KINS2643 Introduction to Kinesiology Studies – Farnell

Hello Students,

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 library 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 Two – Information Cycle and Scholarly Publications

Penn State Information Cycle - video shown in class

Types of Periodical Literature – see page 4 of the Basics handout given in class

Verification of periodical type - Find Articles (Databases) > Ulrich’s Periodical Directory Remember to type in the title of the Periodical not the article title.

Session Four: Plagiarism and Citing Sources

QUIZ

Avoiding Plagiarism – Gives examples and explanations 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.

Class Handouts

Basics – general information on library research

APA Style Guide - basic information on citing resources in APA format

 

 

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.