First Time Users | First Time Users Click Here | Fill in Form |Click Submit |.  Record the USERNAME and PASSWORD for your account for future use.
  • For subsequent uses, click Interlibrary Loan on the ULM Library Web Page |enter your USERNAME | enter your PASSWORD | Submit.

 

 

Writing and Style Guides

 

The following writing handbooks might be useful for citing or documenting references in research papers.

 

  • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (print)

Reserve   BF 76 .7 .P46 2001 c.1

Reserve   BF 76 .7 .P46 2001 c.2

 

  • APA Formatting and Style Guide – The OWL at Purdue

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

 

  • Citation Styles (University of California Berkeley) --  APA Style

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Citations.html

 

 

  • Electronic References—APA Style (excerpts)

http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

 

  • Online! Citation Styles:  Index  (Columbia Online Style)

http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html

 

 

 

Managing Citations

 

EndNote is available on select computers in the ULM Library Computer Lab.  EndNote is a software tool used to manage bibliographies and references when writing research papers, essays, articles, etc.