Essential Print Reference Sources
References materials are an excellent place to begin your research. They can provide initial context, terminology, and background on key events, places and persons.
Latin American Studies by Call Number: F1408 .C676 2002- Latin America: a guide to the historical literature. Charles C. Griffin, ed., J. Benedict Warren, assistant edCall Number: F1410 .G83 1971
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures by Call Number: F1406 .E515 2000 Vols. 1 - 3
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean by Call Number: F1406 .C36 1992Publication Date: 1992
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and CultureCall Number: F1406 .E53 2008 Vols. 1 - 6
A Reference Guide to Latin American History by Call Number: F1410 .R395 1999
Historical Dictionary of United States - Latin American Relations by Call Number: F1418 .S638 2007
Online Reference Materials
- Central American Political History DatabaseCovers biographical information on more than 450 heads-of-state and members of governing juntas of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, and of the defunct Central American Federation.
- Columbia History of Latinos in the United States Since 1960Examines the experience of specific segments of the Latino population in the United States up to 2003.
- Credo Reference OnlineProvides access to a collection of aggregated and integrated reference books from high-quality publishers
- Gale Virtual ReferenceProvides the full text of many encyclopedias, handbooks, dictionaries, and directories, including extensive collections relating to Latin American Studies
- Oxford Online ReferenceContains the texts of more than 100 reference titles published by Oxford University Press
- Biography Reference Bank This link opens in a new window Biographical information on approximately half a million people, from antiquity to the present.
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- Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window Database of encyclopedia entries, with information in a variety of subjects and including brief biographies.
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Around The Web
- America Latina Portal EuropeoEuropean information and research on Latin America
- CRL - Latin American StudiesLatin American Studies research guide from the Center for Research Libraries.
- Digital Library of the CaribbeandLOC is a cooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean. It provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections.
- Humanizing DeportationAn open access archive of personal stories about deportation.
- Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)Internet Portal providing information on a broad range of f Latin American topics. Form University of Texas
- Latin American Open Archives PortalProvides access to social sciences grey literature grey literature (working documents, pre-prints, research papers, statistical documents, and other difficult-to-access materials typically published by research institutes, non-governmental organizations, and peripheral agencies that are not controlled by commercial publishers produced in Latin America.
- Latin American Resources - Digital best on the webLinks to many different digital collections and web sites. Unfortunately they are only arranged alphabetically. Includes some unique resources.
- Nation MasterNationMaster compiles a vast amount of data from hundreds of sources, allowing easy access and comparison of country data on a broad array of topics.
- The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) - Latin America and the CaribbeanInformation by Country, includes Annual Reports, Case Studies, Country Surveys, Working Papers, Directories, Speeches, Newsletters, and other publications.
Sundry Background Materials
- Background Notes (U.S. State Dept. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs)Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, human rights reports, economy, and foreign relations of Western Hemisphere countries.
- BBC Country ProfilesGuides from BBC Monitoring to the history, politics, and economic background of countries and territories and background on key institutions.
- CIAO - Columbia International Affairs Online This link opens in a new windowColumbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) is a comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs
- CIA World Factbook(CIA) Includes basic facts and figures about each country.
- Country Studies: The Americas (Library of Congress)The Country Studies Series presents a description and analysis of the historical setting and the social, economic, political, and national security systems and institutions of countries throughout the world.
- Hispanic Reading Roomerves as the primary access point for research relating to those parts of the world encompassing the geographical areas of the Caribbean, Latin America, and Iberia