Exercise and Sports Science: Research Methods

ECU theses are available online through ECU's Research Online respository. Theses are also being added to Research Online retropectively.

Australian theses can be found in Trove. The National Library of Australia's Trove service now includes theses that were previously part of the Australasian Digital Theses (ADT) database.

Other theses (international): ProQuest dissertations and theses (full text)

Google Scholar: If searching Google Scholar, set preferences to Edith Cowan University to link to full text held at ECU or request article (postgraduate students and staff).

It is automatic if on campus. Off campus users need to change their Google preferences to Edith Cowan University to set up a library link in Google Scholar. This enables ECU staff and students to link directly to full-text journal articles and books held at ECU Library.

Follow these steps to set up Library Links in Google Scholar on your own computer:
1. Go to Google Scholar Preferences:
http://scholar.google.com/scholar_preferences

2. Type Edith Cowan University in the Library Links text box
3. Check the box next to Edith Cowan University Library - Find It@ECU
4. Click Save Preferences

Next time you search Google Scholar, you will see Find It@ECU link below the results. This will take you directly to ECU Library's link to resources.

Change your Google Scholar Preferences following the steps below:

Go to Google Scholar Preferences (http://scholar.google.com/scholar_preferences)

Scroll down to Bibliography Manager

Choose the option Show links to Import Citations into ... and choose EndNote from the drop down menu

Click on Save Preferences

You will now see an Import into EndNote option below each record

To import a record into EndNote simply click on Import into EndNote and choose Open