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Sports and Exercise Science: Specialist Databases

Specialist Databases

The library subscribes to a range of databases which can be accessed from MyMDX > Library > Library Quick Links > Databases

These resources allow access to a varied range of information and services including:

  • Subject specific journal databases i.e. collections of journals, but often including other types of information such as book chapters, conference papers and research papers in a particular subject area e.g. SPORTDiscus (sports and exercise science) MEDLINE
  • Specialist/Themed information e.g. Visible Body (anatomy and physiology) 
  • Specific information types such as Global Newsstream (newspapers) and Box of Broadcasts (TV and radio programmes)
  • Referencing support such as Cite Them Right Online (referencing).

See below for guidance on how to access these specialist databases.

Specialist databases relevant to your programme are listed to the right.

Training/Skills/Alert Services

Specific Information Types

EBSCO databases

From 4th August MDX will be migrating to a new EBSCO user interface (UI) known as EBSCO Discovery Service.  EBSCO is the search platform for databases such as CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, Education Research Complete and Business Source Complete.  If you have set up an account within any of these databases and saved searches and results, they should be automatically migrated across to the new UI.

Many of the key psychology databases such as APAPsycInfo, APAPsycArticles and APAPsycTests are hosted by a company called EBSCO

If you would like some help on how to use EBSCO databases and how to do basic searches and advanced searches this is a useful website with video tutorials to help you out.

EBSCO Connect

EBSCO Information Services

Using Boolean Operators on EBSCO Databases:
https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/Searching-with-Boolean-Operators?language=en_US

Proximity searching on EBSCO Databases:
https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/How-do-I-create-a-proximity-search?language=en_US

The APA also have a helpful YouTube channel you can use to help with their databases

Subject Specific Journal Databases

Journal databases enable access to journal articles and may also contain conference proceedings, research papers, newspapers, TV programmes and Standards.

Journal databases can usually be searched by subject and more specifically by author, type of material, article title, publisher, year, language or organisation.

Many databases provide full-text articles i.e. the articles can be read online.

Databases which are useful for sport and exercise programmes are listed below:

Find out more about searching for journal articles here.

 

Specialist/Themed Information

Find out more about 'Visible Body' and other anatomy resources here.