SportDiscus+with+Full+Text+Tipsheet

= Connect to SPORTDiscus with Full Text = =This database is ideal for...= =__Database Description__:= SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the world's most comprehensive source of full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text for more than 550 journals indexed in SPORTDiscus. With full-text articles dating back to 1985, SPORTDiscus with Full Text is the definitive research tool for all areas of sports & sports medicine literature. //NOTE:// Some articles indexed in this database are __not__ available as full text. =__Search Tips:__= =Wildcard / Truncation:= SPORTDiscus uses an asterisk (*) to replace an unlimited number of letters follow a word root and a question mark (?) to replace a single character inside a word. =Boolean Operators:= SPORTDiscus uses: **AND, OR, NOT** =Proximity Operators:= You can use a proximity search to search for two or more words that occur within a specified number of words (or fewer) of each other. The proximity operators are composed of a letter (N or W) and a number (to specify the number of words). The proximity operator is placed between the words that are to be searched, as follows:
 * ...when you want information from sports & sports medicine journals
 * ...when you want sources on topics such as: biomechanics, drugs, exercise, kinesiology, movement science, nutrition, occupational health & therapy, physical fitness, physical therapy, rehabilitation, sports & exercise psychology,coaching & education, and sports medicine.
 * **AND:** Finds records that contain both words, although not necessarily in the same sentence or in the given order. AND ties the two concepts together and provides a more narrow search than just a single word alone.
 * **OR:** Finds records that contain either word or both words. Use OR for synonymous or related terms; this broadens the search.
 * **NOT:** Finds records that contain the first word and that do not contain the second word
 * **Near Operator (N)** - N5 finds the words if they are within five words of one another regardless of the order in which they appear.

=Field Searching:= The default fields for unqualified searches consist of the following: all authors, all subjects, all keywords, all title info (including source title) and all abstracts. Field specific searches may be performed on the following fields: All text, Author, Title, Subjects, Abstract, Source (Journal title), Company, Geographic Subject, or People mentioned in the article. =Limiting:= Limit results by date, publication type, publication name, peer-reviewed, and more! =Locating Full Text:= Many articles are readily available as either HTML (word-processed full text within the database) or PDF files (links to scanned images of the article). Articles without full text may link to full text with the “Find It” link.
 * **Within Operator (W)** - W8 finds the words if they are within eight words of one another and in the order in which you entered them.

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