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For General Sport Business Management Articles:

SPORT Discus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts and full text of articles and other publications on sport, fitness and related disciplines.
SPORTDiscus provides indexing and abstracting of articles and other publications on sport, fitness and related disciplines, with more than 350 full text journals. SPORTDiscus with Full Text offers international coverage of journal and magazine articles; books and book chapters; conference proceedings; and dissertations and theses. SPORTDiscus contains full text for many of the most used journals in the SPORTDiscus index - with no embargo - and its full-text coverage dates back to 1985.
Business Source Complete This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text covering scholarly business publications and company analyses.
Business Source Complete is a scholarly business database providing bibliographic and full text content. Business Source Complete provides full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more. Business Source Complete contains indexing and abstracts for the most important scholarly business journals back to 1886, searchable cited references for many journals, and detailed author profiles for the most-cited authors in the database.
Health Source: Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
Information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health.
Health Source: Consumer Edition is a rich collection of consumer health information covering topics such as AIDS, cancer, diabetes, drugs & alcohol, aging, fitness, nutrition & dietetics, children's health, and women's health. Health Source: Consumer Edition features full text for over 130 journals and searchable full text for over 130 health reference books. Also included are more than 4,500 Clinical Reference Systems reports (in English and Spanish); Clinical Pharmacology, which provides access to 1,100 drug monograph entries and 2,700 patient education fact sheets; and Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary.
Human Resources Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Human Resources Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to human resources, including human resource management, employee assistance, organizational behavior, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline.
Human Resources Abstracts includes bibliographic records covering essential areas related to human resources, including human resource management, employee assistance, organizational behavior, and other areas of key relevance to the discipline. Records are selected from many of the top titles within the discipline, including Journal of Human Resources, Human Resource Management, and Human Resource Development International.
Hoovers This link opens in a new window
The Hoover's database provides information on more than 12 million public and private companies, including companies that have gone out of business, in more than 600 worldwide industries.
The Hoover's database provides information on more than 12 million public and private companies, including companies that have gone out of business, in more than 600 worldwide industries. Information available includes in-depth industry analysis, summary financials, top competitors and officers, SEC filings, and news. Using the Hoovers information customized reports can be created.

For Background Research

Vocational and Career Collection This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text for 350 trade and industry related periodicals.
Vocational and Career Collection is designed to meet vocational and technical research needs. The collection provides indexing and abstracts for over 600 journals, and full text for 350 of these trade and industry related periodicals. Full text information in this database dates as far back as 1985.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
A practical clinical reference, contains the equivalent of 40,000 pages of original, peer-reviewed text which provides specific, practical recommendations for diagnosis and treatment
MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Index and abstracts of journal articles in the health sciences.
MEDLINE® with Full Text, the National Library of Medicine database, contains more than 17 million references to journal articles in the health sciences. The database provides more than 1,370 journals in fulltext, some dating back to 1949. MEDLINE with Full Text is the definitive research tool for medical literature including nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.

For Business News & Reference Materials

Regional Business News This link opens in a new window
A full text newswire database that incorporates business wires from all over the world.
Regional Business News is a collection of 75 full text business journals, newspapers and newswires that incorporates news information from all over the world. Information provided by these sources covers business, political, economic and other diverse, international news events.
Claritas 360 This link opens in a new window
This service contains market profile reports, lifestyle analysis reports, demographics reports, and PRIZM reports
Claritas Segmentation & Market Solutions is an intuitive web application that allows you to quickly and seamlessly measure consumer demand and evaluate your locations and markets. This easy - to - use application will allow you to better understand consumers who are more likely to buy your product or service, and the markets where they live, so you can create more efficient marketing strategies and customized messages to more effectively reach them.

All Sport Business Management Databases

Business Management Databases

Reference Books

The SAGE Handbook of Sport Management by Russell Hoye (Editor); Milena M. Parent (Editor)
Call #: MAIN 796.069 S129
Publication Date: 2016-12-30
Practical Ethics in Sport Management by Angela Lumpkin; Sharon Kay Stoll
Call #: MAIN 796.069 L958P
Publication Date: 2011-11-18

Reference Books

Contemporary Issues in Sport Management by Terri Byers (Editor)
Call #: MAIN: 796.069 C761
Publication Date: 2016-01-05
Introduction to Human Resource Management by Charles Leatherbarrow; Janet Fletcher
Call #: MAIN 658.3 L438I
Publication Date: 2018-10-28

Library Collection Search: Subject Headings

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Websites

North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM)
NASSM seeks to promote, stimulate, and encourage study, research, scholarly writing, and professional development in the area of sport management
National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA)
The NIAAA preserves, enhances and promotes educational-based athletics through the professional development of interscholastic athletic administrators.
American Management Association
The AMA seeks to be the world’s leading institution providing a broad range of quality management development and educational services designed to make a meaningful difference to individuals, organizations, and society at large.
Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM)
The Society for Human Resource Management works to create better workplaces where employers and employees thrive together.
Strategic Management Society (SMS)
The SMS operates exclusively for charitable, scientific, and educational purposes to promote and encourage superior research and practice in the field of strategic management.
Project Management Institute (PMI)
Project Management Institute (PMI) offers professional resources and research deliver value to enhance individual careers, improve organizational success and further mature the profession.

Format Style

APA

Purdue OWL | APA
These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the American Psychological Association (APA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the References page, as well as APA sample papers, slide presentations, and the APA classroom poster.
APA Quick Guide
Guide created by Centennial Library covering APA topics and how to cite your sources properly.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 7th Ed. by American Psychological Association
Call #: MAIN 808.06615 P976
ISBN: 9781433832154
Publication Date: 2019-10-01

Research Tips: SPORT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Tip #1

Use OneSearch and Google Scholar to begin your research and to identify current background information, news, and videos, then visit the Business Administration Databases for related links to primary sources such as scholarly journals.

Tip #2

Likewise, take time to navigate the Hoovers database for specific sport business-based research & visit the North American Society for Sport Management (NASSM) and the American Management Association (AMA) for the most up to date trends and policies in Sport Business Management.

Tip #3

Sign up and begin using a Citation Manager to manage your citations to create a quick bibliography and even quick in-text citations using the ProQuest RefWorks and Zotero add-ons for Google Docs and Microsoft Word.

Tip #4

Sign up for a Research Appointment with your STEM/Business Faculty Librarian for extra support in navigating databases and the research process.

Writing In: SPORT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Business Writing in the Digital Age by Natalie Canavor
Call #: MAIN 651.74 C213B
Publication Date: 2011-10-20
Those who write well are better able to win opportunities, establish their reputation, persuade others to their viewpoint and build relationships.