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| ARTICLES | | |  Help Finding Articles | | |  Journal Locator - Help
Search by journal title or citation, not by subject, for online and print journals. | | | Scholarly Articles | | | HAPI : Hispanic American Periodicals Index - 1970 to present - Help
Citations to articles and other materials from 400+ journals, on Central & South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, U.S.-Mexico border & U.S. Hispanics. | | | Humanities Abstracts - 1984 to present
Abstracts of articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays and television and radio programs from over 465 sources in the humanities. | | | Social Sciences Abstracts - 1983 to present
Some full text. Abstracts of articles from over 550 sources in the social sciences. Includes articles, interviews, obituaries, biographies, and book reviews on anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, geography, and sociology. | | | America: History & Life - 1953 to present
Indexes 1,700 journals, books, and dissertations for material pertaining to American and Canadian history. Other subjects covered include popular culture, anthropology, sociology, economics, education, and politics. | | | Arts & Humanities Search - 1980 to present
Indexes 1,300 journals covering all arts and humanities disciplines. The database of almost 2.1 million records includes materials published from 1980 to the present as well as older material cited in these publications. Updated weekly. | | | Handbook of Latin American Studies - 1935 to present - Help
A bibliography on Latin America edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Access to future, current, and retrospective volumes of the Handbook. | | | Historical Abstracts - 1956 to present
Covers history after 1450, excluding U.S. and Canada; lists articles, books, collections, and dissertations. | | | Humanities and Social Sciences Index Retrospective - 1907-1984
Indexes nearly 1,200 English-language scholarly journals and specialized magazines in the social sciences and humanities; also includes citations to book reviews. | | | International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) - 1951 to present
Contains information from international publications, including over 2600 journals, in the fields of economics, political science, sociology, and anthropology. Compiled by the British Library of Political & Economic Science. | | | MLA Bibliography - 1926 to present - Help
Indexes scholarship on literature, language, linguistics and folklore. Includes journal articles, series, monographs, dissertations, bibliographies, proceedings. Produced by the Modern Language Association of America, includes 1,200,000+ records. | | | PAIS International - 1937 to present
Covers current affairs, social and public policy issues. Provides access to articles, books, hearings, reports, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries. Records prior to 1960 will be added gradually.
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| BOOKS AND MEDIA | | | Help Finding Books | | | Moodle/E-Reserves
Login to course websites to access course readings, syllabi, discussions and more. | | | Library Catalogs | | | Five College Library Catalog - Help
Search all Five College libraries at once, or limit to Smith, Amherst, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, or UMass/Amherst. | | | WorldCat - all dates
OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide. Contains millions of records. | | | Book Purchases and Reviews | | | Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM)
Includes a list of Ibero-American Booksellers on the World Wide Web. | | | Books in Print - 1979 to present
Includes information on scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint and all other types of books covering all subjects currently published and distributed in the U.S. Includes titles declared out-of-print from July 1979 to the present. | | | Puvill Libros
Supplier of Spanish, Mexican, Portuguese and Andorran books and materials provides an online catalog of over 95,000 titles. | |
| REFERENCE TOOLS | | | Companion to Latin American Literature & Culture [Blackwell] - Full Text
Considers cultural and historical contexts for major authors of fiction, essays, and poetry. Includes discussion of forms and genres, plus architecture, music, and film. | | | Dissertations and Theses | | | RefWorks Workshops - Fall 2008 - Help
Register now for a Fall 2008 workshop: Wed. 10/1 (3-4:30), Thurs. 10/2 (3-4:30), Tues. 10/21 (3-4:30), or Wed. 10/22 (7-8:30pm). Location: Neilson Library Classroom | | | Encyclopedias | |  | Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture - Full Text
2nd edition, offering multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters & the arts. | | | Statistics | | | Statistical Resources on the Web (UM)
From the University of Michigan Documents Center, links to hundreds of sources of statistics and data sets for national and foreign economies, labor, banking, consumers, trade and more. | | | Style Manuals | | | Citation Guides & Style Manuals | |
| LIBRARY RESEARCH GUIDES | | | Your Feedback
Have you had a library class within the past week? If so, please give us your feedback. | | | Older Latin American Studies Class Guides
Archived class guides may not be up-to-date. Please ask a Librarian for assistance if you encounter broken links. | |
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