Manderino Library: Health Science and Exercise Science & Sport Studies: Articles

Introduction

This guide will help you find resources relating to the Heath and Exercise Sciences. This includes articles, books, and other resources. Just use the tabs to find your way around.

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Library Catalog

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Interlibrary Loan & Document Delivery
Full-Text Finder
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See if a particular journal is available online or in the library's print collection. It does NOT find articles!
Course Reserves
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Physical course reserves (textbooks) are not available for Curbside Pick-up. Electronic items for a limited number of classes are available. Use this link to check Course Reserves for your class. Faculty may request limited scanning of textbooks for Course Reserves by contacting reserves@calu.edu.
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E-ZBorrow

Easily request BOOKS (but not articles or ebooks) from other libraries.
E-ZBorrow Help Page

What's a Peer-Reviewed Journal?

What's a "peer-review journal"? And why does it matter to me?

"Peer-reviewed journals" are considered scholarly. And it matters to you because most of your research should come from scholarly journals.

Want to know more? Watch a brief YouTube tutorial from North Carolina State University called Peer Review in 3 Minutes.

Still not sure if your source is a peer-reviewed journal? Use the link below and search for the journal. HINT: Enter the journal name and specify that it be in the "TI Title" field. View the record for your journal and look for the "Peer-Reviewed" line. If it says "Yes," you're in business!

Serials Directory
Provides publication and pricing information for a large number of U.S. and international periodicals. Note: This is not the place to find articles! (EBSCO)

Health Sciences Databases

If you're a Cal U student, faculty, or staff, and want to use these resources off-campus, login with your Cal U username and password!

Alt Health Watch
This alternative health database provides full-text for publications covering the full spectrum of complementary and alternative medicine dating back to 1990. (EBSCO)
CINAHL Complete
CINAHL is the premier resource for nursing and allied health professionals, students, educators and researchers. Visit the CINAHL Support Center for help, guides, tutorials, etc. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.
Cochrane Collection PLUS
Cochrane Collection Plus combines two databases into one. Among the many resources are full-text reviews of health care interventions and treatment plans for health care providers and patients. Most include a literature review of research on that treatment and statistical evidence. (EBSCO)

Cochrane Collection Plus is a combination of two databases into one: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Cochrane Clinical Answers.
More info from EBSCO
Health Sciences Databases Collection
Looking for health, nursing, or physical exercise information? This link searches four EBSCO databases at once: 1) CINAHL Complete, 2) Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, 3) MEDLINE Complete, and 4) SPORTDiscus with Full-Text.
Health Source: Consumer Edition
Designed for the general public, this resource provides full-text access to consumer health periodicals, pamphlets, and reference books. Describes prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, and over-the-counter products. (EBSCO)

Nursing and health science researchers should consider using Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition for more scholarly resources.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition
Designed for academic research, this resource provides strong coverage of nursing and allied health subjects, with a large number of full-text resources. (EBSCO)
MEDLINE Complete
This premier medical research database includes very high end journal content, with significant full-text availability. Note: This EBSCO version of MEDLINE provides many more full-text articles than PubMed. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.
Info from the NIH: MEDLINE, PubMed, and PMC (PubMed Central): How are they different?
OVID Health Science and Nursing Journals
Access over 45 peer-reviewed titles in the health sciences and nursing, including some major sports medicine titles.
PubMed (MEDLINE, etc.)
PubMed provides free public access to search MEDLINE and other resources. Some content is Open Access, but much is not. Cal U patrons: using our EBSCO access to MEDLINE Complete will provide you with more full-text.

NCBI Journals Database Use this to identify journal abbreviations in PubMed
SPORTDiscus with Full-Text
Covers a wide range of sport disciplines, including: exercise physiology, sports medicine, physical therapy, physical fitness, training, coaching, and other sport and fitness-related topics. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.

Other Databases

Academic Search Ultimate
A large and all-inclusive database that covers almost every academic subject. (EBSCO)

More info from EBSCO.
Westlaw
Search LEGAL information: codes, cases, secondary legal information, etc. You can also search NEWS and BUSINESS info.

PDF Reference Guide: 10 Quick Tips for Using Westlaw