Library Resources for Latin America
History, Literature & Culture
Subject Reference books provide key facts & names, dates & statistics, bios and overviews. Titles in bold print cover many aspects of Latin American history and culture.
- REF 305.8 WOR Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life (4 v. - Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe)
- REF 324.2 POL Political Handbook of the World
- REF 860.9 Latin American Literature and its Times
- REF
920 Encyclopedia of World Biography; also Women in World
History
- REF 980 LAT
Latin America: History and Culture (actually 2
encyclopedias - one scholarly & longer (for older students), the
other for students (MS & US)
- The Library's catalog (or OPAC) is available at home or at school; go to Current Students web page, click on Library | Online Catalog
- Search specific KEYWORDS for your topic first -- tango; Garcia Marquez; Chile history
-- then try more general terms.
- General KEYWORDS: Latin America; Literature; Civilization;
Art.
- There are several useful series on countries; search the titles below as Series to get a listing of all titles: Modern Nations of the World; Enchantment of the World, Second Series; Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations.
- "Global Studies: Latin
America"
is a very useful series on the region that includes "Country Reports"
(on current political and
economic status) and "Articles from the World Press" (articles on
environmental, cultural, political and economic issues in various
countries).
- Economist.com -
Chapin has both print and online versions of this magazine with its
international coverage of business and politics.
- History Resource Center -- World section is a great source for finding reference articles on countries & their history; also includes magazine articles from The Economist and other journals.
- Proquest - Includes full-text
magazine articles, current newspaper articles (including the NYT), and articles from the Historical New York
Times (1851-2003). The NY
Times has many articles on Latin American countries, and is also
a source of
photographs and images.
- The World Factbook
- CIA-compiled information on history, culture, political
situation in countries.
- Library of Congress: Country Studies - Digital versions of print titles compiled by researchers at Library of Congress.
- Library of Congress: Portals to the World - Library of Congress recommended web sites for country information.
- Worldpress.org - News stories and
opinion pieces (in English) from newspapers around the world; keyword
searching of site is available.
- For examples
of MLA bibliography formats,
see Current Students > Library
> US
> MLA
Style for Bibliographies or
consult A Pocket Style Manual.
- Or, use NoodleBib to help format your bibliography & store bibliography info in your own folder on the Web. See the US Library web page, Introduction to NoodleTools, to help you get started.
- Questions about doing a bibliography? Feel
free to ask or email Ms. Lutz or another librarian.
Compiled by Ms. Lutz, 9 April 2008