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LASC 235: Issues in Latin American Studies II Instructor: Professor Rodriguez-Santana Resources compiled and web page developed by Patricia Herron, UM Libraries This guide will assist you in locating resources for issues relating to Latin America. Due to licensing agreements, some of the electronic resources available by remote search are restricted to current students, faculty, and staff at the University of Maryland, College Park. E-mail Patricia Herron, the subject area specialist, or call 301-405-9280 for more information. Contents Encyclopedias & Handbooks Books Latin American Studies & Latino Studies Literature and Art Race, Class & Ethnicity Revolutions & Revolutionaries Sovereignty Women's Issues Research Port Web Gateways Preparing Your Bibliography Interlibrary Loan Questions? return to top Encyclopedias & Handbooks Britannica Online Country Studies The Country Studies 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. Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. One volume encyclopedia covering the following topics in Latin American studies: physical environment, economy, peoples, history, politics and society and culture. Located in McKeldin Reference Stacks. Call Number: F1406.C36 1992. Enciclopedia de México. Multi-volume Spanish language encyclopedia of Mexico. Located in McKeldin Reference Stacks. Call Number: F1204.E46 1996. Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. 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. Located in McKeldin Reference Stacks. Call Number: F1406.E53 1996 The Encyclopedia of Multiculturalism. A multi-volume encyclopedia of multiculturalism in the United States. Located in McKeldin Reference Stacks. Call Number: E184.A1E58 1994. Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. An encyclopedia of ethnic groups in the United States. Located in McKeldin Reference Stacks. Call Number:E184.A1G14 1995. Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela. Multi-volume Spanish language encyclopedia of Venezuela. Located in McKeldin Reference Stacks. Call Number:F2304.G73 1998. Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States. A multi-volume encyclopedia of hispanic culture. Includes volumes on anthropology, history, literature & art, and sociology. Located in McKeldin Reference Stacks. Call Number:E184.S75H365 1994. Handbook of Middle American Indians. Covers the following topics concerning the Middle American Indians of pre-columbian history: natural environment and early cultures, archaeology, epigraphy, ethnology, literature, linguistics, and social and physical anthropology. Located in McKeldin Reference Stacks. Call Number:F1434.H3. The Latino Encyclopedia. A multi-volume encyclopedia of latino culture. Located in McKeldin Reference Stacks. Call Number: E184.S75L357 1996. return to top Books Catalog UM Libraries catalog Library of Congress Houses the largest collection of Latin American research materials in the United States. The Hispanic Reading Room serves as the Latin Americanist's primary starting point for research in the Library. WorldCat Library catalogs worldwide return to top Latin American Studies & Latino Studies Handbook of Latin American Studies Annotated bibliography of key books and articles on Latin America. Covers humanities and social sciences topics. 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. Chicano Database Information on articles and other materials on Mexican-Americans and the broader Latino cultures including Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and Central American immigrants. Ethnic Newswatch Full text database covering the ethnic, minority, and native presses in the United States. Academic Search Premier Index & abstracts for popular magazines as well as humanities, social science and science research journals. Much of the database is full-text. return to top Literature and Art Art Index Retrospective and Art Abstracts. 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. 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. Arts and Humanities Search. Indexes articles from the world's leading arts and humanities journals, plus relevant articles from social science and science journals. Bibliography of the History of Art. Covers the literature on all aspects of European and American (including Latin American) art. Humanities Abstracts Information about articles from arts and humanities periodicals. Literature Resource Center Biographical information and criticism on literary authors MLA International Bibliography Information about articles, essays, and dissertations on literary criticism, linguistics, and folklore published from 1963 to the present. return to top Race, Class, & Ethnicity Historical Abstracts Information about articles, books, and dissertations on world history since 1450, excluding U.S. and Canadian history. International Political Science Abstracts Information on articles from political science journals. PAISComplete Information on articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters about public affairs from 1937 to the present. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Provides references and abstracts from public affairs magazines, major newspapers, professional journals, and books devoted to politics and political analysis from 1975 to the present. Sociological Abstracts Information on articles, conference papers, books, and dissertations in the field of sociology. return to top Revolutions & Revolutionaries America: History & Life Information on articles, books, and dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history published since 1964. Historical Abstracts Information about articles, books, and dissertations on world history since 1450, excluding U.S. and Canadian history. International Political Science Abstracts Information on articles from political science journals. PAISComplete Information on articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters about public affairs from 1937 to the present. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Provides references and abstracts from public affairs magazines, major newspapers, professional journals, and books devoted to politics and political analysis from 1975 to the present. return to top Sovereignty America: History & Life Information on articles, books, and dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history published since 1964. Historical Abstracts Information about articles, books, and dissertations on world history since 1450, excluding U.S. and Canadian history. International Political Science Abstracts Information on articles from political science journals. PAISComplete Information on articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and book chapters about public affairs from 1937 to the present. Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Provides references and abstracts from public affairs magazines, major newspapers, professional journals, and books devoted to politics and political analysis from 1975 to the present. CIAO: Columbia International Affairs Online Includes "a wide range of scholarship from 1991 including working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation- funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences." return to top Women's Issues Contemporary Women's Issues Abstracts from journal articles, newsletters, research reports, government and international agencies, and fact sheets from 1992 to the present. Sociological Abstracts Information on articles, conference papers, books, and dissertations in the field of sociology. Women's Studies International An index to articles, books and other materials from the feminist press from 1972 to the present. return to top Research Port Research Port Use Research Port to identify and search databases in subject areas related to your research topic that are not listed above. return to top Web Gateways Andanzas al Web Latino Links to Latino/U.S.-Mexico border resources. Internet Resources for Latin America Links to many different sources of information on Latin American history, culture, art, and current issues. Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) Links to many different sources of information on Latin American history, culture, art, and current issues. Latin World Commercial directory of Latin American Internet sites Portals to the World: Iberia, the Caribbean, and Latin America An extensive site to Internet resources related to Latin America, the Caribbean, and Iberia. return to top Preparing Your Bibliography Citation Styles Handbook: MLA A Guide for Writing Research papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Location: McKeldin Quick Reference Shelf Call Number: PN147.G53 2003 return to top Interlibrary Loan Request materials the UM Libraries do not own through the Interlibrary Loan Office. return to top Questions? If you have any questions about these or other library resources, contact Patricia Herron, Latin American Studies reference and instruction librarian, University of Maryland Libraries, at Patricia Herron return to top


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