LibGuides: Exercise Science: Finding Articles

Find Articles - Use the Databases

Databases search thousands of journals, magazines, and/ or newspapers all at once. These are the most useful in the field of Exercise Science, but Murray State has many others that may prove helpful on the Database A-Z list!

Alphabetical listing of all databases at the library

If the PDF or HTML link isn't provided under the result, click on the yellow "Find it @ MSU" button in order to:

get the article electronically full text via a different database;
find the physical copy of the article in the library via library catalog;
or, if the above methods aren't available, request it via interlibrary loan.

SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers many aspects of sport, including physical fitness, exercise, sports medicine, sports science, physical education, kinesiology, coaching, training, sport administration, facility design & management, physical therapy, nutrition, exercise physiology, sport & exercise psychology, recreation, leisure studies, tourism, occupational health & therapy, and more. Coverage from 1500-present.
MEDLINE This link opens in a new window
Corresponds to the print Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index. Also contains life sciences publications.
CINAHL with Full Text This link opens in a new window
World's most comprehensive source of full text articles for nursing & allied health, providing full text for 580 journals, and indexing for an additional 2000 professional publications. Coverage from 1980-present.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
PubMed comprises more than 23 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR) This link opens in a new window
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
A full-text scientific database offering articles from more than 2,500 peer-reviewed journals and book chapters from more than 10,000 books. There are currently more than 9.5 million articles/chapters, a content base that is growing at a rate of almost 0.5 million additions per year.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Provides indexing and abstracts for over one million articles in 1,700 journals from over 50 countries. This database, provided by the American Psychological Association, also includes abstracts for dissertations, books and book chapters ranging in date from 1887 to the present.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
The world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary database. Indexes newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals in all disciplines. Contains a significant amount of full-text. Content available from 1915-present.
Education Source This link opens in a new window
Education Source is the largest and most complete collection of full text journals in education research. Coverage from 1900-present.

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How to Link to the Full Text Article

Using "Find It @ MSU"
See how to use the yellow icon "Find It @ MSU" to locate electronic text or request interlibrary loan.

Using MeSH Controlled Vocabulary to search MedLien

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