how to... search in databases: sportdiscus
DESCRIPTION
SportDiscus provides full text to more than 550 journals. It provides comprehensive coverage to a wide variety of topics, including: sports medicine and science; physical fitness, exercise and education; kinesiology; coaching, training and sport administration; officiating, sport law & legislation; doping, health and health education.TRANSCRIPT
Search information in
databases: SPORTDiscus
How to…
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SPORTDiscus with Full Text is a definitive research
tool for all areas of sports & sports medicine
literature.
Provides full text to more than 550 journals in
SPORTDiscus. It provides comprehensive coverage
to a wide variety of topics, including: sports
medicine and science; physical fitness, exercise and
education; kinesiology; coaching, training and sport
administration; officiating, sport law & legislation;
doping, health and health education.
To get access to this electronic resource off-campus, you
need to have created an Athens Account. If you don’t
have one yet, please contact the LRC Help Desk (020
8394 3055) or email [email protected]
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STEP 1 Log in to Weblearn
Log in to Weblearn at: http://weblearn.nescot.ac.uk/
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STEP 2 Open the database in your course
Go to your course and find the e-resources and e-books
section. Click on ‘SPORTDiscuss’ to gain access to the
database.
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STEP 3 (only off-campus) Sign in via OpenAthens
Enter your Athens username (ness0------) and password.
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STEP 4 Select database
Select SPORTDiscus with Full Text database and click
‘Continue’.
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STEP 5 Search
Enter keywords in the search box for a basic search (e.g.
sport coaching). When you begin typing into the search
box a list of possible search options will present
themselves. Click ‘Search’ button.
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STEP 6 Search Results
Then you get a list of results that match your search.
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STEP 7 Filter results
Use the filters on the left hand side to make your search
more precise by limiting the results to full text articles,
publication date, source type, subject or publication
title. The list will be automatically refreshed.
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STEP 7 Bibliographic details
Every article you find includes full bibliographic
information such as article title, author, journal title,
volume, date and number of pages. You will need this
information in your bibliography and references if you
use the article in your assignment.
Title Author
Journal title Pages Volume Date
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STEP 8 Open the article
To read the article click on the link to the PDF document.
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STEP 9 Read the article
Once you get the PDF document, you can read the
article online, minimise or maximise the size and
navigate by using the scroll bar. You can also navigate
through the contents table on the left hand side. The set
of tools also allows you to print a copy and email the
document.
Save
Minimise /
Maximise size Print
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