Outline of this guide: Reference Works Primary Sources Secondary Sources

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• Biographical Works
  See also the specialized encyclopedias listed in the "Latin American" reference works section, below.
  • Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders. Ed. Robert J. Alexander. New York: Greenwood, 1988.
    Reference R 923.2 B615
  • Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- .
  • Dictionary of Hispanic Biography. Ed. Joseph C. Tardiff and L. Mpho Mabunda. New York: Gale, 1996.
    Reference R 920.9 D5541
  • Dictionary of Mexican Rulers, 1325-1997. Juana Vázquez-Gómez. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1997.
    Reference R 923.172 V393d
  • Latin American Writers. Ed. Carlos A. Solé. 3 vols. New York: Scribner, 1989.
    Reference R 928.6 L357
  • Mexican Political Biographies, 1884-1935. Roderic A. Camp. Austin, TX: Univ. of Texas Press, 1991.
    Reference R 923.272 C186me
  • Mexican Political Biographies, 1935-1993. Roderic Ali Camp. 3rd ed. Austin, TX: Univ. of Texas Press, 1995.
    Reference R 923.272 C186m, 1995
  • Mil Quinentas Mujeres en Nuestra Conciencia Colectiva: Catálogo Biográfico de Mujeres de México. Aurora Tovar Ramírez. Mexico: Documentación y Estudios de Mujeres, 1996.
    Reference R 920.072 T736m
  • Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. Ed. Cynthia Margarita Tompkins and David William Foster. 2nd ed. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2001.
    Reference R 920.7 N8992
• Latin America
  • An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History. Ed. Michael LaRosa and German Mejia. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2007.
  • Atlas of Mexico. Stanley A. Arbingast et al. 2nd ed. Austin, TX: Bureau of Business Research, Univ. of Texas, 1975.
    Reference R 912.72 A881
  • Black Latin America: A Bibliography. Los Angeles, CA: Latin American Studies Center, California State University, 1977.
    Reference R 016.98 C153b
  • The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. Ed. Simon Collier, Harold Blakemore, Thomas Skidmore. New York: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1985.
    Reference R 980 C178
  • Central America in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: An Annotated Bibliography. Ed. Kenneth J. Grieb. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1988.
    Reference R 016.9728 G848c
  • The Cuban Revolution: A Research Study-Guide (1959-1969). Nelson P. Valdés and Edwin Lieuwen. Albuquerque, NM: Univ. of New Mexico Press, [1971].
    Reference R 016.972 V145c
  • Diccionario Enciclopédico de las Letras de América Latina. 3 vols. [Caracas]: Biblioteca Ayacucho, 1995-1998.
    Reference R 860.9 D554
    
  • Dictionary of Mexican Literature. Ed. Eladio Cortés. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1992.
    Reference R 860.3 D5531
  • Enciclopedia de México. José Rogelio Alvarez. 14 vols. Mexico City: Enciclopedia de México, 1987-1988.
    Reference R 972 E56
  • Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Ed. Daniel Balderston et al. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2000.
    Reference R 972.9 E56
  • Encyclopedia of Cuba: People, history, Culture. Ed. Luis Martínez-Fernández et al. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003.
    Reference R 972.91 E56
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Art. Ed. Jane Turner. New York: Grove's Dictionaries, 2000.
    Reference R 709.8 E56
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. Ed. Barbara A. Tenenbaum. 5 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1996.
    Reference R 980 E56
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Ed. Verity Smith. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997.
    Reference R 860.3 E56
  • Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics. Ed. Diana Kapiszewski. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002.
    Reference R 320.98 E56
  • Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society, & Culture. Ed. Michael S. Werner. 2 vols. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997.
    Reference R 972 E561
  • Handbook of Research on the International Relations of Latin America and the Caribbean. G. Pope Atkins. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2001.
    Reference R 016.327 A873h
  • 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 Latin America: Political, Geographic, Economic, Cultural. A. Curtis Wilgus. New ed. New York: Cooper Square, 1967.
    Reference R 911.8 W677h
  • International Historical Statistics: The Americas, 1750–2000. B.R. Mitchell. 5th ed. London: Macmillan, 2003.
    Reference R 317 M681i5
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: A Critical Guide to Research Sources. Ed. Paula H. Covington et al. New York: Greenwood, 1992.
    Reference R 016.98 L3561
  • Latin America: A Political Dictionary. Ernest E. Rossi and Jack C. Plano. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1992.
