Library Home Page > Research Topics creationism and evolution 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 creationism and evolution.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about creationism and evolution, materials in the library catalog about creationism and evolution, websites relevant to creationism and evolution, and links to library databases that contain information about creationism and evolution.  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 creationism and evolution: Darwinism Monkey Trial Scopes Trial Intelligent Design Old Earth Young Earth Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog related to creationism and evolution We have the following materials in the library catalog related to creationism and evolution: creationism evolution natural selection Darwin Charles Scopes John Thomas Darrow Clarence Bryan William Jennings  Back to top of page Websites on creationism and/or evolution The following websites will help you with your research on creationism and evolution: Creationism This page, offered via the Western Australia Technology  and Industry Advisory Council site, is on the subject of "creationism science, or the belief that the biblical story of [creation] is true. The main aim of this page is to put forth an unbiased view of where creationist texts come from, what the guidelines to their science is, and why it may be a superior science when compared to evolution. Famous Trials in American History: Tennessee vs John Scopes The Monkey Trial In Dayton, Tennessee in 1925, John Scopes, a high school biology teacher, was charged with illegally teaching the theory of evolution. This site offers details on the importance and the background of the trial. Science and Creationism The National Academy of Sciences offers "resources about evolution and the nature of science" via a list of web links. Harvard University Biology Links:Evolution Many links to sites on general evolution, online journals, and related pages.  Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to creationism and evolution The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to creationism and evolution.  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. 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. 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. 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. Professional Development Collection Over 550 full-text journals of interest to professional educators, librarians and education researchers. Offers information on a wide variety of educational topics ranging from children's health and development to pedagogical theory and practice. This database also contains more than 200 educational reports. 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.   Researched and evaluated by: ap 4/12/02 Back to top of page