Subject Expert
Paul Victor
Contact:
JFK Library
320 Media Lane
Cheney, WA 99004
Office Hours: By appointment.
320 Media Lane
Cheney, WA 99004
Office Hours: By appointment.
509-359-7909
Useful Subject Headings for Finding Journals
Under the Find Materials category on the library homepage, click on the Journals, Magazines and Newspapers link. Click on the first link to do a journal title search in the catalog. Once in the catalog, change the pull down selection to Subject and enter one of the subject headings below to find journals in that area.
- Sports sciences Periodicals
- Physical fitness Periodicals
- Exercise Periodicals
Finding Thesis
- Dissertations & Theses A&I (ProQuest) This link opens in a new windowDoctoral dissertations and master's theses back to 1743. Most of the recent (1997-present) records include a 24 page preview. Also includes full text dissertations.
Primary Resources
- American Decades Primary SourcesThis electronic encyclopedia (Gale) can be searched for year to note key primary sources.
- Class handout with Checklist for AssignmentProcess demonstrated in class.
- Picture and Directions for Microform ScannerThese updated directions have a color picture of the scanner with arrows of the 5 places to turn on power.
- Wayfinder: The Catalog of Washington Libraries This link opens in a new window
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Combined catalog of Washington public, academic, government, law, medical, corporate, special and tribal libraries.
Other Locations for NY Times
The New York Times is also available at other area libraries
Spokane Public Library downtown branch
Gonzaga University
Whitworth College looks like it has the index but I could not verify the microfilm.
Secondary Sources
- SPORTDiscus with Full Text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowDatabase for sports, fitness, sports medicine, and physical education. Articles from journals and magazines going back to 1985. Also includes selective indexing for around additional journals, plus assorted books and conference proceedings.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new windowScholarly encyclopedias and reference works on a wide variety of topics: business, ASCD publications in education, environment, history, law, literature, medicine, sciences, and the social sciences. Formerly named Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL).
- Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books, and videos in all subjects.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowBack files of core scholarly journals in the arts, business, humanities, sciences, and social sciences, from the first issue up to 3-5 years ago.
- History Databases - America: History & Life and Historical Abstracts (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowSearch these two major historical databases simultaneously.
- Women's Sports History TimelineWell - reviewed listing by year of women's sports history.
Electronic Old Resources
After trying the print versions, these may help
- Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowIndexing from magazines and a few journals.