EDCP 418C: Latino Leadership
Instructor: Professor Brandon Dula
Resources compiled and web page developed by Patricia Herron, UM Libraries
Table of Contents
- Library Catalogs
- Country Guides
- Reference Sources
- Databases by Subject
- Art and Art History
- Business and Economics
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Current Events
- Demography and Migration Studies Education
- Film
- History
- Latina/o and Latin American Studies
- Literature
- Music
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Religion
- Sociology
- Women's and Gender Studies
- All Databases
- Nonprofit Organizations in the Washington, D.C. Area
- Latina/o Web Sites
- Preparing Your Bibliography
- Interlibrary Loan
- Questions?
Library Catalogs
- Catalog
The UM Libraries online catalog - WorldCat
A computer database which contains over 50 million records of all types of material (books, serials, nonprint media, dissertations, masters theses, archival materials, etc.) cataloged by OCLC member libraries.
Country Guides
- Background
Notes.
Washington, D.C.:
U.S. Department of State.
Brief overview of most of the countries of the world. - Country Studies
The Country Studies are prepared by the Library of Congress and sponsored by the Department of the Army. They are available for most major countries of the world and provide a comprehensive analysis of each country's history, politics, and economics from the perspective of the people who live there. Updated irregularly.
LOCATION (Print version): McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Varies by country. To find source for country of interest do a keyword search in the Library Catalog, country handbook argentina. - World
Factbook.
Gives social, political and demographic descriptions for all countries of the world.
Reference Sources: Includes encyclopedias, handbooks, directories, and statistical sources.
General
Associations
- Encyclopedia of Associations. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 5 volumes.
LOCATION: 2006 edition is located at McKeldin Reference Desk
CALL NUMBER: HS17.G32
Includes national nonprofit membership associations, international associations, and local & regional asssociations if objectives/subjects are of national interest.
Latinas/os
- American Immigrant Cultures: Builders of a Nation. New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1997. 2 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.A1 A63448 1997 - Latina Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Society in the United States. Danbury, CT: Grolier Academic Reference, c2005. 4 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.S75 E587 2005 - Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture. Westport, Conn: Greenwood Press, 2004. 2 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.S75E59 2004 - Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 2000. 2 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.A1 E574 2000 - The Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism.. New York:
Marshall Cavendish, 1994. 6 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.A1E58 1994.
A multi-volume encyclopedia of multiculturalism in the United States. - Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. 2nd ed. New York:
Gale Research Inc., 2000. 3 volumes
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.A1G14 2000.
An encyclopedia of ethnic groups in the United States. - Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America: Primary Documents
New York: Gale Research Inc., 1999. 2 volumes
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.A1G15 1999.
Includes primary documents such as letters, articles, cartoons, photos and songs which illuminate the experience of culture groups in the U.S. from colonial times to the present. - Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States. Houston,
Tex. : Arte Publico Press, 1993-1994. 4 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.S75H365 1994.
A multi-volume encyclopedia of hispanic culture. Includes volumes on anthropology, history, literature & art, and sociology. - Hispanic Databook Millerton, N.Y.:
Grey House Pub., 2004.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.S75.H567 2004
Includes "detailed statistics and rankings on the Hispanic population, including 23 ethnic backgrounds from Argentinian to Venezuelan, for 1,266 U.S. counties and cities. - Hispanic-American Experience on File. New York : Facts on File,
1999.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.S75H562 1999
Contains "hundreds of maps, graphs, drawings, photographs and other graphic sources of information on the history of people of Hispanic descent in the United States." - Latinas in the United States: A Historical Encyclopedia Bloomington:
Indiana University Press, 2006. 3 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: McKeldin Reference E184.S75 L35 2006.
A multi-volume encyclopedia of Latinas in the United States. - Latino Americans and Political Particpation: A Reference Handbook Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.S75 L3557 2004. - The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States New York:
Oxford University Press, 2005. 4 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: McKeldin Reference E184.S75 O97 2005.
A multi-volume encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. - Reference Library of Hispanic America. Detroit : Distributed by
Educational Guidance Service, 1993. 3 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: E184.S75R44 1993b
Latin America
- Enciclopedia de México. Ciudad de México:
Enciclopedia de México, 1996. 15 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: F1204.E46 1996
Multi-volume Spanish language encyclopedia of Mexico. - Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. New
York: Scribner, 1996. 5 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: F1406.E53
The encyclopedia contains signed articles by more than 800 scholars from around the world about all aspects of Latin American civilization. Most articles contain a bibliography. - Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela Caracas : Globe, 1998. 10
volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: F2304.G73 1998
Multi-volume Spanish language encyclopedia of Venezuela.
Leadership
- Encyclopedia of Leadership Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2004. 4 volumes.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: HD57.7.E53 2004
Table of contents includes: Biographies, Case Studies, Domains, Study of Leadership, Followership, Women and Gender, Personal Characteristics of Leaders, Power, Situational Factors, Leadership Styles, Leadership Theories.
