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Dictionary Of Sports Studies (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference | |
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| Description: | 2010 volume contains 1,100 entries on "social, political, economical, and cultural theory of sport, as well as entries relating to exercise, preparation, and performance psychology, and key scientific terms," and more. | |
| Usage Tips: | You may find material in this ebook either by browsing among the entries or by searching for a particular word.
For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing Oxford Reference Online ebooks, see this page. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Women's and Gender Studies Physical Education | |
Kids, Sports, And Concussion : A Guide For Coaches And Parents (Info)
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| Producer: | ABC-Clio / Ebrary | |
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| Description: | Designed for the layperson, this 2011 guide outlines "concussive brain injury, its symptoms, its potential long-term effects, and the current prevention options. Equally important, it provides insights into how this injury is treated and what parents and athletes can do to facilitate recovery." You may preview the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | You also can preview the contents by clicking on "Contents" in the TOC column on the right side of the opening page.
For help with browsing, searching, and printing while using the Ebrary e-book interface, see this guide. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Physical Education | |
Oxford American Handbook Of Sports Medicine (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / NetLibrary | |
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| Description: | 2010 guide to hundreds of sports injuries and treatments. Here is an outline of the contents. | |
| Usage Tips: | For help with browsing, searching, navigating, and printing NetLibrary e-books, see this page.
To open a chapter listed in the table of contents (column on left), click on the tiny plus-sign (+) above the chapter title. When you are finished, be sure to click on the "Close Item" option near the top of the screen, above the left-hand column. | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Physical Education | |
Oxford Dictionary Of Sports Science And Medicine (Info)
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| Producer: | Oxford University Press / Oxford Reference Online | |
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| Description: | Third edition (2006) contains nearly 8,000 entries on major areas of sports science and medicine including anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, nutrition, sports psychology, sports sociology, sports injuries, and training principles. | |
| Usage Tips: | The initial screen ("Quick Search") is set up for a search of the complete text of the database. If you want to browse through an alphabetical list of all entries, choose the "Browse this book" option. The results of searches are arranged by relevance, with those articles containing search words in the title or other prominent location. Quick Search To find articles containing a multi-word phrase, enter the words within quotation marks. Example: "heart rate". To search for various forms of a word, use an asterisk (*) as a wild-card term. Example: tendon* will find tendon, tendons, tendonitis, etc. Advanced Search This option, located within the blue bar near the top of the screen, enables you to search through this reference source, plus some or all of the other Oxford Reference Online sources in this same broad subject area ("Medicine"). | |
| Librarian: | Dick Grefe | |
| Descriptors: | Physical Education | |