Find quality information
Not sure how to get started with your research? Check out our Research Process Guide to learn how to plan and begin searching for information to answer your assignment question.
These are good places to begin looking for academic information on your assignment topic:
Universal search
- Search Rapua This link opens in a new window
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new window
Searches articles, reports and other academic resources. Includes free access to resources the MIT Library subscribes to.
Come into the Ōtara Campus Library and browse the shelves:
| 306.483 | Social issues in sport |
| 612 | Anatomy & physiology |
| 613.2 | Nutrition |
| 617.1027 | Sports medicine |
| 790 | Outdoor recreation |
| 796 | Sports |
Databases
Find academic articles, written by researchers in Sports or associated fields.
- SportDiscus Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive collection of articles on recreation, sport and fitness.
- Gale OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine This link opens in a new windowAccess academic journals and magazines covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine.
- Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Useful for research for all courses diploma and above.
- Gale Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Useful for research for all courses diploma and above
- Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre Plus This link opens in a new window
Useful for New Zealand information, especially news and articles.
- Health Source - Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
Contains patient and consumer health information from a range of consumer health magazines.
Research from New Zealand tertiary institutes
- NZResearchFind theses, conference papers, articles, reports and more from New Zealand universities and polytechnics.
Academic Journals
- Sports Science Journals Collection (Ovid) This link opens in a new windowContains three journals: Exercise and Sports Science Reviews (ACSM), Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research (NSCA) and Strength & Conditioning Journal (NSCA).
- Journal of exercise physiologyThis free journal focuses on research into exercise physiology.
- Journal of Sport and Social issuesResearch and analysis of contemporary sport issues.
Videos
- Clickview This link opens in a new window
You may need to log in using your MIT email address and password.
Once logged into ClickView, click on the "Libraries" tab at the top and choose "Sports and Recreation" or use the search box. Videos about sport include nutrition, exercise, coaching and psychology. There is also a series of videos on essential skills for soccor.
- eTV This link opens in a new window
Sign into eTV using your MIT email address and password.
Websites
Local organisations
Searching library databases
Search using keywords (the main ideas) and use advanced search to join your keywords together using AND, OR, NOT.
Put phrases in speech marks eg. "social work" "human development"
Use * to search for variations of words eg. develop* will search for develop, develops, developed, developing, development, developments etc
Use a useful book or article to find further information
Go back in time:
If you find a book or article that is useful for your research, have a look at the reference list and see if there are any sources there that could also be relevant. Search for the title on Search Rapua or Google.
Go forwards in time:
If you find a book or article that is useful for your research, try searching for the title on Google Scholar and using the "cited by" button to find other authors, who have used it in their own research.
Can't access a relevant book or article?
If we don't have access to a book or article that you think would be relevant to your research, we can try and get it from another library. See our interlibrary loan page for more information and a form you can fill out. Or email Antonia: antonia.rust@manukau.ac.nz