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 pornography. Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about pornography, materials in the library catalog about pornography, websites relevant to pornography, and links to library databases that contain information about pornography. 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.
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 pornography:
- pornography
- second term
- censorship
Materials in the library catalog about pornography
We have the following materials in the library catalog about pornography:
Websites on pornography
The following websites will help you with your research on pornography:
Free Speech
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/project/index.html
Study guide on free speech includes pro-con points of view, definitions, and other resources.
http://www.ohiou.edu/esl/project/index.html
Study guide on free speech includes pro-con points of view, definitions, and other resources.
Index on Censorship
http://www.indexonline.org/
Index on Censorship is a bi-monthly magazine for free speech. The website shows how free speech affects the political issues of the moment.
http://www.indexonline.org/
Index on Censorship is a bi-monthly magazine for free speech. The website shows how free speech affects the political issues of the moment.
The Andrea Dworkin Website
http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/dworkin/
An online collection of the works of noted anti-pornography scholar, Andrea Dworkin.
http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/dworkin/
An online collection of the works of noted anti-pornography scholar, Andrea Dworkin.
Innocence in Danger
http://www.innocenceindanger.org/
Sponsored by an international organization that works to end child pornography on the Internet, this website provides some useful statistics about the extent of child pornography and prostitution worldwide.
http://www.innocenceindanger.org/
Sponsored by an international organization that works to end child pornography on the Internet, this website provides some useful statistics about the extent of child pornography and prostitution worldwide.
Pornography, Obscenity and the Case for Censorship
http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7ewbutler/kristol.html
Irving Kristol, a New York University law professor, argues for a censorship in some cases.
http://www-personal.umich.edu/%7ewbutler/kristol.html
Irving Kristol, a New York University law professor, argues for a censorship in some cases.
Library Databases relevant to pornography
The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to pornography. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
National Newspapers (1985- current)
Local, regional and national news coverage from selected newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor.
Local, regional and national news coverage from selected newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor.
Newspaper Source Plus
Provides selected full text for many U.S. and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 800 U.S. regional newspapers.
Provides selected full text for many U.S. and international newspapers. The database also contains full text television & radio news transcripts, and selected full text for more than 800 U.S. regional newspapers.
Encyclopedia Americana
Includes 45,000 articles, plus thousands of hypertext links to web sites featuring additional data. It is updated quarterly.
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.
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.
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.
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