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Latin America
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Selected Reference Sources
Use reference sources to choose a topic, understand terminology, locate background information, and identify good search terms.
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, R 200.973 E56
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY, R 200.973 Q3en
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF RELIGION, R 203 E56 2005
- NEW CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA, R 282.03 E56
- RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD, R 291 R382
- WORLD FACTBOOK, R 320.05 W927
- DICTATORS AND TYRANTS: ABSOLUTE RULERS AND WOULD-BE RULERS IN WORLD HISTORY, R 321.9 A969d
- UNITED STATES-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS, R327.7308 S653hi
- HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF UNITED STATES-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS R 327.7308 S653hi
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS, R 327.73 E56f
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, R 327.73 H356en
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC HISTORY, R 330.973 E56
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD LITERATURE, R 803 E56
- CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE, R 867.909 C178
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE, R 867.909 E56
- HISPANIC WRITERS, R 867.909 H673
- LATIN AMERICAN WRITERS, R 867.909 L357
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF REVOLUTIONS AND REVOLUTIONARIES, R 909 E56
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN CULTURES, R 980.03 E56co
- LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE, R 980.03 E56l
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS, R 980.03 E56po
- LATIN AMERICA : A POLITICAL DICTIONARY, R 980 R831la
Finding Books in the Online Catalog
Books accumulate and synthesize information from various sources. Identify appropriate terms to use for keyword and subject searches in the catalog.
- Common subheadings such as Economic Conditions, History, Politics and Government, Social Life and Customs are used after the names of countries:
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
- EL SALVADOR - HISTORY - 1838-1944
- EL SALVADOR - HISTORY - Revolution, 1944
Finding Articles in Research Databases
(go to DA Orgs/Library for off-campus access)
- CountryWatch (full text)
Provides information on each of the 192 recognized countries of the world including:
CountryReviews--demographic, political, economic, business, cultural and environmental information;
CountryWire--daily news coverage and a news archive;
Also features CountryWatch Data (statistics), the CountryWatch Map Gallery, CountryWatch@School (curriculum based resources), and the weekly Global News Update. - Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (full text)
Includes country information from the complete encyclopedia and the Britannica Student Encyclopedia, plus the Britannica Book of the Year--also includes 300,000 links to websites selected by the editors--compare countries and gather world data under Research Tools - CIAO (Columbia International Affairs Online)(full text)(1991-present)
A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs - General Databases such as Academic Search Premier and General OneFile will include current articles about countries and their cultures. If possible, search by subject and browse the subheadings under the subject for specific information. For older articles, try JSTOR or the Readers Guide.
- History Databases such as History Reference Center or History Study Center include information about the countries of the world plus primary documents.
- Lexis-Nexis provides current news about countries. Under General News, browse the source list for the titles of foreign newspapers indexed by this database. Use a news directory on the Internet to search other foreign newspapers online: ABYZ News Links, Online Newspapers from Around the World, or World Newspaper.com
- LitFinder (full text plus citations only)
Provides the full text of over 125,000 poems plus over 850,000 poem citations plus thousands of short stories, plays, essays and speeches--includes subject access, literary criticism, biographies, pictures, character lists, genre access, and explanations - Smithsonian Global Sound--search by country, cultural group, or artist to listen to Latin American music
- Contemporary World Music
Selected Internet Resources
(Websites should always be evaluated for authorship, accuracy, and currency)
General Sites
- North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
- Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) (country directory)
- Americas (from Human Rights Watch)(includes country links & global issues)
- Latin American and the Caribbean (from Monterey Bay Educators Against War)
- Political Database of the Americas (Georgetown U.)
News
- Latin America Database (news and educational service)
- Latin American Newspapers (from LANIC)
- Latin America Press
Statistics
- Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean (from the United Nations)
(to open, click yearbook/download document)
El Salvador
- El Salvador (from Human Rights Watch)
- Embassy of El Salvador
- Portals to the World: El Salvador (Library of Congess)
- El Salvador (from the World Bank)
- World Fact Book: El Salvador (CIA)
- Background Note: El Salvador (U.S. Dept. of State)
- El Salvador: Civil War (1980-1992) (Monterey Bay Educators Against War)
Haiti
- Haiti (from Human Rights Watch)
- Embassy of the Republic of Haiti
- Portals to the World: Haiti (Library of Congress)
- Haiti (from the World Bank)
- World Fact Book: Haiti (CIA)
- Background Note: Haiti (U.S. Dept. of State)
The Countries & Cultures Research Guide
offers additional websites for country information
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MLA Citation Style Guide
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