The main databases for a Sport and Exercise student are:

• Sports Discus Search for abstracts and citations of journal articles, including some with full text links, on exercise, fitness, sports and sports medicine.
• Human Kinetics Library Search, browse or explore by topic for ebooks and videos on exercise, fitness, health, physical activity and sport.
• Access Physiotherapy Search or browse for eBooks and videos on physical therapy and physiotherapy.
• AnatomyTV Search or browse Anatomy TV for 3D anatomical images and pictures of the human body or for information on diseases and conditions by speciality.
• CINAHL Ultimate Search for abstracts and citations of journal articles, books, book chapters and theses & dissertations, including some with full text links, on nursing, health visiting, midwifery and allied health topics.
• MEDLINE Complied by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, search MEDLINE for abstracts & citations for journal articles on health and life sciences topics including medicine, nursing and allied health.
• British Education Index Search for abstracts and citations of journal articles covering education topics from preschool years to higher education.
• PsycArticles and PsycInfo Search for abstracts and citations of journal articles, books, book chapters and theses & dissertations, including some with full-text links, on psychology, psychiatry, mental health and the social sciences.
• PEDro PEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database, is a free database of over 63,000 randomised trials, systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
• ERIC Search for abstracts and citations of dissertations, journal articles and research reports from current educational literature and research topics.
• Springer Compact Springer Compact includes access to over 2,000 full-text journals covering a wide range of health, humanities, medical, social sciences, science and technology subjects. Please note that access to all journals is not included.
• Cochrane Library Search for evidence to inform healthcare decisions. Includes access to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Clinical Answers.
• AMED Search for abstracts and citations of journal articles on alternative treatment topics including complementary medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and rehabilitation.
• ScienceDirect ScienceDirect includes access to over 3,000 full-text journals from Elsevier covering a wide range of subjects including computer science, engineering, health sciences, life sciences and social sciences and humanities.

Check out your Subject Guide which details other recommended resources and support.

We have created a series of videos to help with searching some of our databases.

We offer a drop-in service in the library Monday – Friday 10am - 4pm, subject to staff availability, to get you started with your literature searching.

You can also book a tutorial with a member of library staff for help.