 | Modern 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
Encyclopedias and dictionaries provide background information and can be used to identify key people, events and dates. Many also include short bibliographies.To identify additional encyclopedias, search the UW Libraries catalog:
- Choose the Keywords Search
- Type in your topic keyword(s) and the following phrase -- and su:(encyclopedias or dictionaries)
- Example:
- argentina and su:(encyclopedias or dictionaries)
- Background Notes
- Brief country profiles issued by the state department. For more extensive profiles see if there is a volume available in Country Studies
- Britannica Online
- Online version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. UW Only.
- Cambridge history of Latin America
Suzzallo Reference, Undergraduate Reference- F1410 .C1834 1984
- 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
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:
- argentina and su:bibliography
- liberation theology and su:bibliography
- argentina 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.
General IndexesEconomics & Business
- 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]
- 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.
History & Politics
- 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.
- EconLit
- Index to articles in economics including economic history. UW Only.
Ethnicity & Gender
- 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.
- Contemporary Women's Issues
- Database of full-text articles from journals and magazines. UW Only.
- Geobase
- Index to articles in geography, ecology, environmental studies. UW Only.
- PopLine
- Index to population studies and demography. UW Only.
- Sociological Abstracts
- Major index to the field of sociology and related disciplines. UW Only.
News
- Lexis Nexis Academic Universe
- Full text database of U.S. and international newspaper articles as well as some magazine, wire service and television transcripts. 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.