The UNLV SRII describes sports performance as "Athletes and teams are always looking for that edge that is going to catapult them over the competition. Due to this, sports performance encompasses many different areas of research and innovation. Some of the main areas of research are the biomechanics involved in sport, gender-based performance training and data, injury prevention and rehab, different physiological aspects of sport and performance, and wearable technology. While this is an extensive list, this by no means encompasses all of the different sports performance-based research endeavors that are currently in the works."
This list of recommended resources is intended to assist you with research related to sports performance.
Good for: Accessing physical therapy and internal medicine resources.
Contains: Titles, interactive imaging content, curricular management tools, tests, videos, lectures, and image banks.
Good for: Researching social gerontology, health care, public policy, employment, and consumer issues.
Contains: Abstracts.
Dates covered: 1978-present.
Good for: Researching animal and plant science, nutrition, farming, and earth science.
Contains: Index to agricultural literature.
Good for: Researching nursing and allied health topics.
Contains: Index of nursing and allied health literature.
Dates covered: 1982-present.
Good for: Learning about physical therapy.
Contains: Physical therapy books and videos.
Good for: Finding articles on biomedicine and life sciences.
Contains: Article citations and abstracts.
Good for: Researching peer-reviewed scientific, medical, technical, and social science literature.
Contains: Index to literature.
Dates covered: 1960-present.
Good for: Researching sports, physical education, and sports medicine.
Contains: Journal articles and more.
Dates covered: 1975-present.
Good for: Researching a wide range of topics in science, social science, arts, and humanities.
Contains: Citations to scholarly journal articles and conference papers.
Dates covered: 1900-present.
Good for: Researching business, management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business.
Contains: Scholarly journals, business periodicals, company profiles, and SWOT analyses.
The UNLV University Libraries subscribes to a wide range of streaming media sources that may aid you in your research related to sports performance. These resources listed below are intended to assist you with your research.
Good for: Learning about various subjects through educational videos.
Contains: Documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, and other videos spanning a wide range of subject areas.
Good for: Researching animal and plant science, nutrition, farming, and earth science.
Contains: Index to agricultural literature.
Good for: Researching nursing and allied health topics.
Contains: Index of nursing and allied health literature.
Dates covered: 1982-present.
These general reference sources include encyclopedias, dictionaries and other general resources that may aid in answering broad questions about sports performance.
Good for: Background information to start your research.
Contains: Dictionaries, encyclopedias, quotations, thesauri, and bilingual dictionaries.
Good for: Controversial topics in social issues, environment, health, education, science, and technology.
Contains: Reports with information about all sides of an issue, including comments from experts in the field, charts and graphs, a pro-con feature, a chronology, a bibliography for additional research, and a list of advocacy organizations.
Dates covered: 1923-present.
