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| Library of Congress call numbers for Latin American historical materials are mostly located in the F 1200 - 1400s (3rd floor); Spanish literature PQ 6000-6600 (2nd floor); Spanish dictionaries , PC 4600; historical research indexes at Z 1601-1610 and literature indexes at Z 2685 (first floor). |
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| DATABASES |
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| Academic Search Premier |
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1975 - , multi-disciplinary; provides full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications |
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| Arts & Humanities Citation Index |
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A comprehensive index of the top scholarly research journals in the arts and humanities. |
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| Historical Abstracts |
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Contains article abstracts since 1982, bibliographical citations of dissertations and books on all aspects of the history of the world except for the US and Canada. |
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| JSTOR |
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Complete runs of 117 important journal titles in 15 disciplines including Latin American Studies. |
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| MLA Bibliography |
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The MLA International Bibliography, produced by the Modern Language Association of America, consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore and includes coverage from 1963 to the present. |
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| Lexis-Nexis Academic |
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Provides full-text documents from over 5,600 news, business, legal, medical, and reference publications. |
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| Social Sciences Citation Index |
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A comprehensive index of the top scholarly research journals in the social sciences. |
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| SELECTED PRINT RESOURCES |
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| The following sources were selected from Latin American Studies / A Brief Annotated
Bibliography, compiled by Paul Bary for the Tulane Library (June 1996, updated January 2002), and adapted to reflect the holdings of Dupre Library and selected Internet sources. Mr. Bary's bibliography is
located in its entirety at: http://www.tulane.edu/~latinlib/lasbib.html. |
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| INDEXES TO THE PERIODICAL LITERATURE |
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Handbook of Latin American Studies. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 1935 to date. |
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stks Z1605.H23
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Selective, annotated subject bibliography of journal articles and monographs in the humanities and social sciences. Includes many Spanish and Portuguese publications. Since 1965, one volume on the social sciences and one on the humanities is published in alternate years. A summary article highlighting important publications precedes the bibliography for each field.
Each volume has subject and author indexes. There is a three-year time lag in its publication (see HAPI for more up-to-date publications). The Handbook is available for searching online by connecting from the Reference Services and Resources page on the Latin American Library's website at the Library of Congress. |
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| HAPI, Hispanic American Periodicals Index. Los Angeles: Latin American Center, University of California. 1984 - 1998. |
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| A standard reference source, HAPI is an annual Latin American Studies author and subject index to about 500 journals, in all languages, which are catalogued by the UCLA Latin America Center. Includes articles, documents, reviews, bibliographies and other materials. HAPI is available online (with links to full text) by individual subscription at http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/ (note that Dupre Library does not subscribe). |
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GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES |
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Bibliographic Guide to Latin American Studies. Boston: G.K. Hall. 1978 to date. |
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stks Z1610 .B52 |
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Annual guide incorporating the items cataloged during the year for the University of Texas Benson Latin American Collection, and additional titles from the Library of Congress. Provides access in one alphabet by author, title, and subject. Supplements the Catalog of the Latin American Collection of the University of Texas at Austin. |
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Gropp, Arthur E. Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1968. |
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stks Z1601.A2 J7 1968
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Supplemented by Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies (1971), Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies--Social Sciences and Humanities (1979), Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies, 1975-1979 (1982), and Bibliography of Latin American and Caribbean Bibliographies, Annual Report (1984-). |
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Gropp, Arthur E. Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies Published in Periodicals. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1976. |
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stks Z1601.A2G76 1976 |
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A companion to Gropp's Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies, this work covers publications from the period 1929-1965. It lists articles which are bibliographic in nature or which have substantial bibliographies appended. For later years see Handbook of Latin American Studies or Hispanic American Periodicals Index. |
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| Handbook of Latin American Studies. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 1935 to date. |
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| Selective, annotated subject bibliography of journal articles and monographs in the humanities and social sciences. Includes many Spanish and Portuguese publications. Since 1965, one volume on the social sciences and one on the humanities is published in alternate years. A summary article highlighting important publications precedes the bibliography for each field. Each volume has subject and author indexes. There is a three-year time lag in its publication (see HAPI for more up-to-date publications). The Handbook is available online by connecting from the Reference Services and Resources page on the Latin American Library's website at the Library of Congress. |
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| Loroña, Lionel V. A Bibliography of Latin American and Caribbean bibliographies, 1985-1989 : Social Sciences and Humanities. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1993. |
| Z1601.A2 G76 |
| Supplement to Arthur Gropp's bibliographies. |
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RESEARCH GUIDE/STATISTICAL |
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Grieb, Kenneth J., editor-in-chief. Research Guide to Central America and the Caribbean. 1985. |
