Institute of Sport and Exercise Science

Institute of Sport and Exercise Science

The Academic Liaison Librarian for this Institute is Carly Sharples.
Email: c.sharples@worc.ac.uk
Telephone: 01905 542053

Resources for Sport

  • The Sport Subject web pages are here: www.netvibes.com/ises_resources You’ll find a whole host useful websites here, as well and information on our online subscriptions and lots of great study tips.
  • Some key databases available for Sport include Sport Discus and Academic Search Complete (for journal articles), as well as MyiLibrary for e-books. These can all be located by clicking the E-Resources link on the Library Catalogue Homepage.
  • To access all the library resources just login in to the Student Application Portal here: http://students.worc.ac.uk/ and click on ‘Library Catalogue’.

Video Guides

 The library has loads of useful (and short!) videos on our YouTube channel which you can find here: www.youtube.com/worcesteralt Below are direct links to a few sport-specific guides.

 
Searching Sport Discus (created 2011):
This video will show you how to access SportDiscus, which is the only major database that concentrates exclusively on sport research, providing a comprehensive source of full text journal articles.
 
Finding books on the library catalogue (created 2011):
Need a bit more help finding your way around and understanding how to access library materials? This guide will show you how.

Subject Pages for Sport and Exercise Science (created 2011):
This video will give you a quick guide to the Sport Subject web pages, and everything you will find on there to help you with your studies.

Referencing

Referencing can be a really tough aspect of academic work to understand and get right.
 
To help you get started, try looking at this online presentation: http://prezi.com/4qotnkvali0a/quick-guide-to-uw-referencing/ 

 UW Referencing Guide – This is your bible for the University of Worcester referencing style. It explains how to reference and is full of examples for you to follow.