Search Tips for Finding Your Historical Figure
Expand your searching beyond the person's name. Search for materials about the place and time they lived in relation to physical education and sport.
Also pay attention to the form of your person's name. Could they ever be listed with a middle name or middle initial?
- Find It @ USC LibrariesSearch for articles, books, and more or limit to USC Libraries collection. Expand your search to PASCAL Delivers to find and request materials from other South Carolina academic libraries.
- Find It @USC search: physical education historyUse the filters to help narrow results (Availability, Resource Type). Add another word into the search.
- Google Scholar This link opens in a new windowConnect directly to USC subscription content:
*Click on the three horizontal bars in the corner, Select Settings and click on Library links
*Search and select USC University Libraries - ViewIt@USC
*Click Save
Never purchase an article! Check the library's resources or make a free ILL request. - JSTOR This link opens in a new windowAccess full text of journal articles (not including the most recent 2-6 years) as well as books and book chapters in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
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Use to find quick facts, images or background information on various topics in dictionaries and encyclopedias.
