Help in using the online catalog is available onscreen and at the Reference Desk. You can use the list of Library of Congress subject headings to draw up a list of subject headings related to your topic. The University Library's books are arranged by the Library of Congress classification system. The reference collection not only has general encyclopedias and dictionaries such as the World Book Encyclopedia and Webster's Dictionary, but also has many specialized encyclopedias and dictionaries as well. Other reference works include directories, statistical sources, and bibliographies.
Many indexes are subject-specific, while some are very general in nature.
Be sure to check the library catalog by searching for the title of the journal to see if the Library has the journals you need and where they are located. Many of the Internet-accessible indexes the UNH Library subscribes to are limited to use by UNH faculty, students, and staff. Read these instructions for more information about accessing such restricted databases from outside the library. While the above indexes are the ones most often used in identifying research materials on sport studies, additional online indexes as well as print indexes are available for other areas of interest such as public policy and history. Occasionally web sites for individual journals may provide indexing, abstracting, or full-text access to the contents of the journal.