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Sports and Exercise Science: Getting Started

A guide to Library resources for Sports and Exercise Scientists

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Faculty Librarian

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Gem Sosnowsky
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Faculty Librarian

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John Barbrook
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Learning Developers

Start your search: OneSearch

Use OneSearch to search for books, journals, articles, DVDs etc.

Basic Search | Advanced Search 

The default search in OneSearch is Everything. You can change this to Books and more, Articles and more or Full text online once you have run your search.

Link Your Library Account to Google Scholar ("What I wish I'd known in first year!")

Google Scholar is a search engine that indexes the content of scholarly material published on the Web and in electronic books and journals.

Information on how to link to the full-text of articles via Google Scholar is available here.

Google Scholar Search

Recommended databases

Here are some general databases to expand your research.

OneSearch tutorial

onesearch tutorialThis interactive online tutorial: Getting started with OneSearch will help you get started using the Library's discovery tool.

At the end of this course, you will:

  • Know what OneSearch is and why you should use it
  • Be able to sign in and use OneSearch when off-campus
  • Be able to use OneSearch to find and read an ebook
  • Be able to use OneSearch to find and read an academic journal article

Lean Library

Do you Use Paper Panda, Unpaywall, Sci-Hub or Z-Library?

 

Lean Library is a browser extension that connects you with Lancaster University Library resources both on and off campus.

Enhance Google Scholar, Amazon and the Internet with full-text and open access links

Pop Up Library Guidance

Seamless automatic login to Library subscriptions

Chat to the Library Team in your Browser

 

Download Lean Library

How do I find resources for my course?

You will usually find that your lecturer provides a resource list (or reading list) on the module's Moodle site. Look out for a link to a Resource list, or specific readings.

Leisure Reading

Swimming Wild in the Lake District

An informative and inspiring book for both new and experienced wild swimmers, exploring the larger lakes in the beautiful Lake District National Park.

Leading

What does it take to lead a team to world-class success over a sustained period of time?
Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the few leaders who truly knows. In his 38 years in management, Sir Alex won an astonishing 49 trophies and helped grow Manchester United into one of the biggest commercial brands in the world.

Wild Running

Chosen for their incredible terrain, sensational beauty and ease of navigation, this is the perfect running guide for beginners and experts alike.

A Woman's Game: The Rise. The Fall. And the Rise Again of Women's Football

This is the astonishing history of women’s football: from the game’s first appearance in England in the late nineteenth century to the incredible teams that at their height drew 53,000 spectators to Goodison Park, through to its fifty-year ban in the UK and the aftershocks when restrictions were lifted. 

Behind the Mask

Behind the Mask is an unflinching story from the greatest boxer of our time and a man who has demonstrated strength of a very different kind by conquering his demons.