Sport sciences

Developing skills in searching and managing information

Learning independently

Library Tutorial

An online course (1 ECTS cr), based on Library Tutorial, where you learn the basics of systematic information seeking and reference management.

• Defining the topic and finding search terms
• Finding sources
• Citing and managing references

Research Data Management

Research data management is part of your scientific competence. Lean on an e-course (1 ECTS cr) how to make a data management plan for your thesis.

Enrolling for library courses

Courses for degree students. E.g. Reference manager Zotero: how to manege references with Zotero. And how to create references and bibliography by Word.

Courses for personnel and researchers

Main resources

Journal articles

Library tutorial: Finding scholarly journals and articles

JYKDOK: Browse for databases + field of science: sport

Finnish articles

JYKDOK: article search

International articles

• SportDiscus
  • EBSCO instructions
• SPOLIT (open access)
  
  • SPOLIT instructions
• SportDiscus and SPOLIT: what's the diffrence?

Other disciplines

• Health sciences
  
  • MEDLINE (Ovid)
  • CINAHL (EBSCO)
• Education: Eric (ProQuest)
• Psychology: PsycINFO (Ovid)
• Social sciences: Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
• Business and economics: Business Source Elite (EBSCO)
• Multidisciplinary
  
  • Scopus (Elsevier API)
  • Web of Science WoS (Thompson Scientific)
• Resource by subject: other fields

Citations and impact factors

• Web of Science (WoS)
• Scopus
• Cabells
• Publication forum (Julkaisufoorumi) etc.
• Other resources than databases, e.g. Dimensions

• Responsible publication metrics in JYU

Books

Library tutorial: Finding books

• JYKDOK
• Finna: Finnish libraries
  
• EBook Central
• EBSCO eBook Collection
• Dawsonera ym.
• More information: using electronical materials
• Research methods, e.g.
  
  • SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO)
  • SAGE Research Methods Cases

Dissertations and theses

• JYKDOK: JYU's disserations and theses
• Finna: Finnish dissertations and theses
• SwePub: Swedish dissertations
  
• DiVA portal
• DART - Europe E-theses Portal
• Open Access Theses and Dissertations etc.

Handbooks and dictionaries

Library tutorial: Defining topic and finding search terms

• International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Handbook of Sports Studies
• Handbook of Sport Neuropsychology
• Handbook of physical education
• The economics of sports
• SAGE Knowledge - Handbooks etc.

Thesauri and dictionaries

Library tutorial: Search terms and strategy

• Oxford English Dictionary
• Oxford Reference Online
• Health sciences: MeSH Browser: ti
• Dictionaries e.g.
  • MOT
  • RedFox Master

Reference management

Faculty's guidelines: Tuula Tutkija

reference management software: Zotero is often used if JYU. You can download it online or if you're using university' computer find it from Software Center. Learn to use Zotero, an online bibliographic management program, that allows you to create a personal database of references and generate in-text citations and bibliographies in a variety of styles in library's workshops.

Help

Contact the library

Ask online

Book a consultation (theses and research)