History 208G: Historical Research and Methods Seminar: Women, Revolution, and Authoritarianism in 20th-Century Latin America

Instructor: Patricia Acerbi
Web Page created by Patricia Herron and Eric N. Lindquist, UM Libraries

This page contains links to electronic resources useful for researching the history of Latin America as well as information about other relevant library resources. For a complete list of electronic resources available to University of Maryland faculty, staff, and students, as well as information about the full range of library resources and services, consult the UM Libraries' home page.

Because of licensing agreements, access to bibliographic databases and electronic journals is restricted to UM faculty, staff, and students. These may be accessed from off campus; consult Off-Campus Access to Library Resources for further information. Many databases and electronic journals can be accessed remotely through Research Port.

Contents

• Reference Sources
• Books: UM Libraries
• Books: Other Libraries
• Scholarly Journal Articles
• Using the Libraries' catalog to find primary sources
• Periodicals and Newspapers
• Microfilm Collections
• Questions?

• Britannica Online

• Country Study...
  The Country Studies, published by the U.S. government, are available for most major countries of the world and provide an overview and analysis of each country's history, politics, economy, society, and culture.

• Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
  Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts. Most articles contain a bibliography
• Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (5 vols., 1996): McKeldin Reference F1406.E53
  Older print edition of the online encyclopedia.

• UM Libraries' Catalog
  The Libraries' catalog provides information about the holdings of all libraries in the University System of Maryland. Books owned by other libraries in the system can be ordered at the computer for delivery to College Park (or elsewhere); click on "Request."

• WorldCat
  Combined catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide. Items not owned by University System of Maryland libraries can be ordered at the computer for borrowing through interlibrary loan. Click on the "find it" button to initiate a request.

The databases listed below are just a few of hundreds of databases available to University of Maryland students. For a complete list, consult Research Port.

• Academic Search Premier
  Articles from journals and magazines on a wide range of subjects.

• Periodicals Index Online
  Information about articles published in more than 3,000 humanities and social sciences periodicals, from as early as the eighteenth century to the 1990s. Once you have identified an article, check the Libraries' catalog to see if the Libraries own the journal in which it appears. Articles described in the database not available in the University of Maryland Libraries can generally be ordered through interlibrary loan.

• Historical Abstracts
  Information about articles, books, and dissertations on non-U.S. and Canadian History. To locate an item, click on the "find it" button.

• HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) Online
  Information on articles and other materials from key social science and humanities journals published in Latin America and throughout the world. Coverage includes Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the United States-Mexico border region and Latinos in the United States. If the full text of an article is not available, check the Libraries' catalog to see if the Libraries own the journal in which it appeared. Items described in the database not available in the University of Maryland Libraries can generally be ordered through interlibrary loan.

• PAIS
  Coverage is international on a wide range of public affairs topics, including: the environment, business, international relations, law & legislation, criminal justice, political science, social issues, and public affairs. Indexing from 1957 with abstracts from 1985 to the present. Some full text. To locate an item, click on the "find it" button.

• Contemporary Women's Issues
  Indexes 1,500 sources including books and journals and provides links to full-text when available. Over 35,000 records are available and are updated on a weekly basis.

• Women's Studies International
  Covers issues in women's studies including feminist theory and history, family, mental & physical health, prejudice and gender discrimination, law and legislation, employment, and other subjects.

• Periodicals Index Online
  Information about articles published in more than 3,000 humanities and social sciences periodicals, from as early as the eighteenth century to the 1990s. Once you have identified an article, check the Libraries' catalog to see if the Libraries own the periodical in which it appears. Articles described in the database not available in the University of Maryland Libraries can generally be ordered through interlibrary loan.

• Academic Universe (Lexis Nexis)
  Full-text database containing many major newspapers, in some cases going back twenty years or more.

• Ethnic Newswatch
  Bilingual (English/Spanish) full-text database of 200 publications of the ethnic, minority and native press.

• New York Times (1851-2001)

• Washington Post (1877-1988)

Microform Collections in the University of Maryland Libraries

• Latin America: 1941-1961. O.S.S. State Department Intelligence and Research Reports
• Latin American and Iberian Pamphlets II, 1802-1992
• Latin American History and Culture: An Archival Record. Series I, The Yale University Collection of Latin American Manuscripts.
• Latin American History and Culture: An Archival Record. Series II, (Cuban History and Culture) Serials and Printed Materials from Harvard University
• Latin American Pamphlets from the Yale University Library
• North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Archive of Latin Americana
• Princeton University Latin American Pamphlet Collection.

• If you have any questions about these or other library resources, contact Eric N. Lindquist, history librarian, at ericl@umd.edu; or Pat Herron, Latin American studies librarian, at herron@umd.edu.

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