Library Home Page > Research Topics body piercing This guide is an introduction to the research process that, while not being an exhaustive list of information resources available, should be helpful in getting started in your research about body piercing.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about body piercing, materials in the library catalog about body piercing, websites relevant to body piercing, and links to library databases that contain information about body piercing.  Please use our email reference service, contact us at (310) 434-4254, or visit us in the library at the reference desk if you need further assistance. Go to:    Suggested Research Terms    Materials in the Library Catalog     Websites    Library Databases Suggested Research Terms One of the really helpful things when searching for information about a topic is a short list of terms related to a topic.  We think the following terms will help with your research about body piercing: body piercing body art modern primitives Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog about body piercing We have the following materials in the library catalog about body piercing: body piercing body marking Back to top of page Websites on body piercing The following websites will help you with your research on body piercing: The Association of Professional Piercers An international non-profit association dedicated to the dissemination of vital health and safety information related to body piercing, piercers, health care providers and the general public, containing factual information about body piercing. Body Piercing Journal of the American Medical Association patient page on body piercing. Everything you've always wanted to know about body piercing From HealthCentral.com, a doctor reviews a recent article on body art in the British Medical Journal. Body Art: Marks of Identity Companion site to American Museum of Natural History's 1999 exhibit. Includes a glossary, photos and a virtual tour of the exhibit.  Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to body piercing The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to body piercing.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  Off-campus users, please note: you must be a Santa Monica College student, faculty or staff member to use these services. Academic Search Premier, MasterFile Premier Academic Search Premier and MasterFile Premier provide full text for over 6200 periodicals including full text for more than 3,500 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. Medline Search abstracts from over 4,600 biomedical journals for information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, pre-clinical sciences, and much more. Health Source Health Source: Consumer Edition offers information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Has full text for nearly 300 journals. National Newspapers (U.S.) Searchable index for recent issues of the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the Christian Science Monitor. Full-text for newer issues and citations for older materials. More information on coverage Newspaper Source (Regional, National and International) Provides selected full text for 25 national (U.S.) and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 200 regional (U.S.) newspapers. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Provides coverage of nearly 550 full text journals, covering topics such as emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. Philosophy and Religion Collection Covers such topics as epistemology, political philosophy, philosophy of language, moral philosophy and the history of philosophy, world religions, biblical studies, religious history. Includes more than 300 full text journals. CINAHL Plus with Full Text Provides complete coverage of the professional literature in nursing, 14 allied health disciplines and health sciences librarianship. In addition, there are over 560 journals in full text. JSTOR Back issues of over 300 scholarly journals in a wide variety of disciplines: African American Studies, African Studies, Anthropology, Archeology, Art and Architecture, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, Geography, History, Language & Literature, Latin American Studies, Mathematics, Music, Middle East Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Slavic Studies, Sociology and Statistics. Encyclopedia Americana Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly. Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls New World Provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas. Researched and evaluated by: Paula Zeszotarski, Librarian, 09 May 2002 Rev. and updated by Brenda Antrim, Librarian, Feb. 2007 Back to top of page