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Keyword Search Terms Examples:
| Atlas Cultural de México 12 Volumes | REF F1216.5 .A88 1987 |
| Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean | REF F1406 .C36 1992 |
| Census Records for Latin America and the Hispanic United States | REF CS95 .P56 1998 |
| Cross-Border Links: A Directory of Organizations in Canada, Mexico, and the United States | REF HS61.A2 C76 1992 |
| Dictionary of Afro-Latin American Civilization | REF F1408.3 .N86 (1980) |
| Dictionary of Indian Tribes of the Americas 3 Vols. | REF E54.5 .D53 1993 |
| Dictionary of Mexican Rulers, 1325-1997 | REF F1205 .V34 1997 |
| Encyclopedia of Indians of the Americas 7 Vols. | REF E54.5 .E52 (1974 & 1996) |
| Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture 6 Volumes | REF F1406 .E53 2008 |
| Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society & Culture. 2 Vols. |
REF F1210 .E63 1997 |
| Encyclopedia of World Cultures. 10 Vols. See Vol.7: South America and Vol.8: Central America and the Caribbean | REF GN 550 .E53 1991 |
| Facts and Artifacts of Ancient Middle America: A Glossary of Terms and Words Used in the Archaeology and Art History of Pre-Columbian Mexico and Central America | REF F1219 .M97 1978 |
| Hispanic Culture of South America | REF F2237 .H57 1995 |
| Indians of Central and South America: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary | REF F1434 .O45 1991 |
| Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures: The Civilizations of Mexico and Central America. 3 Volumes | REF F1218.6 .O95 2001 |
| Puerto Rico Past and Present: An Encyclopedia | REF F1954 .F47 1998 |
| Research Guide to Central America and the Caribbean | REF F2161 .R37 (1985) |
| South America, Central America, and the Caribbean REF F1406.5 .S68 2012 | (Previous volumes 1986-2000 in Oversize) |
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E-Journal Directory
A hyperlinked listing of electronic periodicals available for the Caribbean and Latin America. From the Latin American Library at Tulane University.
Environmental History of Latin America
Provides an online bibliography of English, Spanish and Portuguese materials on environmental history in Latin America. These materials include books, articles, videos and web sites. A few items are annotated. Hosted at Stanford, this site is a joint project of environmental historians from Brazil and at Stanford.
Latin Focus
Provides detailed economic and financial information for the major countries of Latin America. Includes economic indicators, briefings and forecasts as well as current economic news and a useful subject specific web directory.
Mesoweb
Resources for ancient Mesoamerican cultures, in particular Mayan culture. Includes a listing of relevant anthropological, archaeological and art historical sites. See also the related site on Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations http://www.angelfire.com/ca/humanorigins/index.html providing essays and additional web resources.
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
A wealth of information about this UN Commission that aims to promote economic and social development throughout the region. The main page features the newest publications, activities, and news. Links for statistical data and their full text publications (some only available in Spanish). Based in Santiago, Chile.
Conquistadors
Information on the Spanish conquistadors and their discoveries. The site designed to accompany the PBS documentary “Conquistadors” has a wealth of texts, images and additional resources relating to this time period. Best viewed with Macromedia flash plug-in.
World History Archives for the Americas
Primary source documents and secondary sources for the Americas broken down by major regions and then by individual country. Many of the documents provided are from the last twenty years.
Dictionaries for Spanish and Portuguese
Basic dictionaries for these two languages, from and to English. The Spanish dictionary has over 20,000 words, whereas the Portuguese has a little more than 5,000 words.
Ethnologue Americas
Information on the languages spoken in the individual countries of the Americas. From the Summer Institute of Linguistics in
Dallas.
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS)
Bibliography of scholarship on Latin American studies published by the Library of Congress. An annual, the handbook alternates coverage of the humanities and the social sciences each year. All volumes since 1935 (including future volumes in draft stage) are on-line and available for searching
Internet Resources for Latin America
A large metasite from the New Mexico State University Library in Las Cruces. Varoius subject categories, including a listing of Spanish language sites with annotations in Spanish. See also the affliated metasite on Latino/US-Mexico Border Resources. http://nmsu.libguides.com/border
LANIC
An extensive metasite for Latin America provided by the Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) which is affiliated with the Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) at the University of Texas at Austin. Includes the Caribbean, Central and South America. Browse by country or topic and search the site itself. Frequent updates with listing of latest additions with descriptions.
Latin American Plant Gallery
An image collection of Central and South American plants that includes family, Latin name and location. From the Missouri Botanical Garden.
Maps of the Caribbean, Central and South America
A variety of related electronic maps from the map collection of the Perry-Castaneda Library, U Texas (Austin). Includes regional, country specific and historical maps for the region.
Mayan Epigraphic Database Project
The Mayan Epigrahic Database consists of a relational database of glyphs, images, phonetic values, and semantic values according to the consensus among various American Mayanists. Also present is the beginning of an archive of digitally transcribed Mayan texts and additional web resources on Mayan writing and culture. From the University of Virginia.
Mexico Online
A commercial portal for everything on Mexico. Organized into larger subject categories. See in particular, government and political information, as well as the sites provided for history. Many linked sites are Spanish only.
Pan American Health Organization
Regional Office for the World Health Organization. Offers country health profiles, health indicators and trends, as well as information on current PAHO projects in the region.
BBC News Americas Section
Information on current events and in-depth background reports on recent developments in the Americas. Individual reports include a short listing of related links. Features country profiles for the region.
New York Times Americas Section
The Americas page in the International section of the New York Times. The site includes up to date information from the AP and Reuters. For site searching, free registration is required.
Human Rights Links Latin America & the Caribbean
Documents and information on the situation of human rights in the region from the internet-based human rights organization Derechos. Provides a general information site and links to individual countries. Also available in Spanish.
Organization of American States (OAS)
Homepage of the Organization of American States (OAS) based in Washington, D.C.. Information on this organization, its history (providing documents back to 1889) as well reports on currently sponsored projects. Listing of additional relevant web sites provided.
Political Resources for South America and Central America & the Caribbean
Political information on individual countries in the Caribbean, South and Central America. Links to country government sites as well as local political parties, political organizations and media sources.
Women & Gender Studies – Latin America
The site is a subdirectory of the metasite LANIC. Includes related links for individual countries in the region as well as a few related regional websites.