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Physical Education Index
Off-Campus access available through proxy server to current Davidson College students, faculty, and staff.
(1970 to present) Indexes articles in scholarly journals, popular magazines, and trade journals; also includes citations to reports, conference proceedings, and patents. Provides broad coverage of physical education and sports, including sports medicine, sports sociology, sports psychology, training, coaching, and kinesiology. Also covers dance.

Reference Resources
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Off-Campus access available; no password required.
(Volumes for the years 1995 to present) Provides the full text of this important title, which includes economic and social statistics on the United States. The Statistical Abstracts of the United States is particularly useful as a guide to statistical data generated and published by U.S. Government agencies and non-governmental organizations. Use the index to locate relevant data in each volume.

Other Resources
ebrary
Off-Campus access available through proxy server to current Davidson College students, faculty, and staff.
Contains over 38,000 e-books published by over 220 academic, trade, and professional publishers; covers all subject areas. Also includes tools that allow you to create your own virtual bookshelf, bookmark pages, and add and save notes and highlights.
Note: To read ebrary books, you need the ebrary Reader. This plugin is loaded on all library computers, but if you are using your own computer, you can download it by clicking on the "ebrary Reader" button within ebrary.
See also the system requirements for ebrary.
Readers' Guide Abstracts & Readers' Guide Index Retrospective
Off-Campus access available through proxy server to current Davidson College students, faculty, and staff.
(1890 to present) Indexes articles in over 300 popular magazines published in the United States. Covers a wide variety of subjects, including art, business, education, food, foreign affairs, political science, religion, science, sports, and health and nutrition. Also indexes book and film reviews.
Reference Universe
Off-Campus access available through proxy server to current Davidson College students, faculty, and staff.
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Search Reference Universe to find out which reference works contain information on your topic. Reference Universe indexes many of the library's reference books and e-books.

Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston, Head of Library Instruction and Collection Development (704-894-2494).