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Sports Science, Physical Activity & Health Promotion, and Human Nutrition: Articles/Databases

A selection of excellent Sports Science, Physical Activity and Health Promotion, and Human Nutrition resources to help you with your studies

Finding Journal Articles

There are three main ways to find the articles you need:

  • Search Ara Library databases for articles on your subject. (Use this method to find your own articles for an assignment).
  • Look for a particular article from a recommended reading list. (Use this method if you have a reading list with the details of an article, e.g. author, article/journal title). 
  • Use Google Scholar to find articles in Ara databases. (Use this method to find open access scholarly articles as well as articles in some Ara databases). 
    • Using Google Scholar to find articles in Ara databases [PDF] [Video] 
  • Use this template to develop your search strategies. Find more about literature searching in the Research Subject Guide

Relevant Journals @ Ara Library

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Recommended databases

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.

Guides To Using Ara Databases

  • Find an article in a database (EBSCO) [PDF] 
  • Find a Standard in Standards New Zealand database [PDF]
  • Using Gale Academic OneFile database [PDF]
  • Using eTV [PDF]
  • Using Proquest Central database [PDF]
  • Using Joanna Briggs database [Video]
  • Using Ovid nursing database [PDF] 
  • Using Pubmed [Video]
  • Using Pubmed, CINAHL, Proquest & Ovid to find MeSH headings [PDF]
  • Using Science Direct database [PDF]
  • What is a peer-reviewed article [PDF]
  • Using Google Scholar and more [PDF]
  • What are primary and secondary sources [PDF]
  • Troubleshooting access to databases [PDF]
  • Clearing your cache in Chrome, Edge, Safari and Firefox [Website]
  • How to access Vital Source ebooks [PDF]
  • Template example for search strategies to use in databases [PDF]