KINS 2643 – Introduction to Kinesiology Studies – Redus

Hello Students,

Thank you for coming to the library so early in the morning.  I hope you find these session useful throughout your college years and in your future careers. Below is a review of some of the topics covered in class. 

Session One – Literature Searching

Finding Articles

From the library home page select: Find Articles (Databases) > Databases by Subject > Kinesiology/Physical Education >    

          Sport Discus
          Health Source: Nursing Edition
          CINAHL (Cummulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature)
          Medline
          ERIC (Educationan Resources Information Center)

Some additional databases that may be useful can be found by starting at the libary home page and then selecting Find Articles (Databases) > Databases by Subject > Psychology >

          PyschInfo
          SocIndex

If you need information about the coverage of a particular database remember to click on the “i” beside the name of the database.   

If you need to find only articles in print, you can check the box Search print periodicals in UCO library once you are in any of the EBSCOhost databases mentioned above.

Finding books, government documents, DVD’s, CD’s etc.

To locate materials located in our library select Find Books (Catalog). You can focus your search by selecting a topic in the Quick Limit box.  Main collection will focus your search on ebooks and books in the main collection of the library. You can also focus on any of the other areas listed by selecting those options such as videos, reference, music and sound recordings, e-books, government documents and special collections/archives. 

When you have a list of materials, remember to look for “Not Checked Out” before going to look for an item in the library.  Also, pay close attention to which floor and where on that floor the item is locate, before heading out on your search.

Session Four: Plagiarism and Citing Sources

QUIZ

Avoiding Plagiarism - Gives examples and explainations of plagiarism.

Helpful Resources for Citing Sources

OWL (Online Writing Lab at Purdue) - Offers examples of citing sources and other helpful information for writing academic papers.

APA Website Gives updated information on citing electronic references not included in the APA Manual.

Knight Cite and Son of Citation Machine are just two examples of web sources you can use to help format your reference or bibliography page.  These should be used only as a guide as they may not be 100% accurate.  Always check results with the APA manual.

The Reference Desk has a copy of the APA manual that you may use in the library.  The circulation desk also has a limited number of copies that can be check out for limited periods of time. 

 

If you need additional assistance please contact us through the Ask Us! link on the library homepage or come visiti us at the reference desk.  For more practice on the topics covered in this class try out our self-paced Searchpath Tutorial.