Library Home Page > Research Topics the emotions 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 the emotions.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about the emotions, materials in the library catalog about the emotions, websites relevant to the emotions, and links to library databases that contain information about the emotions.  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 the emotions: feelings hate hatred emotional literacy subjectivity objectivity  Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog related to the emotions We have the following materials in the library catalog related to the emotions: emotions psychology happiness anger fear hope love logic reason Back to top of page Websites on the emotions The following websites will help you with your research on the emotions: Southampton Education Web Pages: Emotional Literacy This British website is "aiming to [help students and educators] create... conditions so that: "People are able to recognise, understand, handle, and appropriately express their emotions."  Offers definitions and discussions appropriate to emotional literacy. Emotions and Emotional Intelligence Cornell University site offering an "on-line bibliography in the area of emotions and emotional intelligence, describing current research findings and notes of interest. The main areas covered are: emotional intelligence, emotions, and methods for researching emotions." Consortium for Research on Emotional Intelligence in Organizations "The mission of the Consortium is to aid the advancement of research and practice related to emotional intelligence [EI] in organizations." EI topics encompass "self-awareness, optimism, and empathy" in the workplace. Features a history of EI, reports, and information about EI model programs and methods for measuring EI. Includes a bibliography and annotated links. U. S. National Library of Medicine History of Medicine Division: Emotions and Disease Features an exhibition on emotions and disease, offering sections on "the balance of passions", "psychosomatic medicine", "stress and deprivation", and others. Science of Emotions This website features reports on advances in the research on emotions and disease: "A decade or so ago, many researchers believed emotions, the feelings usually associated more with the heart than the head, couldn't be measured or studied in laboratory experiments. Researchers lacked instruments, and what's more, most scientists didn't recognize the far-ranging and long-lasting effects emotions can have on peoples' health. More recently, though, hard scientific scrutiny of emotions has dramatically come into its own...." Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to the emotions The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to the emotions.  Databases may include magazine, newspaper and journal articles.  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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. NetLibrary Over 10,000 electronic books (e-books) from leading university, trade and professional publishers. Titles across all subject areas. Includes an extensive collection of e-books in the public domain, featuring classics in literature and history. (One maximum simultaneous user per book) Researched and evaluated by: ap 5/12/02 Back to top of page