Research Guides: KNES 469: Research Methods in Exercise Science: Reference books & E-books

Online Subject Encyclopedias

Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine: Sports Nutrition (2013) by Ronald J. Maughan
This volume is part of the Encyclopaedia of Sports Medicine series, published by Wiley in partnership with the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee. It covers the “the scientific underpinnings of nutritional science to the development of practical nutritional programs for athletes in a range of sports.”
Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine by Lyle J. Micheli (Editor)
“This authoritative, comprehensive, and extensive four-volume work …covers [topics that] range from the physical and psychological needs of athletes young and old to the diagnosis and treatment of various health conditions related to sports medicine. Entries vary in length and depth. A highlight of this encyclopedia is the extensive collection of step-by-step instructions and images that illustrate a variety of taping and bracing techniques used in sports medicine.” CHOICE, June 2011

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R2 Digital Library This link opens in a new window
The R2 Digital Library from Rittenhouse is a web-based e-book platform that aggregates book content from key health science publishers. Cook Library has access to over 600 titles in the R2 Digital Library's Nursing, Allied Health, and Exercise Science collections.

Try searching "exercise science" or "athletic training" (in quotation marks) in either one of the two Ebook Central Collections from ProQuest or the e-Book Collection from Ebsco to find full text electronic books. You might also want to limit the publication date range to find the most recent books available. Includes titles like Fundamental Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise and Psychosocial Strategies for Athletic Training.

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A multidisciplinary e-book database that covers all academic subject areas. The collection includes more than 150,000 titles from more than 220 academic, STM, and professional publishers. Towson University's Ebook Central collection also includes 8 separate databases in business, marketing and economics; humanities; life and physical science; medical sciences; computers and information technology; engineering and technology; social and behavioral sciences; education; and reference and maps. In order to download books for offline viewing, you will need Adobe Digital Editions. This collection of ebooks used to be hosted on Ebrary and EBL.
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Provides a collection of over 210,000 electronic books, including reference books.

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KNES 469: Research Methods in Exercise Science

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