African New World Studies

Main Indexes | Specialized Indexes | Related Indexes | Internet Sites

MAIN INDEXES AND DATABASES
African American Biographical Database via Chadwyck-Healey	1790-present	Indexes biographies of thousands of African Americans in all fields
Black Studies via UP - ERC	1996	Indexes international journals about the African diaspora. Emphasizes the Americas, the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Empire Online via Adam Matthew Digital	1400s-present	Collection of original documents relating to Empire Studies, sourced from libraries and archives around the world. Includes thematic essays by leading scholars. Essays introduce the material, suggest possible approaches, and place the documents within a broad historical, literary and cultural context. Collection consists of five sections: Cultural Contacts, 1492-1969; Empire Writing and the Literature of Empire; The Visible Empire; Religion & Empire; Race, Class, Imperialism and Colonialism, 1607-2007.
SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES
Handbook of Latin American Studies via Library of Congress	1935-present	Indexes publications on all aspects of Latin American studies.
HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) via UCLA	1970-present	Indexes 400+ scholarly journals about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean and Hispanics in the United States.
INFO-LATINOAMERICA via BiblioLine	1988-present	Indexes 1,500 international scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, television and radio broadcasts for articles on Latin America. Only 1 user at a time can access this database.
Latin America Data Base (LADB) via University of New Mexico	1986-present	Analysis of economic, political and social news related to Latin America and the Caribbean.
Latin American Newsletters via Latin American Intelligence Service	1967-present	Source of intelligence on political, business, and economic developments in Latin America and the Caribbean.
RELATED INDEXES AND DATABASES
ABI/Inform via ProQuest	1905-present	Covers publications in business, finance, and economics. Includes four ABI/Inform databases: ABI/INFORM Archive Complete, ABI/INFORM Dateline, ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry.
AccessUN via NewsBank	1945-present	Indexes United Nations documents and publications.
Anthropology PLUS via FirstSearch	1800's-present	Indexes 5,500+ scholarly journals in anthropology and archaeology. Includes all data from Anthropological Literature and Anthropological Index, which combined provide an extensive worldwide index to all subfields of anthropology, plus ethnology, archaeology, and folklore.
ATLA Religion Database via EBSCOhost	1949-present	Indexes 650+ scholarly journals, book reviews, and collections of essays in religious studies.
Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) via Columbia University Press	1991-present	Worldwide coverage of the literature in international relations, including: working papers, conference proceedings, journal abstracts, books, a schedule of events, policy briefs, economic indicators, original essays, links and resources, maps and country data. Working papers, essays, and policy briefs are full-text.
Congressional via LexisNexis	Varies	Database of U.S. congressional information, including papers, bills, and biographies.
Contemporary Women's Issues via RDS	1992-present	Articles from 2,240+ interdisciplinary scholarly journals, research reports, books, and other publications on global women's issues related to sociology, psychology, health, education, and human rights.
EconLit via EBSCOhost	1969-present	Indexes 400+ international publications in economics.
Ethnic Newswatch via ProQuest	1990-present	Articles from U.S. ethnic, minority and native presses. Search interfaces are available in English and Spanish.
GenderWatch via ProQuest	1970-present	Articles from publications in women's and gender issues.
PAIS International (Public Affairs Information Service) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1972-present	Indexes 3,890+ international scholarly journals, government documents, Internet materials, and other publications from over 120 countries on current events in the political and social sciences.
Social Sciences Citation Index via ISI Web of Knowledge	1977-present	Indexes 1,725+ multidisciplinary scholarly journals and other publications in the social sciences, with cited references. Very useful for finding articles which cite earlier articles.
Sociological Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1952-present	Indexes 2,000+ international journals and other publications in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Many records, added to the database since 2002, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1975-present	Indexes 1,680+ international journals within the political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. Many records, added to the database since 2001, also include the references cited in the bibliography of the source article.
INTERNET SITES
FIU African-New World Studies Program		FIU
Africa South of the Sahara		Stanford Libraries: African Collection
Internet Resources for Latin American and the Caribbean		FIU Libraries