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Latin American Studies
Finding Books
To locate books in the library use the online catalog. Search by AUTHOR, TITLE, SUBJECT or GUIDED KEYWORD. Use the Library of Congress Subject Headings (5 vols.) to find correct subject heading. If you cannot find exactly what you need, ask at the Reference Desk.
Back to topResearch Guides and Encyclopedias
- Latin America and the Caribbean : a critical guide to research sources. F1408 L387 1992 (Editors: Paula H. Covington; David Block)
- Latin American studies : a basic guide to sources Ref. Z1601 .L324 1990
- Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture Ref. F1406 E53 1996
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures Ref. F1406 E515 2000
- South America, Central America and the Caribbean: 2002 Ref. F1406.5 S68 2002
- A Reference Guide to Latin American History Ref. F1410 R395 2000
- Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean art. N6502 .E53 2000
- Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics Ref F1410 E56 2002
Dictionaries
- Ref. PC section Foreign Language and Translation Dictionaries
- Ref. PQ section Literature dictionaries
Print Indexes and Bibliographies
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Handbook of Latin American Studies. HLAS.
Ref Z1605 H23
Holdings: 1935-, also available online. The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Each year, more than 130 academics from around the world choose over 5,000 works for inclusion in the Handbook. -HLAS website.
- Handbook of Research on the International Relations of Latin America and the Caribbean Ref JZ1519 .A98 2001
- Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies. Ref. Z1601.A2 section.
- Bulletin of the Public Affairs Information Service Ref Z7163 P9
Electronic Databases
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LexisNexis Academic
Good for locating current newspaper and journal articles. Includes business, legal, and medical journals and news. Covers federal laws, regulations, and court decisions. Includes History Universe. For news, click on "News", go to the "Guided News Search". Use the news categories "World News", "News Wires" or "Non-English Language News" for the most up to date news.
- Historical Abstracts (Database)
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Ethnic NewsWatch (Database)
Contains the complete text of more than 250,000 articles, editorials, and reviews published in approximately 150 ethnic and minority newspapers, magazines, and journals published in the U.S.-database description.
- HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index
- America: History and Life
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- EconLit
- MLA International Bibliography
Internet Sites
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Latin American Network Information Center
LANIC. Last visited 9/10/2002. Click on "Media & Communication". Select a country and newspaper title. Many newspapers have an "archive" that can be searched. For specific topics, go to the Lanic Newsroom (http://lanic.utexas.edu/info/newsroom/) where diligent librarians have collected key news sources on hot topics, such as Carter's visit to Cuba or the Pinochet case.
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LA GUIA. Internet Resources for Latin America
(Website). May 2001, Version 7.0. Compiled and copyrighted by Molly Molloy, NMSU Library, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Locating Journals in the Library
Some databases only provide you with a citation for an article, not full-text. To see if we have the article full text in another database, look for the WFU Full-text options icon in the database that you are using or go to Find a Journal to search for the title you need. You will be shown both print and electronic availability.
Locating Print Journals in the Library
In some cases you may not find the full text electronically. Current issues of our print journals are shelved in the Periodicals Room, i.e. Section VV. Older issues are assigned a call number and are shelved in the stacks. Note: Some of our bound journals have been moved to an off-site location. As you locate materials via the online catalog with the location "Off-Site Shelving (Ask at Circulation Desk)," you may ask at the Circulation Desk for material to be retrieved.
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