HISTAA 487
History of Modern Mexico Library Research Tools & Strategies

Background Sources | Catalogs | Indexes | Selected Web Sites

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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 Book length profile of all aspects of Mexico including history, politics and economy. Includes a extensive bibliography. Also see Economist country briefing on Mexico and State Department Background Notes. Milenios de México Suzzallo Reference F1204 .M955 1999

Catalogs
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 Libraries Catalog A listing of the books, journal subscriptions and other material available at the University of Washington Libraries. Cascade A listing of the books, journal subscriptions and other material available in the 6 public university library systems in Washington state. Books can be requested online and sent to the UW. 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. OhioLINK Use OhioLink to access chapters of recent books, use the "Words" search option.

Indexes
Use indexes to find articles (and sometimes books, dissertations, 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. For a complete list of electronic indexes see Databases & Catalogs on the Information Gateway.
Databases marked UW Only require that you access these from computers on campus or from home using UWICK or the libraries proxy server.
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 Indexes Academic (Lexis-Nexis) Universe [UW only] Full text database of news, legal and business information. Sources include major U.S. and international English-language papers, magazines, wire services and transcripts. Use only for topics dealing with contemporary (post 1985) issues such as NAFTA. Also see World News Connection [UW only]. Expanded Academic Index [UW only] General index to magazine and journal articles in all subjects, includes some full-text. Research Library [UW only] General index to magazine and journal articles in all subjects, includes some full-text. Specialized Indexes EconLit [UW only] Index to articles in economics including economic history. For more business related articles see ABI/INFORM. 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] Indexes more than 200 journals dealing with Latin America. Coverage dates from 1970. Historical Abstracts [UW only] Major index to articles in world history from the period 1450 on. PAIS International [UW only] Covers social and public policy literature from over 1,400 periodicals and thousands of government documents, books, and other sources from 1972 onward. Printed version goes back to 1915 and is kept in the Suzzallo Reference index area [Z7163.P9].

Government & Other Web Sites

• Congressional Universe [UW only]
  Full-text debates, bills, reports dating back to approximately 1989 and indexing dating back to 1970. Also includes an index to congressional hearings and reports dating back to 1789.
• Marcive [UW only]
  Catalog to U.S. government documents dating back to 1976.
• Country Commercial Guide for Mexico
  U.S. report outlining Mexican economic trends, leading sectors, trade regulations and other information dealing with business. For other business oriented information including industry sector analysis reports see Stat-USA [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.
• Mexico
  Comprehensive list of web sites dealing with all aspects of Mexico, part of LANIC, the Latin American Network Information Center at the University of Texas.
• 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.
• Governments on the Web: Mexico
  Collection of links to Mexican governmental web pages such as the Presidencia.