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Guide to Sources in Kinesiology, Sports Medicine & Physical Education

Journals | Online Databases | Library of Congress Subject Headings | Selected Call Numbers | Internet Sites | Recent Acquisitions

JOURNALS

Journals currently received in the ALS Library, plus a few others, are listed below. Index sources follow each entry in parentheses; see database list below. Those with a bullet (·) are also available online at http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/index.php?mode=J.

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KEY TO INDEX CODES

The following indexes are available in print or through the UIUC Library Gateway. If in print, Library location is indicated by the abbreviation within the parentheses. An asterisk (*) indicates that the index/database is available online via the Gateway (http://www.library.uiuc.edu/orr/index.php?mode=A).

AG -- AARP Ageline *
ASG -- Abstracts in Social Gerontology (Print only in ALX)
BA -- Biological Abstracts (Online as BIOSIS or print in BIX) *
CAB -- CAB Abstracts *
CC -- Current Contents *
CINAHL -- Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature *
EA -- Ergonomics Abstracts *
ERIC -- Educational Resources Information Center *
HP -- Health and Psychosocial Instruments (via OVID) *
LRT -- Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts (Online as CAB Abstracts) *
MED -- Medline/PubMed *
PA -- Psychological Abstracts (Online as PsycInfo) *
PE -- Physical Education Index *
SA -- Sociological Abstracts *
SCI -- Science Citation Index (Online as Web of Science) *
SP -- Sport Discus *
SWA -- Social Work Abstracts *

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Library of Congress Subject Headings

Library of Congress Subject Headings are an alphanumeric classification system used by libraries to arrange library materials by subject headings. To take advantage of the LCSH in the Illinet Online Catalog, enter one of the following terms and search by "Browse Subject." A list of subcategories, along with a link to their related materials, will be provided.

  • Exercise
  • Exercise Physiological Aspects
  • Exercise Psychology
  • Exercise Tests
  • Kinesiology
  • Motor Ability
  • Motor Ability in Children
  • Olympics
  • Physical Fitness
  • Physical Education and Training
  • Physical Education for Children
  • Sports
  • Sports Medicine
  • Sports Psychological Aspects
  • Sports Sciences
  • Sports Sociological Aspects

**Consult the Library of Congress Subject Headings for further subject combinations.

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Selected Dewey Call Numbers

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Starting Points for Research on the Internet

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New Books on Kinesiology in the ALS Library

An acquisitions list, arranged by broad subject area, is produced quarterly. It is available in print format in the ALS Library, and an electronic version, with archived past issues, is available on the ALS Library's website at, http://www.library.uiuc.edu/alx/acq.htm.

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University of Illinois Department of Kinesiology

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