Librarians for Latin American Studies

Laura Reiner
Research & Instruction, x2108

Steve Smith
Collections, x2103

Related subject guides

Spanish

Economics
Political Science
History

Related resources

Library catalog

Interlibrary loan

Writing help (PLTC)

Citing sources

Latin American Studies Program

• HAPI - Hispanic American Periodicals Index
• Handbook of Latin American Studies
• Latin American Data Base Archives (LADB)
• PAIS - political science
• Econlit - economics
• Historical Abstracts - history
• World Development Indicators - statistics

• LexisNexis Academic > Non-English language news > Spanish language news
• Ethnic NewsWatch 1990s-present
• BBC Monitoring – foreign news broadcasts in translation
• News & Newspapers Online - news services worldwide

• Latin American Network Information Centre (LANIC)
• Latin Americanist Research Resources Project
• La Guia: Internet Resources for Latin America
• Pew Hispanic Center - research and statistics on Latinos/as
• Political Database of the Americas - Georgetown University

• tip: use an encyclopedia for a quick overview, to develop vocabulary for searching, & for further sources
  
  
• Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean - Clapp Ref F1406 .C36 1992
• Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture - Clapp Ref F1406 .E53 1996
• Latin America Profiled: Essential Facts on Society, Business, and Politics in Latin America - Clapp Ref F1408 .L37 2000
• Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States - Clapp Ref E184.S75 O97 2005
  
• search encyc* + [your broad topic] for more in the library catalog

• tip: in the library catalog, click on the title of a useful book > full record tab - follow the subject links to find more on that topic
  
  
• click on the NExpress or Virtual Catalog buttons to request checked out items
  
  
• or search WorldCat database to find & request items we don't own (click on the Find It! Wellesley button)

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