Press Releases
MARCH 13, 2001, OTTAWA, CANADA: The Edmonton
Oilers have recently acquired access to Canada's own SPORTDiscus,
the world's leading bibliographic database of sport, fitness
and sports medicine information.
Using the SIRCDetective research tool to access
the SPORTDiscus, Mr.Sean Draper, the Director of Research,
Analysis & Software Development for the Edmonton Oilers
Hockey Club, will be conducting research in the areas of
mental training, nutrition and fitness.
To ensure that Mr.Draper will be kept up to
date through the course of the year on any developments
in his area of interest, the SIRCRetriever will function
as a current awareness tool that will deliver monthly customized
search results to his email address.
Mr.Draper has been well acquainted with SIRC's
products and services dating back to his days as a student
at the University of Ottawa and he recognizes the benefits
of having qualified international sport information available
to professional coaches and athletes. Says Debra Gassewitz,
President of SIRC "The best teams are constantly performing
in-depth competitive and developmental research."
SIRC is pleased to share its international
sporting resources with the Edmonton Oilers.
SIRC (Sport Information
Resource Centre), based in Ottawa Canada, is the world's
leading bibliographic sport database producer and houses
the most comprehensive collection of education sport information.
SIRC provides educational and communication sport related
products and services to universities, hospitals, researchers,
coaches and sporting teams and communities both in Canada
and around the world. Products and services offered by SIRC
include: SportDiscus, SIRCDetective, SIRCRetriever, SIRCExpress
and SIRCThesaurus.
For more information on SIRC's line of products
and services please contact:
Debra Gassewitz
President and CEO
SIRC
Tel : +1 (613) 231-7472, Ext 224
Toll Free: +1 (800) 665-6413 North America
Fax: +1 (613) 231-3739