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Suggest a Library Purchase
Web Sites Milner Library subscribes to over one hundred different indexes. Selecting appropriate indexes is among the first decisions involved in research, but there may not be an obvious choice, and you will probably need to use more than one. Listed below are selected indexes which should prove valuable.
SPORTDiscus
- Updated quarterly, SPORTDiscus contains citations only, some with abstracts to information from periodical articles, books, conference proceedings, dissertations and theses, research papers and other publishing forms.
- Since the coverage is international, and the indexing is very comprehensive, Milner Library will not own many of the works cited in this database.
- The database's records, dating from 1975 to the present, cover sports medicine, exercise physiology, biomechanics, psychology, training, coaching, physical education and fitness, and other sport- and fitness-related topics. It also provides comprehensive indexing, dating from 1949 to the present, of the Microform Publications collection of dissertations and theses of the International Institute for Sport and Human Performance at the University of Oregon.
ABI INFORM
- Indexes over 1800 periodicals, including many trade publications. Coverage is of business and management topics. Updated weekly.
Academic Search Premier
- Features full text for over 1,200 journals with many dating back to 1990, abstracts and indexing for over 3,000 scholarly journals, and coverage of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Christian Science Monitor. Also includes coverage of over 1,700 peer-reviewed journals.
Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
- Categories include News, Business, Legal Research, Medical and Reference.
- Includes many full text sources. Sources range from current newspapers, wire services, and news transcripts to Law Reviews and government publications.
Milner Library Online Catalog
Use the Milner Library Online Catalog to locate books and journals located in Milner Library and over 60 other member libraries in Illinois.
Suggested Subject Headings for Illinet Online
- College sports--Economic aspects
- Corporate sponsorship
- Mass media and sports
- Outdoor recreation--Management
- Professional sports--Economic aspects (may subdivide geographically)
- Recreation--Management
- Sports administration
- Sports administration--Moral and ethical aspects
- Sports--Economic aspects (may subdivide geographically)
- Sports facilities management
- Sports--Finance
- Sports--Law and legislation--United States
- Sports--Management
- Sports--Marketing
WorldCat
Use WorldCat, the OCLC Online Union Catalog, for a more comprehensive search.
Over 32 million records from libraries throughout the world are included.
Dissertations & Theses
- Electronic edition of Dissertation Abstracts covering the complete range of academic subjects appearing in dissertations from over 1,000 accredited institutions since 1861. Citations from 1980 forward also include 350-word abstracts written by the author. Most dissertations completed since 1997 can be downloaded free (user must have valid ISU ULID and password). Updated monthly.
- Dissertations not available through this service can be ordered through Interlibrary Loan. Any dissertations received must be picked up in Milner Library's Interlibrary Loan Office. Be aware many library's will not loan dissertations.
Dissertations & Theses @ Illinois State University
- Search citations and abstracts of dissertations and theses completed at Illinois State University published in UMI's Dissertation Abstracts database.
- Most dissertations can be dowloaded for free (user must have valid ISU ULID and password).
Note: title are linked to Milner's Find It service.
Athletic Administration
Athletic Business
Coach and Athletic Director
Fitness Management
Illinois Parks and Recreation
Interscholastic Athletic Administration
Journal of Park and Recreation Administration
Journal of Physical Education Recreation and Dance
Journal of Sport and Social Issues
Journal of Sport Behavior
Journal of Sport Management
National Parks
Parks and Recreation
Sport Marketing Quarterly
Sporting News
Web Sites
FindLaw: Entertainment and Sports Law
Gender Equity in Sports
Scholarly Sports Sites
Sports Law Materials (From the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University)
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