This guide is intended as a starting point for research in the sport management capstone. Many students are looking for scholarship and original research published in academic journals in sociology, particularly the sociology of sports, business or cultural studies. These databases are a good place to start.
If you have questions about any of the resources listed in this guide, don't hesitate to contact the subject library liaison for Kinesiology.
Find books, articles, media, government information, and other library resources all in one place. Search what Towson owns as well as resources at other USMAI Libraries.
Google Scholar enables users to search for scholarly literature from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, repositories and universities. Use Google Scholar to find journal articles, peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, technical reports and preprints on the web.
If you do not see a full text article link look for the
button in order to:
If you have the citation for the article you are trying to access, search the Journal List to check if the library subscribes to your specific article.
Use the "Journal List" to find a specific journal or article
Alternatively, paste the title of the article into the box on the library homepage (Cook OneSearch) to see if we have access to the full text. Using quotation marks around the title may help. The result list will likely list the citation. If so, there will be the full text link or, through the Find It button, a link to the request form where you can ask we get a copy of the article for you.