Latin American & Caribbean Studies- CCNY Libraries

CASBAH: Caribbean Studies, Black and Asian History -- Project to identify and map national research resources for Caribbean Studies and the history of Black and Asian people in Britain; descriptions and progress reports on project activities, events, and related links; database of archival, printed, and audiovisual sources and collections.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage -- The Gale (publishing) Group observes Hispanic heritage with a collection of activities and resources, including biographies, a culture quiz and a timeline of events in Hispanic American history. Also features descriptions of Hispanic music genres such as salsa, tango, and Latin pop.

Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA) -- Interuniversity center founded in 1964 at the University of Amsterdam; conducts social science research focusing on the processes of change in Latin America, in six disciplines: cultural anthropology, economics, history, political science, human geography, and sociology; events notices, journal by subscription, and abstracts of publications and selected full-text articles; site versions in English and Spanish; some features in Dutch.

Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY) -- The CUNY Dominican Studies Institute is an interdisciplinary research unit of the City University of New York at City College devoted to the production, gathering, and dissemination of knowledge on Dominicans in the United States, the Dominican Republic, and elsewhere. Officially accredited by the Board of Trustees as an organized research unit of the University on February 22, 1994, the Institute sponsors research projects covering areas which include, but are not limited to education, migration, language, literature, history, economics, women's issues, politics, youth, cultural identity, sports, performing arts, and visual arts.

Federal Websites in Spanish/Los Sitios Web Federales en Español -- Spanish-language sites from U.S. federal government agencies are listed in English and Spanish, with links to the Spanish-language pages. From the Oklahoma Department of Libraries.

Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Online
Online searchable access to this authoritative database of annual annotated bibliographies covering many subjects in the humanities and social sciences. The database can be accessed in English or Spanish and covers 1935 to date.

INFOMINE: Scholarly Internet Resources, Hispanic American
INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level. From the University of California, Riverside.

Internet Resources for Latin America -- Courtesy of New Mexico State University. Links to databases and other reference sources, online news, and organizations. Also lists of related lists and newsgroups.

LACC: Latin American and Caribbean Center: Florida International University -- Aims to promote international understanding and education; federally supported National Resource Center for Language and Area Studies with a mandate to promote graduate and undergraduate education, faculty research and public education on Latin American and Caribbean affairs; events notices, descriptions of projects, grants, and other LACC/ LIU institutes; working papers, newsletters (1994-95); quarterly magazine; link to photos and other resources within LIU's Latin American & Caribbean Information Center; related links.

LANE - Latin America North East Libraries Consortium
Provides information about the availability of Latin American research resources in the region.

Latin American and Caribbean Population Information Network (Alternative Title: IPALCA) -- IPALCA is an informal network of Latin American and Caribbean institutions which produce population information and make them available on the internet. IPALCA is associated with the United Nations Population Information Network(POPIN).The IPALCA website which is hosted by CELADE the Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre provides information about becoming a member plus a short history,plus links to the sites of network members and also provides details of a discusssion list relating to issues about the construction and maintenance of population websites.

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) -- Access to academic databases and Information services on and from Latin America. Courtesy of the University of Texas.

Latin America Research Group -- The Web site of the Latin America Research Group (LARG) at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, USA. LARG studies economic, financial, and political developments in Latin America and the Caribbean. The site provides information on LARG's research and other activities, Web links, and publications in HTML format.

Latin Americanist Research Resources Project -- The Latin Americanist Research Resources Project (LARRP) is an initiative of the Global Resources Program of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Its principal goal is to expand access to Latin American research resources by promoting a distributed model of library cooperation, enhanced electronic access, and effective document delivery. Its three major components are: (1) Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC) -- A searchable Web database that provides access to the tables of contents of more than 800 journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences, published in Latin America. (2) Latin American Open Archives Portal -- Provides access to social sciences grey literature produced in Latin America by research institutes, non-governmental organizations, and peripheral agencies. (3) Presidential Messages -- Contains digital images of presidential speeches since the early 19th century from Mexico and Argentina (over 75,000 pages of speeches).

Latino American History: A Guide to Resources and Research on the Web -- "The University of Colorado Springs' Department of History has organized its site by general resources, archives, Hispanic women's history, political movements, popular culture, religion, and a chronological arrangement of sources."

Latino Ethnic Attitude Survey -- Conducted by Daniel L. Roy, Department of Geography, University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas 66045. These are summary findings of the Latino Ethnic Attitude Survey (LEAS) requested by many survey respondents. The 182 page report, titled "Strangers in a Native Land: A Labyrinthine Map of Latino Identity," dealt specifically with middle-class Latinos of all national origins in the United States. Attention was focused on five related sets of issues. The first set deals with how middle-class Latinos identify themselves, including any contextual differences (self-identity). The second set includes whether their identity or ethnicity is an issue at work, in their community, or in the larger society (a sense of place). The third set considers their language preference. The fourth set looks at how generational differences affect middle-class identity; and finally, the fifth set includes normal geodemographic information related to gender, education, income levels, and zip code.

Librarians' Index to the Internet: Latin or Central or South America or the Caribbean -- Relevant Web sites selected by stafff of "Lii," which obtains primary funding through the Library of California through the Library of California Board and is maintained on the Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE.

(Library of Congress) Hispanic Reading Room, Online Collections -- The major collections include: 1492: An Ongoing Voyage; Hispanic Americans in Congress; Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection; The Luso-Hispanic World in Maps; The Portuguese in the US; Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age; Spain, The United States, & The American Frontier: Historias Paralelas; and The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War.

