| Find Your Way to…Latin American Studies |  |
Books |
| The Library uses the Library of Congress shelving arrangement. |
| Select areas: |
| F 1401-1419L: Latin America (General) |
| PQ: Romance Languages |
| PQ 7081-8650: Latin American Literature |
Basic Reference Sources |
Location |
| Contemporary Hispanic Biography Vol. 1, 2002 | Electronic Only |
| Contemporary Hispanic Biography Vol. 2, 2003 | Electronic Only |
| Contemporary Hispanic Biography Vol. 3, 2003 | Electronic Only |
| Contemporary Hispanic Biography Vol. 4, 2004 | Electronic Only |
| Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean | REF F 1406 .E515 2000 v.1-3 |
| Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics | REF F 1406 .E515 2000 v.1-3 |
| Handbook of Latin American Studies (more detail below) | REF F 1408 .H25 v.6 (selected issues, 1941) - |
| Latin American, history and culture | REF F 1406 .T46 1999 v.1-4 |
| Literary Cultures of Latin America: a comparative history | REF PQ 7081 .A1 L525 |
Find Articles and Other Materials | |
Select PC Indexes and Databases | |
| Handbook of Latin American Studies HLAS Online |
Claims to be the "oldest and most prestigious annotated area studies bibliography in the world." Coverage includes relevant books as well as social science and humanities journals and volumes of conference proceedings. The electronic version include links to full-text scholarly databases, i.e. Project Muse, etc. Selected editions are available in print REF 1408 .H2 v6+ |
| America: History and Life | History abstracts for the America's from leading professional journals. Includes some full text link-outs |
| Academic Search Premier | Indexes and links to actual articles in major scholarly journals including Latin American Studies and related disciplines |
| For more databases dealing with art, literature, etc. of Latin America view the American Studies library web page |
Key Journals | |
| Americas | Print/Online |
| Hemisphere | Print/Online |
| Journal of Latin American Studies | Print/Online |
| Latin American Research Review | Print/Online |
| NACLA Report on the Americas | Print/Online |
Select Websites | |
Academic Sites | |
| Religion in Latin America | Latin American Studies Program at Providence College |
| Latin American Network Information Center | University of Texas at Austin |
| Internet Sources for Latin America | New Mexico State University |
Government Sites | |
| HLAS Online | Library of Congress |
| Country Report | U.S. Department of State |
| World Factbook | U.S. Central Intelligence Agency |
Writing Guides | Location |
| APA Online | Most frequently requested citing examples |
| Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association | Copies of the complete text is available in Reference and at the Circulation Desk. REF BF76.7 P83 2003 |
| Citing Sources | Examples of APA, MLA and Chicago Citation styles |
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| Cherine Whitney and Connie Cameron, Latin American Studies Liaison |
Last revision to this page : 1 June 2007 |
Comments to: Electronic Publishing Coordinator |