The following is a list of the most useful databases available to do research in this particular subject, some are general databases and others are subject specific databases.

• Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)
• Company Profiles (Lexis/Nexis)
• ERIC (EBSCOhost)
• Jstor
• MasterFILE Premier (EBSCOhost)
• Medical Journals (Lexis/Nexis)
• Medical News (Lexis/Nexis)

The following electronic journals are available to Lindenwood University students (who are currently enrolled), faculty, and staff. Click on the journal title and go directly to each website to access most articles in full-text. In order to see a complete list of journals available, go to the Periodicals search page, type the title of the journal in the search box, and then click the search button to see which online database(s) that journal is indexed in.

Click here for Physical Education E-Journals

The following reference items may be used in Butler Library. These tools are located on the main floor, east side of the building, once you pass through the Cardy Reading Room. Items are always available for usage and information may be copied as needed.

NOTE: The subsequent items listed are just a few of the valuable resources available.

• GV481.4 .S83 Certified Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer Career Starter
• GV558 .D53 Dictionary of Sport and Exercise Sciences
• GV567 .C43 Sport and Physical Education, The Key Concepts
• GV567 .E56 Encyclopedia of World Sport: From Ancient Times to the Present Vol. 1-3
• GV567 .H518 The Encyclopedia of North American Sports History
• GV697 .A1 The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Athletes
• GV704 .S663 Sports The Complete Visual Reference
• GV706.4 .H37 Handbook of Sport Psychology
• GV731 .B56 1998 The Book of Rules: A Visual Guide to the Laws of every commonly played sport and game
• GV731 .D52 Rules of the Game: The complete illustrated encyclopedia of all the major sports of the world
• GV741. A16 ESPN Sports Almanac 2004
• GV741 .S768 Sports Illustrated 2004 Almanac
• GV877 .C65 2002 Sporting News Books Complete Baseball Record Book - 2003 Edition
• GV877 .N29a NCAA Baseball Rules and Interpretations
• GV885.45 .N37d NCAA Basketball Men's and Women's Rules and Interpretations
• GV943.4 .N365a NCAA Soccer Men's and Women's Rules
• GV956.8 .N36 NCAA Football Rules and Interpretations
• GV1065.22 .B67 D45 The Boston Marathon: A Century of Blood, Sweat, and Cheers

The following periodicals are available for use in Butler Library. Periodicals can not be checked out, but articles are allowed to be copied on one of two photocopiers available for public use. The Periodical room is located on the main floor on the west side of the building, once you pass through the leisure reading lounge. Back issues are located downstairs on the ground floor, in the center of the basement. In order to check the holdings (issues on hand) of a particular title, simply click on the following link http://bridges.missouri.edu/search~S5/s, type in the title of the journal and click the search button. To see if an issue has been received, click on the hypertext, latest received.

To see a complete list of journals available via online databases, go to the Periodicals search page , type the title of the journal in the search box, and then click the search button to see which online database(s) that journal is indexed in.

• Academy of Management Journal
• American Journal of Education
• American Journal of Psychiatry
• American Photo
• American Sociological Review
• Coach and Athletic Director
• Connections: NASSP Journal of Secondary and Higher Education
• Consumer Reports
• Consumers Research Magazine
• Contemporary Sociology
• ESPN
• Fly Fishing
• GQ (Gentlemen's Quarterly)
• Human Resource Management
• INC. (Magazine for Growing Companies)
• Journal of Business
• Journal of Business Communication
• Journal of Business Strategy
• Journal of Management
• Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (JOPERD)
• Money
• MS
• Newsweek
• Sports Illustrated
• Stores Magazine
• Time
• US News and World Report

Librarians at Butler Library have explored cyber world looking for reputable sites that are useful and informative.

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
• American College of Sports Medicine
• The International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE)
• National Alliance for Youth Sports
• National Athletic Trainer's Association
• National Center for Health Education
• PE Central
• Positive Coaching Alliance
• Sports Media - your daily coach
• Sports Science Center
• SPORTQuest

Valuable resource guides located in the reference section and stacks (available to be checked out):

The Food guide pyramid
Illinois State Board of Education - Illinois Learning Standards - Physical Development and Health
   • Goal 19
   • Goal 20
   • Goal 21
   • Goal 22
   • Goal 23
   • Goal 24
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - Health/Physical Education
   • Goal 1
   • Goal 2
   • Goal 3
   • Goal 4

Lesson Plans

• Physical Education Lesson ideas

It's always important to associate with a professional organization during your educational experience and joining while a student, not only saves you a great deal, it causes you to stand out above the rest when it's time to enter the workforce.

Contact Career Services for more information.

• APSE Associated Press Sports Editors
• ACSM American College of Sports Medicine
• ASA American Sportscasters Association
• FCA Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• FWAA Football Writers Association of America
• NASSM North American Society of Sports Management
• NCBWA National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
• USBWA United States Basketball Writers Association
• Sports Central

• Occupational Outlook Handbook

Ref HB2595 .O16 2003 Vol. 1- 4 Dictionary of occupational titles: with O*NET(tm) definitions.

Student organizations are available in your field of study at Lindenwood University are listed below! To view all student organizations, click here.

• Dance Alliance
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Karate Club
• Lindenwood Intramurals
• Lindenwood University Student Athletic Training Organization (LUSATO)