| MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES |
Physical Education Index
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1970-current |
Indexes worldwide, English-language, peer-reviewed and popular journals, report literature, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents on: dance, health, physical education, physical therapy, recreation, sports, sportsmedicine, sports law, biomechanics, kinesiology, coaching, facilities, measurement and evaluation, motor learning, perception, physical fitness, sport psychology, sport sociology, teaching methods, training, and all sports activities. |
SPORTDiscus
via EBSCOhost |
1800-present |
Covers sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training techniques, coaching, physical education, physical fitness, active living, recreation, history, facilities and equipment. |
Leisure Tourism Database (Leisuretourism.com)
via CABI Publishing |
1974-present |
Indexes 400+ journals, books, conference proceedings, research papers, and other publications in leisure, recreation, sport, tourism, and hospitality. |
ERIC
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1966-present |
Indexes scholarly and trade journals as well as unpublished documents in all aspects of education.
Search the ERIC Thesaurus for subject terms. Select tab Search Tools, after that select tab Thesaurus. |
ERIC
via FirstSearch |
1966-present |
ERIC
via Institute of Education Sciences |
1966-present |
 Education Full Text
via WilsonWeb |
1983-present |
Indexes 600+ journals and other publications in education. Full text coverage begins in 1996. |
Teacher Reference Center
via EBSCOhost |
Current |
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 270 of the most popular teacher and administrator journals and magazines to assist professional educators. |
PsycINFO
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1806-present |
Indexes 2,300+ international scholarly journals, books, book chapters and other publications in psychology and related disciplines. Many records, added to the database since 1998, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article. For some good search tips, be sure to read the PsycINFO guides listed below. |
PsycArticles
via American Psychological Association |
Varies |
Electronic full text of 50+ APA (American Psychological Association) and EPF (Educational Publishing Foundation) journals. FIU subscribes to all titles. |
| SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES |
CINAHL Plus with Full Text
via EBSCOhost |
1937-present |
Indexes 3,000+ journals from the fields of nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines. Good for finding articles on sports injuries and therapeutic recreation. |
Health and Psychosocial Instruments (HaPI)
via Ovid |
1985-present |
Indexes tests, measures, survey instruments, rating scales, and questionnaires on human health and behavior. |
Health and Wellness Resource Center
via GaleNet |
Varies |
Full-text health encyclopedias, medical dictionaries, directory of health-related organizations, full-text periodical articles (from 1,100+ journals), and pamphlets. Includes Alternative Health Module. |
MedlinePlus
via National Library of Medicine |
Varies |
Full-text health information on diseases and conditions, preventive medicine, drugs, clinical trials, physician and hospital directories, a medical encyclopedia, medical dictionary, plus links to Medline citations. Also available in Spanish. |
Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) and Tests in Print (TIP)
via EBSCOhost |
MMY: 1916 (Volume 9)-present; TIP: Current |
Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. MMY covers over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. Entries contain descriptive information (e.g., test purpose, publisher, pricing) and edited review(s) written by leading content area experts. TIP is a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language. |
NARIC: National Rehabilitation Information Center
via NARIC |
Varies |
Search several indexes to the literature of disability and rehabilitation. Coverage includes journal articles, books, funded research projects and Internet sites. |
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Academic OneFile
via InfoTrac |
1980-present |
Full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources in the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects. Indexes 11,000+ journals. |
Dissertation Abstracts
via ProQuest |
1861-present |
Indexes doctoral dissertations and masters' theses in all areas of academic research. |
Electronic Collections Online (ECO)
via FirstSearch |
Varies; Full text available for 2002 and earlier |
Indexes electronic journals in all disciplines, with links to available full text articles from 559 journals.
Full text available for 2002 and earlier.
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General OneFile
via InfoTrac |
1980-present |
Indexes 11,100+ multidisciplinary scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. Includes 70+ reference sources. Covers topics in business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature and art, politics, etc.
Formerly InfoTrac OneFile. |
OmniFile Full Text Mega
via WilsonWeb |
1982-present |
Indexes 4,000+ multidisciplinary scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. Provides access to information on virtually any subject. Full text coverage of 2,300+ publications begins in 1994. |
Social Sciences Citation Index
via ISI Web of Knowledge |
1977-present |
Indexes 1,725+ multidisciplinary scholarly journals and other publications in the social sciences, with cited references. Very useful for finding articles which cite earlier articles. |
Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective
via WilsonWeb |
1907-present; Full text: 1995-present |
Indexes international scholarly journals and popular magazines in the social sciences. Full text coverage begins in 1995. Allows to search Social Sciences Full Text and Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective concurrently. |
Sociological Abstracts
via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts |
1952-present |
Indexes 2,000+ international journals and other publications in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Many records, added to the database since 2002, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article. |
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| Psychological, Educational, and Health Tests and Measurements: Selected Sources |
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| Resources for Therapeutic Recreation |
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