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Yearbooks, Encyclopedias and Handbooks

Current Events:

Ref. D2.A7
The Annual Register: World Events. New York: St. Martin's Press. Annual.

Similar to Facts on File, this publication has an emphasis on news in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Ref. G122.U56a
The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. Annual.

It presents brief, detailed reports on countries and regions, which includes information on geography, population, government, economics, and communications. Includes maps. It is also available on the CIA Web site.

Ref. JF37.C53
Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments, 1998-1999. John Clements. Dallas, Texas: Political Research, Inc., 1998.

This comprehensive resource is arranged alphabetically by country and includes information on each nation's government, judicial system, economic and foreign affairs, demographics, major imports and exports, and principal trading partners.

REF. JN1.E85a
The Europa World Yearbook. London: Europa Publications. Annual

Each country survey includes information on climate, language, religion, government, education, and a brief recent history. There is also a section that includes information on currency and exchange rates and financial statistics. A directory in each entry presents information on political organizations, trade and industry associations, and transportation facilities.

Ref. D410.F3
Facts on File. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1940 - Weekly with annual cumulations.

This timely publication emphasizes news events in the United States, with international coverage related for the most part to American affairs. The factual news digests are based on materials gathered from newspapers and magazines.

Ref. D410.K4a
Keesing's Record of World Events. London, England: Longman Group UK Ltd. Monthly

Keesing's provides a contemporary record of modern history as well as a source of current affairs. Each monthly issue, arranged by continent, provides a comprehensive digest of world news. Throughout the more than 100 factual articles, references to other news items and earlier events covered by Kessing's are given.

Ref. JF797.P65 v. 1-8
Political Risk Yearbook. East Syracuse, N.Y.: The PRS Group, 1999.

It reports on political changes for 106 countries. Each country report provides a thorough background section covering geography, history, international relationships, social conditions, economic conditions, sources of political power, and the climate for business. For some countries there is an "update" analysis covering significant changes taking place since the country report was written. This publication is divided into eight volumes: v.1 North and Central America, v.2 Middle East & North Africa, v.3 South America, v.4 Sub-Saharan Africa, v. 5 East Asia and the Pacific, v. 6 West Europe, v. 7 East Europe, and v. 8 Central & South Asia.

Ref. F1406.5.S68
South America, Central America and the Caribbean 1999. 7th ed. London: Europa Publications Ltd., Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale.

Careful research and thoroughness of detail are the hallmark of the 37 contributors' work on 48 countries. Included are eight introductory essays covering such topics as trade blocs, integration, and the politics of drugs. Economic indicators for the region are evaluated, and the history and economy of each country is complete and insightfully discussed. Charts are plentiful for each country.

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Comprehensive Surveys:

Ref. F1406.C36 1992
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. Simon Collier, Thomas E. Skidmore, Harold Blakemore, general editors. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Discusses all of Latin America and the Caribbean within six topical sections: physical environment, the economy, peoples, history, politics and society, and culture. Each section has subsections, which include short bibliographies appended to each signed subsection. The articles are supplemented with maps, charts, and photographs.

F1410.C1834 1984
Cambridge History of Latin America. Leslie Bethell, editor. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984 - 11 volumes.

This is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of Latin America's historical experience from the first contact between the Native American Indians and Europeans to the present day. Each chapter is by a specialist and accompanied by an extremely useful bibliographic essay.

Ref. HC121.U525a
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. New York: United Nations. Annual.

Provides a useful cumulation of economic details for Latin America and the Caribbean. The various sections include information on economic policy, structural reform, finance, inflation, investment and saving, and employment and wages. In addition, up to 10 pages are devoted to each country, covering general trends, and economic policy, with statistics going back several years.

Ref. F1408.M36 1968
Encyclopedia of Latin-American History. Michael Rheta Martin and Gabriel H. Lovett. Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill, 1968.

Updated edition of a convenient and valuable reference work, with additional material for the period since 1956 through the mid-1960s. Emphasis is on English language accounts, and it gives less coverage to the colonial period than to that of the Independence and later periods.

Ref. F1406.E53 1996
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. 5 volumes. Barbara A. Tenenbaum, editor in chief. New York: C. Scribner's Sons; London: Simon & Schuster: Prentice Hall International, 1996.

This 5-volume set provides more than 5,000 articles on the history and culture of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, and the Spanish Borderlands that are now part of the United States. The overall purpose of the set is to reflect the way Latin Americans of all classes understand their world.

Ref. F1410.A79 1997
Encyclopedia of the Inter-American System. G. Pope Atkins. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997.

The complex workings of the Inter-American System (IAS), the components of which are the Organization of American States, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance Regime, are the subject of this encyclopedia. This comprehensive volume provides information on organizations, institutions, treaties, conferences, and leaders throughout the history of the IAS.

Ref. HC94.R688 1995
Encyclopedia of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the New American Community, and Latin-American Trade. Jerry Martin Rosenberg. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995.

This work covers specific issues, rationales, ideologies, controversies, and actions related to the adoption and implementation of the NAFTA agreement. The information is taken from official sources, and its purpose is to emphasize the interpretation of NAFTA issues to keep abreast of trading pacts, opportunities, programs, and regulations throughout the Western Hemisphere.

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Handbooks and Directories:

Ref. JL966.L37 1985
Latin American Political Movements. Ciarán Ó Maoláin. New York, N.Y.: Facts on File, 1985.

Provides basic information on political parties and alliances, guerilla movements, pressure groups, and other legal and illegal organizations. Twenty Latin American countries and Puerto Rico are included. Each country section has a brief summary of its political history, constitutional background, and recent election data. In addition, the dictionary provides information on the country's leadership, structure, history, and policies.

Ref. F1971.C74
The Puerto Ricans, 1493 - 1973; A Chronology & Factbook. Francesco Cordasco, compiler and editor. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1973.

Provides a chronology of events from 1493-1973 as well as documents significant to the history of Puerto Rico. A selected bibliography of sources relevant to the Puerto Rican experience is also included.

F1418.U68 1995
U.S.-Latin American Policymaking: A Reference Handbook. David W. Dent, editor.
Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995.

Complete and useful reference work, with 24 experts contributing essays on Inter-American and U.S. domestic environments, policymaking structures and persons in the U.S. political system, and certain major policy issues.

Individual Countries:

Country Studies/Area Handbooks Series.

A continuing series of books prepared by the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress under the Country Studies/Area Handbook Program sponsored by the Department of the Army. Most books in the series deal with a particular foreign country, describing and analyzing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Each study is written by a multidisciplinary team of social scientists. The authors seek to provide a basic understanding of the observed society, striving for a dynamic rather than a static portrayal. Particular attention is devoted to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, their common interests and the issues on which they are divided, the nature and extent of their involvement with national institutions, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order. To find these valuable resources in the library, perform a KEYWORD search in Lexicat. Enter the country name and the phrase "area handbook". The full-text of approximately 100 of the country studies is available on the Library of Congress Web site: http://www.loc.gov/

Ref. F1210.E63 1997 v. 1-2
Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture. Michael S. Werner, editor. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997.

