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- SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new windowCovers topics related to recreation, leisure studies, facilities management as well as areas related to physical fitness and sports.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new windowA full text database containing nearly 5,100 journals, this scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study. Provided by SUNYConnect.
- Business Source Complete This link opens in a new windowObviously related to business, this database contains information relevant to the leisure, travel, or hotel industries.
- Education Source This link opens in a new windowOur largest education database. Contains content relevant to theory and practice.
- Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
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Another database containing full-text articles that may not be found in other databases. To limit results to scholarly articles, click on the "Limit Results" to peer-reviewed publications. - ScienceDirect This link opens in a new windowProvides the full-text for articles related to recreation and leisure, especially some tourism titles.
- Hospitality, Tourism & Leisure Collection This link opens in a new windowAlthough a subset of Academic OneFile, it might help you limit to more relevant articles for travel, leisure activities, and tourism.
- Sports Medicine and Education Index This link opens in a new windowProvides the full-text for articles related to recreation and leisure, especially some tourism titles.
- CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new windowWhile primarily used for "nursing research" this database may include scholarly articles related to therapeutic recreation as well as various health problems or diseases.
- MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new windowMajor database for research in medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine and much more. Includes content from the free online database PubMed.
- Journal AbbreviationsUse this link when you only have the abbreviation to the title, such as what you often get in Medline or in a list of references at the end of an article.
- Westlaw Campus ResearchWestlaw provides access to court cases, legal materials, and company information.
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Google Scholar
- Google ScholarUse this link to search Google Scholar AND have the results available in full-text, as a Brockport student, faculty or staff member.
Find books worldwide (WorldCat)
WorldCat is a database of books, videos and other items available in libraries worldwide.
- WorldCat Discovery WorldCat Discovery is the future interface of WorldCat.
Find items (books, DVDs, curriculum) in the library
Search the Drake Library Catalog:
Here are some general places to start if you want to browse for a topic in the stacks. For more specifics, please use the library catalog to find exact call numbers:
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GV Recreation. Leisure
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GV 201- 555 Physical education and training
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GV 557-1198 Sports
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QP 1-345 Physiology / Kinesiology
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RA 773-788 Personal health/Exercise
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RC 1200-1245 Sports medicine
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RM 695-894 Physical medicine & therapy
Where do I go in the stacks to look for books?
Books are organized byLibrary of Congress Call numbers.
Search for books in our library by category:
- RM736 Recreational Therapy
- GV181 -- Recreation -- Management
Last Updated: Sep 25, 2023 3:59 PM
URL: https://library.brockport.edu/recreation
URL: https://library.brockport.edu/recreation