    Reference R 980 R831L
  • Latin American Films, 1932-1994: A Critical Filmography. Ronald Schwartz. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1997.
    Reference R 791.43 S399L
  • 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)
    
  • Latin American Literature and its Times. Joyce Moss and Lorraine Valestuk. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1999.
    Reference 860.9 M913L
  • Latin American Network Information Center. University of Texas at Austin, 1992- .
  • Latin American Studies: An Annotated Bibliography of Core Works. Ana María Cobos and Ana Lya Sater. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2002.
    Reference R 016.98 C657L
  • The Legacy of the Monroe Doctrine: A Reference Guide to U.S. Involvement in Latin America and the Caribbean. David W. Dent. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1999.
    Reference R 327.73 D414L
  • Mexico: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Culture and History. Ed. Don M. Coerver et al. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004.
    Reference R 972 C672m
  • The Military and Politics in Latin America. Herbert E. Gooch. Los Angeles, CA: Latin American Studies Center, California State University, 1979.
    Reference R 016.32 G645m
  • A Reference Guide to Latin American History. Ed. James D. Henderson et al. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000.
    Reference R 980 R332
  • Sandinista Nicaragua. Neil Snarr. 2 vols. Ann Arbor, MI: Pierian Press, 1989-1990.
    Reference R 016.9728 S217
  • Statistical Abstract of Latin America. Los Angeles, CA: Univ. of California at Los Angeles, 1956- .
    Reference R 318 S797
    Library has: 1957, 1962, 1969 to present and supplements.
  • 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

• General Search Tools
  • Library Catalog
    To locate primary sources, do a keyword search and add one or more of the following words:
    • sources
    • correspondence
    • diaries
    • personal narratives
    • pictorial works
    For more details, see below.
  • WorldCat
    To locate primary sources, do a keyword search and add one or more of the following words:
    • sources
    • correspondence
    • diaries
    • personal narratives
    • pictorial works
    Note: Rare and archival materials cannot be borrowed on interlibrary loan. You can sometimes locate microfilm or microfiche copies of these documents in WorldCat; try doing an advanced search, enter your keywords or subject terms, and then apply a "subtype limit," choosing "Microform" as the format.
    For more details, see below.
• Diaries & Travel Accounts
  To find accounts of travelers' visits to Latin America, do subject searches in the Library Catalog and WorldCat; include the name of the country or region and the phrase "description and travel" (e.g. Mexico description and travel).
  Other sources include the following:
  • Accounts of Nineteenth-Century South America: An Annotated Checklist of Works by British and United States Observers. Bernard Naylor. London: Athlone Press, 1969.
    Reference R 016.918 N333a
  • American Diaries: An Annotated Bibliography of Published American Diaries and Journals. 2 vols. Laura Arksey et al. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1983-1987.
    Reference R 016.92 A721a
    Vol. 1: Diaries Written from 1492 to 1844
    Vol. 2: Diaries Written from 1845 to 1980
  • Some travel accounts can also be located in the following collections:
  • Archive of Americana
    (c. 1639-1980) A collection of digital facsimiles of American books, broadsides, pamphlets, newspapers, and government documents. Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans, 1639-1800 and Early American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819 both contain published travel accounts.
  • Early English Books Online (EEB0) (1475-1700)
    Includes over 125,000 books, pamphlets, broadsides, proclamations, almanacs, and other publications printed in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and British North America from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries.
    Note: Does not include periodicals or newspapers.
    To print more than one page of a document, you need to "Mark All" pages, view your "Marked List," and then download the document images (not the citation). Once the document is downloaded, you can print out a range of pages or the entire document using the print function in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
  • Making of America
    Contains the full text of journals and books from the antebellum period through reconstruction.
    Note: There are two sites for the Making of America:
    • University of Michigan site
    • Cornell University site
• Periodicals
  • Newspapers
    • Newspapers available at Davidson
      The library has many historical newspapers, including The Mexican Herald (1895-1915), the New York Times (1851 to present), the Times [London] (1788 to present), and the Washington Post (1877 to present). Consult the following for information about these and many other titles:
      • 19th Century Newspapers
      • 20th Century Newspapers
    • Newspapers held by other libraries: how to find them
      See especially Revolutionary Mexico in Newspapers, 1900-1929: Guide to the Microfilm Set, from the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection in the General Libraries at the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Magazines & Journals
    To locate articles in 18th, 19th, and 20th century magazines and journals, search the following:
    • 19th-Century Masterfile
      Indexes articles in 479 British and American periodicals published in the nineteenth century.
