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Last modified 05.09.05 		Dana Hall Library >> Subject Guides >> Social Studies >>  Latin American Studies

Specialized Print Reference Sources

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean REF 980.003 CAM
Encyclopedia of Latin America REF 980.003 ENC
Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture REF 980.003 ENC
Latin American Literature and its times: profiles of notable literary works and the historical events that influenced them REF 809 WOR
Peoples of the world: Latin Americans: the culture, geographical settings, and the historical background of 42 Latin American peoples REF 980 MOS

Selected Online Resources

Catalogue of Internet Resource
http://bubl.ac.uk/link/countries.htm
Through this page, one can access the individual country and find other resources on a variety of topics.

Federal Research Division - Country Studies
 http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html
Comprehensive site with searchable information, maintained by the Library of Congress. The creators disclose some of the limits of the site (timeliness and access to visual material).

Internet Resources for Latin America
http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia
Maintained by Molly Molloy at the University of New Mexico the site offers a wealth of websites. NOTE: The site has not been updated since last summer.

Latin America Data Base
http://ladb.unm.edu/
This database, maintained by the University of New Mexico, offers news service regarding the economy, politics and social policy of Latin America. Headlines and search of archives are available free of charge, but full text services are offered to subscribers only. The site also includes access to RETanet: resources for teaching about the Americas. This includes a searchable database of resource materials which lists useful textbooks, teachers guides and videos relating to the history, politics and culture of Latin, central and South America.

Latin American Network Information Center
http://lanic.utexas.edu
This site is an excellent collection on South American countries. NOTE: many sources are exclusively in Spanish.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art :: Timeline of Art History
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/
"The Timeline of Art History is a chronological, geographical, and thematic exploration of the history of art from around the world, as illustrated especially by The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. More than 5,000 works of art are linked to critical information on country of origin, cultural context, and time period." Equipped with world and regional maps, timelines, images of the artworks, and teachers resources, this website is a rich database that adds an important visual component to the historical exploration.

Open Directory Project
http://dmoz.org/Science/Social_Sciences/Area_Studies/Latin_American_Studies/
This collection of information can be accessed through the Social Sciences, then Area Studies and Latin American Studies to the individual countries. From this site one can find many comprehensiveresources. (E.g. the Latin American Network Information Center).

WWWVL The World Wide Virtual Library History
http://www.ukans.edu/history/VL/
From the central catalog, it is possible to find information on a specific region and country in the region. Considered to be a History Index Network, the information on a country can be quite comprehensive with extensive recommendations for other web sources (such as the Library of Congress site).

Washington Office on Latin America
http://www.wola.org/
This is a non-governmental organization which “monitors the impact of US foreign policy on human rights, development and democracy in Latin America and also acts as a forum for the exchange of information between organisations working in the region. While the website explains what the organization does, it also gives a bibliography of recent publications. Typical topics covered include: hurricane relief, development programs, human rights and combating drug trafficking.

Yale University Library
http://www.library.yale.edu/humanities/latinamerican/internet.html
Yale University Library maintains a rich collection of selected internet resources. Some are accessible by subscription, but if you contact our library we might be able to help you.


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