Produced by more than 300 scholars from seven countries, this encyclopedia provides information on people, events, institutions, processes, society, and culture from Mexican history that shed light on the present state of Mexico. All the article-length entries are signed and include select bibliographies.

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U.S. Federal Government Documents:

Doc. Z1223.A2
CIS Index to Publications of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Information Service, 1970 -

One of the most comprehensive of document indexes to the complete activities of the U. S. Congress. Popular names of bills, laws, and reports are given, as well as the subject matter of those materials. In addition, an index covers the same materials by mill number, report number, etc. Congressional hearings are also covered as well as the names of witnessess and committees. The publication is in two sections: The index section offers access by subject, author, and title. The summary section provides the full title of the document and includes an abstract of most of the items indexed.

Periodicals Microform
Congressional Record. 1789 -

A detailed summary of the day-to-day activities of Congress.

Doc.
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications. U.S. Superintendent of Documents. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941 -

A basic finding tool for government documents issued by the Government Printing Office, the Monthly Catalog is arranged by Superintendent of Documents classification number, which means the publication is arranged by the issuing agency. A subject index is provided.

Doc. S1.1:
Foreign Relations of the United States. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State, 1861 -

Published by the Department of State, this is a basic compilation of the the foreign affairs of the United States since the mid-19th century.

Ref. JX234
Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America, 1776 - 1949. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of State, 1968 - 1976. 13 v.

This is a basic compilation of U. S. multilateral treaties as well as agreements and treaties with individual countries from 1776 through 1949.

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Dictionaries

Ref. F1408.3.N86
Dictionary of Afro-Latin American Civilization. Benjamin Nuñez, with the assistance of the African Bibliographic Center. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1980.

Focusing on the Caribbean, the dictionary offers more than 4,500 entries for words and phrases, biographies, and historical events.

Ref. F2183.G86 1991
The Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of Central America and the Caribbean. Phil Gunson and Greg Chamberlain, with additional material by Andrew Thompson. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

Provides alphabetically arranged entries covering people, political parties, events, and terminology of 20th-century Central America and the Caribbean.

Ref. JL1851.A25G86 1989
Dictionary of Contemporary Politics of South America. Phil Gunson, Andrew Thompson, and Greg Chamberlain. New York: Macmillan Publishing Co., 1989.

This is a guide to themes, events, and personalities in the politics of 20th-century South America.

Ref. GN564.L29S84 1989
Dictionary of Latin American Racial and Ethnic Terminology. Thomas M. Stephens. Gainsville: University of Florida Press, 1989.

Provides definitions for Brazilian, Portuguese, and Spanish American terms. In addition to a definition for terms, the dictionary covers racial or ethnic definitions, including related defintions, the geographic area where the term is used, and explanatory commentary.

F1406.R67 1992
Latin America: A Political Dictionary. Ernest E. Rossi, Jack C. Plano. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 1992.

Covers people, political parties, events, issues, and concepts relevant to Latin American politics. Almost 300 entries are given in 11 topical chapters, including the military, political culture and ideology, and international law and organizations. In addition to a definition, the historical significance and current relevance of the term are described.

Ref. F1418.S494 1992
The United States in Latin America: A Historical Dictionary. David Shavit. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.

Brief information about people, events, and institutions that affected the relationship between Latin America and the United States.

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Individual Countries:

Ref. F3304.H4 1972
Historical Dictionary of Bolivia. Dwight B. Heath. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1972.

Ref. F2504.L46
Historical Dictionary of Brazil. Robert M. Levine. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1979.

Ref. F1754.S83 1988
Historical Dictionary of Cuba. Jaime Suchlicki. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1988.

Ref. F1462.M6
Historical Dictionary of Guatemala. Richard E. Moore. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1967.

Ref. F1562.H43
Historical Dictionary of Panama. Basil C. Hedrick and Anne K. Hedrick. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1970.

Ref. F1954.F37
Historical Dictionary of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Kenneth R. Farr. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1973.

Ref. F2304.R8 1971
Historical Dictionary of Venezuela. Donna Keyse Rudolph and G. A. Rudolph. Metuchen. N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1971.

The Historical Dictionary of . . . series provides brief entries for personal names, places, and events for individual Latin American countries.

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Biographical Sources

General:

Ref. Z5305.U5B56a Ref. Rm. Biography
Biography & Genealogy Master Index. Detroit: Gale Research, Co., 1980 -

Published in several editions and multivolumed, this work provides an alphabetical listing of the names of several million individuals. The citations for each person are taken from approximately 600 biographical reference works. It is a key not only to better known individuals, but it also assists in locating biographical information on lesser known persons.

Ref. Z5301.B5 Ref. Rm. Biography
Biography Index. Bronx, N.Y.: H. W. Wilson Co., 1946 - Quarterly with annual cumulations.

This index includes citations to biographies appearing in periodicals and selected books. It offers a key to biographical information about persons living and dead in a wide variety of general sources.

Ref. CT100.C8 Ref. Rm. Biography
Current Biography. Bronx, N.Y.: H. W. Wilson Co., 1955 - Monthly with annual cumulations.

Essay-length biographical sketches are provided for U.S. and international personalities and luminaries. Citations for the source references as well as New York Times obituary notices are included at the end of each article.

Ref. Index Reference Index Area
Personal Name Index to "The New York Times Index," 1851 -

This multivolumed set includes more than 3 million names of people mentioned in the newspaper. Many of these, particularly in the earlier years, are not found in the main New York Times Index volumes.

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Specialized:

Ref. F1414.2.B48 1988
Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders. Robert Jackson Alexander, editor. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.

Provides 450 lengthy, signed biographical profiles of political figures from the 19th and 20th century. In addition to bibliographies, a chronology of major events in the region, 1804-1985, is provided.

Ref. CT1343.D53 1996
Dictionary of Hispanic Biography. Joseph C. Tardiff & L. Mpho Mabunda, editors. New York :Gale Research, 1996.

With more than 450 entries, this biographical dictionary is among the largest biographical sources available covering Hispanics. Profiles are provided for Hispanic men and women who lived from the 15th century to the present, and includes all occupations. A significant number of the profiles are for contemporaries. Along with a detailed biographical sketch, a list of the sources consulted is provided.

Ref. JL957.W47 1993 Ref. Rm. Biography
Who's Who in Latin America: Government, Politics, Banking & Industry (New York, N.Y.). New York, N.Y.: Norman Ross Pub., 1993.

Arranged by country, there are biographies for more than 2,000 leaders in 36 countries, including politicians, legislators, diplomats, bankers, economists, trade unionists, lawyers, writers and journalists, engineers, and religious, business, and military leaders.

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Statistical Sources

Index:

Doc. Z7554.U5 A46
ASI (American Statistics Index). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Information Service. Monthly with annual cumulations.

It is a comprehensive guide and index to the voluminous statistical publications of the U.S. Government. Statistical publications are indexed by subject and names; categories (geographic, economic, demographic, and standard classification system); titles; and agency report numbers.

Compendiums:

Ref. Desk HA154.G35
Gale Country and World Rankings Reporter. Detroit, MI: Gale Research Inc.

It includes rankings on a variety of topics including demographics, education, labor, government and politics, and markets and marketing. Information is collected from a variety of government, business, and general interest sources.

