The items in this bibliography can help you find information on your research topic. 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
Encyclopedias and dictionaries provide background information and can be used to identify key people, events and dates. Many also include short bibliographies.
- Cambridge history of Latin America
Suzzallo Reference, Undergraduate Reference- F1410 .C1834 1984
- Enciclopedia de México
Suzzallo Reference- F1204 .E46 1998
- 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
- Hispanic Culture of Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
Suzzallo Reference- F1234 .H794 1996
- Mexico: A Country Study
- Full-length profile of Mexico covering geography, history, economy and more. Includes a substantial bibliography.
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.
- Cascade
- The combined online catalog of the 6 public universities in Washington. Items from other libraries can be requested.
- OhioLINK
- Use OhioLink to access chapters of recent books, use the "Words" search option.
- OCLC WorldCat - UW only
- A listing of books, journal subscriptions and other material available in hundreds of major libraries in the U.S. and abroad.
Indexes: Finding Articles
Use indexes to find articles on a topic. Most indexes are arranged by subject or include a subject index. 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.
- Expanded Academic Index - UW only
- Index to articles (both popular and scholarly) in all disciplines. Full-text articles available for selected journals and magazines.
- 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]
- Hispanic American Periodicals Index [HAPI]
Suzzallo Reference index area, Z1605.H492- Index to Hispanic magazines and journals arranged by subject.
- Historical Abstracts - UW only
- Major index to articles in world history from the period 1450 on.
- Research Library - UW only
- 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.
Detail from a painting by Diego Rivera, Pre-Hispanic America, 1950. Complete image available through the CGFA.