Latin American Studies
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Indexes
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| Cambridge History of Latin American History | ||||
| Latin American Studies: Lib Guide by Credo Reference | ||||
| Latin American Literature Resources by Credo Reference | See The Concise Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature, among other sources | |||
| LexisNexis Academic | ||||
| MLA International Bibliography | ||||
| Essay & General Literature Index | ||||
| Essay & General Literature Retrospective | ||||
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NOTE: To locate Periodicals in Abell Library, search using the "Periodical Title" field in the online catalog. Check the record(s) to determine Location. |
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| Britannica Online | ||||
| Credo Reference Center | ||||
| Columbia International Affairs Online | ||||
| CountryWatch.com | ||||
| Dictionary of Literary Biography | ||||
| Encyclopedia of Latin America | ||||
| Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus | ||||
| Oxford Companion to World Exploration | ||||
| Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States | ||||
| Oxford Encyclopedia of Meso American Culture | ||||
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About the Catalog
Search for books, journal titles, and other resources in our online catalog.
Some subject headings used for this discipline are listed below. For additional headings, refer to the Library of Congress Subject Headings volumes located behind the Reference Desk.
- Art, Latin American
- Latin America--Economic conditions
- Latin America--History--20th century
- Latin America--Politics and government
- Latin American literature--History and criticism
Internet Sites
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| Americas Archive in the Rice University Digital Scholarship Archive | Access to primary sources regarding the cultural and political history of the Western Hemisphere. |
| Internet Resources for Latin America | Prepared by New Mexico State University's Latin American and Borderlands Specialist at the NMSU Library. |
| ISN | ISN is based at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), featuring an international perspective with grey literature of all types, daily briefings, a monthly summary, primary source material, books, and many journals - over 15,000 items primarily in English in the Publishing House section alone - from institutes, universities, and agencies around the world, as well as case studies and hundreds of e-learning courses, all in full-text, and abstracted, archived, and indexed. |
| Latin American Links | From Stanford University's Center for Latin American Studies. |
| Latin American Studies Association | Latin American Studies Association is the one Association that brings together experts on Latin America from all disciplines and diverse occupational endeavors, across the globe. |
| Library of Congress Hispanic Reading Room | Provides resources relating the geographical areas of the Caribbean, Latin America, and Iberia; the indigenous cultures of those areas; and peoples throughout the world historically influenced by Luso-Hispanic heritage. |
| Political Database of the Americas | A collaborative effort of Georgetown University's Center for Latin American Studies and the Organization of American States. It is a multilingual site with instructions in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. |
| The WWW Virtual Library: Latin American Studies | Latin American Network Information Center - LANIC. Search from a variety of categories: Economy, Government, Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences, Society & Culture, and more. |
About the Department
Citing Sources
Various Style Manuals may be used in Latin American Studies, depending upon the aspect you are studying: history, literature, social sciences, etc. Check with your professor to determine which format you should use for a particular class. Select from a variety of Style Manuals online and on Reserve within the library.