Ref. Desk HA154.S68
Statistical Abstract of the World. Detroit, MI.: Gale Research Inc.

A comprehensive resource that includes information on demographics, education, labor force, production, finance, economics, and trade. Includes maps and charts.

Ref. HA17.D45
U.N. Demographic Yearbook. New York: Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office, United Nations. 1948 - Annual

A compendium of international demographic statistics of the various countries of the world. It covers populations and their demographic characteristics, natality, mortality, marriages and divorce, etc.

Ref. HA12.5 .U63
U.N. Statistical Yearbook. United Nations. Statistical Office. New York: United Nations. 1948 - Annual

A summary of international statistics, including population, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, finance, trade, social statistics, education, etc., of the various countries of the world. Many of the tables provide data for several years.

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Specialized:

Ref. HA175.M55 1993
International Historical Statistics: The Americas 1750-1988. B.R. Mitchell. New York, N.Y.: Stockton Press, 1993.

Presents comparative statistics for 26 North, Central, and South American countries, mostly from the mid-19th century to the early 1970s. Tables are grouped in 11 broad subject areas.

Doc. S18.2:C19/2
Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic and Social Data. United States. Agency for International Development. Washington, D.C.: Agency for International Development, 1991.

A statistical overview, with several years of data, of macroeconomic, trade, social, and budget data for the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Ref. HB3530.5 W54 1984
Latin American Population and Urbanization Analysis: Maps and Statistics, 1950-1982. Richard W. Wilkie. Los Angeles, Calif.: UCLA Latin American Center Publications, University of California, 1984.

This volume of Latin American population data and maps provides information on 20 Latin American countries. Part one consists of four overview chapters, which provide data and maps for Latin America as a whole, for Middle America, which encompasses Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean, and for South America. Part two presents detailed data and maps for each Latin American country. Population data for each country includes: census results by civil division, population of the major urban centers, a breakdown of the population into five levels in the urban-rural settlements for the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, and a table of selected indicators of population changes since the 1940s. Maps for each country include political and physical base maps, population cartograms showing political units by population size, and three dimensional computer maps of total population, and population density.

Ref. HA935.S8
Statistical Abstract of Latin America. University of California, Los Angeles. Latin American Center. University of California, Los Angeles. Committee on Latin American Studies. University of California, Los Angeles. Latin American Center. Los Angeles, 1955 -

A major resource for data on Latin America. Included are statistics on the societies, economies, and politics of Latin America. Statistics are presented in time series covering several years or decades whenever possible. Data from some 250 national and international sources for 20 Latin American countries are presented. The book is divided into ten parts: I - Geography, Land, and Environment; II - Transportation and Communication; III - Population, Health, and Education; IV - Politics, Religion, and the Military; V - Working Conditions and Migration; VI - Illegal and Legal Industry; VII - Mining, Energy, Sea, and Land Production; VIII - Foreign Trade; IX - Financial Flows; X - National Accounts, Government Policy and Finance, and Prices.

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Bibliographies: Guides to the Literature

Guides:

Ref. Z1601.S25 v. 1-2
A Guide to Latin American Studies. Martin Howard Sable. Los Angeles: Latin American Center, University of California, 1967.

Provides more than 5,000 annotated citations, primarily in English, on reference books, monographs, periodical articles, and government publications in the social sciences, humanities, and the natural and applied sciences.

Ref. Z1601.A2 J7 1922
Hispanic American Bibliographies, Including Collective Biographies, Histories of Literature and Selected General Works. Compiled by Cecil Knight Jones ... with critical notes on sources, by José Toribio Medina (translated by the compiler). Baltimore: The Hispanic American Historical Review, 1922.

Despite its age, Jones' work remains an authoritative source. It provides bibliographies and citations for collective biographies as well as histories of literature. Many of the entries are annotated, and each section is preceded by a brief bibliographical note.

Ref. Z1601.W66 1965
Histories and Historians of Hispanic America. A. Curtis Wilgus. New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1966.

This reprint is of the second, revised, corrected and augmented edition published by the H.W. Wilson Company in 1942, which was an augmented, revised, and corrected version of this useful bibliography originally published in 1936. It is divided into centuries and subdivided by countries, gives a sentence or two to each title, has a selected list of bibliographical and biographical collections and aids, and an index of authors and editors.

Ref. Z1601.G75
Latin America: A Guide to the Historical Literature. Charles C. Griffin, editor. Austin: Published for the Conference on Latin American History by the University of Texas Press, 1971.

It provides a selective scholarly bibliography of the whole field of Latin American history, including critical annotations. More than 7,000 items are categorized in sections on reference works and by period sections, each with many subdivisions. Although it is no longer current, Griffin's work is still considered essential.

Ref. Z1601.H853
Latin American History; A Guide to the Literature in English. R. A. Humphreys. New York, Oxford University Press, 1958.

Although dated, Humphreys' work makes available a useful and convenient guide to historical literature in English published before 1958.

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Bibliographies: Humanities and Social Sciences

Ref. Z1601.A2 G76 1968 Suppl. 5
A Bibliography of Latin American and Caribbean Bibliographies, 1985-1989 : Social Sciences and Humanities. Lionel V. Loroña, editor. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1993.

Continues the work of the previous supplements.

Ref. Z1601.A2 G76 1968 Suppl. 4
A Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies, 1980-1984: Social Sciences and Humanities. Lionel V. Loroña, editor. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1987.

Consists of 1,633 listings in 34 categories arranged alphabetically by author or title. Fourth supplement complements previous ones and includes works published before 1980 not previously listed. Contains author and subject indexes.

Ref. Z1601.A2 G76 1968 Suppl. 3
A Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies, 1975-1979: Social Sciences and Humanities. Haydée Piedracueva, editor. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1982.

There are 34 subject locations where items appear in alphabetical order by author or main entry. This third supplement complements previous ones and includes works published before 1975, if not included in previous supplements. A new section is devoted to the Spanish-speaking minority in the U.S. Includes author and subject indexes.

Ref. Z1601.A2 G76 1968 Suppl. 2
A Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies--Social Sciences & Humanities Supplementing the Original Works by Arthur E. Gropp. Daniel Raposo Cordeiro, editor. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1979.

This updates Arthur Gropp's 1968 and 1976 bibliographies of Latin American bibliographies. It cites both monographs and articles published between 1969 and 1974. Identifies biographies as well as libraries and archives.

Ref. Z1601.A2 G76 1968
A Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies. Arthur E. Gropp, compiler. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1968

This updates Cecil Knight Jones' 1942 publication, Bibliography of Latin American Bibliographies. More than 7,200 items, all with imprint dates prior to 1965. The arrangement is by subject, and within subjects by country.

Ref. Z1437.G74 1988
Central America in the 19th and 20th Centuries: An Annotated Bibliography. Kenneth J. Grieb. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1988.

For the period of 1810-1980, books (including laws and compilations of documents and treaties) are listed for Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Belize. Materials are in both Spanish and English.

Ref. Z1601.G72
Latin America in English Language Reference Books: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography. Ann Hartness Graham and Richard D. Woods. New York, N.Y.: Special Libraries Association, 1981.

