Useful websites
The Better Health Channel is produced by the State Government of Victoria. It provides health and medical information that is quality assured, reliable, up to date, easy to understand, regularly reviewed and locally relevant. Also comes with free app for mobile access.
MedlinePlus is produced by the United States National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library. It brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in simple language. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date information: learn about the latest treatments, look up information on a drug or supplement, find out the meanings of words, or view medical videos or illustrations. You can also get links to the latest medical research on your topic or find out about clinical trials on a disease or condition.
Australian Institute of Sports Nutrition delivers a world-class sports nutrition service to AIS sports and national teams. Our website features a wide range of resources to assist elite athletes, recreational athletes and the general public stay up to date with the latest strategies in sports nutrition.
The Clearinghouse for Sport is an Australian Sports Commission led knowledge sharing initiative promoting our sport sector’s leading people and their work. Membership (free) is required to view all resources.
The Australian Drug Information Network is Australia’s leading alcohol and drug search directory. Here you will find reliable information on alcohol, other drugs and mental health, with links to treatment services, research, statistics, guidelines, journals, policy, campaigns, events, curriculum, professional development opportunities and more.
The Physical Educator is an online professional development resource for physical educators. Check out the blog and resources.
Google Scholar is a search engine that delivers peer reviewed articles as well as book reviews and citations. Only pdf files can be read in full. If you track down an article from Scholar that is no available online, try searching for the Journal Title at the State Library.
Ebooks
Ebooks available from the State Library with membership.
- Andrews, David L.; Carrington, Ben (2013). A Companion to Sport.
- Castell, Linda M.; Stear, Samantha J.; Burke, Louise M. (2015). Nutritional Supplements in Sport, Exercise and Health : An A-Z Guide.
- Hughes, Mike; Franks, Ian (2015). Essentials of Performance Analysis in Sport : 2nd edition.
- Joseph; Farrow, Damian (2015). Routledge Handbook of Sport Expertise.
- McNamee, Mike; Morgan, William J. (2015). Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Sport.
- Peters, Derek M.; O’Donoghue, Peter (2013). Performance Analysis of Sport IX.
Relevant journals
The hyperlinks below require membership of the State Library of New South Wales. Sign up here.
If the hyperlinks below do not work and you know the name of the journal you are looking for, search by title.
- American Journal of Sports Medicine. Searchable through Science in Context at the State Library
- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health Australia. Available from Wiley Blackwell or Proquest databases at the SLNSW- you must be logged in for these links to work.
- BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation is an open access, peer reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of sports medicine and the exercise sciences, including rehabilitation, traumatology, cardiology, physiology, and nutrition. Only since 2013.
- Facta Universitatis. Series Physical Education and Sport . Open access European journal published in English since 1994. Available online.
- Health promotion journal of Australia . Peer reviewed, 3 issues per year since 1996. Access from the Informit database at SLNSW.
- ICHPER-SD journal of research in health, physical education, recreation, sport & dance : Published twice a year since 2006. Available from Proquest Education database at the State Library.
- International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. Available from HW Wilson database at the SLNSW.
- Journal of Motor Behavior Available from Academic Complete database at SLNSW.
- Journal of Physical Education and Sport Can be accessed online or through the Proquest Education database at the State Library. The journal is easier to search through Proquest.
- Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance: The American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Available from Proquest Education database at the State Library.
- Journal of Sport Management : Available from Business Source Complete at the SLNSW.
- Journal of Sports Science and Medicine Available online or through the State Library.
- New Zealand physical educator: The journal of PENZ-published three times a year. Available from SLNSW, it features scholarly and non-scholarly articles on physical education.
- Physical Educator: one of the longest standing journals providing research-based articles relating to physical education, health, recreation, and other areas. This quarterly periodical is now available from SLNSW.
- Physical & Health Education Journal: Canadian journal, published quarterly. Available from Proquest Education database at the State Library.
- Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. Peer reviewed, quarterly since 1992. Available from Proquest Education at the SLNSW.
Relevant Databases from the State Library
These databases contain a significant number of resources for PDHPE. You need to search each database individually. Click on the database name or search by name at the State Library
Academic Search Complete
- A multidisciplinary database that includes sport, health and current sporting events. This database does not allow direct linking. Search for this databases by name here
Ausport
- Australian Sport Database (AUSPORT), produced by the National Sport Information Centre, Australian Sports Commission, is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from published and unpublished material on all aspects of Australian sport. NOT FULL TEXT
Health and Wellness Resource Center (Gale)
- Provides full-text authoritative information from journals and reference books covering health, fitness and nutrition.
Informit Health Collection
- A multi-disciplinary information resource for students, teachers and researchers engaged in nursing and allied health education, training and research.
ProQuest Health and Medical Complete
- The source for vital clinical, biomedical, and health journals, including many indexed in MEDLINE. To help users discover core research findings quickly, images and figures in featured articles are deep indexed to appear in search results.
ProQuest Education Journals (1988 – current)
- ProQuest Education Journals covers the literature on primary, secondary, and higher education but also special education, home schooling, adult education, and hundreds of related topics including many related to physical education.
SPORTDiscus
NOTE- this can only be accessed at the State Library. This database is the premier source of literature for sports and sports medicine journals, providing full-text content from many well-known and respected sources. It is an essential tool for health professionals, researchers and students, providing extensive coverage in the areas of fitness, health and sport studies.
Other Databases
(Available from The Clearinghouse for Sport– membership free)
| Australian Sport Publications Archive | Access to annual reports, strategic plans, newsletters, reports and research papers. |
| Cochrane Library | reviews of medical research |
| Computer Access to Research on Dietary Supplements (CARDS) Database | US National Institute of Health (NIH) database of scientific research on dietary supplements and individual nutrients |
| Dietary Supplement Ingredient Database (DSID) | US National Institute of Health (NIH) database to evaluate levels of ingredients in dietary supplement products. |
| PEDro : The Physiotherapy Evidence Database | evidence-based physiotherapy database |
| PubMed | search journals, books, e-journals, conference proceedings and theses on all sport-related topics |
| SPONET | scientific search engine for sport scientists, coaches and athletes by IAT in Germany. Approx. 250 new sources, which are selected and assessed by sport scientific documentation experts, are added to the database every month. |
| The Catalogue of Australian Sport Sector Libraries | A national and consolidated view of the Australasian Sport Information Network (AUSPIN) library resources (books, reports, videos/DVDs, journal articles). |
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