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Oakridge Catalogue 

• Modern sports around the world : history, geography, and sociology 

Encyclopedias

• Salem Press Encyclopedia Sets  (password required) 

  • Salem Science, including:

    • Principles of Sports Medicine & Exercise Science

      • This new resource explores the world of sports fitness, injury, and rehabilitation, introducing readers to important topics in easy-to-understand language. Achieving optimum fitness levels, whether for the professional athlete or for the amateur enthusiast, requires knowledge of human anatomy and a basic understanding of the effects of exercise, injury, and nutrition on the body. Treatments, diagnostic tools, sports-related careers, and athlete doping scandals round out the discussion of this perennially popular topic. This volume offers amateur athletes and students who want to learn about the complexities of sports medicine and exercise science a solid and accessible introduction. Description from publisher.

      • Print Version

    • Principles of Anatomy

      • Print Version

  • Salem Health, including:

    • Psychology and Mental Health 

      • Print Version

    • Adolescent Health & Wellness 

      • Print Version

    • Community & Family Health Issues 

      • Print Version

• Encyclopedia Britannica

Britannica School offers thousands of up-to-date, curated, and curriculum-relevant articles, images, videos, audio clips, primary sources, maps, research tools, recommended Web sites, and three separate databases—Elementary, Middle, or High. 

Databases

• • Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection (Gale) 

Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine provides access to academic journals and magazines covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine. The database offers a wide spectrum of information, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research, and more. Description provided by the database publisher, Gale/Cengage 

• • Gale Health and Wellness (Gale) 

Gale Health and Wellness offers access to full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more. Perfect for researchers at all levels, this comprehensive consumer health resource provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices. Description provided by the database publisher, Gale/Cengage 

• • Teen Health & Wellness (Rosen)

The critically acclaimed, award-winning resource Teen Health & Wellness provides middle and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward, curricular and self-help support, aligned to state, national, and provincial standards. Topics include diseases, drugs and alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide and bullying, green living, LGBTQ issues, and more.

APA Citations

• 1. Frequently-used Reference Forms 

  2. Oakridge APA Links.