A very selective bibliography of 104 annotated citations, this source is a basic collection of reference books covering all of Latin America and all time periods.

Doc. D101.22:550-7-1
Latin America and the Caribbean: Analytical Survey of Literature. Headquarters, United States Department of the Army. Washington: U.S. G.P.O., 1975.

Selected primarily from the collection of the Army Library, Pentagon, the annotated sources present the problems and prospects of the forces that influenced and shaped the course of Latin America and its countries by the mid-1970s. Chapter I covers Latin America as a whole; Chapter II surveys the regional aspects; Chapter III covers individual countries; and Chapter IV cover source materials for research and reference. Maps are included for each country.

Ref. Z1601.B35 1967
Latin America and the Caribbean; a Bibliographical Guide to Works in English. Stojan Albert Bayitch. Coral Gables, Fla.: University of Miami Press, 1967.

Considered a standard reference source for works in English, it provides citations arranged by subject and separately by country and subject.

Ref. Z1605.H23
Handbook of Latin American Studies. American Council of Learned Societies. Committee on Latin American Studies. Joint Committee on Latin American Studies. Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Hispanic Foundation. Library of Congress. Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish Division. Library of Congress. Hispanic Division. Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1935 -

The premier bibliography for Latin Americanists. An extensive, annotated bibliography of international materials relating to Latin America, prepared by scholars. Coverage includes anthropology, art, economics, education, geography, government, history, international relations, language and literature, law, music and philosophy, sociology, and travel. Each volume also contains special articles on topics such as life and culture or inter-American relations. In addition, the Handbook of Latin American Studies is available and searchable on the Library of Congress Web site: http://lcwww.loc.gov/hlas.

Ref. Z7165.L3 D4395 1988
Latin America, 1983-1987: A Social Science Bibliography. Robert L. Delorme, compiler. New York: Greenwood Press, 1988.

Arranged primarily by geographic region, it includes almost 4,000 books, essays, and periodical articles in English and Spanish.

Ref. Z7165.L3 D44
Latin America: Social Science Information Sources, 1967-1979. Robert L. Delorme.

Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio Press, 1980.

Includes 5,600 citations of English language books, monographs, and articles from more than 100 journals.

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Bibligraphies: Individual Countries

Ref. Z1551.F69 1990
Annotated Bibliography of Puerto Rican Bibliographies. Fay Fowlie-Flores, compiler. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.

Materials are arranged by subject and include book or pamphlet-length bibliographies published in Spanish and English through 1987.

Ref. Z1411.B5
Bibliografía Histórica Mexicana. México: El Colegio de México, 1967-1983.

A significant, evaluative bibliography, it is organized in 18 categories and consisting of 1,132 published volumes and journal articles. The work represents a continuation of the bibliographical listing which formerly appeared in issues of Historia Mexicana, with brief descriptions and evaluations.

Ref. Z1511.P43 1988
Cuba: An Annotated Bibliography. Louis A Pérez, Jr., compiler. New York Greenwood Press, 1988.

Consists of 1,120 annotated entries in a subject arrangement, including English and Spanish books, articles, and journals.

Ref. Z1491.W66 1988
El Salvador. Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr., compiler. Oxford, Eng.: CLIO Press, 1988.

Contains 659 entries divided into broad subject areas profiling El Salvador and its people. Like others in this series, it is aimed at the non-specialist, English-speaking reader, but does contain some items in Spanish. Sources are mostly current.

Ref. Z1481.W66 1983
Nicaragua. Ralph Lee Woodward, Jr., compiler. Oxford, Eng.: CLIO Press, 1983.

An excellent annotated bibliography, which emphasizes English language sources but not to the total exclusion of others. Includes not only books but also periodical articles and dissertations.

Ref. Z1551.C48 1985
Puerto Rico. Elena E. Cevallos, compiler; edited by Sheila R. Herstein. Oxford, England; Santa Barbara, Calif.: Clio, 1985.

Consists of 605 annotated entries for books, government publications, and articles. The sources are topically arranged, and most entries are in English, except for Spanish-language titles which are considered classics or the only available source on the topic. Most of the publications date from 1970 to about 1984. Emphasis is on economics and politics.

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Bibligraphies: Special Topics

Ref. Z1609.R4 T7
A Bibliography of United States-Latin American Relations Since 1810; a Selected List of Eleven Thousand Published References. Compiled and edited by David F. Trask, Michael C. Meyer and Roger R. Trask, compilers and editors. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1968.

A comprehensive guide to books, articles, pamphlets, documents dealing with relations between the United States and Latin American nations since 1810. Materials are in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Russian and other languages.

Ref. F1419.J4 E45 1990
Latin American Jewish Studies: An Annotated Guide to the Literature. Judith Laikin Elkin and Ana Lya Sater, compilers. New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.

A highly regarded reference work, it provides annotated citations from monographs, dissertations, and articles on a broad range of subjects. The second part of the guide is a list with annotations of serial publications in U.S. libraries.

Z6373.L3 S22
Latin American Jewry: A Research Guide. Martin H. Sable. Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College Press, 1978.

Includes both scholarly and popular materials on almost all aspects of the impact of Jewry in and on Latin America, and its individual nations, regions, and places from 1492 to 1974.

F1410.5.L37 1992
Latin American Military History: An Annotated Bibliography. David G. LaFrance and Errol D. Jones, editors. New York: Garland, 1992.

Specialists have written bibliographic essays on military history for particular periods and countries. Each essay has sections on general works, bibliographies, archival guides and sources; published documents, memoirs, journals and eyewitness accounts, specialized works as well as periodicals.

Ref. Z1609.P64 L39 1984
Latin American Politics: A Historical Bibliography. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-Clio Information Services, 1984.

Entries are drawn from ABC Clio's history database from which every abstract on Latin American politics was selected. The publication represents a decade (1973-82) of journal literature on Latin America and the Caribbean since 1914 found in approximately 2,000 journals from 90 countries in ABC Clio database. Provides author and subject indexes and periodical listing.

Doc. D214.13:SP2
Marines in the Spanish-American War, 1895-1899: Anthology and Annotated Bibliography. Jack Shulimson, compiler and editor. Washington, D.C.: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1998.

Ref. Z1601.C496 v. 1-2
Revolution and Structural Change in Latin America; A Bibliography on Ideology, Development, and the Radical Left (1930-1965). Ronald H. Chilcote. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, 1970.

Emphasizing the period of 1930-1965, this bibliography provides a country-by-country listing of books, pamphlets, and periodical articles. Most of the references are in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish.

Ref. Z1243.V45 1990
The Spanish-American War: An Annotated Bibliography. Anne Cipriano Venzon. New York: Garland Publishing, 1990.

This is a selective bibliography including the majority of scholarly works on the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars, written in English between 1898 and 1986. In addition to books and journal articles, government documents and dissertations are also included.

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Newspapers and Periodicals

Ref. Z1601.B54
Latin American Studies. Academic Writer's Guide to Periodicals, v. 1. Compiled and edited by Alexander S. Birkos and Lewis A. Tambs, Compilers and Editors. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1971.

