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Academic Search Elite
This multi-disciplinary database offers full text for nearly 2,000 scholarly journals, including more than 1,500 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study, Academic Search Elite offers full text information dating as far back as 1985. This database is updated on a daily basis.
Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch is an interdisciplinary, bilingual (English and Spanish) and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.
FRANCIS
A multilingual and multidisciplinary bibliographic database covering the humanities (archaeology, history of art, history of science, linguistics, literature, philosophy, prehistory, religions), social sciences (administration, computer and law, education, ethnology, geography, health , sociology) and economics (economy, energy economics, management ).
Handbook of Latin American Studies
Contains scholarly evaluations of books and book chapters as well as conference papers and articles published worldwide in the field of Latin American studies. Covers social sciences and the humanities in alternate years.
HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index
HAPI contains citations to articles published since 1970 in more than 500 scholarly journals treating Latin American or U.S. Hispanic topics. Coverage includes Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, German and Italian language articles.
ISI Web of Knowledge
A citation database that includes the Web of Science (Science Citation Index, 1900-present, the Social Science Citation Index, 1956-present, and the Arts and Humanities Citation Index, 1975-present) and Journal Citation Reports (JCR).
Latin America Data Base
Searchable database of articles from LADB news publications (including SourceMex, NotiSur, and EcoCentral). Also includes articles in Spanish from Latin American economics journals and publications.
MLA International Bibliography
The MLA International Bibliography is a subject index for books, articles and websites published on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. It is produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), an organization dedicated to the study and teaching of language and literature. The electronic version of the Bibliography dates back to 1925 and contains over 2 million citations from more than 4,400 periodicals (including peer-reviewed e-journals) and 1,000 book publishers.
PAIS International
PAIS International covers the literature of public affairs including political, economic and social issues. PAIS International contains references to articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, research reports, conference reports and publications of international agencies. Publications from more than 120 countries are included.
Periodicals Index Online
Electronic index to over 4,500 periodicals in the humanities and social sciences, covering each periodical from its first issue (as early as 1665) . Every article is indexed. The scope is international, including journals in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and other languages.
Political Risk Yearbook
Country Reports on 106 countries (including Latin America)--each giving accurate political and economic risk analysis. Each Report focuses specifically on vital political and business information.
America Latina: Portal Europeo
A portal to Latin American studies in Europe.
Cambridge History of Latin America
Part of Cambridge Histories Online.
CLACSO (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales). Biblioteca Virtual
Provides access to social science full-text books, periodical articles, conference papers, etc. published by numerous social science research institutes in Latin American and the Caribbean.
Columbia International Affairs Online
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is designed to be the most comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 on that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, and proceedings from conferences.
CountryWatch.com: Website to the world
Up-to-date information and news on the countries of the world, for educational purposes and for public and private sector organizations with global operations and interests. Includes Country ReviewsTM and Country WireTM.
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
The Economic Commission for Latin America is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. Information found on this website includes full text press releases, speeches, interviews, and nearly all of its publications.
Internet Resources for Latin America
Latin American resources gathered by Molly Molloy, New Mexico State University Library, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA. Provides access to many sites with brief descriptions of the content and quality of the information.
LAPTOC: Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents
A database that provides access to the tables of contents of more than 800 journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences, published in Latin America.
Latin American and Caribbean Bibliographic Databases
Mexico's Colima University and UNESCO have launched an online version of the LATINO project of bibliographic databases of Latin America and the Caribbean area. The portal gathers 123 databases with bibliographic descriptions from libraries of institutions in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela (Data from Spain also available). Topics range from agriculture and rural development to medical, scientific, and regional issues.
Latin American Government Documents Archive
A website that "seeks to preserve and facilitate access to a wide range of ministerial and presidential documents from 18 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The Archive contains copies of the Web sites of approximately 300 government ministries and presidencies. Capture of sites began on multiple dates in 2005 and 2006, and will continue with regularly scheduled captures. Content in the Archive includes not only the full-text versions of official documents, but also original video and audio recordings of key regional leaders."
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
A comprehensive site on Latin America and the Caribbean maintained by the University of Texas at Austin. Broken down by countries, economy, education, government, humanities, internet and computing, libraries and reference, media (including full-text newspapers), recreation, regional resources, science, social sciences, society and culture (including human rights), sustainable development, etc.
Latin American Newspapers
Searchable collection of historical newspapers from around the world. Begins with Latin American newspapers from the 19th and 20th centuries. Forthcoming are African, European, Middle Eastern, South Asian, and Southeast Asian newspapers. Can be cross-searched with collection: America's historical newspapers.
Latin American Open Archives Portal
A website that will help locate social sciences "grey literature" produced in Latin America. "The portal provides access to working documents, pre-prints, research papers, statistical documents, and other difficult-to-access materials from the "deep Web." Typically, this content is published by research institutes, non-governmental organizations, and peripheral agencies that are not controlled by commercial publishers.
The Life and Times of Jorge Luis Borges
Database originates from the Jorge Luis Borges Collection and Documentation Center of the Fundacion San Telmo, which contains the world's largest collection of materials related to Borges' life and works. The collection was begun in 1886 and includes manuscripts and letters, books, periodicals, photographs, audio and video recordings, newspaper and magazine clippings, and other objects and documents.
Portals of the World
Provides links to numerous authoritative websites for the countries of the world. These websites are selected by subject experts at the Library of Congress.
Red ALyC
The Red de Revistas Científicas de América Latina y el Caribe is a portal to the full text of numerous journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal. These journals are from a variety of fields in the social sciences, humanities and sciences.
SciELO
Provides full-text collections of journals in Latin America and the Caribbean. While most of the SciELO collection focuses on science journals, it also includes some journals in the social sciences.
Slavery, Abolition and Social Justice, 1490-2007
This digital collection documents key aspects of the history of slavery worldwide over six centuries. Topics covered include the African Coast, the Middle Passage, the varieties of slave experience, religion, revolts, abolition, and legislation. The collection also includes case studies from America, the Caribbean, Brazil, and Cuba.
Sur Digital Archive
Full text searchable database of The Sur Magazine (1931-1992) produced by Nicolas Helft and authorized by Fundacin Sur of Buenos Aires. Sur (South) was the magazine and publishing house founded by Victoria Ocampo and had enormous influence in the Spanish-speaking world.