(Library of Congress) Selected Links to Additional Hispanic Reading Room Internet Resources -- Among the links are: ARL/AAU Latin Americanist Research Resources Pilot Project; Cuban Heritage Digital Collection; Latin American Government Documents; US Census Sources; Chicano Studies Center; Puerto Rico. The Governor's homepage; and Spanish language Search Engines from Andalucía Abierta.

The New York Public Library, Best of the Web: Caribbean; Central and Latin America -- Compiled by the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, this unit organizes related Web sites in the following categories: Caribbean Studies; Country Specific Information; Literature; and Popular Culture.

(New York State Library) Selected Hispanic and Latino Web Sites -- Relevant Internet sites, selected by the New State Library, are arranged in the following categories: General Resources; Business; Culture and Entertainment; Education and Employment; Political and Advocacy Groups; and Professional Organizations.

Political Database of the Americas -- A searchable and browsable full-text resource offering documentary and political information on Latin America. Data Includes constitutions, electoral laws, legislative and executive branch information and election data. Also includes links to sources for current events in Latin America. Available from any Internet workstation.

Population and Development: Latin American & Caribbean Demographic Centre (Alternative Title: CELADE) -- CELADE carries out training,applied research,technical assistance and information services concerning population and development in Latin America and the Caribbean.The Website includes information about its origins and functions,information about population estimates and projections,details of workshops and courses and information about its publications.

Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age (The Library of Congress) -- Portrays the early history of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico through first-person accounts, political writings, and histories drawn from the Library of Congress's General Collections.

Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social & Economic Studies (SALISES) -- Research and consultancy on social, political, economic, and management issues in small developing countries of the Eastern Caribbean (Barbados, Windward and Leeward Islands); University of the West Indies, in Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad & Tobago; working papers, lists of publications, information on conferences and courses, abstracts of journal articles, and author index for Bulletin.

(Suriname) History of Archaeological Research in Suriname, by Aad H. Versteeg -- "The beginning of the history of archaeological investigations in Suriname dates from approx. 125 years ago. The research focused on the Indian populations that lived in the country before the discovery of America by Columbus. It comes as no surprise that archaeological investigations in Suriname have always been closely inter-woven with ethnographical and anthropological studies on the one hand, and with landscape and geological studies on the other." This paper, which includes a comprehensive bibliography on the archaeology of Suriname, was originally published in 1998 in Th.E. Wong, D.R. de Vletter, L. Krook, J.I.S. Zonneveld & A.J. van Loon (eds): "The history of earth sciences in Suriname"

World of 1898: The Spanish-American War (The Library of Congress) -- This presentation provides resources and documents about the Spanish-American War, the period before the war, and some of the fascinating people who participated in the fighting or commented about it. From the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress.

PERIODICAL ARTICLE DATABASES

Academic Search Premier -- A major multidisciplinary database that includes fulltext jounral articles. A subject search on "political science," in early 2002, yield 10,000 citations.

Ethnic NewsWatch..."A full-text general reference database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press -- English and Spanish language."

Historical Abstracts -- An indexing/abstracting service that provides coverage of periodical articles, books, and dissertations dealing with world history from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada).

Humanities Abstracts -- Humanities Abstracts is a bibliographic database that cites articles from English-language periodicals. Periodical coverage includes some of the best-known scholarly journals and numerous lesser-known but important specialized magazines. Subjects covered include: Archaeology, Area Studies, Art, Classical Studies, Communications, Dance, Film, Folklore, Gender Studies, History, Journalism, Linguistics, Literary & Social Criticism Literature, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Religion and Theology.

LexisNexis (Guided News Search) -- By choosing the "General News" category, searchers have searchable access to full text major newspapers as well as general magazines and journals.

MasterFILE Premier -- MasterFILE Premier, designed specifically for public libraries, provides full text for nearly 2,000 general periodicals covering a broad range of disciplines including general reference, business, education, health, general science, multi-cultural issues and much more. In addition to the full text, this database provides indexing and abstracts for all of the 2,650 publications in the collection.

(Newspapers) Custom Newspapers -- Search a collection of 150 newspapers, both national and international.

(Newspapers) New York State Newspapers -- Search this database of ten major newspapers published in the state of New York, including the New York Times and the New York Post.

(Newspapers) National Newspaper Index (1977 to date) -- National Newspaper Index provides quick access to the indexing of America's top five newspapers in one seamless search: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post.

PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) -- "Provides selective subjects and bibliographic access to periodicals, books, hearings, reports, gray literature, government publications, Internet resources, and other publications from 120 countries."

Readers' Guide Abstracts -- Readers' Guide Abstracts is a database containing comprehensive indexing and abstracting of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and Canada. Subjects covered include: Aeronautics, African-Americans, Aging, Astronomy, Automobiles, Biography, Business, Canada, Children, Computers, Consumer Education, Current Events, Education, Environment, Fashion, Film, Fine Arts, Food, Foreign Affairs, Health, and History.

Readers' Guide Retrospective -- Readers' Guide Retrospective is a database containing comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. Current (7/2003) coverage for this database includes the years 1890 through 1982.

Social Sciences Abstracts -- A bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from English-language periodicals published in the United States and elsewhere. Coverage includes a wide range of interdisciplinary fields such as: Planning & Public Administration, Policy Sciences, Political Science, Public Welfare, Social Work, & Urban Studies.