An excellent tool for the identification of periodicals relevant to the study of Latin America.

Ref. Z1610.H35 v.1-2
Latin America and Latin American Periodicals. Widener Library Shelflist, No. 5. Harvard University. Library. Cambridge, Distributed by the Harvard University Press, 1966.

This Widener Library publication is arranged in four parts: Part I is a Latin American classification schedule followed by the classified listing; Part II is a similar arrangement for the Latin American periodicals; Part III is an alphabetical listing by author or, if anonymous, by title of both classess merged together; and Part IV is a chronological listing by date of publication of monographs in both classes.

Ref. Z7165.L3 C65
Latin American Economic & Social Serials. Great Britian. Committee on Latin America. Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, 1969.

A selective list of about 1,000 Latin American economic and social journals with emphasis on current and recent serials, no titles are listed that ceased publication prior to 1945. Arranged by country with notes on approximate holdings of major universities in Great Britain.

Ref. Z6947.L36
Latin American Newspapers in United States Libraries; A Union List Compiled in the Serial Division, Library of Congress. Steven M. Charno. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1969.

Provides a detailed record of holdings of Latin American newspapers in 70 libraries. Some 5,500 titles for 20 Latin American republics and Puerto Rico are reported. Includes a selected bibliography of sources containing information about Latin American newspapers. The arrangement is by place of publication, first by country, then by city. Within each city, arrangement is alphabetical by title.

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Collections, Archives, Manuscripts, Maps

Ref. Z6027.S72A5 v. 1-4
A Catalogue of Maps of Hispanic America, Including Maps in Scientific Periodicals and Books, and Sheet and Atlas Maps, with Articles on the Cartography of the Several Countries, and Maps Showing the Extent and Character of Existing Surveys. American Geographical Society of New York. New York: American Geographical Society, 1933.

This is an extraordinary source for historical maps of Latin America. The catalogue is published in four volumes: v. I, Mexico, Central America, West Indies; v. II, South America - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia; v. III, Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, Paraguay; v. IV, Uruguay, Argentine Republic, Chile. Included are maps in books, sheet maps and atlases, and historical maps.

Ref. Z6027.S72M6 v. 1-2
A Catalogue of Latin American Flat Maps, 1926-1964. Palmyra V. M. Monteiro. Austin: Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas, 1967.

Covers Mexico, Central America and the West Indies, concentrating on maps published by government agencies in Latin America and the United States. Locations for the copies consulted are given. It provides lists of sheets in series including nautical charts. It omits geologic maps, school wall maps, maps in books and periodicals, and most maps of cities and minor civil divisions. There is a list of publishing agencies in an appendix, and a brief area/subject index.

Ref. Z2696.S21 1952 v. 1-3
Fuentes De La Historia Española E Hispanoamericana; Ensayo De Bibliografía Sistemática De Impresos Y Manuscritos Que Ilustran La Historia Política De España Y Sus Antiguas Provincias De Ultramar. Benito Sánchez Alonso. Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto Miguel de Cervantes, 1952.

The present edition carries through 1950, with changes and corrections indicated by asterisks. Items suppressed are listed in a footnote to the preface of V. 1 of the present edition. Added items are indicated by the number plus "bis." There are separate indexes for author, subject, manuscript sources, abbreviations, and anonymous items (partial). Though its plan is somewhat complicated in structure, the work remains a basic research tool.

Doc. GS 4.6/2: L34a/974
Guide to Materials on Latin America in the National Archives of the United States. George S. Ulibarri and John P. Harrison. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974.

The 1974 edition supersedes Harrison's 1961 Guide. The work's usefulness is complemented by appendices on microfilm publications, diplomatic and consular post records, and a fine index. Many scholars will be surprised by the variety and wealth of materials on Latin America to be found in the National Archives. Part of the International Council on Archives and UNESCO series of national guides on archival materials relating to Latin American countries.

Ref. CD1048.L35 G84
A Guide to Manuscript Sources for the History of Latin America and the Caribbean in the British Isles. Peter Walne, editor. London: Oxford University Press for the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of London, 1973.

Important British contribution to the series, Guide to the Sources for the History of Latin America. This is a comprehensive guide to archival and manuscript sources in the British Isles which pertain to Latin America, the Caribbean, and the Philippines, and to archival holdings of public and private business firms. Materials are arranged by English counties, followed by depositories in Wales, Isle of Man, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, and Business Archives.

Doc. LC 1.6/4: H62/2
The Hispanic World, 1492-1898: A Guide to Photoreproduced Manuscripts from Spain in the Collections of the United States, Guam, and Puerto Rico = El Mundo Hispánico, 1492-1898 : Guía De Copias Fotográficas De Manuscritos Españoles Existentes En Los Estados Unidos De América, Guam y Puerto Rico. Guadalupe Jiménez Codinach. Washington: Library of Congress, 1994.

A valuable reference tool, it contains a comprehensive listing of photoreproduced manuscripts from Spain in U.S. libraries. The manuscript collections are listed by state and contain helpful information such as archive addresses and phone numbers, as well as descriptions of the collections and many individual documents.

Ref. Z1610.S8
Latin America; A Survey of Holdings at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace. Joseph W. Bingaman, curator, Latin American collection. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace, 1972.

Excellent, concise description and historical sketch of scope and size of holdings and statement concerning more important special and archival collections. Describes collecting activities devoted to documenting political, economic and social development. Eight countries receive primary attention: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and Venezuela. Holdings listed according to countries, even those outside the hemisphere. Essential aid for researcher.

Ref. Z1601.B32
Latin America in Basic Historical Collections: A Working Guide. Russell H. Bartley and Stuart L. Wagner. Stanford, Calif.: Hoover Institution Press, 1972.

Made up of two components, the first part describes the holdings and special collections of institutions in U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, Iberian Peninsula, and other depositories. The second part is a bibliography of guides, bibliographies, directories, and reference aids.

Ref. Z1601.H35
Latin Americana Research in the United States and Canada: A Guide and Directory. Robert P. Haro. Chicago: American Library Association, 1971.

Provides a list and brief description of established and developing Latin American library collections located in the United States and Canada. Also included are research centers that have continuing programs of research and investigation in Latin American studies.

Ref. Z2709.C19 v. 1-2
Spain and Spanish America in the Libraries of the University of California; A Catalogue of Books. University of California, Berkeley. Library. Alice Irene Lyser and Juan C. Cebrián. Berkeley, Calif.: 1928.

The catalogue is in two parts: Vol. I contains 15,000 books in the Spanish language or related to Spain and Spanish America, including those on Spanish exploration, colonization, and rule in other countries held in the library of the University of California and in departmental and other libraries on the Berkeley campus, excluding the Bancroft Library; and Vol. II has only the holdings on Spain and Spanish America in the Bancroft Library.

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Electronic Sources

Periodical and Newspaper Indexes/Abstracts

Periodicals:

America: History and Life (CD-ROM), 1982-1995

The scope and content of the CD-rom database is identical to those of the paper-based index/abstract American: History and Life. It contains article abstracts and bibliographic citations of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present. The articles from more than 2,100 journals published in approximately 40 languages are abstracted, 900 of which are published in the United States.