      Note: The print version of Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802-1906), which is part of 19th-Century Masterfile, is available in the Reference Index Area at call number R 050 P82.
    • Index to Latin American Periodical Literature, 1929-1960. 8 vols. Boston, MA: G.K. Hall, 1962.
      Reference R 016.98 C276i
      The Library also has supplement volumes covering the period from 1961-1965 (Reference R 016.98 C726i-s Supp).
    • Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC), from the Association of Research Libraries Latin Americanist Research Resources Project
      Includes table of contents information for over 800 journals published in Latin America; some table of contents information goes back to the 1940s.
    • Periodicals Index Online
      (c. 1665-1995) 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
    • Readers' Guide Abstracts
      (1890 to present) Indexes articles in popular periodicals; also includes citations to book and film reviews.
      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 ?
• Government Documents
  • The Dynamics of World Power: A Documentary History of United States Foreign Policy, 1945-1973. Ed. Arthur M. Schlesinger. 5 vols. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1973.
    Little Library Stacks 327.73 S342d
    Vol. 3 covers Latin America.
  • Foreign Relations of the United States. Washington, DC: U.S.G.P.O., 1861- .
    Government Information Stacks S1.1
    Some volumes are online through the U.S. Department of State.
    Many volumes from 1863 to 1958 are also online through the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections.
  • Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports
    (1974 to present) Provides English-language translations of selected foreign newspaper articles, broadcasts, and wire reports as well as government documents, technical reports, and conference proceedings from around the world.
    • 1974-1996: FBIS Daily Reports, 1974-1996
    • 1995 to present: World News Connection
  • LexisNexis Congressional
    Indexes Congressional documents (1789-1980) and provides the full text of many recent documents (1980s to present). To locate the full text of Congressional documents from 1789-1980, search the U.S. Serial Set.
    Search Syntax:
    • Truncation: use an exclamation point
    • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
    • Wildcard: use an asterisk *
  • Presidential Papers
    • Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1912. 11 vols. [New York]: Bureau of National Literature, 1912.
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113
    • Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States
      Government Information Stacks GS 4.113
      Covers presidents from Hoover (1929) to the present.
  • U.S. Congressional Serial Set
    (1817-1980) Contains the fully-searchable text of the Serial Set, which includes U.S. Senate and House of Representatives reports, documents, and journals.
    Note: this digital collection is not yet complete; if you need documents from twentieth-century volumes that have not yet been digitized, please ask a librarian for assistance. The Davidson College Library has print and microfiche versions of many Serial Set volumes.
• Other Examples
  • ARTstor
    A collection of over 500,000 images covering art, architecture, and archaeology from a wide range of cultures and time periods as well as tools to manipulate and analyze those images. For technical requirements, see the Quick Start Guide.
  • Border Fury: A Picture Postcard Record of Mexico's Revolution and U.S. War Preparedness, 1910-1917. Paul Vanderwood and Frank Samponaro. Albuquerque, NM: Univ. of New Mexico Press, 1988.
    Little Library Stacks 972.08 V242b
  • Digital Collection of Mexican and Argentine Presidential Messages, from the Association of Research Libraries
  • Documents on the Mexican Revolution. Ed. Gene Z. Hanrahan. 9 vols. Salisbury, NC: Documentary Publications, 1976- .
    Library has:
    • Vol. 3: The Election of Madero, the Rise of Emiliano Zapata, and the Reyes Plot in Texas (2 parts)
      Little Library Stacks 972.08 E38
    • Vol. 5: Blood Below the Border: American Eye-witness Accounts of the Mexican Revolution
      Little Library Stacks 972.03 B655
    • Vol. 6: Abajo el gringo! Anti-American Sentiment during the Mexican Revolution
      Little Library Stacks 972.08 A116
    • Vol. 7: Counter-Revolution along the Border
      Little Library Stacks 972.08 C855
    • Vol. 8: The Rebellion of Felix Diaz
      Little Library Stacks 972.08 R291
    • Vol. 9: The Bad Yankee / El Peligro Yankee: American Entrepreneurs and Financiers in Mexico (2 parts)
      Little Library Stacks 382.0973 H248b
  • The Face of Pancho Villa: A History in Photographs and Words. Friedrich Katz. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, 1999.
