Information Services

Books & Media
Search the Library Catalog to find books, video's, government publications and journal titles. The catalog can be searched by author, title, keyword or subject and contains the holdings of Connecticut College as well as Trinity College and Wesleyan University. To search for books and media outside of the local catalog, use WorldCat.

Books in the Library are arranged by Library of Congress (LC) subject headings.  Examples of LC subject headings that may be useful for locating books and videos relating to Latin American studies follow:

Reference books are a useful starting point for your research.  Examples of Latin American Studies reference resources available in Shain Library are listed below

Cambridge History of Native Peoples of the Americas vols 2 &3 (1996)
E77 C253 1996

Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary (1997)
E184 S75 M435  [Reference]

Milenios de Mexico (1999)
F1204 M995 v.1-3 [Reference]

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture (1996)
F1406 E53 v.1-5 [Reference]

Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics (2002)
F1410 E56 [Reference]

Handbook of Middle American Indians
F1434 H3 v.1-16 [Reference]

Statistical Abstract of Latin America
HA935 S8 [Reference]

Artists from Latin American Cultures: a Biographical Dictionary (2002)
N6502.5 C657 [Reference]

A Guide to Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino-Made Film and Video (1998)
PN1995.9 L37 G85 [Reference]

Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature (1997)
PQ7081 A1 E56 [Reference]

The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature (1996)
PQ7081 A1 C35 v.1-3 [Reference]

Latin American Writers (1989)
PQ7081 A1 L37 v.1-3 [Reference]

Spanish American Authors: the Twentieth Century (1997)
PQ7081.3 L63 [Reference]

Latinos and Politics: A Research Bibliography of Hispanic Americans in Politics and Government (1991)
Z1361 S7 L365 [Reference]

Writers of the Caribbean and Central America: a Bibliography (1992)
Z1595 F46  [Reference]

Other resources for locating information on books and media include:
Books in Print
Book Review Digest

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Style Manuals
A collection of style manuals and writing guides are kept on the shelf behind the reference desk. Information is also available from the Citation Guides for Print and Electronic Resources page.

Databases & Indexes
A full listing of all scholarly databases is available grouped by subject or listed alphabetically.

Art Index Retrospective (via WilsonWeb)
A bibliographic database that cumulates citations to Art Index volumes 1-32 of the printed index published between 1929-1984. The database cites articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Periodical coverage includes English-language periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins, as well as periodicals published in French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch. In addition to articles, Art Index Retrospective indexes reproductions of works of art that appear in indexed periodicals.

Arts & Humanities Index (via FirstSearch)
Indexes the world's leading arts and humanities journals covering articles, bibliographies, editorials, letters, reviews, and more. Also indexes selected articles from social science and science journals .

HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)
(A bibliography of authoritative, worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. Contains citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials. Coverage is 1970 forward.

Historical Abstracts
An index to journal articles, book and video reviews, and dissertations covering world history from 1450 to the present. Historical Abstracts does not cover the United States and Canada, that is covered in America: History and Life.

HLAS Online (Handbook of Latin American Studies)
A bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities

Humanities Index (via FirstSearch)
Indexes feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs. Coverage is 1984-present.

Iberia and the Americas
This comprehensive encyclopedia covers the reciprocal effects that the politics, foreign policy, and culture of Spain, Portugal, and the American nations have had on one another since the time of Columbus.

Informe (Revistas en Espanol)
Full-text Spanish-language and bilingual periodicals

International Political Science Abstracts
Produced since 1951 by the International Political Science Association, IPSA is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from periodicals published throughout the world. Coverage is 1989 forward.

World News Connection
Extensive database of translated and English-language news and information taken from the foreign media (newspaper articles, conference proceedings, television and radio broadcasts, periodicals, and non-classed technical reports) covering socioeconomic, political, scientific, technical, and environmental issues and events. 1995 to present

Internet Resources
The following list of Latin American resources is intended to provide a starting point for locating information on the Internet

HLAS Online
URL: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/
Handbook of Latin American Studies from the Library of Congress.

Latin American Network Information Center
URL:  http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/
Latin American links from the University of Texas at Austin

Internet Resources for Latin America
URL: http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/ 
Extensive list of links to information resources for Latin American studies from New Mexico State University.

The WWW Virtual Library:  International Affairs Resources - Latin America
URL: http://www.etown.edu/vl/latamer.html 
Links to a wide range of Latin search engines and other resources relevant to Latin American Studies from Wayne A. Selcher, a professor of International Studies at Elizabethtown College..

Latin American Publications
URL:  http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/latinamericapubs.html  
Online publications from and about Latin American from the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Political Database of the Americas
URL: http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/
A non-governmental internet-based project from Georgetown University that provides reference materials, primary documents, and statistical data for countries in the western hemisphere.  Also included are links to newspapers and journals, international organizations and embassies and consulates.

Environmental History of Latin America
URL:  http://www.stanford.edu/group/LAEH/index.html
Online bibliography of Latin American environmental history from Stanford University

Hispanic Population of the United States
URL: http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hispanic.html
Detailed statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau on the Hispanic population of the United States.

Foreign Language Newspapers
Miami Herald (Sundays only)
El Nuevo Herald (library retains current month)
Newspapers Online
World News (UT Library)
Internet Public Library Reading Room

e-Journals
A complete listing of full text electronic journals is located on the Library homepage under the Journal Locator link. Titles of importance to Latin American studies include:
The Americas
Bulletin of Hispanic Studies
Hispanic American Historical Review
Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs
Journal of Latin American Studies
Latin American Politics and Society
Latin American Perspectives
Latin American Research Review

Assistance
For assistance in locating or using these or other sources, please contact the Reference Desk or schedule an appointment for a Personalized Research Session.

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