EconLit (Journal of Economic Literature), 1969 -

This is the electronic version of the American Economic Association's bibliographic database and is an expanded version of the Journal of Economic Literature. It indexes journals, books, and dissertations as well as articles in collective volumes. Coverage includes economics theory, monetary theory, capital markets, industry studies, banking, country studies, demography, urban and agricultural economics.

Historical Abstracts (CD-ROM), 1982 - 1995

The scope and content of the CD-rom database is identical to those of the paper-based index/abstract Historical Abstracts. This source provides article abstracts and bibliographic citations of books and dissertations on the history of the world, except the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present. All branches of world history are included: political, diplomatic history, military, economic, social, cultural, religious, and intellectual history, and the history of science, technology, and medicine. When articles, books, and dissertations are presented with historical perspective, the following related social sciences and humanities are also covered: area and interdisciplinary studies, anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, sociology, art, literature, philosophy, education, and popular culture.

PAIS International, 1972 -

This is an excellent source for articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, and statistical reports on foreign countries. Its coverage includes law and legislation, banking, finance, political science, and international relations as well as other social sciences.

Readers' Guide Abstracts, 1983 -

This is an electronic version of the paper-based Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, which provides subject access to popular periodicals with abstracts.

Social Sciences Abstracts, 1983 -

This electronic version of the paper-based Social Sciences Index provides subject access to 350 international, English-language periodicals on topics including economics, foreign affairs, international relations, political science, and politics.

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Newspapers:

Data Times , 1996 -

The database covers approximately 126 newspapers, 92 of which are regional U.S. newspapers. The other 34 titles are from financial and regional newspapers published outside the United States.

Newspaper Abstracts, 1989 -

This electronic resource contains citations with abstracts to articles from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor and the Los Angeles Times. Covers international, national, regional and local news, business and finance, editorials, commentaries, and more.

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Full Text Based Sources

Congressional Universe

This web-based product is a comprehensive source for congressional information. It provides thorough access to the full text of congressional working papers and legislation. In addition, the full text of the Congressional Record is available. The vast resources of this database include: hearing transcripts and testimony, committee reports, bills, bill tracking reports, selected committee prints, congressional documents, Federal Register, current Code of Federal Regulations, current U.S. Code, public laws, National Journal and Congress Daily. Full text is provided for many of these documents back to 1980. The database covers such areas as public policy, history, sociology, political science, technology and society, and more. Related Web sites are also provided.

Dow Jones Interactive

A comprehensive database, it provides timely facts, figures, analysis, and breaking news stories on people, foreign countries, and the U.S. government, as well as international economies. The Publications Library is a searchable archive of more than 6,000 business and industry periodicals, the full text of The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Financial Times, as well as dozens of newswire services. In addition to these resources, the Publications Library includes some professional and academic journals. Of special interest to Latin America, the database includes Americas, the Journal of Latin American Studies, Latin American Perspectives, the Latin American Research Review, and NACLA Report on the Americas, as well as well as 40 other electronic full-text sources devoted to the Caribbean and Latin America.

JSTOR

Currently, there are over 100 journals available through the library's JSTOR subscription. The following subject areas are covered: African American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Finance, History, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Population Studies, Sociology, and Statistics. Unlike other services, JSTOR makes the complete back run of these journals in these disciplines available.

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe

Web-based access to the LEXIS-NEXIS database makes available nearly 5,000 publications, most available in full text. The service covers newspapers, magazines, wire services, federal and state court opinions, federal and state statutes, federal regulations, and SEC filings. News information is updated daily and wire services several times daily. Research areas in the database cover top news, general news topics, news transcripts, foreign language news sources, company, industry and market news, legal news, company financial information, general medical and health topics, accounting and tax information, law reviews, and federal and state legal research.

ProQuest Direct

This online information service provides summaries of articles for thousands of publications, with many in full text and/or full image format. This resource combines three services: ABI/Inform Global which provides indexing and abstracting of more than 1,400 business and management-related periodicals with full-text access to more than 700 of these titles; Newspaper Abstracts Complete which provides indexing and abstracting of more than 30 national newspapers, of which more than 20 are available full text; and Periodical Abstracts which contains indexing and abstracting of more than 1,800 popular, business, and academic publications with more than 900 available full text. Included among the academic journals are Americas, the Hispanic American Historical Review, the Journal of Latin American Studies, Latin American Perspectives, and Latin American Research Review.

Project Muse

Project Muse provides worldwide networked access to the full text of over 40 of Johns Hopkins Press' scholarly journals in the humanities, the social sciences, and mathematics. Beginning with the year 2000, Muse will expand to include full-text online access to titles from other university presses. To date, nine other presses have committed 64 titles to joining Muse, bringing the total to 110 and more than doubling the size of the collection.

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Web Sites

 

Mega Web Sites

Hispanic Reading Room

The Hispanic Reading Room is located at the Library of Congress and its resources are part of the Library of Congress Web site. In addition to providing information on the considerable resources of the Hispanic Reading Room and the Hispanic Division, it provides links to relevant Latin American resources on the Web. One of the significant features of this Web site is its electronic version of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, which is the most important reviewing tool for publications on Latin America. The electronic version is named "HLAS Online" http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/. Scholars provide annotations for each publication included in the Handbook of Latin American Studies. http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/

Internet Resources for Latin America

This is an extraordinarily rich and comprehensive gateway to Internet resources on Latin America. Molly Molloy, from New Mexico State University, has maintained and updated the Web site continually over the years. Most other Latin American home pages have a link to this site; it is a must beginning point for any research on Latin American Studies on the Internet. The resources are well organized and include national and international organizations, online news, databases and reference materials, newsgroups, listservs, and directories and indexes. http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia

LANIC: WWW Virtual Library: Latin American Studies

Along with the previous Web site, LANIC (Latin American Network Information Center) is also a standard reference for research on Latin America on the Web. This comprehensive gateway is maintained by the Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. The site is easily searched by country as well as specific disciplines or subjects. The several thousand links provide access to electronic journals and newspapers, international organizations and institutes, libraries with collection devoted to areas relevant to Latin America, databases, newsgroups, listservs, and commercial sites.http://lanic.utexas.edu

Repositories of Primary Sources

For the research scholar, this site provides a listing of 3,400 Web sites, which describe holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources. The sites are categorized by world regions: Western United States and Canada, Eastern United States and Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and Africa and the Near East. Within each category, the arrangement is by country. http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

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Economics & International Trade

Latin American Outlook

Published by the American Institute for Public Policy Research, this is a monthly newletter on politics and economics. There are links to the current issue and previous issues. http://www.aei.org/publications/contentID.20038142219000219/default.asp

Inter-American Development Bank

The purpose of the organization is to accelerate economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean. This site discusses development research and policy, socioeconomic and trade data, operational policies, business opportunities, and the Inter-American Investment Corporation. http://www.iadb.org/

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Development in Latin America

This site provides a collection of Web sites related to economic, environmental, community, and other types of development within Latin America and countries such as Brazil, Colombia, and Guatemala. There are also links to sites concerned with international information about development. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/development

