Library Home Page > Research Topics tattoos 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 tattoos.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about tattoos, materials in the library catalog about tattoos, websites relevant to tattoos, and links to library databases that contain information about tattoos.  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 tattoos: tattoo body art modern primitives Back to top of page Materials in the library catalog about tattoos We have the following materials in the library catalog about tattoos: body marking Back to top of page Websites on tattoos The following websites will help you with your research on tattoos: BME: Body Modification Ezine http://www.bme.freeq.com/ Photos and stories about all types of body modification. Contains a warning about "advanced content." Body Art: Marks of Identity http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/bodyart/ Companion site to American Museum of Natural History's 1999 exhibit. Includes a glossary, photos and a virtual tour of the exhibit.  Tattoo History Sourcebook http://tattoos.com/jane/steve/toc.htm Includes excerpts on the world history of tattoos from Steve Gilbert's book. Skin Deep: The Art of the Tattoo http://www.mariner.org/exhibits/tattoo/index.htm Online exhibit of art objects (sculpure, painting,etc) of The Mariner's Museum exhibit on tattoos. How Tattoos Work http://www.howstuffworks.com/tattoo.htm Includes descriptions of the origins, meaning, processes, and how to choose a safe tattoo parlor. Ta Moko  http://www.tamoko.org.nz/ Resource page on the tattoo art of New Zealand's indigenous Polynesia people Back to top of page Library Databases relevant to tattoos The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to tattoos.  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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Grove Dictionary of Art Contains 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts and photography from prehistory to the present day. Researched and evaluated by: Paula Zeszotarski, Librarian, 09 May 2002 Back to top of page