Sports Science
Whether you're a new student starting your first assignment, further on in your studies, or starting a research project, this page will help you find and use the best information for your subject. You will also find resources to help develop your academic, study and digital skills.
If you can’t find what you need here, please contact your Academic Support Team: library-healthandsociety@salford.ac.uk
Key resources for Sports Science students
Databases
These give you focused access to key journal articles and research
- CINAHL: offers a systemised approach to searching for articles and research in the areas of health, nursing and midwifery
- Cochrane Library: a collection of resources that contain different types of high-quality, independent evidence, including a wide range of systematic reviews
- OVID Online: access to a range of information relating to health and medicine
- Proquest Central
- PsycINFO: covers professional and academic literature in psychology
- ScienceDirect: provides access to up to date health and medical developments to stimulate research and improve patient care.
Books and Journals
The first place you should look is your reading list – you will find a link to this in your Blackboard modules. It lists all the core texts for your subject as recommended by your lecturers. all our other books and journals can be found in Library Search
Useful websites
These sites may have some journals but also other key research.
- The British Association of Sports and Exercise Sciences
- TRIP: searches a variety of sources including evidence-based synopses, systematic reviews and medical images.
Employability
These resources can help you gain further skills to assist in your future career.
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Browse your Reading Lists
Your tutors select books, articles, videos and other resources for your reading lists and the Library buys them so you don't have to.
Find the lists for your modules in Blackboard, or in Library Search.
Referencing
APA 7th (Harvard) style is the main referencing style in use at the University. We've compiled an easy to follow list of guidebooks and examples to help you get to grips with complexities of referencing.
Newspapers
Newspapers are a valuable source of information. They provide insight into what interests and concerns people both now and in the past.
The Library provides some excellent newspaper sources that allow you to search simply and easily across many newspapers at once.
Dissertations and Theses
During the course of your studies, you may find that you need to search for dissertations or theses.
You can use Library Search to help you find them and there are a number of different ways to search, depending on what you want to find.
New Sports Science Students
Book a one to one
If you’ve tried our eLearning and classroom sessions and need more help, you can request a one to one appointment for information finding, academic and writing or digital skills. Select your chosen time slot and book on through Advantage.
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Finding and reading journal articles [online]
Starts: 28 Nov 2022, 2:00 pmFinishes: 28 Nov 2022, 3:30 pmRemaining places: 10In this workshop we will explore what journal articles are and why they are useful. We will learn how to find them, discuss how to read them and examine the parts that make an article up. This workshop includes advice on targeting your reading and using journal articles in your academic work.Avoiding plagiarism in your work
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Starts: 29 Nov 2022, 5:00 pmFinishes: 29 Nov 2022, 6:30 pmRemaining places: 36This workshop will help you understand what referencing is, why we need to do it, when it is needed in your work and advice on how to reference using the APA 7th style. Please note: This workshop is online.
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session - On campus
Starts: 28 Nov 2022, 11:00 amFinishes: 28 Nov 2022, 12:00 pmVenue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, C811Remaining places: 5This is an EXAM SESSION for Microsoft Office Specialist certification. At the time of booking you must be registered on the MOS programme & scored 70% plus in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode in your chosen application/s. Bookings not meeting this criteria will be cancelled. Bookings open.IT Essentials at Salford [Online]
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Finding and reading journal articles [online]
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Starts: 29 Nov 2022, 2:00 pmFinishes: 29 Nov 2022, 3:00 pmRemaining places: 26This workshop will show you how to find and use electronic books (eBooks) in Library Search. This workshop will showcase eBooks and what they can do, and will include tips on using built-in tools to help save you time and advice on targeting your reading. This workshop is online.Finding information using Library Search [online]
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