Selected Resources for:
Latin American Studies

Clase and Periodica   

http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/dbname=ClasePeriodica;screen=advanced;done=http://www.library.georgetown.edu;FSIP

Clase 1975- . Periodica 1978- .

Clase indexes articles essays, book reviews, books, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews, and brief notes published in Latin American social sciences and humanities journals. Periodica indexes similar documents from Latin American science and technology journals. Includes scholarly journals published in Spanish, Portuguese, French and English.

HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)   

http://0-hapi.ucla.edu.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Online: 1970- . Print: 1975-1995

Indexes articles from more than 600 social science and humanities journals. Includes works published throughout the world which relate to Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the U.S.-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. Most articles are in Spanish or Portuguese, though some English language periodicals are indexed.

Location: Ref. Z 1605 .H49

PRISMA (Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanísticas)   

http://0-prisma.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/

Provides full-text scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities for the interdisciplinary academic study of Hispanic and Latin America, and the Caribbean Basin. Includes titles indexed in the Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI).

Political Chronology of the Americas  

2001

Contains individual country profiles. Charts major events and memorable dates in the political histories of the countries of Latin America.

Location: Ref. E 18.5 .P65 2001

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures  

Contains more than 4,000 entries in three volumes. An initial series of articles that survey each decade since the 1920's is followed by articles in aphabetical order that range from brief entries to several pages long. Attempts to cover all aspects of culture including politics, the arts, social developments, institutions, sports, religion, and food and drink. Each country also has its own entry.

Location: Ref F 1406 .E515 2000

HLAS Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies)  

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/

A selective annotated bibliography of scholarly works on Latin America. Works reviewed include books, journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers in the social sciences and the humanities.

Location: Ref. Z 1605.H23.

Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean  

http://www.eclac.cl/estadisticas/default.asp?idioma=IN

Compiled by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America, this work gives statistical information on the region and on individual countries. Covers population, industry, balance of payments, and social institutions.

Location: Annual. Print version: Ref. HA 755 .A68.

Political Database of the Americas  

http://pdba.georgetown.edu/

A joint project of the Georgetown University Center for Latin American Studies and the Organization of American States, includes political information on all of the OAS members. Makes available constitutions, constitutional laws, political parties, electoral laws, election data, and current information about the politics of Latin America.

UT-LANIC: University of Texas-Latin American Network Information Center  

http://lanic.utexas.edu/

"The objective of UT-LANIC is to provide Latin American users with access to academic databases and information services throughout the Internet world, and to provide Latin Americanists around the world with access to information on and from Latin America."

Latin American Newstand (ProQuest)  

http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=302&COPT=REJTPTEyNmUmU01EPTQmU0ZEPTImSU5UPTAmVkVSPTI=&clientId=5604&cfc=1

Full-text collection of Latin American newspapers and newswires.

Latinnews.com  

http://0-www.latinnews.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu

1967-present

Database of current Latin American news and analysis. This is a news service that provides a suite of analytical news resources covering political, strategic and key economic developments throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Georgetown's subscription is for the Daily, Weekly and monthly Regional newsletters only.

LAPOP: Latin American Public Opinion Project  

http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/lapop/HOME

This site contains surveys of people in Latin American countries on issues of democracy and democratic values. Includes data sets and country studies. Ask at Reference Desk for user name and password.