Course Pathfinder: Mr. Steven Kenneally
Getting Started
A library reference room can be a good place to find expert sources of quick information. Encyclopedias and dictionaries offer concise information in a variety of subjects and can also spark ideas for specific research topics. These are examples of a few of the resources found in our reference room; the same titles might also be found in another library. You will find the same subject areas in the library general stacks following the same call number system.
Print Resources
Encyclopedias: General
The Cambridge Encyclopedia
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia.
The World Book encyclopedia of people and places.
Encyclopedias: Sport Management
Blackwell Encyclopedia Of Management
Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America
Encyclopedia of international sports studies / edited by Roger Bartlett, Chris Gratton, Christer Rol
Dictionaries: General
Webster's third new international dictionary of the English language unabridged / editor in chief, P
The American Heritage college dictionary.
Dictionaries: Sport Management
The dictionary of sports, edited and prepared by Parke Cummings. Editorial advisory board: Grantland
African-American sports greats : a biographical dictionary / edited by David L. Porter.
Dictionary of business / Graham Bannock ... [et al.].
Finding Books
For finding resources in the Mount Union College Library and other libraries, construct keyword & subject searches. A good strategy is to do a keyword search first, using words that you think might be in the title or content notes. When you find a resource that looks worthwhile, see what subject headings are used to categorize that item and use them to do subject searches. Searches in the online catalog will display what resources MUC owns in those areas.
Finding Journal & Magazine Articles
Some indexes and databases will provide the full-text of articles online; others offer only a citation and/or abstract of the article. If the database you're using doesn't provide the full-text of an article, first check 'Research by Title' (found on the Library Home Page) to see if it is available online in another database or in Mount Union College Library's in-house collection.
Useful Journals
--Use 'Research by Journal Title' to view the holdings and access options for subject & related topic journals
--Some journals are full-text within databases, others are in print holdings in the Mount Union College Library
--Journals published from 2001-present are on the 1st floor of the Old Building
--Journals published from 1976-2001 are on the second floor of the Old Building
--Journals published from 1800's-1975 are located in the basement of the Old Building
Article Databases & Indexes (Sport Management)
General Research Indexes:
Academic Search Premier
Index, abstracts, and full text for many scholarly publications covering all academic areas of study
Digital Video Collection (OhioLINK, Digital Media Center)
EJC ' Electronic Journal Center
Full text of 6000+ research journals
JSTOR
Full text scholarly journals in the Arts & Sciences, Business, Language and Literature
Infotrac OneFile
Full text expanded coverage including news magazines, popular culture, medical and legal information
LexisNexis Academic
Full text news, business, legal, medical, and reference information
Sport Management Research Indexes:
ABI Inform
U.S. and International articles on business and management
Business and Company Resource Center
Company profiles, investment reports, industry information, full text journal articles
Business and Industry
1994 to 2006, citations and full text of articles on business information from over 1000 publications
Business Source Complete
Index,abstracts, and full text covering scholarly business journals on management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more
CIAO
Columbia International Affairs Online, access to journals, working papers, economic indicators, policy briefs, books, maps and country data
CountryWatch
Full text information on the people, history, economy, environment, of countries of the world; news articles, key data and complete country reviews available for downloading
General Business File ASAP
PAIS International
index and abstracts of literature on public affairs
Sport Discus w/ Full Text
Sport Discus Select
Sports Business Research Network
information about any sport business topic, marketing, media, specific sports, sporting goods products, sponsorship, e-commerce, etc.
Westlaw
Access to State and Federal Court cases, full text legal periodicals and law reviews, American Jurisprudence
Finding Internet Resources
Search Engines
Google Scholar (search engine for scholarly literature links on the open web) http://scholar.google.com/
Infomine (selected web resources for university-level work) http://infomine.ucr.edu/
The Internet is a very useful resource, but it can be frustrating to use if you don't know where to look for scholarly information, or to learn if the information you have found is accurate and true.
Selected Websites
North American Society for Sports Management--www.nassm.org/
Sporting Good Manufacturer Associations--www.sgma.com
Positive Coaching Alliance--www.positivecoach.org/
Stadium Managers Association--www.stadiummanagers.org/
Women's Sports Foundation-- www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/
If you question the information found on a website, ask your instructor or a librarian. They will be happy to help you evaluate various web sites.
Final Writing and Presentation
A Writers Response, Electronic Resource
Publication manual of the American Psychological Association, 808.06615 A512p5
MLA handbook for writers of research papers, 808.02 G437m6
Mount Union College Writing Center, http://www.muc.edu/academics/writing_center