    Little Library Stacks 972.08 K19i-T
  • Fragments of the Mexican Revolution: Personal Accounts from the Border. Oscar J. Martínez. Albuquerque, NM: Univ. of New Mexico Press, 1983.
    Little Library Stacks 972.08 M385f
  • Historia documental de México. Miguel leon-Portilla et al. 2 vols. Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas, 1964.
    Little Library Stacks 972 U58
  • Histories and Historians of Hispanic America. A. Curtis Wilgus. New York: Cooper Square, 1965.
    Reference R 016.98 W677h
  • Images of History: Nineteenth and Early Twentieth-Century Latin American Photographs as Documents. Robert Levine. Durham, NC: Duke Univ. Press, 1989.
    Little Library Stacks 980.03 L665i
  • Latin America: A Guide to the Historical Literature. Ed. Charles C. Griffin. Austin, TX: Univ. of Texas Press, 1971.
    Reference R 016.98 G851l
  • Latin America and the United States: A Documentary History. Robert H. Holden and Eric Zolov. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000.
    Little Library Stacks 327.73 L3572
  • Latin American History: A Guide to the Literature in English. R.A. Humphreys. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1958.
    Reference R 016.98 H927l
  • Latin American Readers Series
    • The Argentina Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Ed. Gabriela Nouzeilles and Graciela Montaldo. Durham, NC: Duke Univ. Press, 2002.
      Little Library Stacks 982 A6911
    • The Brazil Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Ed. Robert M. Levine and John J. Crocitti. Durham, NC: Duke Univ. Press, 1999.
      Little Library Stacks 981 B8271
    • The Costa Rica Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Ed. Steven Palmer and Iván Molina. Durham, NC: Duke Univ. Press, 2004.
      Little Library Stacks 972.86 C8373
    • The Cuba Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Ed. Aviva Chomsky et al. Durham, NC: Duke Univ. Press, 2003.
      Little Library Stacks 972.91 C9628
    • The Mexico Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Ed. Gilbert M. Joseph and Timothy J. Henderson. Durham, NC: Duke Univ. Press, 2002.
      Little Library Stacks 972 M6115
    • The Peru Reader: History, Culture, Politics. Ed. Orin Starn et al. Durham, NC: Duke Univ. Press, 1995.
      Little Library Stacks 985 P471
  • Mexico, the Revolution and Beyond: Photographs by Agustín Victor Casasola, 1900-1940. Ed. Pablo Ortiz Monasterio. New York: Aperture, 2003.
    Little Library Folios F 972.08 C335m
  • Missionary Correspondence
    • Methodist Church
      In 1843, the Methodist Episcopal Church split into the (Northern) Methodist Episcopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South; each was a separate ecclesiastical body, with its own missionary boards. The churches remained separate until 1939, when they merged with the Methodist Protestant Church to form the Methodist Church.
      • Missionary Files: Methodist Episcopal Church Missionary Correspondence, 1846-1912: Mexico and South America [microfilm]
        Microfilm cabinet C-19
        Guide: Reference R 016.266 M678
      • Missionary Files: Methodist Episcopal Church, 1912-1949, Latin America: Mexico [microfilm]
        Microfilm cabinet C-19
        Guide: Reference R 016.266 M6781
        Note: This collection contains records from both the pre-1939 (Northern) Methodist Episcopal Church and, from 1939 to 1949, the unified Methodist Church.
      • Missionary Files: Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS), 1897-1940 [microfilm]
        Microfilm cabinet C-19
        Guide: Reference R 016.266 M6783
        Includes correspondence for Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, and Mexico. The files are arranged alphabetically by missionary name; consult the guide to identify the names of missionaries, the countries in which they worked, and the dates of their correspondence.
    • Presbyterian Church
      • Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, 1833-1911: Latin America [microfilm]
        Microfilm cabinet C-29
        Guide: Reference R 016.266 P928
        Includes correspondence and records for Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.
  • PAIS International
    (1915 to present) Indexes English and foreign-language articles in the fields of public affairs, economics, and political science; also includes some citations to books, government documents, and conference papers from over 60 countries.
    Search Syntax:
    • Truncation: use an asterisk *
    • Phrase searching: automatic
    • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
  • Patriota y Amante de Usted: Manuela Sáenz y el Libertador: Diarios Inéditos. [Mexico:] Editorial Diana, 1993.
