Exercise and Sports Science Subject Guide
| Anatomy | Career Guides |
| Certification/Licensure | Diagnostics |
| Dictionaries | Directories |
| Encyclopedias | Journal Articles |
| Professional Associations | Reference/Handbooks R2 Rittenhouse |
| Statistics |
Anatomy
Atlas of the Body - Anatomy and medical illustrations provided by the American Medical Association.
e-Anatomy Award-winning interactive atlas of human anatomy provided by Campus Medica (requires free online registration).
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body Online The Bartleby.com edition of Gray’s Anatomy of the Human Body features 1,247 vibrant engravings—many in color—from the classic 1918 publication, as well as a subject index with 13,000 entries.
Primal Pictures The only complete and accurate 3D model of human anatomy – demonstrating function, biomechanics, and surgical procedures. Clinical videos, MRI scans and text supplement the core anatomy data.
Career Guides
Careers for Sports Nuts & Other Athletic Types – Library Circulating
Introduction to Careers in Health, Physical Education, and Sport – Library Circulating
Certification/Licensure
ACSM’s Certification Review – Library Circulating
ACSM’s Resources for the Personal Trainer: Techniques, complications, and Management – Library Circulating
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) For information on the ACSM’s Certified Personal TrainerSM and Health/Fitness Instructor programs.
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist Practice Exam - Library Circulating
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) An international nonprofit educational association which brings together a diverse group of professionals from the sport science, athletic, allied health, and fitness industries. These individuals are all in pursuit of achieving a common goal—the utilization of proper strength training and conditioning to improve athletic performance and fitness.
Diagnostics
Atlas of Emergency Medicine – Library Reference
French’s Index of Differential Diagnosis - Library Reference.
Dictionaries
Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations – Credo Reference.
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary – Credo Reference
Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary, Revised Edition – Credo Reference..
Mosby's Dictionary of Complementary and Alternative Medicine – Credo Reference.
Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, & Health Professions – Credo Reference.
Oxford Medical Reference Collection This resource allows searching of the following titles either separately or collectively:
- The Oxford Companion to the Body
- A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
- Concise Medical Dictionary
- An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs
- The Oxford Companion to Medicine
- A Dictionary of Psychology
- The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary – Credo Reference.
Directories
Directory of Psychological Tests in the Sport and Exercise Sciences – Library Reference
MedWeb MedWeb is a directory of biomedical and health related web sites, and is maintained by library staff at Emory University.
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Sports Science - Library Reference
Encyclopedia of Women and Sport in America - Library Reference
Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health Select "Medicine" to expand the list of medical encyclopedia titles.
International Encyclopedia of Women and Sports - Library Reference
The Women’s Sports Encyclopedia - Library Reference
Journal Articles
Montante Family Library Exercise & Sports Studies Databases Lists primary databases used to find full-text articles and article citations in the field of exercise & sports studies.
Professional Associations
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) The largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world.
American Physical Therapy Association National Strength A national professional organization whose goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.
National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) A leader in personal trainer certification, continuing education, solutions and tools for health, fitness, sports performance and sports medicine professionals.
National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) A professional membership association for certified athletic trainers and others who support the athletic training profession.
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) An international nonprofit educational association which brings together a diverse group of professionals from the sport science, athletic, allied health, and fitness industries. These individuals are all in pursuit of achieving a common goal—the utilization of proper strength training and conditioning to improve athletic performance and fitness.
Reference/Handbooks
R2 Online Library With over 80 titles to choose from in general medicine, nursing and allied health fields, this online service provides access to health science book contents.
Statistics
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Provided by the Centers for Disease Control, this site includes statistical data about U.S. public health topics such as health care, diseases, drug use, birth and death rates, and aging.