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Economy

Offers Web sites on economic research, macroeconomic data, and economic news in countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru. Other links to Web sites of the countries and economic resources are also provided. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/economy/

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Labor Issues in Latin America

Contains links related to labor in Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Uruguay. There are also links to other international Latin American Web sites related to work and labor. http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/labor/

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Trade in Latin America

Contains links related to trade and business in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, as well as other countries. There are also links to trade agreements and negotiations. http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/trade/

Latin American Trade Council of Oregon (LATCO)

Anyone interested in international trade or international relations with Latin America should look at the sites provided here; they are extensive and useful. http://www.latco.org/

Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), an independent government agency of the United States, assists companies investing in emerging economies. OPIC site offers a FAQ section and a search engine as well as access to press releases, online forms, and an OPIC staff directory. It also includes employment opportunities, environmental information, and a discussion of eligibility requirements for OPIC assistance, investment finance, and investment insurance. Links are provided to investment-related sites. http://www.opic.gov/

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

The purpose of this agency is to provide foreign assistance and humanitarian aid to advance the political and economic interests of the United States. Information is provided on building democracy in foreign countries, as well as population, health, and nutrition programs. There is also discussuion of economic policy reform and environmental protection in several foreign countries. Information on USAID projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean is available. http://www.info.usaid.gov/

U.S. Foreign Trade Highlights

Compiled by the Office of Trade and Economic Analysis (OTEA), which is part of the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, this site presents information about United States international trade in goods and services. Contains access to aggregate foreign trade data for 1997 and previous years. Contains information about commodity trade by regions and countries. The site provides Global Data Links, a source for trade and other macroeconomic data. http://www.ita.doc.gov/industry/otea/usfth

U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA)

This site is an excellent source for trade information. The U.S. International Trade Administration is dedicated to assisting U.S. businesses compete internationally. The ITA site includes information on most of the leading markets of the world. In addition, the following industries are covered: technology and aerospace, tourism, basic industries, environmental technologies, service industries and finance, and textiles, apparel, and consumer goods. In addition to information on export programs and initiatives, international trade data and economic analysis is provided. http://www.ita.doc.gov

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Government & Politics

Governments on the WWW: Table of Contents

This is a massive collection of links to government institutions worldwide having information on the Web. The sites are organized by regions of the world and then by individual countries. Institutions are defined as information eminating from the legislative branch, executive branch, judicial branch, and government representatives in foreign countries. In addition, there are links to political parties and party alliances as well as parliamentary groups, youth organizations, etc., of political parties. http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/

Latin American Constitutions

Provides access to the full text of Latin American constitutions as well as South, North, and Central America. Includes Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, the United States, the Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Grenada, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, and Guyana. http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba/Constitutions/constitutions.html

Latin American Documents Project

Maintained by Cornell University, this site is an unofficial repository for official government documents from Latin America. The types of documents included are statistical sources, executive and ministerial documents, and national legislative materials. http://www.library.cornell.edu/colldev/ladocshome.html

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Government and Political Science

LANIC is major resource for Latin Americanists. This site provides Web sites related to governments and political science in the Latin America and Caribbean countries of Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Links to information about political parties and elections are also provided. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/government/

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Military

Contains links to Web sites related to articles and speeches about the military in Latin America, as well as the armed forces in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela. This site also provides Web sites about the United States and Central American military. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/military/

Latin American Political Database

This database provides documentary and statistical political information on Latin America, including constitutions, electoral laws, legislative and executive branch information, and election data. In addition, current news, comparative studies, government and political party information, and international affairs, as well as newspapers and journals are accessible at this site. http://www.georgetown.edu/pdba

U.S. State Department Background Notes

The background notes provide information on geographic entities and international organizations. Notes are available for Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, East Asia and the Pacific, South Asia, Europe and Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as international organizations such as the United Nations and the European Community. http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/

University of Michigan Documents Center: Foreign Governments

Offers access to constitutions, foreign and international law, and international treaties. The site also provides links to government Web sites in Africa, Asia, Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and North America, as well as country profiles and embassies. http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html

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History

Internet Modern History Sourcebook

Provides a directory of Web sites on modern European, American, and Latin American history, as well as modern Western civilization and world cultures. The cited links cover such areas as early modern Europe; scientific, political, and industrial revolutions; war, conflicts, and popular culture. There are links to multimedia resources, including the Modern History Image Bank. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook.html

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): History of Latin America

Contains Latin American resources of history, as well as history in the countries of Brazil and Mexico. There are also links to international resources of history. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/history/

WWW - VL History: Central Catalogue

The European University Institute in Florence, Italy maintains this comprehensive web site for all areas in history. Research on historical topics should begin with a review of these resources. Links are organized by regions and countries. In addition, there are links arranged by broad topics such military history, urban history, and women's history. Links are also categorized by eras and epochs. Links to scholarly institutions, societies, and associations are given, as well as links to libraries, electronic texts, and other finding aids. http://vlib.iue.it/history/index.html

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International Relations

American Diplomacy

Published by the University of North Carolina, this online journal focuses on American foreign policy and its result around the world. Among the topics discussed are terrorism in Latin America, international terrorism, and the Cold War. http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat

Center for International Policy

Human rights is the primary focus of this organization. The Center promotes democracy and peace throughout the world, often opposed to U.S. policy throughout the world. The site incluedes policy papers,op-ed pieces, and commentary on Congressional committee hearings. http://www.ciponline.org/

International Data Base (IDB)

Created by the U.S. Census Bureau, this computerized data bank contains statistical tables of demographic and socio-economic data for all countries of the world. The IDB program and data are downloadable. The site lists the type of data available on the IDB, including migration, marital status, literacy, labor force, income, and ethnicity. http://www.census.gov/ipc/www/idbnew.html

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

In addition to an overview of the IMF, its areas of activity, news, publications, meetings, recruitment, and the IMF Institute, information is provided about the member countries, the executive directors, and the officers. Links are provided to Web sites related to economic, commodity, and development organizations. http://www.imf.org

International Studies Resources on the Internet

Offers access to news sources, maps, and libraries, as well as links to governmental and nongovernmental organizations, research institutes, the United Nations, the European Union, and other intergovernmental organizations. Information and sites on international business, international development, international and foreign law, human rights, conflict resolution, and international communications are available, as well as sites for Western and Eastern Europe, Latin American, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and other countries. http://www.etown.edu/vl/

Organization of American States (OAS)

The OAS is dedicated to fostering ties between Latin American countries and the United States. In addition to the history of the OAS, its charter, annual report, treaties, trade agreements, speeches and other documents, the OAS site provides access to extensive quantitative data from countries of the Western Hemisphere. There are also numerous links to offical sources of trade and investment information. http://www.oas.org/

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Provides access to OECD statistics on a wide range of topics including agriculture, demography, economic development, education, energy, the environment, finance, health care, and social policy. The site provides access to macroeconomic statistics, such as national accounts and international labor markets, as well as leading indicators for OECD member countries. http://www.oecd.org/std/

Trends in Developing Economies

This site provides reports on most of the World Bank's borrowing countries and complements the World Bank's World Development Report. It provides coverage of current events and the recent past in each country. Places events in context by examining characteristics of a country and provides tables of economic indicators. http://www.ciesin.org/IC/wbank/tde-home.html