    Little Library Stacks 923.28 B68sa
  • Planes, políticos, proclamas, manifiestos y otros documentos de la independencia al México moderno, 1812-1940. Román Iglesias González. México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, 1998.
    Little Library Stacks 972.08 P712
  • Princeton University Library Latin American Microfilm Collection [microfilm]
    Microfilm cabinet C-29
    Library has:
    • Argentina
      • Main collection
        Guide: Reference R 016.98 G9461
      • Supplement I
        Guide: Reference R 016.98 G9642
      • Supplement II
        Guide: Reference R 016.98 G9643
      • Supplement III
        Guide: Reference R 016.98 G9464
      (1911-1990s) Contains a variety of ephemeral materials on topics related to the politics and government, socioeconomic conditions, religion, and culture of Argentina. Includes pamphlets on women and gender issues, pamphlets on human and civil rights pamphlets, pamphlets produced by political parties, a collection of constitutions, and material on economic and labor issues. The collection contains both Spanish-language and English-language materials.
    • Mexico
      • Main collection
        Guide: Reference R 016.98 G9461
      • Supplement I
        Guide: Reference R 016.98 G9642
      • Supplement II
        Guide: Reference R 016.98 G9463
      • Supplement III
        Guide: Reference R 016.98 G9464
      (1824-1990s) Contains a variety of ephemeral materials on topics related to the politics and government, socioeconomic conditions, religion, and culture of Mexico. Includes pamphlets dating from the Mexican Revolution, the speeches of Manuel Avila Camacho, pamphlets on the 1985 earthquake in Mexico, political and labor pamphlets (1922-1945), pamphlets on education in Mexico (1916-1941), pamphlets on Mexican political parties, elections, and electoral reform (c. 1980-1994), material on women in Mexico (1938-1992), the periodicals El Zaguan (c. 1970-1977), El Faro (1885-1988) and Mundo Cristiano (1919-1926), a collection of Mexican constitutions, and more. The collection contains both Spanish-language and English-language materials.
  • The Quest for Change in Latin America: Sources for a Twentieth-Century Analysis. Ed. W. Raymond Duncan and James Nelson Goodsell. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1970.
    Little Library Stacks 309.18 D912q
  • The Rosalie Evans Letters from Mexico. Arranged by Daisy Caden Pettus. Indianapolis, IN: Bobbs-Merill, [1926].
    Little Library Stacks 972.08 E92r
    Available online through North American Women's Letters & Diaries (search by historical event "Mexican Revolution").
  • Las Soldaderas. Elena Poniatowska. México: Ediciones Era, 1999.
    Little Library Stacks 972.08 P797s
  • The United States & Castro's Cuba, 1950-1970: The Paterson Collection [microfilm].
    Microfilm cabinet C-39
    Guide: Reference R 016.327 U58

• Books
  • Library Catalog
    Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library.
    • To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records.
      Useful subject headings include:
      • Mexico history 1910-1946
      • Mexico history revolution 1910-1920
    • 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 ?
• Articles
  • Starting Points
    • Academic Search Premier
      (1975 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 ? 
    • 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
    • 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.
    • Historical Abstracts & America: History and Life
      (Time period covered: 1450 to present [world history]; prehistory to present [U.S. and Canadian history]. Publication coverage: 1954 to present). Indexes journal articles, book chapters, doctoral dissertations, and book reviews. (Each database can also be searched separately.)
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: use an asterisk *
      • Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
      • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
  • Other Resources
    • Essay & General Literature Index
      (1985 to present) Indexes chapters and essays in edited collections.
      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 ?
    • Humanities Abstracts
      (1907 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all humanities subjects, including history, classics, art, archeology, literature, philosophy, and religion.
      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 ?
    • 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
    • PAIS International
      (1915 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics.
      Search Syntax:
      • Truncation: use an asterisk *
      • Phrase searching: automatic
      • Wildcard: use a question mark ?
    • 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 " "
    • Social Sciences Abstracts
      (1907 to present [publication date of articles indexed]) Indexes journal articles and some book reviews on all social sciences subjects, including history, political science, international relations, law, economics, area studies, gender studies, anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
      Search Syntax:
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    • Women Studies Abstracts
      Reference Index Area R 050 W872
      (1972 to present) Indexes popular articles, scholarly articles, and books on all aspects of women's studies, including history, education, gender, literature, religion, and art.
    • Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
      (1975 to present) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope.
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