Biography Resource Center.
LOCATION: Library Databases

A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than one million people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas.

Britannica Online.
LOCATION: Library Databases

The contents of the Encyclopedia Britannica are available in this database, as are unpublished articles. Also included are the Britannica Book of the Year, which provides annually updated information on current political events, and links to quality Internet sites.

Country Profiles
LOCATION: Library Databases

The Economist Intelligence Unit produces Country Profiles, a series of annual accounts providing background political and economic information on select countries. The profiles are updated by Country Reports, which are produced monthly and EIU ViewsWire, which is updated daily.

CQ Researcher Plus Archive.
LOCATION: Library Databases

Each week this database provides an in-depth report of a single “hot” issue in the news. Topics include a range of social issues, as well as topics on the environment, health, science and technology.

DELCAT. Newark: University of Delaware.
LOCATION: Internet (http://delcat.udel.edu)

Use DELCAT, the catalog of the University of Delaware Library, to locate books, databases and other research materials on your topic. DELCAT also lists the titles of library subscriptions to periodicals (magazines, scholarly journals, and newspapers). To identify articles within periodicals, however, you will need to search a separate index or database.

Expanded Academic ASAP Plus.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An online database which provides references and/or abstracts to articles from more than 1,500 scholarly and general interest periodicals. It also provides the full text of many articles.

LexisNexis Academic.
LOCATION: Library Databases

Provides full-text information on a variety of topics from newspapers, magazines, legal literature, and other sources. Several subfiles are available that may be searched individually, including: General News, World News, and Non-English Language News. An important component of the General News section is the Newsletters section which contains the Latin American Weekly Report. The Reference section also contains country profiles from the CIA and from Waldens, in addition those published in the World Almanac.

LexisNexis Statistical.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An index to statistical publications issued by the federal government, state governments, private publishers, and international and intergovernmental organizations. It includes hypertext links to agency web sites and to the full text of a publication, if the agency has made it available.

EIU ViewsWire.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An intelligence service that offers analysis on key economic, political, and business developments around the world. The database is searchable by country, subject, and keyword.

Facts on File. New York: Facts on File. Weekly.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref D410 .F33) Latest at Reference Desk

News reports from government press releases and 50 U.S. and foreign newspapers, arranged country by country.

Keesing's Record of World Events. London: Longman. Monthly.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref D410 .K4)

Records national and international affairs with continually updated indexes and based on information obtained from the press, broadcasting, and official sources. Complementing the news digest section is a reference section which includes cross-indexed and up-to-date background briefing documents. Political and economic data is presented country by country, topic by topic.

World News Connection.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An online news service that offers translated and English-language news compiled by the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) from non-U.S. media sources, including news agencies, newspapers, and radio and television stations.

Anthropology Plus.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An index to scholarly anthropological literature that incorporates Anthropological Literature from the Tozzer Library at Harvard University and Anthropological Index from The Library of the British Museum Department of Ethnography (Museum of Mankind), incorporating the former Royal Anthropological Institute Library.

Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO).
LOCATION: Library Databases

A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It includes working papers, conference proceedings, policy briefs, as well as some journal articles and books.

EconLit.
LOCATION: Library Databases

A comprehensive, indexed bibliography with selected abstracts of economic literature. It includes coverage (1969 to the present) of over 400 major journals as well as articles in collected volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.), books, book reviews, dissertations, and working papers.

General BusinessFile ASAP.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An online database (1980 to the present) which provides references and/or abstracts to articles from scholarly and general interest business and economic periodicals. It also provides the full text of many articles. It includes indexing of the current year of the Wall Street Journal and the financial section of the New York Times.

HLAS Online: Handbook of Latin American Studies.
LOCATION: Internet (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas)
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref F1401B .H35)

This multidisciplinary database is comprised of scholarly works on Latin America published from 1935 to the present. Journal articles, conference papers, books and individual chapters from edited anthologies are indexed by HLAS Online. A print version of this publication, the Handbook of Latin American Studies, is also available.

Historical Abstracts.
LOCATION: Library Databases

A database (1969 to the present) covering scholarly journal articles, book reviews, and dissertations in world history (excluding the United States and Canada).

