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Physical Education, Wellness:  Reference

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Biotech Life Science Dictionary defines many terms in biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics and some in ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy 17th edition
Digital Librarian: Sports extensive directory of current web sites on sports, athletic associations, and sports news
Digital Librarian: Health & Medicine extensive directory of consumer oriented web sites for health and medicine
The Visible Human Project complete, anatomically detailed, three-dimensional representations of the normal male and female human bodies
Associations unlimited directory of trade and not-for-profit organizations
Biography and Genealogy Master Index comprehensive index to biographies in the best known print reference sources, including Who's Who and many biographical dictionaries
American National Biography full-text biographies of prominent Americans who are now deceased. Continues and updates the Dictionary of American Biography, 1928-1985.
Reference Collection: E 176 .D56

Physical Education:  Books

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Averett Library Catalog books and media
Worldcat comprehensive catalog of books, film, internet resources selected by libraries. Includes option to limit to Internet sources

Physical Education:  Articles

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Academic Search Complete

over 5,500 full-text periodicals, most peer-reviewed, in a broad range of academic areas; indexing and abstracts for thousands of additional journals and nearly 10,000 monographs, reports, conference proceedings. (Replaces InfoTrac at Averett.)

Annual Reviews
(citations and abstracts)
citations and abstracts for review articles from 29 annual volumes in biomedical, physical, and social sciences
SportDiscus index to journals and books in recreation, exercise physiology, sports medicine, coaching, physical fitness, the psychology, history and sociology of sport, training, and conditioning, 1949-  
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SOSOL - Sociology of Sport Online full text journal of theoretical research papers in sport, physical education and coaching
ERIC
comprehensive index to ERIC clearinghouse documents and to articles from 1,000 journals in education and related fields, plus technical reports, media, program descriptions, evaluations, and curricular materials, from 1966 to the present. Includes full text online for ERIC documents published since 1993. ERIC documents: ED; Journal articles: EJ
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection   full text of nearly 575 publications, including 550 peer-reviewed journals, most indexed in PsycInfo; covers emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods; includes indexing and abstracts for additional journals; can be searched independently; also allows linking to full text from citations in PsycINFO

PsycArticles
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full-text, peer-reviewed articles in psychology from 53 American Psychological Association (APA) journals, and 8 from journals published by allied organizations; 1985 to present
PsycInfo
| Start here: Link to APA and other psychology journals
comprehensive index to scholarly books and journals in psychology and related disciplines from the late 1800's to the present; 97 percent of the material covered is peer-reviewed; coverage is international; link out to full text in PsycArticles and other sources
Sociological Abstracts comprehensive index to international literature in sociology and related disciplines, 1963 to present, abstracts 1974 to present; covers over 1700 journals, plus book reviews, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers
Nature Online full content of the journal Nature, from June 1997 through the current issue
Science Online (limited access - subscription cancelled) includes citations and some full text articles from Science Magazine and Science Now
HighWire Press
| Browse free backfiles (1 to 24 months after publication)
search full text articles in Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Microbiology and Virology, Immunology, Neurosciences, Physiology, Botany, Medicine, Psychiatry and Psychology
MEDLINE index to over 9,580 sources in all areas of medicine, 1965-
Pub Med access to over 14 million citations in MEDLINE, PreMEDLINE, and other related databases, with links to participating online journals, plus links to molecular biology databases of DNA/protein sequences and 3-D structure data
AltHealthWatch focuses on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care and wellness; full text articles from more than 180 international, often peer-reviewed journals and reports; pamphlets, booklets, special reports, original research and book excerpts
Contemporary Women's Issues index to over 1,500 sources (books, journals, newsletters, research reports) from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, 1992-
Kidon-Media Link online newspapers by country and language
Danville Register & Bee Online headlines and selected features

Physical Education:  Statistics

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Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe full content statistics from federal, state, private, and international sources
Polling the Nations "a compilation of more than 14,000 surveys conducted by over 1000 polling organizations in the United States and 100 other countries from 1986 to the present time" ... more information
World Fact Book CIA maps and demographic information on countries and regions (published annually)

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