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contraception
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 contraception. Below you
will find pointers to suggested research terms about contraception, materials in the library catalog about
contraception,
websites relevant to contraception, and links to library
databases that contain information about contraception.
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.
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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 contraception:
- planned parenthood
- family planning
- pregnancy options
- birth prevention
- pregnancy prevention
- reproductive freedom
- human fertility
- safe sex
- abortion
- family size
- childlessness
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Materials in the library catalog about contraception
We have the following materials in the library catalog about contraception:
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Websites on contraception
The following websites will help you with your research on contraception:
- Contraceptive
guide by Mary Jane Bovo, M.D.
- A straightforward, well designed guide to current methods of
birth control and contraception.
Covers: abstinence, condoms-male, implants, lactational amenorrhea
method, spermicides, what doesn't work, sexually transmitted
diseases, cervical cap, diaphragm, injections, natural family
planning, the sponge, safe sex, the sexual woman, condoms-female,
emergency contraception,
IUD, the pill, sterilization-female, and the sexual man. Also
includes a contraceptive
guide contents and birth control newsletter section.
- http://www.mjbovo.com/Contracept/index.htm
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- Not-2-Late.com: The
Emergency Contraception Website
- This site "is designed to provide accurate information about emergency
contraception derived from the medical literature." Includes emergency
contraception brands (morning after pills and the copper-T intrauterine device
(IUD)) available in different countries, news, providers in the U.S. and parts of
Canada, and a FAQ. Available in English, French, Arabic, and Spanish. From the
Office of Population Research at Princeton University and the Association of
Reproductive Health Professionals.
- http://ec.princeton.edu/
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- Center for Reproductive Rights
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This site provides information pertaining to laws, legislation, and opportunities
to take action on issues such as abortion rights, availability of contraception,
teenagers' rights, and female genital mutilation. Reports, fact sheets, and
articles are available. The site is searchable, and portions of it are also
available in French and Spanish.
- http://www.crlp.org/
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- Center for
Reproductive Law and Policy
- This site provides information pertaining to laws, legislation,
and opportunities to take action on issues such as abortion
rights, availability of contraception,
and female genital mutilation. Reports, fact sheets, and articles
are available; a free newsletter may be subscribed to. The site is
searchable, and portions of it are also available in French,
Russian, and Spanish.
- http://www.crlp.org/
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- Population
Action International (PAI)
- PAI promotes "policies and programs that slow world
population growth" by expanding "voluntary family
planning ... and educational and economic opportunities for girls
and women." The Politics of Population Assistance
section includes a Congressional directory, voting records on
population issues, and tips for communicating with members of
Congress. PAI studies and fact sheets (many available at the Web
site) address topics ranging from U.S. funding for the United
Nations Population Fund to women's reproductive health to the link
between human overpopulation and the extinction of other species.
Useful material for educators and population control advocates.
- http://www.populationaction.org/
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Library Databases relevant to contraception
The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material
relevant to contraception. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Science Full Text Select
Coverage includes popular science magazines as well as professional journals. Also covers The New York Times Science Section. Full text coverage begins in January 1995.
Ethnic NewsWatch
News, culture and history from the newspapers,
magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native
press -- English and Spanish language.
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.
when you are done.
Researched and evaluated by:
Michele Mednick, Librarian
4/2/02
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