Instructional Guides and Research Handouts

Instructional Publications and Handouts

General User Guides to Indexes and Abstracts:

• Guide to the HPER Library
• Basic Database Searching Techniques
• Online Periodical Indexes for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (.pdf here)

Subject-specific Guides and Pathfinders:

• Guide to Safety Management Resources (MS Word format here)
• Guide to Therapeutic Recreation Resources (MS Word format here)
• Guide to Tourism Management Resources (MS Word format here)

Database-specific User Guides:

• ABI/INFORM Global Suite
• Academic Search (EBSCO)
• CINAHL (OVID)
• Dissertation Abstracts
• ERIC (EBSCO)
• Health and Safety Science Abstracts
• Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe
• Medline (ISI)
• Risk Abstracts
• SPORTDiscus
• WorldCat

Current Awareness User Guides:

• Setting up a Search Alert in EBSCOhost
• Setting up a Search Alert in Current Contents Connect
• Setting up a Search Alert in Ingenta (formerly UnCover)

Citation Style Guides:

• Citing Sources in APA Style
• Citing Electronic Sources in APA Style
• EndNote 7 Citation Management Software (Basic User Guide and Tutorial)

Miscellaneous Guides:

• Identifying Primary and Secondary Sources

*Other Instructional Publications, User Guides, and Handouts can be found here.