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Sports and Sports Medicine Databases

Databases provide a systematic method of searching for articles on your topic. Some databases include full text of the documents they index but many do not. They are available off campus to valid Marquette Card holders only.

Academic Search Complete from EBSCO
Searches 7000+ journals and magazines across all disciplines, mostly full-text. Emphasis on scholarly journals. 1985 - present.
ProQuest Research Library from ProQuest
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Searches more than 6,000 magazines and journals from a wide range of subject areas; mostly full-text; mid-1980's to present.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text from EBSCO
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Indexes literature in sports medicine, exercise physiology, training and conditioning, etc. Many journals include full-text.
CINAHL from EBSCO
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Indexes journals, dissertations, and other materials in nursing and allied health. Includes full-text for 610+ journals.
Health Sciences in ProQuest from Proquest
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Includes citations and abstracts of scholarly journals, magazines and trade publications in nursing, psychology, and allied health.

Full-text is available for many of the journals and also for more than 11,000 dissertations. Also includes evidence-based resources from the Joanna Briggs Institute: Systematic Reviews, Evidence Summaries, and Best Practice Information Sheets.
Medline from Ovid
International coverage of 5,400+ journals from the health sciences. 1940s-present.

Covers the fields of medicine, public health, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and the preclinical sciences.
PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence Database from Univ. of Sydney
Indexes randomized trials, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines relevant to physical therapy practice.

Print Sports Resources

Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine
Publication Date: 2010
Presents state-of-the-art research and evidence-based information covering all aspects of sports medicine. View MARQCAT Record
Encyclopedia of World Sport : From Ancient Times to the Present
Call Number: GV 567 .E56 1996
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Sports Rules Encyclopedia
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Sports Science Handbook : the Essential Guide to Kinesiology, Sport and Exercise Science
Call Number: REF GV 558 .J46 2005
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Encyclopedia of Sports and Athletics
ISBN: 1612099599
Publication Date: 2011
Overview and discussion of research on wide ranging topics in sports and athletics.