The School of Kinesiology’s mission is to study human structure and function and their relation to health and movement. The school is focussed on these aspects of the human condition: movement and its control, regulation and adaptation of physiological systems, and growth, development and aging. Their applied disciplines are: health promotion, prevention of injury and disease, functional evaluation and rehabilitation, ergonomics/human factors and environmental, exercise and work physiology.
The faculty comprises anatomists, biochemists, biologists, biomechanists, biophysicists, engineers, ergonomists, kinesiologists, physicians, physiologists, and psychologists. They study human movement, structure and function throughout the life cycle, in health and disease, in benign and extreme environments, at work, at home, at sports and at play.
The School’s course and research areas are:
Faculty research
| Adaptation to extreme environments Aerospace Physiology Aging Biomechanics Biomedical engineering Biophysics Brain systems information processing Cancer prevention Cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation Closed head injuries Cognitive retraining software Cytosolic activity Diabetes Down syndrome cerebral development Electrophysiological data Epilepsy Ergonomics Exercise physiology Hand control and movement Human anatomy and physiology Human computer interaction |
Human factors psychology Human growth and development Human machine interactions Human movement Human physical performance Human thermoregulation Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) Kinesiology Limb mechanics Metabolic biochemistry Motor learning Neural networks Neural prostheses Neuromuscular control Neurophysiology Oxygen and anti-oxidants Prosthesis design Rehabilitation SQUID technology Toxicity of transition metal ions Vision and motor control |
Graduate courses
| Biomechanics Carcinogenesis Cardio-respiratory Physiology Cellular Control Systems Control Mechanisms in Human Physiology Engineering Aspects of Human Function Exercise Biochemistry Histo-Physiology Human Development |
Human Systems Modelling Human-Machine Systems Kinanthropometry Learning and Motor Development Metabolic Control Systems Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Motor Control: A Behavioral Perspective Neural Control of Movement |
Undergraduate Courses
| Musculoskeletal Disorders Aging: Physiological Aspects Biomechanical Analysis of Sport Biomechanics Biomedical Systems Cardiac Disease Prevention Cardiac Rehabilitation Cellular Cardiology Cellular Mechanisms Consumer Product Design Contemporary Health Issues Control of Limb Mechanics Cultural Aspects of Human Movement Electrophysiological Techniques Environmental Carcinogenesis Ergonomics Exercise Management Exercise Physiology Food Food and Society Food Safety Functional Anatomy Health Assessment Health Promotion Human Anatomy and Physiology Human Physiology Human Growth and Development |
Human Energy Metabolism Human Factors in Industrial Design Human Factors in the Underwater Environment Human Motor Control Human Nutrition Human-Computer Interaction Human-Machine Interaction Information Processing in Human Motor Systems Kinanthropometry Kinesiology Mechanical Properties of Tissues Microscopic Anatomy (Histology) Molecular Cardiology Neural Control of Movement Neuromuscular Anatomy Nutrition for Fitness and Sport Occupational Biomechanics Workplace Health Physiological Regulation Psychology of Motor Skill Acquisition Psychology of Work Sports Injuries Work Physiology |
The School has chosen to not focus in these areas:
Clinical medicine, reproduction, renal systems, immunology or sports medicine.
Collection Development Responsibility
Collection development is the responsibility of the Kinesiology Liaison Librarian. Liaison with the School of Kinesiology is maintained through the Departmental Representative as well as with other faculty members when required. Regular contact with other liaison librarians and teaching departments is nurtured through the sharing of relevant review material.
SFU Resources
The WAC Bennett is the major location of the University’s Kinesiology collection. The School has a very small browsing collection of donated journals.
Regional Resources
UBC’s Woodward and VGH Libraries are used as a source for medical information.
Consortia and Document Delivery
SFU belongs to three consortia (Electronic Library Network, Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries, Canadian Association of Research Libraries). Document delivery agreements exist with all three of these consortia which allow delivery of journal articles and books from these libraries in a timely manner. Holdings and direct requesting from over 40 libraries are accessible through the Interlibrary Loan web page and from many databases.
General Collection Guidelines
Languages: the emphasis is on the acquisition of materials in English.
Chronological: not applicable.
Geographic: not applicable.
Types of materials: split between books, journals and databases. Lower and upper undergraduate works collected; no proceedings. No more than 90% of the budget is to be spent on serials (print or electronic).
Date of Publication: emphasis is on current publications. Retrospective acquisitions are normally only for the replacement of important titles.
Coordination and cooperation with library collection areas: Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Gerontology and Engineering.
Other factors for consideration: None
Subjects and Levels of Collecting
Definitions of collection levels are derived from the American Library Association’s Guide for Developing Collection Policy Statements, 1989.
1. Outside the scope of the university curricula and research
Diseases, reproduction, renal systems, immunology.
2. Peripheral to the university curricula and research
Medicine.
3. Supports undergraduate courses
See below.
4. Supports masters programmes
See below.
5. Supports Ph.D. programmes and faculty research
See below.
The acquisition of library materials is based on subject specific polices. Please see the Levels of Collecting table for details.