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.
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:
- tattooing
- permanent makeup
- body piercing
- body art
- tattoo artists
Materials in the library catalog about tattoos
We have the following materials in the library catalog about tattoos:
Websites on tattoos
The following websites will help you with your research on tattoos:
Tattoo History Sourcebook Includes excerpts on the world history of tattoos from Steve Gilbert's book.
How Tattoos Work Includes descriptions of the origins, meaning, processes, and how to choose a safe tattoo parlor.
Ta Moko Resource page on the tattoo art of New Zealand's indigenous Polynesia people.
Religious Tattoos
Website includes history, photos, web links, resources and articles on Judeo-Christian body art.
Website includes history, photos, web links, resources and articles on Judeo-Christian body art.
Risks of Tattoos
Article from the Food and Drug Administration updated July 2006 discussing the risks associated with tattoos and permanent makeup.
Article from the Food and Drug Administration updated July 2006 discussing the risks associated with tattoos and permanent makeup.
Tattoos, Piercings and Body Markings
From the National Geographic Society. Shows photos and brief descriptions of body modification from different cultures.
From the National Geographic Society. Shows photos and brief descriptions of body modification from different cultures.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 (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.
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