Database Digest
Featuring CINAHL & SPORTDiscus
You have a paper to write. You searched Google for information.
Your result set had 4,000,000 results. Nothing looked useful. Hmmm.
Where will you find something good on the history of woman and physical fitness?
Try the library’s eDatabases here are a few examples:
CINAHL
The Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health (CINAHL) database provides authoritative coverage of the literature related to nursing and allied health. In total, more than 1600 journals are regularly indexed. The database also provides access to healthcare books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of professional practice, educational software and audiovisual materials in nursing.
Your search on women and physical fitness in the CINAHL database leads you to excellent material for your paper. Here are a few examples.
Gillett PA. Caserta MS. White AT. Martinson L. Responses of 49- to 59-year-old sedentary, overweight women to four months of exercise conditioning and/or fitness education. [Journal Article, Research, Tables/Charts] Activities, Adaptation & Aging. 1995; 19(4): 13-22. (42 ref)
Fincher SB. Tailored interventions to increase physical activity and cardiorespiratory fitness in younger black females. [Doctoral Dissertation, Research] (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences) ** 2004; Ph.D. 88 p.
SPORTDiscus
SPORTDiscus is a bibliographic database, international in scope, covering all aspects of sport, fitness, recreation, and related fields. Articles from more than 2,000 sport-related journals, monographs, book analytics, theses, videotapes, audiotapes, book reviews, websites, and CD-ROMs in English, French and 59 other languages are indexed for inclusion.
Your search on woman and physical fitness in the SPORTDiscus database leads you to excellent material for your paper. Here are a few examples:
Rowland, T.W., Green, G.M. Physiological responses to treadmill exercise in females: adult-child differences. (Reactions physiologiques a un exercice sur tapis roulant pratique par des sujets de sexe feminin: differences entre adultes et enfants.) [Article] Medicine and science in sports and exercise (Indianapolis) 20(5), Oct 1988, 474-478 Total No. of Pages: 5
Egana, M., Donne, B. Physiological changes following a 12 week gym based stair-climbing, elliptical trainer and treadmill running program in females. [Article] Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness (Torino) 44(2), June 2004, 141-146 Total No. of Pages: 6
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