This guide was designed by Ken Frankel to help identify resources on Exercise Science and Health Promotion and related topics in the FAU Boca Raton Library. The electronic resources are available from the FAU Libraries home page by following the links entitled Indexes/ Databases or Articles. Some of these resources have full-text articles available online. To access these resources from off campus, use the EZ Proxy link and log in using your 14-digit Owl Card number. For further assistance, please contact the Reference Desk by telephone (561-297-3785) or send e-mail lyref@fau.edu.

The following is a partial listing of subject headings that can be used to locate books and other documents on various aspects of exercise science and wellness using the WebLUIS catalog:

For further assistance in determining subject terms consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings volumes, located near the WebLUIS terminals or as at the Reference Desk.

ELECTRONIC DATABASES

	CINAHL Cumulative index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.
	Dissertation Abstracts Covers every doctoral dissertation completed in the U.S. at accredited institutions for the last 150 years, with some master’s theses and foreign language dissertations.
	Education Fulltext Subject areas include adult education, arts, athletics, comparative education, competency-based education, computers in education, continuing education, educational technology, elementary education, government funding, higher education, instructional media, language arts, library science, literacy standards, multicultural/ethnic education, parent-teacher relations, prayer in public schools, preschool education, religious education, school administration, science and mathematics, secondary education, special education, student counseling, teacher education, teacher evaluation, teaching methods, vocational education.  Full-text coverage begins in January 1996.
	ERIC Covers education-related research from conferences, meetings, government documents, theses, dissertations, reports, audiovisual media, bibliographies, directories, books and monographs.
	Health and Wellness Resource Center Topics in health and medicine, medications, and wellness. Includes encyclopedias, directories, medical dictionary, magazines, journals and newspapers.
	Health Reference Center - Academic Provides articles on: fitness, pregnancy, medicine, nutrition, diseases, public health, occupational health and safety, alcohol and drug abuse, HMOs, prescription drugs, etc.
	InfoTrac OneFile A one-stop source for news and periodical articles on a wide range of topics. Search results can be limited to refereed publications and/or articles with full-text availability.
	Kraus Curriculum Development Library (KCDL Online) This searchable database of curricula, frameworks, and standards brings together educational objectives, content, instructional strategies, and evaluative techniques for all subjects covered in PreK-12 and Adult Basic Education.
	MDXHealth Contains citations with abstracts of health articles, in five major categories: newsletters, magazines and bulletins; newspapers; general interest magazines; medical journals; and medical school and hospital publications.
	MEDLINE/PubMed Combines Medline, the premier database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences with PreMedline, the database that provides basic citation information and abstracts before the full records are prepared and added to MEDLINE.
	Physical Education Index Features a wide variety of content, including physical education curricula, sports medicine, dance, sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, coaching and training, and related topics.
	PsycARTICLES Contains the full text of articles from APA journals and selected EPF journals, most from 1988 to the present.
	PsycINFO Produced by the American Psychological Association, PsycINFO covers the professional and academic literature in psychology and related disciplines. These disciplines include medicine, psychiatry, nursing, sociology, education, pharmacology, physiology, linguistics, health administration, law, and public health.
	SPORT Discus SPORT Discus is an international database provided by SIRC. The database contains information on the following: sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training techniques, coaching, physical education, physical fitness, active living, recreation, history, facilities and equipment.

INDEXES AND ABSTRACTS

REF GV7 .M525	Health, physical education and recreation, exercise and sport sciences, microform publications bulletin. Eugene, OR: International Institute for Sport and Human Performance (1992-present).
REF GV1 .P43	Physical education index. Cape Girardeau, MO: Ben Oak Publ. (1978-present).

DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS

REF GV558 .D53 1991	Anshel, Mark H., ed. Dictionary of the sport and exercise sciences.Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books, 1991.
REF RC1206 .B475 2002	Bernier, Julie. Quick reference dictionary for athletic training. Thorofare, NJ: Slack, 2002.
REF RC 952.5 .E58 1996	Birren, James E., ed. Encyclopedia of gerontology: age, aging, and the aged. San Diego: Academic Press, 1996.
REF RC1206 .O94 1998	Kent, Michael. The Oxford dictionary of sports sciences and medicine. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.
REF HQ1061 .E53 2001	Maddox, George L., ed. Encyclopedia of aging: a comprehensive resource in gerontology and geriatrics.  New York: Springer Pub., 2001.
REF BF575 .S75 M235 1999	McGuigan, F.J.Encyclopedia of stress.Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999.
REF QP771 .E53 1996	Navarra, Tova and Lipkowitz, Myron A. Encyclopedia of vitamins, minerals and supplements. New York: Facts on File, 1996.
REF RC1206 .P68 1996	Potparic, O. and J. Gibson. A dictionary of sports injuries and disorders.New York: Parthenon Pub. Group, 1996.
REF RA784 .R646 1997	Ronzio, Robert A.The Encyclopedia of nutrition and good health. New York: Facts on File, 1997.
REF QP141 .R93 1995	Russell, Percy and Anita Williams.The Nutrition and health dictionary. New York: Chapman and Hall, 1995.
REF QP141 .E526 1998	Sadler, Michele J., Strain, J.J., and Benjamin Caballero, eds. Encyclopedia of human nutrition. San Diego: Academic Press, 1999.
REF RA644 .A25 E5276 1998	Smith, Raymond A., ed. Encyclopedia of AIDS: a social, political, cultural, and scientific record of the HIV epidemic. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1998.
REF GV558 .E53 1997	Zumerchik, John, ed. Encyclopedia of sports sciences. New York: Macmillan Library Reference USA, 1997.

DIRECTORIES

REF R847 .A44	Health professions career and education directory. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association, 2001/2002.
REF R733 .D59 1998	Rappaport, Karen, ed. Directory of schools for alternative and complementary health care. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1998.

GUIDES TO THE LITERATURE

REF Z7511 .S48 1992

Shoebridge, Michele, ed. Information sources in sport and leisure. London: Bowker-Saur, 1992.

HANDBOOKS AND MANUALS

REF R733 .A475 1999	Cook, Allan R., ed. Alternative medicine sourcebook: basic consumer health information about alternatives to conventional medicine.... Detroit, MI: Omnigraphcis, 1999.
REF R733 .H42 1997	Gotkin, Janet and Kate Page. health: an annual directory of information sources on alternative and complementary therapies. Montrose, NY: HealthInform, 1997.
REF GV436 .F53 1996	Harris, Dan R. Fitness and exercise sourcebook. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1996.
REF GV223 .P476 1996	Hennessy, Betty F., ed. Physical education sourcebook. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 1996.
REF RA777.6 .H427 1999	Swanson, Jenifer, ed. Healthy aging sourcebook: basic consumer health information about maintaining health through the aging process.... Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, 1999.

FTCE EXAM PREPARATION STUDY GUIDES

REF LB1772 .F6R59 2002

Wynne, Sharon. Physical education 6-12. Richburg, SC: XAM Inc., 2002.

SELECTED JOURNALS

Note: Some of these titles are also available in electronic format. See the Libraries A-Z list of electronic journals for more information.

RA 421 .A41	American journal of public health: JPH.
RD97 .B37	British journal of sports medicine.
RA421 .F345	Family & community health.
RA421 .H33	Health policy and planning.
RA427.8 H525	Health promotion international.
RA564.8 .J68	Journal of aging and health.
QP1 .J72	Journal of applied physiology.
QP1 .J75	Journal of physiology.
RC1200 .M44	Medicine and science in sports and exercise.
RC1200 .P47	Physician and sportsmedicine.
RC1210 .S67	Sports medicine.

SELECTED WEB SITES

	AAHPERD: American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
	Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
	American College of Sports Medicine
	American Council on Exercise
	Cooper Institute
	Human Kinetics
	National Association of Sport & Physical Education
	National Athletic Trainers’ Association
	National Strength & Conditioning Association
	PE Central
	The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

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