Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Main Indexes | Specialized Indexes | Related Indexes | Internet Sites

MAIN 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.
LAPTOC (Latin American Periodicals Table of Contents Database) via Latin American Network Information Center	1990-present	Tables of contents for hundreds of journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences, published in Latin America. If you want to browse journals by country: select a country from the list and leave search box blank.
Caribbean Abstracts via Royal Netherlands Institute of South East Asia and Caribbean Studies	1989- present	Contains abstracts in English of selected books and articles in the humanities and social sciences published since 1989. Indexes books, journal articles and book chapters written in English, Dutch, French, Spansish and other langueas.
Clase/Periodica via FirstSearch	1975-present	Indexes over 2,600 scholarly journals published in Latin American and the Caribbean. Clase indexes documents specializing in the social sciences and humanities, while Periodica covers journals specializing in science and technology.
SPECIALIZED INDEXES AND DATABASES
Chicano Database via FirstSearch	1960's-present	Indexes 2,470+ publications on Mexican-Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants. Includes the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database.
Dialnet via Universidad de la Rioja	Varies	A table of contents index that provides citations for journals published in Spain. Includes journals with Latin American content. Searhcing does NOT include subject headings or descriptors. Some citations include links to full-text of the article.
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.
Informe via InfoTrac	1994-present	Full-text access to more than 300 Hispanic popular magazines and scholarly journals, the majority in Spanish.
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.
Latin American Newsstand via Proquest	2005-present	A selection of full-text Latin-American newspapers and newswires covering international and Latin-American regional topics.
Red ALyC via Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico	Varies	Red ALyC (Red de Revistas Cientificas de America Latina y el Caribe) is a portal to the full-text of over 100 journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal covering the humanities, social sciences and the neutral and exact sciences. Includes a searchable database for all journals.
SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) via SciELO	1988-present	Provides full-text access to 500+ Latin American, Caribbean and Spanish scientific journals. Free resource.
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.
AnthroSource via American Anthropological Association	Varies	Full text of all (30+) AAA (American Anthropological Association) journals. Access to current issues as well as archives.
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.
EconLit via EBSCOhost	1969-present	Indexes 400+ international publications in economics.
EIU.com (Economist Intelligence Unit) via EIU	1996-present	Analysis and forecasts of the political, economic and business environment for many countries, plus how to do business in most countries.
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.
Global NewsBank via NewsBank	1996-present	English-language articles from 1,000+ translated broadcasts, news agency transmissions, wire services, newspapers, magazines, and government documents. Covers politics, economics, culture, business, science, technology, and the environment in Africa, Asia, Europe, the former Soviet Union, the Pacific Rim, Central and South America, and the Middle East.
Historical Abstracts via ABC-CLIO	1954-present	Indexes 2,000+ scholarly journals in history from 1450 to the present. Excludes the United States and Canada. If you use ABC-CLIO, select "World history excluding US & Canada" from the drop down menu next to "Search."
Historical Abstracts via EBSCOhost	1954-present
MLA International Bibliography via EBSCOhost	1920s-present	Indexes 4,400+ international scholarly journals and other publications in folklore, linguistics, languages, and literature.
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.
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.
World Development Indicators via The World Bank Group	1960-present	Includes approximately 800 indicators of development for more than 220 countries. Organized in six sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global Links.
WorldCat via FirstSearch	Current	Catalog holdings for thousands of international libraries.
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 Libraries Latin American and Caribbean Information Center		FIU Libraries
FIU Latin American and Caribbean Center		FIU
Internet Resources for Latin American and the Caribbean		FIU Libraries
LANIC: Latina American Network Information Center		University of Texas at Austin