 | Business & Industry in Latin AmericaBackground Resources |
The items in this bibliography can help you find information on your research topic. Many are available electronically through the World Wide Web. Many of the databases listed here are available through the web. UW Only means that in order to use a database from your home computer you must either connect to this page using the UW Connectivity Kit (UWICK) or the libraries proxy server.
Background Resources
Background sources such as encyclopedias and country profiles provide brief overviews of a topic and can be used to identify key people, events and dates. Many also include short bibliographies.
- Britannica Online
- Online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. UW Only.
- Country Profiles - Economist Intelligence Unit
- Annual report focusing on current economic conditions in various countries including Chile and Mexico. Located in the periodicals section of the Foster Business Library.
- Country Studies
- Book length profiles covering the history, economy, political structure, etc. of more than 70 countries including Chile (1994) and Mexico (1996).
- Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture
Suzzallo Reference, Undergraduate Reference- F1406 .E53 1996
- Encyclopedia of Mexico: history, society & culture
Suzzallo Reference- F1210 .E63 1997
- LatinFocus
- Commercial site provides statistical information for Latin American countries plus government and media links.
- Stat-USA
- International trade created by the US Commerce Department. Includes in-depth country commercial guides, market research reports and international trade statistics. UW Only.
Catalogs: Finding Books
Use the following databases to locate books (and journal subscriptions) in the UW Libraries and in other libraries around the region, nation and world. Books unavailable at the UW can be requested through the Interlibrary Borrowing Service.
- UW Libraries Catalog
- A listing of the books, journal subscriptions and other material available at the University of Washington Libraries.
- OhioLINK
- Use OhioLink to access chapters of recent books, use the "Words" search option.
- OCLC WorldCat
- A listing of books, journal subscriptions and other material available in hundreds of major libraries in the U.S. and abroad. UW only.
Indexes: Finding Articles
Use indexes/abstracts/bibliographies to find articles (and sometimes books, dissertations, government reports, etc.) on a topic. Most indexes are arranged by subject or include a subject index. There are indexes covering all sorts of subjects, use those which best fit your research topic.Additional electronic indexes for specific disciplines can be found on the Information Gateway, Find It By Subject or you can browse the alphabetical list of databases.
To locate printed bibliographies search the UW Libraries catalog:
- Choose the Keywords Search
- Type in your topic keyword(s) and the following phrase -- and su:bibliography
- Example:
- nafta and su:bibliography
Once you identify articles you need make sure you have the complete citation (author, title, journal name, volume, pages and year), then look in the UW Libraries Catalog for the journal name (do a title search for the journal name to see if the UW subscribes) to see if and where the journal is kept (library location and call number).
Articles from journals which the UW does not own can be requested through the Interlibrary Borrowing Service.
- ABI Inform
- Major index to articles in the field of business, full-text articles available for selected journals and magazines. From the menu, choose ABI Inform. UW Only.
- Agricola
- Index to articles, technical reports and selected books in the field of agriculture and related sciences. UW Only.
- EconLit
- Index to articles in economics including economic history. UW Only.
- Expanded Academic Index
- Index to articles (both popular and scholarly) in all disciplines. Full-text articles available for selected journals and magazines. UW Only.
- Handbook of Latin American Studies
- Major index covering books and journals (Spanish, English and other languages) dealing with all aspects of Latin America. Coverage dates from 1935. Also available in print [Suzzallo Reference: Z1605 .H26]
- Historical Abstracts
- Major index to articles in world history from the period 1450 on. UW Only.
- PAIS International
- Indexes articles and selected books and reports dealing with social and public policy. UW Only.
- Research Library
- Index to articles (both popular and scholarly) in all disciplines. Full-text articles available for selected journals and magazines. From the menu, choose Research Library Complete. UW Only.
- Web of Science
- Includes the Arts & Humanities and Social Science Citation Indexes. Use the Easy Search option to identify articles on a topic. UW Only.
News Databases
In addition to these news databases check the web versions of Mexican and Chilean newspapers listed on AJR NewsLink.
- Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
- Full text database of U.S. and international (including Spanish language Mexican) newspaper articles as well as some magazine, wire service and television transcripts. UW Only.
- NewsBank InfoWeb
- Includes full-text international and national news coverage in English. Global Newsbank dates from 1996 while national coverage dates back to 1970. UW Only.
- World News Connection
- International news coverage, translations of newspaper articles, broadcast reports, etc. Coverage begins in 1994, succeeds Foreign Broadcast Information Service. UW Only.
Government & Other Web Sites
- Congressional Universe
- Full-text debates, bills, reports dating back to approximately 1989 and indexing dating back to 1970. UW Only.
- Documents on Mexican Politics
- Repository of documents dealing with Mexican politics maintained by Alex Lopez-Ortiz, a professor at the University of New Brunswick.
- Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Home page for the UN commission includes statistics and reports.
- LANIC - Latin American Network Information Center
- Comprehensive collection of links to all things Latin American. Maintained by the University of Texas. Includes country pages for Mexico and Chile.
- NAFTA Secretariat
- Home page of the Secretariat which manages NAFTA dispute resolutions. see also NAFTA Info Page created by the U.S. Trade Information Center.
- Presidencia de la Republica de Chile
- Links to various ministries, legislative bodies and other governmental agencies.
- Presidency of the Republic of Mexico
- For trade issues see Secretaria de Comercio y Fomento Industrial (SECOFI) and SECOFI's NAFTA page.