Physical Education and Athletics Research Guide

This research guide contains a selection of print and electronic resources available through the MCC Libraries, and websites that can be used to research Physical Education and Athletics related topics. Ask a Librarian if you need help locating and using any of the resources listed in this guide.

How to Find Books

Search the MCC Library Catalog to locate books and other materials on your topic. You can search the catalog by keyword, subject, author, and title.

Books held in the circulating collection at the Leroy V. Good Library (Brighton campus) that have call numbers beginning with letters A - P are located on the 3rd Floor, while books that have call numbers beginning with letters Q - Z are located on the 4th Floor. Books held in the circulating collection at the Damon City Campus Library have "City" in front of their call number.

To Access the MCC Library Catalog

You can generally find books on Physical Education and Sports in the GV call number area located on the 3rd Floor of the Library. Books in certain sub-disciplines (i.e. Nutrition, Sports Medicine) will be located in other areas of our collection. Check the chart below for further information.

Reference Books

Atlases, dictionaries, directories, encyclopedias, handbooks, and other specialized reference books provide background material and are often a good place to start your research.

Since Reference books are not part of the Libraries' circulating collection, they cannot be checked out. You can however photocopy pages from books in the Reference collection. Photocopies are 10 cents per page.

The following books are located in the Reference Collection on the Main Level of the Leroy V. Good Library at the Brighton Campus.

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How to Find Articles

Locating Online Journal, Magazine, & Newspaper Articles

The MCC Libraries subscribe to a number of electronic databases you can use
to search for articles (perform a literature search) on your particular topic.
Some databases are full-text and therefore have entire articles from certain magazines, journals, and newspapers available for you to print directly from
the computer.

In order to search MCC Libraries article databases from off campus, you must first connect to the campus EZproxy server. Instructions for logging in to EZproxy are located on the "Access from Home" Library web page and are also provided below.

To Access MCC Libraries Article Databases

To log-in to EZproxy, students must use the same username and password combination required to access their MCC Student E-mail Account. MCC
students can learn more about their college e-mail account by visiting the
"MCC Students" web page at http://www.monroecc.edu/Students/ and clicking on the "Lookup My Account" and "Common Questions" links in the "Email Help & Setup" drop down menu on the right side of the page.

The following databases are useful for researching physical education and athletics related topics:

Database help guides are available on the MCC Libraries website in the Searching Article Databases section of the Publications, Research Guides, & Tutorials web page.

Article Search Tips

• Select a recommended database from the list above.

• Use subject terms and keywords appropriate to your topic.

• Search more than one database to locate articles, since there is variation in the subject terms used by each database, and also differences in the type and number of journals, magazines, and newspapers covered.

• If the full-text article is not available directly from the database make sure you write down or print off the citation for the article. You will need the citation information (title of the publication, author, title of article, volume, date, issue, and page numbers) to check if the article is available from the Libraries' print periodicals collection, or if you want to submit a request for Interlibrary Loan.

• If the article or book you need is not available at MCC Libraries, you can try submitting a request through our Interlibrary Loan service. Interlibrary Loan is a network of local, state or national associated libraries that share resources (primarily books and photocopies) by lending and borrowing with each other. Visit the MCC Libraries Interlibrary Loan web page to learn more about this service and access the Interlibrary Loan online request forms for articles and books.

• Ask a Librarian if you need help using any of the Library's resources.

About the Electronic Journal List for MCC Libraries

The TDNet Electronic Journal List for MCC Libraries is a complete A to Z listing of all the online periodicals (magazines, journals and newspapers) the Library subscribes to electronically through our article databases. It also contains links to many free full-text electronic journals that are available directly on the Web. This listing can be helpful if you already have the citation to the article and want to check if we subscribe to a certain periodical online, or if you would just like to browse the contents of a specific publication exclusively online. Once on the "Electronic Journal List" page simply type the title of the publication you are looking for in the search box then press the "Go" button.

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Locating Print Journals, Magazines, & Newspapers

The Library currently subscribes to the following print periodicals. Recent issues are located in the Current Periodicals section on the Main Floor of the Library. To locate older issues do a search on the title of the periodical in the MCC Library Catalog.

The Magazines vs. Journals guide explains the differences between these types of publications.

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MCC Course Web Links

The following web page was developed in collaboration with MCC faculty to support the content of both on campus and SUNY Learning Network (SLN) online courses.

• Philosophy and Principles of Physical Education and Athletics Web Links (PPE 175)

• Co-ed Personal Fitness Web Links (PE 101)

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Annotated Bibliography Information

• Writing an Annotated Bibliography - This web guide from MCC Libraries provides helpful hints on items to consider including in your annotations, and examples of Descriptive and Critical Annotations.

• Annotated Bibliographies - This guide from the OWL Online Writing Lab at Purdue University provides information on how to create an annotated bibliography. A link to a handout is also available to view sample annotated bibliography entries.

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Citing Your Sources

Visit our Citing & Writing Resources page to learn more about grammar usage, the writing process, and citing styles such as The Modern Language Association (MLA) and American Psychological Association (APA).

Remember to check with your instructor to find out what citing style you should follow to properly document books, articles, websites, or other materials used in completing your assignments.

P. Czaja, Revised 3/2008, http://www.monroecc.edu/go/library

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