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Finding Books
- WebCat will help you find books in the Shenandoah University Libraries.
If we do not owe the book you need, you can try WorldCat which provides access
to the holdings of 60,000 libraries world wide.
Finding Articles
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Shenandoah University Libraries have contractual agreements
with various publishers and others to provide you with the citations, abstracts,
and in many cases, the fulltext of
over 30,000 journals, magazines and newspapers. These databases include
materials which are authoritative and accurate, and have search interfaces
designed by experts to make your search for information easier. Using
these databases will generally provide more accurate information, more quickly
and easily, than using "free" Internet sources. They are for the exclusive use of
University students and faculty and are password protected.
Click here for information
about passwords and off campus access.
Journal Locator - once you have a specific article in mind you are ready to use Journal Locator. It is a comprehensive list (over 30,000) of all the journals, magazines, and newspapers to which University Libraries provide fulltext access electronically or in print. It is searchable and you can browse it by subject.
Free Internet Sites - most resources listed here are provided by non-profit or government entities, and have been carefully selected for their authority and stability. Although these web sites are "free" for anyone to use, they have been selected as reliable sources that provide accurate information. As always, carefully evaluate all information found at free Internet sites.
Researcher Services -
click for help with
Ask a Librarian - Get Help with Research Projects or Any
Question - Large or Small
Off-Campus - Distance Education Support Faculty Guide to Library Services
WebCat - the database used to locate books and all other materials owned by the Shenandoah University Libraries. Don't forget that "ink on paper" resources are generally authoritative and are still the easiest to use for many questions. Remember too, that "Power Search" allows you to limit to by item type (journals and magazines for example), by language, publication date(s) etc.
WorldCat - contains records of over 95 million items in over 400 languages from 60,000 participating libraries from around the world. As you might expect, most records are of books, but you will find records of any conceivable item a library might own including audio and video recordings, computer programs, archival materials, maps, musical scores and more. Some items in this database date to before 1,000 B.C. Approximately one million items are being added annually, and WorldCat is updated daily. (remote access requires username and password)
Finding Articles in Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers
Databases Useful to Kinesiology Students
SPORTDiscus with Full Text - "covers both serial and monographic literature in the following areas of sport: recreation, exercise physiology, sports medicine, coaching, physical fitness, the psychology, history and sociology of sport, training, and conditioning. Seventy percent of the database consists of periodical articles." Indexing for some items is as early as 1949. Includes fulltext of 415 journals. (remote access requires username and password)
Academic Search - coverage includes fulltext of over 5,000 national and international newspapers, magazines, journals, and trade journals. This database is great for items you would find in American and foreign newspapers (all in English). News of all sorts including the arts, politics and government, business and ecomonics, and sciences. (remote access requires username and password)
Academic OneFile - provides indexing to more than 11,000 scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences and social sciences. The fulltext of articles is available for approximately 3,500 of the titles indexed. Some of the journals indexed may be available in the University Libraries. (remote access requires username and password)
General OneFile - provides indexing to more than 10,000 periodicals and scholarly journals in the humanities, sciences and social sciences. The fulltext of articles is available for approximately 4,000 of the titles indexed. Some of the journals indexed may be available in the University Libraries. (remote access requires username and password)
Wilson OmniFile Full-Text, Mega Edition - provides access to indexing and abstracting for
approximately 3,500 journals and magazines from the humanities, social sciences,
and science and engineering, with fulltext available for about 1,750 titles.
Coverage for some titles begins as early as 1982. (remote
access requires username and password)
PsycINFO
- is created by the
American Psychological Association. It provides worldwide (over 30
languages) indexing and abstracting for over 1,400 scholarly
periodicals in psychology, psychiatry, medicine, education, sociology,
and related fields. (Also indexes dissertations and book chapters
and books in English). Coverage begins in 1887, and it is updated
monthly. (remote
access requires username and password)
PsycARTICLES - Full-text coverage of 53 peer-reviewed, scholarly journals including those published by the APA.
Miscellaneous Databases and Research Related Digitized Tools
Dissertation Abstracts - Indexed doctoral dissertations and theses from universities in the U.S. and abroad. Over 1,560,000 items from all fields of study, dating back to 1861. Abstracts provided for records since 1980 - thesis abstracts since 1988. This database can be accessed both on-campus and off-campus through remote proxy access. (remote access requires username and password)
Journal Locator
- is an alphabetical list of journals
and magazines to which the University Libraries provide access. This title
list will, in most cases, tell you the dates available for a particular
electronic title, and you can connect to the appropriate database. You can
then search the database for the title you need.
If we subscribe to a title in print format, "SU Journal
Collection" will be stated and you can connect to the catalog record
which will show our subscription holdings. The catalog record will tell
you whether a title is available in paper or on microfilm.
Over 30,000 titles are now listed.
Search Journal Locator - Find Both Print and Electronic Journals Available Through University Libraries
RefWorks
- a bibliographic citation manager which allows users toImport citations
from online databases to create your own personal bibliographic database.
Off-campus Requires separate password - see Dr. Jacobs for access information
InterLibrary Loan Forms - just click here to bring up the forms for books and journals. Remember, you must make sure that we do not have access to what you need in our local collection, BEFORE you make a request.
Remember to read on-screen
instructions; some systems are actually quite friendly.
Use online help features
for more detailed explanations of how to search each particular
database.
Tell Us About Your Project - Research Project Consultation
Undergraduates can call: David McKinney at 540-665-5444 or Cindy Thomas at 540-665-5421
Graduate students call: Rosemary Green at 540-665-4634
Always
feel free to ask a librarian for help!!
We want to save you time, help you find the best materials, and help you learn
to become a more efficient researcher.
As always, carefully evaluate all
information found at free Internet sites.
The
Atlas of the Body - general information on various body systems
including circulatory, muscular, reproductive, and others. Courtesy
of the American Medical Association
The
Blonz Guide to Nutrition - it's goal is "to list sites with reliable
information, steering clear of those that push products." Courtesy
of nationally syndicated columnist Dr. Ed Blonz
The
International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements Database
- this searchable database has as its goal to provide "credible, scientific
literature on dietary supplements." Courtesy of the National Institutes
of Health and other federal entities
The
Merck Manual - "the most widely used medical text in the world" is
now free online. Courtesy of Merck - a leading pharmaceutical and
health care products manufacturer
National
Center for Health Statistics - the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) offers access to most of their statistics since 1994. Adobe
Acrobat is needed for most files
The
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - searchable, definitive
information courtesy of the National Institutes of Health
Sports and Physical Education
Human
Kinetics - offers info on coaching, conferences, careers, sports law
and media, and much more
The
National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA) - offers information
on a wide range of topics including careers, ethics, research and others.
This site makes a special effort to reach out to females interested in
the field