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stks Z1595.R47 1985 |
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A guide to topics and sources for research on the Central American and Caribbean countries. Includes topical essays on each country and many useful essays on regional research themes. Also includes descriptions of important archival and library collections for regional research. |
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| McNeil, R. A. Latin American Studies: a Basic Guide to Sources. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1990. 2nd edition. |
| Z1601 .L324 1990 |
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Statistical Abstract of Latin America. Los Angeles: Latin American Center, University of CA. Latest volumes 1995. |
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Stks HA 935 .S8 |
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2-volume compilation of data on the Latin American countries, arranged in 12 parts: geography and land tenure; transportation and communication; population, health, education, and welfare; politics, religion, and military; working conditions and migration; illegal and legal industry; mining, energy, sea, and land production; foreign trade; financial flows; national accounts, government policy and finance, and prices; development of data; and guide to data. |
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BIOGRAPHY
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| Davis, Harold Eugene. Revolutionaries, Traditionalists, and Dictators in Latin America . New York : Cooper Square Publishers. |
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| Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Biography. London: Melrose Press. |
| F1407 .D5 1971 |
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Mundo Lo, Sara de. Index to Spanish American Collective Biography. 1981-1985. 4 vols. |
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stks Z1609 .B6 M86
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Annotated index to biographical information recorded in collective biographies published since 1600. Arranged by country, it covers Spanish America and the Caribbean. Includes author, title, name, and geographical indexes. |
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ENCYCLOPEDIAS/GENERAL HISTORY |
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Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. 2nd ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992. |
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stks F1406.C36 1985 |
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Concise, authoritative one-volume work includes sections on physical environment, economy, peoples, history, politics and society, and culture. Includes over 60 maps and suggestions for further reading in each section. |
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Cambridge History of Latin America. New York: Cambridge University Press. 1984 -1995. |
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stks F1410.C1834 1984
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Authoritative survey of Latin America's history, published in eight volumes. Each volume covers a historical period and a number of themes. The most recent volume includes bibliographical essays emphasizing recently published material. |
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| Encyclopedia of Latin America. New York: McGraw-Hill. 1974. One volume. |
| Ref F1406 .E52 |
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| Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1996. |
| Ref F1406. E53 1996 |
| Authoritative five-volume work contains nearly 5,300 biographical, geographical, and thematic entries, each one signed by the author. |
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| Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America. David Carrasco, editor in chief. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. |
| stks F1219 .O95 2001 |
| Three-volume illustrated encylopedia of the cultures and antiquities of the Mesoamerica: Central and southern Mexico and Central America, focusing the history and anthropology of Indian peoples native to the region. |
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| CIA World Factbook and Walden Country Reports via Lexis Nexis Academic database |
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| Country Studies via Library of Congress Federal Research Division, mostly from the 1980s |
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| Iberia, the Caribbean, and Latin America-- provided by the Library of Congress Portals to the World; selected information about business and economy, culture, history, politics, language and literature, media, science and technology, etc. Arranged by country |
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| Internet Resources for Latin America--selective list of Internet resources of interest to scholars and students; provided by the University of Arizona Library. |
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| Latin American Network Information Center-- an award winning gateway to Latin American content on the Internet.. Sponsored by the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies at UT-Austin |
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| Latin American Studies / A Brief Annotated
Bibliography-- available from Tulane Library |
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| NACLA Report on Latin America-- widely read English language periodical on Latin American affairs |
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| Spanish and Latin American Network-- available from the Modern Languages Department at UL Lafayette; comprehensive web directory for research in Hispanic and Latin American Studies |
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| University of Texas, Austin (UT-LANIC)-- comprehensive internet resource on each country in Latin America, in a variety of subjects, including the US-Mexico border. |
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FULL TEXT PERIODICAL RESOURCES |
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| from Academic Search Premier database: |
| Hispanic Review--full text 1990 to present |
| Hispanic Research Journal--full text 2003 to present |
| Journal of Latin American Cultural Studies (Travesia)--full text 1999 to present; 12 month delay |
| Latin American Politics & Society--full text 2001 to present |
| Latin American Research Review-- full text 1991 to present |
| NACLA Report on Latin America-- full text 1996 to present |
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| from JSTOR database: |
| The Hispanic American Historical Review (1918-1999) |
| Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (1970-2000) |
| Journal of Latin American Studies (1969-1998) |
| Latin American Perspectives (1974-2000) |
| Latin American Research Review (1965-2000) |
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| from Lexis-Nexis Academic database : |
| Latin American Economy & Business (2003 to present) |
| Latin American Newsletters (1967 to present) |
| Latin American Special Reports (2002 to present) |
| LatinFinance (1996 to present) |
| PR Newswire Latin American (2002 through present)--contains Spanish language press releasesissued for the Spanish Latin America and US Hispanic market and Portuguese press releases issued for distribution in Brazil. |
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| A to Z LOUIS Full Text Title List |
| Links to full-text articles in the LOUIS online databases. May search by broad subject. |
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