LibGuides: KIN 215 Basic Athletic Training: Periodical databases

From EBSCO

These are suggested databases that can be found within EBSCO. While you will be able to conduct quick searches from within this box, for more refined searching we suggest you go directly to the database within EBSCO.

Other databases

ProQuest Central
ProQuest Central accesses 27 different databases to form the one of the largest multidisciplinary database available. You will find a variety of specialty journals on business, biology, science & technology, health and medical information, social sciences, arts and humanities, as well as newspaper sources.
Wiley Interscience Journals
Wiley Interscience provides full-text of over 250 journals on business, science, education, law, engineering, medicine, social science, and psychology. Searchable by keyword or publication title.

Scholarly vs. popular periodicals

Here is a short video that explains the major differences between popular magazines and scholarly journals. Both types can be found in SAU databases, so being able to differentiate between the two is important.

Research tips

Searching Tips: To help locate primary research on review articles try the following techniques:

To narrow results to review studies
- Add the terms "systematic review" OR "meta analysis" in an all-text search box.
To narrow results to primary research
- Use Boolean Operator "NOT" and add the search terms "systematic review" OR "meta analysis" in an all-text search box.

While this may help narrow results to better achieve a more relevant pool of articles, it is not foolproof. Students will need to examine each article to verify it meets the research need.