Annotated bibliography and index to books, articles and a variety of other materials. Updated monthly.
Latin American & Iberian Studies
Librarian:
Fernando Acosta-Rodriguez
Office: B-14-P Firestone
Phone: 609.258.3193
Core Resources
Note: For pre-1970 indexing, consult the Index to Latin American Periodical Literature, 1929-1960 in (DR) Oversize Z1605 .C64 1962q and the Index to Latin American Periodical Literature, 1966-1970 (DR) Oversize Z1605 .C64 1980q.
Indexing of articles and other documents appearing in more than 500 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world about Latin America, the Caribbean, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.
Indexing of journals and conference papers published in Spain in a wide variety of disciplines in the humanities, social, life, and physical sciences. A subset of the database, ISOC-America Latina, indexes 20 Spanish journals dedicated to Latin American topics.
Searchable database of tables of contents from more than 800 journals published in Latin America. Most are not indexed in HAPI.
Source of current information on political and economic developments in Latin America and the Caribbean. Includes the Latin American Weekly Report, Latin American Economy & Business (monthly), Four regional reports (monthly), Latin American Security & Strategic Review (monthly), Latin American Special Reports, Latin American Monitoring Centre (includes Country Reports and Election Watch service).
Extensive directory of Latin American and Iberian academic journals, and gateway to hundreds of electronic journals available on the web. Contents of listed journals cannot be searched simultaneously.
Important Resources
Basque Database
(1994+)
Information about Basque topics. Indexed formats include articles, books, chapters of edited books, dissertations, and other publications. Also includes Basque-related videos and DVDs, musical recordings, maps, and other media.
E-publications, citations, and other research information from the Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales.
Full text of fiction, poetry, essays, plays, and other materials by authors from the Caribbean archipelago.
CARINDEX
(1983+)
Indexes some 70 West Indian journals, published within in the Caribbean region; also includes theses and papers presented at conferences. Prepared and maintained by the Library of the University of the West Indies (UWI). Each record contains an abstract of content. Full text is not available.
Comprehensive bibliographic index of all topics related to Mexican-Americans. Since 1992, the database has expanded its scope to include the broader experience of the Latin American diaspora, including Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicans, Central Americans, and immigrants from other Latin American nationalities.
Bibliographic database of articles, essays, reviews, and other documents indexed in over 1,200 social science and humanities serials published in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Economia y Negocios
(Early 1980s+)
Spanish language index of business and economics periodicals published in Latin America and Spain.
Access to selected scholarly resources in Iberian Studies. Maintained by ACRL's Western European Studies Section.
Databases of public opinion information about political viewpoints across Latin America. Includes America's Barometer.
The Latin American Network Center (LANIC), from the University of Texas at Austin provides web access to information to, from, or on Latin America.
Selection of full-text Latin-American newspapers and newswires covering international and Latin-American regional topics.
Contains full text of fiction, poetry, essays, and plays by women writers from Latin America, starting in the colonial period and moving through to the present.
Full text of prose, poetry, plays, and other materials by Latino writers. Many previously unpublished and rare materials are included.
Latinobarometro
(1995-1998, 2000-2007)
Note: Microdata is available in Stata format.
Summary level public opinion data for Latin America.
Oxford Latin American Economic History Database
(1900-2000)
Statistical series for economic and social indicators covering 20 Latin American countries.
Searchable database providing full-text access to an expanding collection of Latin American and Iberian journals in the social sciences and the humanities.
Provides access to full-text articles covering selected scientific journals and proceedings collections from Latin America, South Africa and other developing countries.
Provides full-text access to historical newspapers. At the moment, only a rapidly growing Latin American Newspapers module is available.
Related Resources
Definitive annotated bibliography on U.S. foreign relations.
Anthropology Plus
(1800+)
Worldwide indexing of journal articles, reports, commentaries, edited works, and obituaries in the fields of social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology, ethnology, archaeology, folklore, material culture, and interdisciplinary studies. Anthropology Plus combines Anthropological Literature from Harvard University and the Anthropological Index, Royal Anthropological Institute from the UK.
Art Index
(Indexing 1929+, Select Full Text 1997+)
Indexes and abstracts articles and reproductions of works of art from periodicals published throughout the world on all areas in the arts.
Citations and many full-text articles from religion and theology journals.
Daily publication for new laws and changes in Chilean legislation. 1985 to present. In Spanish
Dissertation Abstracts (ProQuest Digital Dissertations)
(1861+; full text 1997+)
Access to citations and abstracts for every title in the Dissertation Abstracts database. Dissertations written from 1997 forward are available full text. The database includes citations to dissertations from 1861 to those accepted last semester. Citations for dissertations and master's theses published from 1980 forward have abstracts.
