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Background Sources
Encyclopedias and dictionaries provide background information and can be used to identify key people, events and dates. Many also include short bibliographies.
- Britannica Online
http://www.eb.com:180/- Online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. UW Only.
- Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean
Suzzallo Reference, Undergraduate Reference- F1406 .C36 1992
- Cambridge history of Latin America
Suzzallo Reference, Undergraduate Reference- F1410 .C1834 1984
- Country Background Notes
http://www.state.gov/www/background_notes/index.html- Periodically updated brief reports on countries produced by the Department of State.
- Country Studies
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html- Series of 71 volumes produced by the Library of Congress providing in-depth information on a particular country. Latin American countries include: Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Ecuador, Guyana, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
- 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
Books
Use the following databases to locate books 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 Online Catalog
Campus Network- A listing of the books, journal subscriptions and other material available at the University of Washington Libraries.
- UW Law Library Catalog
Campus Network- A listing of the books, journal subscriptions and other material available at the University of Washington Law Library.
- OhioLINK
http://olc1.ohiolink.edu/search/- Use OhioLink to access chapters of recent books, use the "Words" search option.
- OCLC WorldCat
Campus Network- A listing of books, journal subscriptions and other material available in hundreds of major libraries in the U.S. and abroad. UW only.
General Indexes
Use the following indexes to find articles on your 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. Many useful indexes/bibliographies may also be in printed format.Articles from journals which the UW does not own can be requested through the Interlibrary Borrowing Service.
- Expanded Academic Index
Campus Network- Index to approximately 1500 journals and magazines in all disciplines. Coverage dates from 1989. UW Only.
- Handbook of Latin American Studies
Web- 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, Table 5- Indexes more than 200 journals dealing with Latin America. Coverage dates from 1970.
- Historical Abstracts
http://serials.abc-clio.com/cgi-bin/nph-AppStart?_appname=ha- Major index to articles in world history from the period 1450 on. UW Only.
- Research Library
http://www.umi.com/pqdauto- Index to articles in all fields, full-text articles available for selected journals and magazines. From the menu, choose Research Library Complete. UW Only.
- World Bibliographical Series
Suzzallo Reference, Call number varies- This series has one volume for each country, there are volumes for: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Finding subject bibliographies and indexes *: You can use the UW Libraries Catalog to identify subject bibliographies. Just type in your topic (you may have to user broader terms or geographic areas, e.g., for a topic on women in Mexico you may find bibliographies dealing with women in Latin America useful) and on a Subject Heading line type in: indexes or bibliography
News Sources
- Academic (Lexis-Nexis) UNIVerse
web- Full text database of news, legal and business information. Sources include major U.S. and international papers (including Spanish language sources from Mexico), magazines, wire services, transcripts and law reviews. See Searching Lexis-Nexis UNIVerse for search tips. UW Only.
- National Newspapers
web- Index with full text dating from 1995 of 9 major U.S. newspapers including the Wall Street Journal. From the menu, choose National Newspapers. UW Only.
- World News Connection
web- International news coverage, translations of newspaper articles, broadcast reports, etc. Coverage begins in 1994, succeeds Foreign Broadcast Information Service. UW Only.