Databases by Subject
Use the following databases to locate journal articles and other scholarly material. Be sure to follow the 
link. This will direct you to one of three sources: 1. the full text of the article, online, 2. the catalog entry for the print version of the journal, or 3. Interlibrary Loan where you can order the article if the online and print versions are not available from the UM Libraries.
If the database does not have the link you will need to check both the Catalog and Research Port to determine if the journal is available through the Libraries. Check the Journals subset of the Catalog and search under the title of the journal, to see if a paper or microform version of the journal is available. Check the Journals tab in Research Port to determine if an electronic version of the journal is available. If the UM Libraries do not own the journal you can request it through Interlibrary
Loan
Art and Art History
- Art
Abstracts and Art Index Retrospective. 1929 - .
An international index to periodicals, museum bulletins and yearbooks in the areas of archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, films, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology and photography. -
ARTBibliographies Modern. 1974 -.
This database provides comprehensive bibliographic coverage of current literature, articles, books, dissertations, and exhibition catalogs on art and design. Full coverage of the 19th and 20th century is provided. Abstracts are included. - Bibliography of
the History of Art. 1973 - .
Covers the literature on all aspects of European and American (including Latin American) art. - Grove Art
Online dictionary of art which covers all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the present day.
Business and Economics
- ABI/Inform.
1986- .
Covers US and international business periodicals in the broad area of business and management. - Business Source
Premier 1965 - .
Provides full text of scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more. - EconLit
1969- .
An excellent subject index to major, current economics journals. - EIU ViewsWire
"The EIU produces objective and timely analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in more than 180 countries." -
RDS
Business Reference Suite.
Includes the following databases which can be searched individually or collectively: Business & Industry, Business & Management Practices, and TableBase.
Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice Abstracts. 1968 - .
Includes informtion about journal articles, books, reports, dissertations and unpublished papers on criminology and related disciplines. Covers crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishment and sentencing. - Criminal Justice Periodicals Index. 1981 - .
Includes informtion about journal articles in criminal justice including corrections administration, law enforcement, social work, industrial security, drug rehabilitation, and criminal and family law.
Current Events
- Lexis/Nexis Academic.
Full-text of newspaper and magazine articles. - Academic Search Premier. 1965 - .
"Provides abstracts and indexing for over 7,000 journals. Full text of articles for over 4,000 scholarly publications, including more than 3,100 peer-reviewed publications."
Demography and Migration Studies
- GEOBASE.
1980- .
Covers worldwide literature on geography, geology, ecology, and related disciplines. Also covers the literature of migration. - Population Index. 1986-.
Education
- Education Research Complete. 1983- .
Information about articles in education journals. -
ERIC.
1966-.
Provides access to information from education and education-related journals as well as a variety of non journal materials, or ERIC documents. ERIC documents are available via microfiche; they are also online from 1993 to the present.
Film
- Arts
and Humanities Search. 1980- .
Indexes articles from over the world's leading arts and humanities journals, plus relevant articles from social science and science journals. - Film Literature Index.
LOCATIONS: NETWRK WWW (1976-2001 ); Print version: MCKREF STACKS, CALL NUMBER: Z5784.M9F45 (1973-present)
Indexes approximately 300 film journals. - Humanities International Complete.
Provides full text of hundreds of journals, books and other published sources in the humanities from around the world. - Hanson, Patricia. Film Review Index. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press,
1986.
LOCATION: McKeldin Quick Reference
CALL NUMBER: PN1995.F54
This two-volume set provides references to film reviews from 1882-1985. Reviews from trade publications, journals, newspapers and books are included. - International Index to Film Periodicals. 1972- .
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: Z5784.M9I55
Indexes approximately 85 film periodicals from around the world.
History
- America: History and Life. 1964- .
Information on articles, books, book reviews, and dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history from prehistory to the present. Excludes works on history of other countries which are covered in Historical Abstracts. - Historical
Abstracts. 1954- .
Indexes and abstracts journal articles and dissertations in world history from 1450 to the present. Excludes works on United States and Canadian history which are covered in America: History and Life.
Latina/o and Latin American Studies
- Academic Search Premier. 1965 - .
"Provides abstracts and indexing for over 7,000 journals. Full text of articles for over 4,000 scholarly publications, including more than 3,100 peer-reviewed publications." - Chicano
Database 1967 - .
Information on articles and other materials on Mexican-Americans and the broader Latina/o cultures including Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and Central American immigrants. - Ethnic
Newswatch. 1995- .
This full text database "is a comprehensive collection of newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. It provides a rich collection of articles, editorials, and review with a broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints." - Handbook of Latin American Studies. 1935- .
This annotated bibliography references key books and articles published on various aspects of Latin American studies in the humanities and the social sciences - HAPI Online (Hispanic
American Periodicals Index) 1970-.