Ebsco Academic Search
(1975+)
Multi-disciplinary database providing abstract & indexing with select full text for many core scholarly journals as well as popular press periodicals
EconLit
(1969+)
Note: Paper volumes covering 1886 to 1968 are available in SSRC. See Index of Economic Journals and Index of Economic Articles. (HB1.I425)
Indexes international economic literature. Includes major journals, articles in collective volumes (essays, proceedings, etc.), books, full-text book reviews, dissertations, and working papers.
Education Full Text
(Indexing 1929+; Full-text 1996+)
Comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of English-language periodicals, monographs and yearbooks. Cover-to cover indexing, abstracts, and full text from hundreds of journals covering such topics as: comparative education, competency-based education, higher education, literacy standards, prayer in public schools, student counseling, teaching methods and evaluation, and dozens more.
Full-text ethnography materials of the world's cultures. At present, eHRAF indexes only 60 cultures, so for comprehensive treatment of world cultures use the HRAF microfiche collection in Microform Services (Microfiche 285). The collection of ethnography was produced on microfiche from 1950 to 1993. Two guides to the microfiche, Outline of World Cultures and Outline of Cultural Materials are available in Microforms Services (FilmB) GN345.3 .M87 1983.
EIU Country Profiles and Reports
(1996+)
Background reports covering economic, political, and social conditions of countries.
Environment Complete
(1941+)
Abstract/index information for environmental policy and studies.
Ethnic NewsWatch
(1960+)
Interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish), full-text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press.
Full-text of many major national and regional newspapers, including the full-text of the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and the Nikkei Weekly. Some titles are abstracted only. Includes selected full-text and abstracts of many industry and general interest publications.
Note: For later years see World News Connection.
Translation service of the U.S. Government, usually attributed to the Central Intelligence Agency. It covered political, military, economic, environmental and sociological news and commentary, as well as scientific and technical information.
Citations and abstracts to over 1,775,000 articles in multiple languages in the humanities and social sciences.
Historical Abstracts
(1954+)
Indexes books and journal articles on the history of the world (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present.
Index of articles from selected foreign law periodicals and US law reviews focused on international law
Current and retrospective bibliographic citations and abstracts for over 150 scholarly and popular journals, newspapers, and newsletters from the United States, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Full text archive of core journals in select disciplines. Journal issues from the most recent 3-5 years are usually NOT available electronically through JSTOR.
Comprehensive database of legal materials, including cases, statutes, and regulations of the U.S. government and the various state governments; case law from 1789 to present; current and historical statutes and regulations from 1980 forward. Provides full text of many major national and regional newspapers, including the full text of the New York Times. For comparisons between Lexis-Nexis Academic and Factiva see http://firestone.princeton.edu/econlib/universe.html.
MLA International Bibliography
(1926+)
Provides citations to articles, books, book chapters, and dissertations on all aspects of modern literature, language, and linguistics.
PAIS International
(1915+)
Citations to articles, books, reports, and select government documents on U.S. and international public policy issue. Generally considered to be a comprehensive index to policy literature.
Periodicals Index Online
(Late 18th century+)
Index to millions of articles published in 4,547 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences. Includes the collections, British Periodicals and Periodicals Archive Online I-V, which provide searchable full-text and page images of hundreds of periodicals, primarily from the 19th century.
ProQuest Research Library
(Mid 1970s+. (Highly selective earlier coverage))
Abstracting, indexing, and select full text of many core scholarly journals, magazines and major newspapers for information on a broad range of subjects.
SocINDEX with Full Text
(1895+)
Coverage of sociology journals, books, and conference proceedings, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
Sociofile
(1952+)
Indexing and abstracting of the world's literature in sociology and related disciplines, both theoretical and applied. Covers 2,500 journals, conference papers, dissertations, and book reviews. Includes materials in 30 languages.
Sociological Abstracts
(1952+)
Indexing and abstracting of the world's literature in sociology and related disciplines, both theoretical and applied. Covers 2,500 journals, conference papers, dissertations, and book reviews. Includes materials in 30 languages.
Online access to World Bank publications. Useful for research in international social and economic development.
Provides citations and abstracts of the international literature in political science, including journal articles, books and book chapters, dissertations, and reviews. It also covers such areas as international relations, law, sociology, economics, and public policy. Provides references to reliable websites.