The United Nations

Includes information on the UN charter, UN member states, and principal organs of the UN. Resources include UN news, press releases, daily highlights, and the UN journal. The site presents several UN documents from different councils, and details UN conferences. It provides links to UN databases, which provide socio-economic data on member nations. In addition, the link to the permanent missions to the United Nations provides basic background country information as well as basic statistical data. http://www.un.org/

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides extensive national and regional information on labor and business. Using several form-based interfaces, users are able to access data on employment, industry growth, productivity, and the overall U.S. economy. In addition, the consumer price index and the producer price index are also available. In its section on "Other Statistical Sites," there are numerous links to data sources from international organizations on foreign countries. http://www.bls.gov

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

The CIA home page provides access to the Web-based version of the World Factbook. The factbook presents brief, detailed reports on countries and regions which include information on geography, population, government, economics, and communications. Maps are also included. http://www.cia.gov

U.S. Foreign Policy Around the World

Compiled by the U.S. Department of State, this site provides information about the foreign policy stances taken by the United States on global issues and toward countries. Includes information on such topics as arms control, human rights and labor, economics and trade, population, migration and refugees, counterterrorism, international narcotics and law enforcement, and women's issues. http://www.state.gov/www/policy.html

U.S. Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

The Bureau advises the Secretary of State and guides the operation of the United States diplomatic establishment in Latin America and the Caribbean. Provides information on current news issues and regional topics. The site includes press statements, testimony, briefings, and information on individual countries. Links to other related sites are included. http://www.state.gov/www/regions/wha/index.html

U.S. State Department

The U.S. State Department site presents extensive information on countries of the world. Among its resources, the Country Background Notes and Country Commercial Guides provide extensive information on countries. The Country Commercial Guides present comprehensive country analysis written for potential international businesses. The Guides include such topics as Economic Trends and Outlook, Political Environment, Marketing U.S. Products and Services, Leading Sectors for U.S. Exports and Investments, Trade Regulations and Standards, and Investment Climate. http://www.state.gov

The World Bank

Highlights the work of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). The site provides access to print and electronic publications distributed by the World Bank. It also includes discussion of the Bank's various development projects throughout the world, and information about doing business directly with the Bank in developing countries is also included. http://www.worldbank.org/

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Newspapers & Periodicals

NewsLink

Maintained by the American Journalism Review, this site provides online access to newspapers throughout the world. Newspapers for the following Latin American countries are included: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. http://newslink.org

ARL/AAU Latin Americanist Research Resources Pilot Project

Includes the tables of contents and indexes to some 400 serials in the humanities and social sciences from Argentina and Mexico, beginning from 1995 to the present. Argentine presidential messages from 1810 to the present and Mexican presidential messages from 1824 are also included. http://lanic.utexas.edu/project/arl/

CiberCentro

This site provides a selection of links for general information resources, newspapers, and search engines arranged by country, including Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela. http://www.cibercentro.com/

Editor & Publisher Site Index

This site provides "Media Links," which is a searchable database of newspapers, magazines, radio, television, association, city guide, and syndicate Web sites worldwide. http://www.mediainfo.com/emedia/

Electronic Periodicals on Latin America and the Caribbean

This extensive site is maintained by Tulane University. It provides extensive links to electronic archives of many periodical titles in the social sciences and the humanities. In addition, the site provides links to the table of contents to many other periodical titles. Links to other repositories of online journals and magazines are also provided. http://www.tulane.edu/~latinlib/revistas.html

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Journals & Magazines

Arranged by country, this Web page has links to journals and magazines in Latin America and around the world. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/epub/

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Newspapers

Arranged by country, this Web page has links to newspapers in Latin America and around the world. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/news/

LatinWorld: Latin America on the Net

Includes an impressive number of links to Latin American newspapers, radio stations, and virtual newsstand. http://www.latinworld.com

Metagrid: Newspapers & Magazines

Provides access to newspapers from Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Middle East, South America, Oceania, and the United States. http://www.metagrid.com/

Mexican Newspapers Online

An extensive list of electronic Mexican newspapers maintained by the University of Texas, San Antonio. The links are arranged by geographic divisions within Mexico. http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/mexicannewsguide.html

Mundo Latino

Contains links to sites in Spanish, including a list by country to more than 800 newspapers, magazines, radio, and television stations in Spain and Latin America. Also included are links to research and international politics. The site also features an index of search engines in Spanish called "Mundo Latino-Buscadores e Indices." http://www.mundolatino.org

Online Publications From and About Latin America

A University of Texas, San Antonio, Web site, it has an extensive list of online Latin American publications. The site is arranged by region: Central America, Caribbean, and South America. Within the regional categories, the publications are arranged by country. http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/latinamericapubs.html

Periodicos y Revistas: Base de Datos Politicos de las Americas

Maintained at Georgetown University, the site provides links to newspapers and periodical of many Latin American countries, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela. http://www.georgetown.edu/LatAmerPolitical/Misc/journals.html

Zona Latina: The Latin American Media Site

This site has an extensive collection of Web resources: more than 600 newspaper links, 1,100 magazine links, 750 radio links, and 850 television links, as well as links to other Latin American sites. The newspaper links are categorized into general resources, regional news services, and by country. http://www.zonalatina.com/

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Social Issues

INCORE Regional Internet Guides: Conflict Data Service

A joint initiative of the University of Ulster and the United Nations Unversity, the Initiative on Conflict Resolution and Ethnicity (INCORE) site is a guide to Internet resources on conflict and ethnicity in countries in Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. The site includes an interactive map of the countries, news sources, articles, and nongovernmental organizations for each area. http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/services/cds/countries/index.html

Latin American Information Agency (ALAI)

Based in Quito, Ecuador, the Agency specializes in Latin American and Caribbean social movements. Human rights advocacy is a primary focus of the ALAI. Provides an online forum and discussion group. http://www.alainet.org/ .

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): African Diaspora

Provides a collection of Web sites related to the African diaspora and the life of Africans within countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, and other areas. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/african/

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Immigration and Migration

This LANIC site provides a collection of Web sites related to migrations studies, projects, articles and publications, refugees, migrants, statistics, and other immigration and migration-related sites. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/immigration/

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Women and Gender Studies

Contains links to Web sites related to women and gender roles in Latin America, as well as the countries of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, and other countries. The site includes links to Web sites related to women worldwide. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/women/

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC): Sociology

Has Web sites related to sociology research and study centers in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Links include access to Latin American electronic publications, as well as sites related to Latin American housing, population and demography, religion, and urbanization. http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/sociology/

North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)

A nonprofit organization based in New York City, NACLA provides information on major trends in Latin America. The site provides information on its bimonthly publication "NACLA Report on the Americas." Access is available to tables of contents and a search engine for the NACLA Article Index. Links to other Latin American Web sites are also provides. http://www.nacla.org/

Resource Center of the Americas

This nonprofit organization is dedicated to assisting in the struggle for peace, justice, and human rights throughout the hemisphere. Provides access to publications as well as the Penny Lernoux Memorial Library on Latin America. There are also links to other related Web sites. http://www.americas.org/

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