MLA International Bibliography.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An index to published scholarly journals and books in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. Coverage is from 1969 to the present.

PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service).
LOCATION: Library Databases

An electronic index (1972 to the present) to books, periodicals, and government documents on issues concerning public affairs.

Sociological Abstracts.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An electronic index (1974 to the present) with abstracts that covers journal articles, dissertations, and unpublished conference papers in sociology, criminal justice, social work and related social science disciplines.

Women's Studies International.
LOCATION: Library Databases

An interdisciplinary combination of nine important files, containing over 204,000 records drawn from a variety of essential women's studies databases. Included is the Women Studies Abstracts, which indexes women's studies journals from 1984 to the present.

Periodical Indexes: Printed

Some subject areas are only partially covered by electronic indexes. In such cases, it is good to supplement your search of computerized indexes with one or more of the following printed indexes. For additional indexes and abstracts, consult a reference librarian.

Alternative Press Index. College Park, Md.: Alternative Press Centre, 1969-.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HN17.5 .A1 A46)

Hispanic American Periodical Index (HAPI). Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center Publications, University of California, 1970/1974-.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref Z1605 .H49)

Index to Latin American Periodical Literature. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1929-60.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref Z1605 .P16)

Index to Latin American Periodical Literature. Supplements. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1961-1970.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref Z1605 .P163)

Country Studies/Area Handbook Series. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.
LOCATION: Internet (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html)

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Edited by Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez and Ana M. López. New York: Routledge, 2000.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref F1406 .E515 2000)

Encyclopedia of Human Rights. 2d ed. Washington, D.C.: Taylor & Francis, 1996.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref JC571 .E67 1996)

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. 5 vols. New York: C. Scribner's, 1996.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref F1406 .E53 1996)

Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics . Edited by Diana Kapiszewski; Alexander Kazan, assistant editor. Westport, Conn.: Oryx, 2002.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref F1410 .E56 2001)

Encyclopedia of the Third World. 4th ed. 3 vols. New York: Facts on File, 1992.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HC59.7 .K87 1992)

Encyclopedia of World Cultures: South America. Vol. 7. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1991-1996.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref GN307 .E53 1991 v. 7)

Latin American Historical Dictionaries. Series. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (various call numbers)

This series consists of historical dictionaries about individual Latin American countries. Similar to an encyclopedia, each dictionary provides entries on various aspects of history, geography, politics and culture of a given country. To determine whether a historical dictionary has been published for a particular country, do a keyword search in DELCAT. Example: historical dictionary and paraguay

Reference Guide to Latin American History. New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2000.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref F1410 .R395 2000)

South America, Central American and the Caribbean. London: Europa Publications.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref F1406.5 .S68)

Current Statistics

Direction of Trade Statistics Quarterly. Washington: International Monetary Fund. Quarterly.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HG1 .D56)

International Financial Statistics. Washington: International Monetary Fund. Monthly.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HG1.I58)

Statistical Abstract of Latin America. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center Publications, University of California.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HA935 .S73)

United Nations. Demographic Yearbook. New York: Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office, United Nations. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HA17 .D45)

United Nations. Statistical Yearbook. New York: United Nations. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HA12.5 .U63)

United Nations. National Accounts Statistics. New York: United Nations. Annual.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HC79 .I5 A1 U54)

Historical Statistics

Guide to Latin American and Caribbean Census Material: A Bibliography and Union List. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1990.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HA755 .G84x 1990)

The Handbook of National Population Censuses. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 1983.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HA36 .G67 1983)

World Handbook of Political and Social Indicators. 3d ed. 2 vols. New Haven: Yale University, 1983.
LOCATION: Morris Library - Reference (Ref HN25 .T39 1983)

Latin American Studies: A Guide to Internet Resources. (University of Delaware Libraries).
LOCATION: Internet (http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/las/internet.htm)

This page provides links to a wide variety of Latin American sites available on the Internet. An especially good place to start is with the Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) at the University of Texas at Austin (http://lanic.utexas.edu).

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