Sports Marketing and Management: Where to find information
Search Strategies
Make sure to pay attention to subject headings in whatever database you're in. Business and Sports databases may describe something very differently.
Legal searching is different. You'll want to do some googling to know the names of laws or cases first. Check out HWS 421 for more on that.
- SPORTDiscusLooks like Academic Search (EBSCO), but just has sports marking, finance and law articles. Most of these you will have to use Find It to request.
- SBRnet (Sport Business Resarch Network)SBRnet provides market research and industry news including coverage of sports equipment sales, sports participation, sports attendance, consumer expenditures, sports marketing, sports facilities, licensing, TV and online media reports, trends, recent sports business and marketing news.
- Business SourceAn EBSCO business-based database that has marketing and finance articles.
- HeinOnlineA database of laws, legal documents, and secondary sources like law reviews.
- SocINDEXA sociology specific database, it contains just the scholarly articles about sociology and criminal justice topics. Search for a sport to see how it intersects with sport.
- Census DataCensus data can be used to make marketing decisions.
Searching SPORTDiscus, BusinessSource, SocINDEX, PsycInfo and CINAHL Complete
Academic Search Premier is a general database that contains both popular and scholarly articles from a variety of disciplines and sources. Great place to start if you need to confirm the viability of a topic.
The tips in this video will apply to most other EBSCO databases as well, including SocINDEX, ERIC, , and more. Subject specific databases like those may have some special features like unique limiters, but otherwise they will function the same way. The name of the database will be listed above the search bar:
How do I retrieve the full-text of an article I've requested?
When you request an article via Interlibrary Loan, we'll send you an email to notify you that the article is available. Sometimes that email may go to a junk folder. These directions will show you how to log into your ILLiad account from the email as well as from the library website to access your full-text. Remember article requests take about two business days on average, and the staff member responsible works 8-5 Monday-Friday.
Exercise Science: Where to find information
Search strategies
When searching for a medical issue like a disease or injury, think about looking up the medical term for the topic rather than just the popular name for it.
Pay attention to the population of the study. How someone reacts to a treatment may vary greatly based on their age and experience in athletics.
Use the subject headings in these databases to help you find the official terms for your topics.
- SPORTDiscusLooks like Academic Search (EBSCO), but just has athletics and exercise science articles. Most of these you will have to use Find It to request.
- PubMedMedical database. Look for full-text. If the article isn't there, use Find It to locate it in another database or to ILL it. Or Journal List to make sure we don't have it full-text elsewhere. Do not purchase articles.
- CINAHL CompleteAn ESBCO database that includes selected original and full-text material about nursing and allied health topics, including injuries, rehab, and strengthening.
- PsycINFOA psychology database that covers motivation, teamwork, and other sports psychology topics.
- Five-minute consultA database that delivers quick, evidence-based answers to clinical questions like patient or client handouts for stretching or exercises.
How to get full text of an article from a database?
Some articles are full-text in the database you selected to search in. Other times it may be located in one of the other 50 databases we subscribe to. Sometimes you'll find a citation for an article we don't have immediate access to; we can usually get you these as well. This service is part of your affiliation with the university; don't ever pay for access to an article. We can typically get it for you. This will show you how to do that.