HAPI contains citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials from key social science and humanities journals published in Latin America and throughout the world. Its coverage includes information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the United States-Mexico border region and Hispanics in the United States. - Lexis/Nexis Academic.
Full-text of newspaper and magazine articles.
Literature
- Literature Resource Center. 1984 - .
Full-text database of author biographies and criticism and reviews of authors' works. - MLA International
Bibliography. 1963- .
Includes information about articles, essays, books, book chapters, conference papers, and dissertations in the areas of literary criticism, linguistics, and folklore.
Music
- Grove Music
Provides "the full text of the second editions of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and the The New Grove Dictionary of Opera." - Music
Index Online 1979-.
An index to international music periodicals. - RILM Music Abstracts 1967-.
The most important scholarly index/abstract in the field of music. Indexes all forms of scholarly works including articles, books, bibliographies, catalogs, dissertations, films and videos, conference proceedings and more
Political Science
- EIU ViewsWire
"The EIU produces objective and timely analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment in more than 180 countries." -
International Political Science Abstracts. 1989- .
Indexes and abstracts articles from political science periodicals published throughout the world. - PAIS
International. 1937- .
Information on books, pamphlets, government publications, reports and periodicals related to domestic as well as foreign economic and social conditions, public administration and international relations. - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts 1975 - .
Provides references and abstracts from public affairs magazines, major newspapers, professional journals, and books devoted to politics and political analyis.
Psychology
- PsychINFO 1887- .
This is the primary indexing and abstracting service in the field of psychology and related fields. Indexes journal articles, books and book chapters.
Religion
- ATLA
Religion Index. 1949- .
Index to journal articles, essays in multi-author works and book reviews in the field of religion. - Catholic Periodical and Literature Index. 1930- .
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: AI3.C321
Index to over 130 periodicals. Excellent coverage of the Catholic Church in Latin America and the Caribbean. - Religious and Theological Abstracts. 1958 - .
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Stacks
CALL NUMBER: BR1.R286
Indexes and abstracts articles from about 400 international periodicals. Abstracts are classified into biblical, theological, historical, and practical. Subject, author, scripture indexes.
Sociology
-
Family and Society
Studies Worldwide. 1970- .
This database covers policy and practice literature in the fields of family science, human ecology and human development. It indexes professional journals, books, popular literature, conference papers, government reports and other sources. - SocIndex. 1895- .
Indexes and abstracts journals, books, and other materials in the field of sociology and related disciplines.
Women's and Gender Studies
- Contemporary
Women's Issues. 1992- .
Covers numerous subject areas pertaining to women's issues, such as lesbian concerns, family life, human rights, violence and exploitation and other related topics. - GenderWatch
. 1970 -.
Full text database comprised primarily of the many ongoing periodicals that deal with gender issues, including academic and scholarly journals, regional publications, magazines, newspapers, newsletters, booklets and reports. Contains archival material, in some cases as far back as 1974. -
Women in Politics
Bibliographic Database
Online index to books and articles on the subject of women in politics; international in scope.
- Women's
Studies International. 1972- .
Covers issues in women's studies including feminist theory and history, family, mental & physical health, prejudice & gender discrimination, law & legislation, employment etc.
All Databases
Research Port
- Use Research Port to identify and search databases in subject areas related to your research topic that are not listed above
Nonprofit Organizations in the Wasington, D.C. Area
- Ayuda
- CASA de Maryland
- El Centro Catolico Hispano / The Spanish Catholic Center
Address: Mount Pleasant Branch, 618 Monroe Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20010 - Action Langley Park
- Latin American Youth Center.
Latina/o Web Sites American Studies
- Latino Issues Forum
- Los Braceros: 1942-1964
- Pew Hispanic Center
- National Council on La Raza
- Tomás Rivera Policy Institute.
- United Farm Workers.
- United States Census Bureau.
Preparing Your Bibliography
- Academic Integrity and Plagiarism
Resources for students on academic integrity and plagiarism. - Citing Sources Using the MLA Style Manual
- Citation Styles Handbook: MLA
- Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003.
LOCATION: McKeldin Quick Reference
CALL NUMBER: LB2369.G53 2003.
For undergraduate students - Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.
New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998.
LOCATION: McKeldin Quick Reference
CALL NUMBER: PN147.G444 1998.
For graduate students and scholars -
Using MLA Style to Cite and
Document Sources
- Citing Sources Using the APA Style Manual
- APA
Style.org
Guidelines for citing sources from the Web, authorized by the American Psychological Association. - Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association.
Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association, 2001.
LOCATION: McKeldin Reference Desk
CALL NUMBER: BF76.7.P83 2001 - Writer's
Handbook
Includes a section on documentation styles
Interlibrary Loan
Request materials the UM Libraries do not own through the Interlibrary Loan Office.
Questions?
If you have any questions about these or other library resources, contact Patricia Herron.
