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Exercise Science Websites
    American College of Sports Medicine
    ACSM promotes and integrates scientific research, education, and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise science to maintain and enhance physical performance, fitness, health and quality of life.

    American Heart Association
    Includes the Heart & Stroke Encyclopedia, statistics, publications, information on diseases & conditions, and more.

    Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Surgeon General's Report
    New report released on October 14, 2004.

    Food and Nutrition Information Center
    "The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) has been a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. FNIC's web site provides a directory to credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, nutrition and health professionals, educators and government personnel. Visitors can find printable format educational materials, government reports, research papers and more."

    Gatorade Sports Science Institute
    Sections in this site include sports science topics, sport-specific information, sports science exchange, Gatorade research, educational tools, more.

    National Academies Press
    Over 3,000 books from the National Academies Press are available online for free. After searching for a book or selecting one from the subject category list, click on "Open the Book/Read it Free" in the left column for access. Content comes from the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council.

    National Center for Health Statistics
    From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services. Extensive health statistics from a variety of sources.

    National Institutes of Health
    Health information, news, scientific resources, more.

    Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the US Surgeon General
    This 1996 report outlines the benefits of regular physical activity.

    Public Library of Science: Biology
    This groundbreaking initiative offers free access to scholarly journal articles in Biology. Includes some articles of interest to Exercise Science.

    Public Library of Science: Medicine
    "The journal provides an open-access venue for important, peer-reviewed advances in all [medical] disciplines. With the ultimate aim of improving human health, we encourage research and comment that address the global burden of disease."

    PubMed Central
    PubMed Central (PMC) is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature. All journals in PMC provide free access to full text (sometimes on a delayed basis).

    Scholarly Sport Sites
    An extensive subject directory of sports-related internet sites. Created under the auspices of the University of Calgary Library, the North American Sport Library Network (NASLIN) and the International Association for Sports Information (IASI).

    USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory: Food Composition Data
    A searchable database of data on 6,220 foods for up to 117 nutrients and food components.

Exercise Science Course Guides
Last updated October 3, 2005

Article Database Comparison Chart: Exercise Science
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Last updated October 22, 2006
Index / Platform Scope Source materials Date range Record type* # of entries Update frequency Truncation & Wildcards**
APS journal legacy content /
(more info)		 Content from APS journals Journals 1898 to 1998, depending on the journal Citation, abstract, some full-text From 14 journals Monthly trunc = *
Basic BIOSIS / FirstSearch (more info) Basic information about biology and other life sciences, including medicine, nutrition and physiology (recommended for non-biology majors) Basic core of life science journals typically found in undergraduate libraries; includes both popular and scholarly journals.

Current five years (approximately)

Citation Over 350,000 entries from over 350 journals Monthly trunc = *
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BioMed Central
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 BioMed Central provides free access to biomedical research publications. Offers information about current controlled trials, as well as topics in modern biology. Biology and medicine journal articles, current reports, and meeting abstracts. 1997-present Citation and some full text (for articles marked "open access") Thousands of entries from over 100 journals Information not provided

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Current Contents Connect / ISI Web of Knowledge (more info) Five multidisciplinary collections that can be searched together or separately (including Clinical Medicine and Life Sciences) Peer-reviewed research journals, books, proceedings, evaluated web sites Approx. 1998-present Citation, some abstracts, web links Thousands of entries from 7,600 peer-reviewed journals, books and proceedings Daily

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Gale Virtual Reference Library A selection of reference books in Business, History and Medicine. Includes the Encyclopedia of Medicine and the Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine. Original reference works. N/A Full-text Entries from 17 reference books. N/A trunc = *
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Health & Wellness Resource Center / InfoTrac (more info) Health and medicine Journals, pamphlets, reference books and websites  1980-present Abstracts and some full-text  Thousands of entries from hundreds of sources Daily  trunc = *
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Health Reference Center - Academic / InfoTrac (more info) Personal health, nursing and allied health. Health and medical journals, consumer health magazines, newsletters, pamphlets, newspaper articles, reference books. 1980-present Citation and full text Over 200 journals, 700 pamphlets, 1500 general interest magazines Information not provided

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Health Source - Academic/Nursing Edition / EBSCOhost (more info)

Covers a wide range of medical disciplines Scholarly Journals, USP Pharmacopoeia DI: Vol.II, Stedman's Medical Dictionary 1975-present Citation and full text full text entries from 580 journals, citations and abstracts for 615+ journals Information not provided trunc = *
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MEDLINE / EBSCOhost (more info) Authoritative medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and more. Journals Mid-1960's-present Citation, abstract and some linked full-text over 12 million entries from over 4,800 journals Daily trunc = *
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PsychARTICLES / EBSCOhost (more info) General psychology and specialized basic, applied, clinical, and theoretical research in psychology
Journals published by the American Psychological Association
1988-present Citation, abstract and full text Over 25,000 full-text articles from 42 journals Monthly trunc = *
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Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection / EBSCOhost (more info) Emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, observational & experimental methods
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 1965-present Citation, abstract and full text Access to nearly 550 full-text publications Daily trunc = *
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PsychINFO / EBSCOhost (more info) Psychology and psychological aspects of related disciplines, such as medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, law and more; international scope Journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations and technical reports 1887-present Citation and abstract Over 1.8 million entries from over 1,700 periodicals Monthly trunc = *
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PubMed (MEDLINE) / NCBI Entrez (more info)

 Medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, healthcare systems, preclinical sciences; international scope
Journals
 1950-present Citation and abstract Over 12 million entries from over 4,800 journals Daily trunc = *
ScienceDirect (more info) Science, Technology and Medicine Journals and reference books Most content mid-1990's to the present, some earlier Citation, abstract, some full-text Millions of entries from thousands of journals Information not provided trunc = !
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SPORTdiscus with full text / EBSCOhost (more info)

Sports medicine, physical fitness, administration, sport science, coaching, recreation, physical education, sport law, training, kinesiology, physical therapy; international scope Journals, magazines, theses, dissertations, websites, books, conference proceedings, reports, newsletters 1830-present Citations, abstracts, some weblinks, some full-text Over 600,000 entries from over 2,000 sources; 169 full-text journals Weekly

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*Record type: A citation provides basic bibliographic information about an article (the title, author, date, page, source journal, etc.). You can then use this information to locate the article either in print on the library's ground floor, or in electronic format through full text providers like JSTOR or Project Muse. An abstract is a short summary of the article's contents or main points. Full text records provide you with the complete text of the article itself in addition to citation information.

**The use of truncation and wildcards can expand your search results by allowing you to search for multiple variants of a word and/or by allowing you to search for words for which you are unsure of the spelling.  For example, a search for injur* in SPORTdiscus will bring results including the words injury, injuries, or injured.  A search for wom?n will bring results including the words woman or women.