Brooklyn College Library subscribes to many different journals and some journals are available in multiple databases.
Some key journals for Kinesiology courses include:
Isokinetics & Exercise Science
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD)
Journal of Sports Science & Medicine
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education
To find more journals, use the Library's E-Journals finder by using the E-journals Search box beow. In the E-journals finder, type the name of the journal into the E-Journals search box to see if we have a subscription. Certain journals may be in more than one database.
Familiarity with the standard parts of an article, what the intent and purpose are of each, will make reading articles easier. This can be especially helpful for scanning an article to see if it is one you want to read more carefully.
Abstract – a summary of the purpose, methods and conclusions that can help you decide if the article is relevant to your research.
Introduction – provides a general overview and background of the study.
Literature Review – a review of research in the area up to the time of the study, giving additional background information and placing the study in its scholarly context.
Methodology – This part is an elaboration of the procedures undertaken from start to finish, focus of the study, and how data are collected and organized to complete the experiment.
Results – a presentation of data gathered in the study, usually with some analysis.
Discussion – the author’s interpretation of the results of the study and the conclusions they draw from them.
References – listing of journal articles and other sources referred to by the author in preparing for the study. The references can be an extremely useful way to find additional sources for your own research.
*The references are a bibliography of the sources the researchers used to inform their research and this is a great place to look for similar studies or studies that would be useful for your assignment or research paper. You can try to find the studies in a database using the information in the references.
Constructing your search in an EBSCO database:
One concern when you use a search engine such as Google to find medical information on the Internet is quality: who is publishing the information and why should you believe them? You need to be the judge, but the more information you can glean from a site, the better you will be able to make a decision about the quality of the information. Some things to look for are:
