Saturday, 12 September 2015

pro-life movement

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 pro-life movement.  Below you will find pointers to suggested research terms about pro-life movement, materials in the library catalog about pro-life movement, websites relevant to pro-life movement, and links to library databases that contain information about pro-life movement.  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 pro-life movement:
  • pro-life movement
  • anti-abortion movement
  • anti-choice movement
  • right to life movement
  • abortion controversy
  • fetal death

Materials in the library catalog about pro-life movement

We have the following materials in the library catalog about pro-life movement:

Websites on pro-life movement

The following websites will help you with your research on pro-life movement:
Family Research Council
Founded in 1983 as an organization dedicated to the promotion of marriage and family and the sanctity of human life in national policy.
Focus on the Family
An influential conservative Christian organization promoting the right to life movement, founded in 1977.
National Right To Life
Comprehensive information on the pro-life movement and right to life issues including tracking pro-life legislation.

Library Databases relevant to pro-life movement

The following Santa Monica College Library online databases may contain material relevant to pro-life movement.  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.
Communication and Mass Media Complete
A resource for students, researchers, and educators interested in any and all aspects of communication and mass media.
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.
Los Angeles Times, Historical (1881 - 1988)
The Los Angeles Times (1881-1988) offers full page and article images with searchable full text back to the first issue. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue. See National Newspapers (U.S.) for current issues of the Los Angeles Times.
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.
Nursing Resources
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition provides more than 550 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines and also features abstracts and indexing for nearly 850 journals. Clinical Pharmacology provides access to information for prescription drugs, herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products and new and investigational drugs. CINAHL provides indexing for over 500 journals in nursing and other allied health disciplines.
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.
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.

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