Library Guides: Kinesiology Research Guide: Getting Started

Topics in kinesiology are broad, and as a result the resources available for locating information vary. Use this guide as a starting point and feel free to contact me if you have specific questions.

Databases listed here are basic tools useful for finding journal, magazine, and newspaper articles. The second page of this guide provides more in-depth databases for advance research in kinesiology.

Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. Results are limited to just scholarly sources. It includes content from academic websites such as publishers, universities and professional associations. It will find presentations, Word documents, and other file types not typically found in other databases.
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
This database covers almost all subject areas and is especially good at interdisciplinary areas. Good place to start for class assignments. It contains full text articles for more than 6,500 journals.