Sport Psychology

This page will help you get more out of your Library resources for your assignments, projects and dissertations in Sport Psychology

Reading Lists

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Independent Research - getting started

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• Choosing your sources - first steps

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How to choose the most appropriate source for your research

• Finding print books and ebooks using the Library Catalogue

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Links to books provided by the University Library. Includes textbooks, dictionaries and encyclopedias.

 

• Ebook collections

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fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

What:

Contains full text books in many subject areas.

Why:

A search performed on this platform will search the full text of all titles using your keywords. It will retrieve individual chapters on your topic.

How:

Use the Ebook Central library website to find information on getting started with the platform and links to online help.

fully searchable in EBSCO Discovery

Access to the Sports Medicine, Physical Therapy & Education 2012 e-book collection.

The Human Kinetics Library is built around a mission to increase the knowledge, enhance the performance and improve the health and fitness of all people around the globe through authoritative information about physical activity and sport. The platform features a growing collection of cross-searchable ebooks and videos from the world’s leading educational publisher for fitness, exercise, coaching and sport.

 

• Dictionaries and encyclopedias

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• Getting started with Discovery

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Use Discovery to find a range of resources including books, journal articles and audio visual material.

Creating a search strategy

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Independent Research - beyond the basics

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How to develop and apply advanced search techniques using a range of specialist resources including databases. Links to online resources from organisations and professional bodies.

Referencing

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Guidance and support for referencing in APA7 and links to information on reference management software

Your Subject Team

 Hannah Britcher

Faculty Librarian

email hannah.britcher@port.ac.uk

 Marie Smith

Assistant Faculty Librarian

email Marie.smith@port.ac.uk