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
Theses
- 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.
- Wayfinder: The Catalog of Washington Libraries This link opens in a new windowCombined 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
- Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowAcademic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books, and videos in all subjects.
- 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).
- History Databases - America: History & Life with full text and Historical Abstracts with full text (EBSCOhost) This link opens in a new windowSearch these two major historical databases simultaneously.
- 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.
- 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.
- Women's Sports History TimelineWell - reviewed listing by year of women's sports history.
Historical Magazines
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.
Historical Newspaper Databases
- America's Historical Newspapers: Early Colonial to Articles of Confederation Era, 1690-1789 (Readex) This link opens in a new windowSearch and browse around 160 American newspapers published from the early Colonial period to the Articles of Confederation, 1690-1789. This database is courtesy of a donation from Dr. Bill Youngs.
- International Herald Tribune Historical Archive, 1887 - 2013 (Gale Primary Sources) This link opens in a new windowArchive includes The New York Herald, European Edition, New York Herald Tribune and the International Herald Tribune, retracing the history of the 20th century with topics like luxury travel, international conflicts, the spread of American culture abroad and globalization and more. This American newspaper published in Paris offers a strong focus on objective reporting of international news.
- Newspapers.com This link opens in a new windowNewspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive online database of 4,000+ historical newspapers from the early 1700s into the 2000s. This collection contains a diverse blend of well-known regional and local newspapers in the U.S. and other countries.