Latino Studies

Bibliographies

• Chicano database
  Coverage: 1960s-
  
  Comprehensive bibliographic index for information on Mexican-American topics. Records added since 1992 cover the broader Latino experience, ... [more] including Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants. Contains the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database, covering psychological, sociological, and educational literature. Usage info: Licensed for 5 simultaneous users. [less]

Biographies

• Contemporary hispanic biography
  
  Biographies of Latinos and Latinas in the international Hispanic community.

Encyclopedias

• Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos & Latinas in the United States
  
  "... information about the fastest growing minority population in the United States... Over 900 A-to-Z articles ... address such broad ... [more] topics as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history."--Home page. [less]

Government information

• CensusCD neighborhood change database (NCDB)
  
  Usage info: Licensed for 10 simultaneous users.

Guides and finding aids

• How to do Research in Latino Studies
  
  Doing research in Latino Studies is best understood in knowing what Latino Studies is all about.

News sources

• Ethnic newsWatch
  Coverage: 1960-
  
  Full text articles from newspapers and periodicals published by the ethnic, minority and native press in the U.S.
• Hispanic American newspapers, 1808-1980
  
  Searchable database providing access to a "... compilation of Spanish-language newspapers printed in the U.S. during the 19th and 20th ... [more] centuries... features hundreds of titles, including many published bilingually in Spanish and English. Based on the "Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project"..."--Product description. [less]

Reviews (book, film, etc.)

• Academic search premier (EBSCO)
  Coverage: 1975-
  
  "... scholarly, multi-disciplinary full text database"--About page. Also includes indexing and abstracts for articles from additional ... [more] periodicals. Search can be limited to book reviews. [less]
• America, history and life (EBSCO)
  Coverage: 1954-
  
  Provides abstracts of scholarly literature on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the ... [more] present. Search can be limited to book reviews. Usage info: Licensed for 6 simultaneous users. [less]