Northwest Missouri State University

Career Resources
Career resources in print and electronic format, including help with resume writing and cover letter writing.

Periodicals titles
Use Periodical titles held by Owens Library (print & electronic) linked from the Search for Articles page.
This link allows you to locate periodicals available in full text in Owens Library periodical databases or in the Owens Library print/microform collection.

1) From the Find Print or Full Text Journals page you can search for individual titles like Parks & Recreation by entering a title word or phrase in the Title Begins with box

2) You can browse periodical titles alphabetically by using the Browse print or full text journals by subject links



3) You can also locate periodicals in your discipline by using the Browse print or full text journals by subject



4) Link to Leisure and Recreation full text periodicals under the Sports, Leisure, and Hobbies subject heading

5) Link to one of the periodical titles (Parks & recreation) in a database (Academic Search)



6) Browse individual issues or click Search within this publication



7) Add a keyword or phrase to restrict to articles about a topic in the field of recreation

Owens Library Catalog
1) Search the Owens Library Catalog/Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Title Search by exact periodical title, title keyword, or title phrase
2) Search the Owens Library Catalog by keyword using the subject heading limiter s:periodicals

Search for Articles
Below are a list of recommended periodical databases for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance research and for research in allied field such as business and psychology. Click to contact librarians for more research assistance.

1) Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Databases

2) Marketing/Management Databases

3) Psychology/Counseling Databases

 Types of Periodicals
     Determine how to tell the difference between a scholarly journal and a popular magazine.

 Locating Peer-Reviewed Periodicals 
     Discover how to limit a search to refereed or peer-reviewed articles.

1) Career WWW Resources
Links to career planning, resume building, cover letter writing, and job hunting Web sites.

2) Career (Book) Sources
A list of career planning, resume building, cover letter writing, and job hunting books and reference works in the Owens Library collection.

3 ) Library Catalog search example for parks, recreation, and leisure career and vocational titles in the Owens Library collection
(s:park* or s:recreation or s:leisure) and (s:career* or s:vocation* or occupation*)

4) MOBIUS search example for parks, recreation, and leisure career and vocational titles in Missouri academic library collections
(s:park* or s:recreation or s:leisure) and (s:career* or s:vocation* or occupation*)

5) Searching the MOBIUS Catalog and REQUESTing items through MOBIUS with the How do I search for items at other libraries? FAQ.