Physical Activity & Nutrition: Books & eBooks

PSU Library Catalog - Book Search

Physcial Activity & Exercise Books

Nutrition Books

Browse for Books in the Library

Sometimes browsing the library stacks can help you find books you didn't even know you were looking for. The following are good areas to peruse.

TX 335-341: Nutrition.

QP 303: Kinesiology.

QM: Human Anatomy.

RC 1200-RD 131: Sports Medicine.

GV 201-1588: Recreation & Leisure

Maps of the library are available at the 2nd floor Reference Desk, elevator lobbies, and also online.

Further Resources

Find Books by Subject

After you find a useful book, look under the "Details" section of the book's catalog entry at "Subjects." Here you'll find a list of related subjects that you might consider adding to your search. You can also click on a subject link in the record, e.g. clicking on "Sports sciences" would bring up a list of all the Library's books, journals, etc. on that topic.  

How to find eBooks in the Library Catalog

We collect eBooks whenever possible. After you execute a search in the Portland State Library catalog, click on the "eBooks" facet to limit your search results to only ebooks.
limit options in P S U catalog search
 
Records for eBooks look like this:

online access option in P S U library catalog

Useful Subjects

To find books on Physical Activity and Nutrition, consider searching with the following subjects:

  • Nutrition
  • Physical Fitness
  • Human Anatomy
  • Diet
  • Recreation
  • Human Physiology
  • Exercise
  • Sports Medicine
  • Kinesiology

advanced search using subjects in P S U catalog