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Latin America to 1825 Professor Mangan Fall 2005 Reference Works Books Book Reviews Articles Starting Points Core Resources for Latin American History Other Sources Tips & Further Help Questions? Please contact Susanna Boylston (704.894.2494). Reference Works Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia. Ed. Susan Toby Evans and David L. Webster. New York: Garland, 2001. Reference R 972.01 A669 An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History. Ed. Michael LaRosa and German Mejia. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2007. Dictionary of Mexican Rulers, 1325-1997. Juana Vázquez-Gómez. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1997. Reference R 923.172 V393d Enciclopedia de México. José Rogelio Alvarez. 14 vols. Mexico City: Enciclopedia de México, 1987-1988. Reference R 972 E56 Encyclopedia of Exploration to 1800: A Comprehensive Reference Guide to the History and Literature of Exploration, Travel and Colonization from the Earliest Times to the Year 1800. Raymond John Howgego. Potts Point, NSW, Australia: Hordern House, 2003. Reference R 910.9 H859e Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. Ed. Barbara A. Tenenbaum. 5 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1996. Reference R 980 E56 Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society, & Culture. Ed. Michael S. Werner. 2 vols. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. Reference R 972 E561 Europe 1450-1789: An Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World. Ed. Jonathan Dewald. 6 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2004. Reference R 940.2 E89 Historical Atlas of Central America. Carolyn Hall and Héctor Pérez Brignoli. Norman, OK: Univ. of Oklahoma Press, 2003. Reference R 911.72 H174h Historical Atlas of Exploration, 1492-1600. Angus Konstam. New York: Checkmak Books, 2000. Reference R 910.9 K82h Historical Atlas of Latin America: Political, Geographic, Economic, Cultural. A. Curtis Wilgus. New ed. New York: Cooper Square, 1967. Reference R 911.8 W677h Historical Dictionary of Modern Spain, 1700-1988. Ed. Robert W. Kern. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1990. Reference R 946.003 H673 Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Empire, 1402-1975. Ed. James S. Olson. New York: Greenwood, 1992. Reference R 914.6 H673 History of World Trade Since 1450. Ed. John McCusker. 2 vols. Detroit, MI: Macmillan Reference, 2006. Latin American Historical Dictionaries Series. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1970- . Historical Dictionary of ... ... Bolivia (Reference R 984 H437h) ... Brazil (Reference R 981 L665h) ... Chile (Reference R 983 B625h) ... Colombia (Reference R 986.1 D263h) ... Costa Rica (Reference R 972.86 C913h) ... Cuba (Reference R 972.91 S942h) ... Ecuador (Reference R 986.6 B734h) ... El Salvador (Reference R 972.84 F598h) ... Honduras (Reference R 972.83 M612h) ... Nicaragua (Reference R 972.85 M612h) ... Panama (Reference R 918.62 H456h) ... Paraguay (Reference R 989.2 K81h) ... Uruguay (Reference R 989.5 W734h) ... Venezuela (Reference R 987 R917h) Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia. Ed. E. Michael Gerli. New York: Routledge, 2003. Reference R 946.02 M489 New Iberian World: A Documentary History of the Discovery and Settlement of Latin America to the early 17th Century. Ed. John H. Parry and Robert G. Keith. 5 vols. New York: Hector & Rose, 1984. On Reserve at Little Circulation Desk 980.01 N532 Northern New Spain: A Research Guide. Thomas C. Barnes et al. Tucson, AZ: Univ. of Arizona Press, 1981. Reference R 016.979 B261n The Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Ed. David Carrasco. 3 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. Reference R 972.01 O98 A Reference Guide to Latin American History. Ed. James D. Henderson et al. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000. Reference R 980 R332 Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the New World, 1492 to the Present. David F. Marley. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998. Reference R 355 M347w Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography from Pre-Conquest to Contemporary Times. Meri Knaster. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1977. Reference R 016.3 K67w Tools for Locating Books Library Catalogue Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. Note: To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records. Useful subject headings include: Latin America history to 1600 Latin America history to 1830 Mexico history 16th century Mexico history 17th century Mexico history 18th century Mexico history conquest 1519-1540 Mexico history Spanish colony 1540-1810 Mexico history wars of independence 1810-1821 To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first). To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography. Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. WorldCat Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan. Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalogue first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war"). Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Finding Book Reviews To find reviews of scholarly books, consult the Library's guide How to find book reviews. Tools for Locating Articles Starting Points | Core Resources for History | Other Sources | Notable Journals Starting Points Academic Search Elite (1984 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. InfoTrac OneFile (1980 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also included citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use an exclamation point !. OmniFile Full Text Mega (1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Core Resources for History Historical Abstracts (1450 to present [historical time period covered]; 1954 to present [publication date of articles and books indexed]) Indexes scholarly articles, review of scholarly books, and doctoral dissertations on world history, excluding the history of the U.S. and Canada. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. ITER: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (1842 to present [publication date of articles indexed]; 400-1700 [historical time period covered]) Indexes scholarly articles and books on topics related to the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Search Syntax Truncation: use a dollar sign $. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: use a question mark ?. Other Sources Essay & General Literature Index Indexes essays published in books and edited collections. Covers the fields of art, economics, education, history, law, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, political science, and religion, among others. Particularly strong in the humanities and social sciences. Search Syntax Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks "". Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?. Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Online (1935 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference papers covering topics related to Latin America; covers the fields of anthropology, archaeology, art, economics, geography, history, international relations, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, political science, and sociology. HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) Online (1970 to present) Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and original literary works and covers the literature, history, culture, and politics of the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, and the United States-Mexico border. Also covers works related to Hispanics in the United States. Search Syntax Truncation: automatic. Phrase searching: automatic. JSTOR Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note: JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years. Search Syntax Truncation: use a plus sign +. Phrase searching: automatic. PCI: Periodical Contents Index (c. 1770-1995 [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal and magazine articles as well as book reviews in a broad array of humanities, social sciences, and science subjects. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: automatic. Project Muse Includes pdf and HTML copies of journal articles published by university and scholarly presses. Search Syntax Truncation: use an asterisk *. Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " ". Notable Journals Colonial Latin American Historical Review (CLAHR) Library has: 2003 to present Colonial Latin American Review Library has: 2005 to present Hispanic American Historical Review Library has: 1918 to present Journal of Latin American Studies Library has: 1969 to present Tips & Further Help How to Identify a Scholarly Article How to Search the Web: Tools & Tips How to Evaluate Web Resources Research Planner (pdf document) Research Log (pdf document)

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