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Sport Management |
This guide suggests resources and
strategies for research in the field of Sport Management.
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Contents
of this research guide |
Background Information |
Checking the Facts |
Find Articles
Find Books
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Organizations | Web
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Career Resources
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Background Information
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| Encyclopedias and other reference
works are an excellent place to start a research project or
simply learn more about a particular topic. They provide
topic summaries, context, and bibliographies for further reading. |
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Checking the Facts |
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Use dictionaries, statistical works, atlases, handbooks and
similar works to find and check facts about topics, people,
or events. |
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Find Articles |
| Search indexes, abstracts, and databases
to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles. For
a complete list of Kent Library's online indexes and databases,
see the
Find:
articles page (http://library.semo.edu/find/articles.asp). |
To find historical/source materials,
such as newspaper and magazine articles, use the following print sources:
| Physical Education Index |
(Print Index-Table 5, Main Floor) |
| Social Science Index
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(Print
Index- Table 3, Main Floor) |
To find recent articles
use the following online databases:
Online
Databases
Academic
Search Premiere
ABI Inform
Complete -includes Global, Dateline and Trade & Industry
Business Source
Premiere
EconLit
ERIC -
Education Resource Information Center
Lexis Nexus
Academic Universe - Guided News Search > Arts& Sport
Proquest Research
Library -Select "Business Module" from Multiple database list.
SPORTSDiscus
WilsonOmni
File
Print Index
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Physical Education Index |
(Table 5, Main Floor)) |
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Title not Indexed
Team Marketing Report -
Periodical, Main Floor of Library.
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Find Books |
Use the
Kent Library Catalog (http://library.semo.edu/find/books.html)
to find books, periodicals (journals, magazines, &
newspapers), videos, government documents and other materials.
Keyword searches allow you
to use your own words as search terms.
Subject heading searches use Library of Congress subject
headings. Printed volumes of these headings are located near
the Reference Desk on the main floor. Below are sample subject
headings.
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Selected Sources
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Organizations |
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Consult these organizations for information on
conferences, accreditation, workshops, additional resources,
etc. |
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Web
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For a list of Web searching
tools, see the
Find: web resources page (http://library.semo.edu/find/webpages.html).
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Career Resources |
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last updated: 9/16/2005 |
