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Fitness, Sport & Recreation Subject Guide

This is your guide to resources and information on fitness, sport and recreation, provided by your TAFE SA Libraries. We'll post new info on this front page first.  Go to the Resources tab for a more in-depth listing of resources for each area.

Resources in the library

Click on a title to see where that item is held. 

You can reserve items held in any of our libraries and have them sent to the library of your choice - read here to find out how.

Search the full library catalogue using the button above, or click on a title below to see where that item is held.

Welcome and orientation video for TAFE SA library services  26 mins

(staff and student focused)

https://youtu.be/eHSTT3CnyO8

We have a self-paced 'Exploring TAFE SA Libraries’ LEARN page:  https://learn.tafesa.edu.au/course/view.php?id=12204#section-0

Click on a title to see where that item is held. 

You can reserve items held in any of our libraries and have them sent to the library of your choice - read here to find out how.

Online resources

See instructional video below  - users need to login to their student/staff  TAFE SA Network account to view the recordings

Click on any title to access the e-book. 
See our e-books guide for further help.

These databases contain articles that may be relevant to your subject.  You can access all of them via our Online Databases page.

  • Australian and New Zealand Reference Centre
    Includes articles from these journals -
    • Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness The super fitness and health magazine aimed at the bodybuilder with articles on equipment, workouts and trainers, training, conditioning, pain, profiles, and new products.HTML Full text Only – (no images) 12/per year
    • Men’s Health (USA) Articles for men on fitness, exercise, nutrition, grooming tips, fashion, new products and men's health questions HTML Full text Only – (no images)  10/year
    • Health (Time Inc. Health) Articles on all aspects of personal health, fitness, drugs, recent news of note and healthy cooking for a general readership HTML Full text Only – (no images) 10/year
  • Gale Health and Wellness 

Offers access to thousands of full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and more. Provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, and more

  • Gale Interactive: Human Anatomy
    Human anatomy comes to life as you zoom, rotate, and explore interactive 3D models. View related reference articles and search Gale content to learn more.

 

Regency Campus Library also subscribes to selected Taylor & Francis sport & leisure related journal articles via IP access

You MUST access the web site on a Regency computer (IP access only)

Not all results are full text,  some may be abstracts only.

Tip: filter for Only content I have full access to  - you should get some useful content

http://www.tandfonline.com/search/advanced

Regency Campus library subscribes to selected ScienceDirect Health & Lifescience related journal articles via IP access

You MUST access the web site on a Regency computer (IP access only)

Not all results are full text,  some may be abstracts only.

Tip: filter for Subscribed publications  - you should get some useful content

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/search

To view, you'll be asked for a login - login with your TAFE SA Network account

To search for Australian Standards:

  1. Go to our Online Databases page
  2. Login to your library account
  3. Select the Australian Standards (Techstreet) link
  4. Search by Australian Standard Number, Keyword or Subject

See our Australian Standards Database Guide for further help, or contact your library.

A useful standard may be: Guidelines for managing risk in sport and recreation organizations HB 246:2010

See instructional video below for accessing  Australian Standards via Techstreet - viewers need to login with TAFE SA network account to view this 3 minute training video.