Barnard College Library Research
Guide
BC3793: Research Seminar in Latin American History
Professor Tragardh
Fall 2001
Contents
Reference Books | CLIO |
Databases & Indexes
Electronic Journals | News Sources | Primary Sources
| Subject
Guides Online
Catalogs | Interlibrary
Loan | Consultation
Request
Encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference books can provide useful background and factual information. They can also provide bibliographies that lead you to relevant books and articles. The reference books in this list are available in the Barnard Library reference area on the second floor.
Title: |
Call number: |
| AHA Guide to historical literature | D20 .A55 1995 |
| Encyclopedia of historians and historical writing 2 vols. | D14 .E53 1999g |
| Oxford companion to politics of the world | DA61 .095 1993 |
| South America, Central America and the Caribbean | F1408 .29 .S68 |
| Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture 5 vols. | F1406 .E53 1996 |
| Encyclopedia of Mexico: history, society & culture 2 vols. | F1210 .E63 1997 |
| Historical dictionary of Mexico | F1204. B74 |
| Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures 2 vols. | F1218.6 .095 2000 |
| Encyclopedia of global population and demographics 2 vols. | HB871 .N43 1999 |
| Women in the Third World: an encyclopedia of contemporary issues | HQ1870.9 .W6548 1998 |
| New Catholic encyclopedia 19 vols. | BX841 .N44 1967 |
| Encyclopedia of politics and religion 2 vols. | BL65 .P7 .E53 1998 |
| Nation of peoples: a sourcebook | E184 .A1 N2866 1999 |
| Mexico (bibliography) | F1208 .M494 1993g |
| Latin America and the Caribbean: a critical guide | F1408 .L3225 1992g |
| Latin America and the Caribbean (bibliography) | F1408 .B35 1967b |
| Latinas of the Americas: a sourcebook | HQ1460.5 .S76 1989 |
| Women in Spanish America: an annotated bibliography | HQ1610.5 K525 1977g |
You can enter CLIO from the Barnard Library home page or from the
Columbia University
LibraryWEB.
CLIO (Columbia
Libraries Information Online) is the on-line catalog for materials added to the Columbia
University Libraries since 1981. Use the card catalogs for older materials.
There are two search interfaces, the Web version and the Telnet
version. CLIO can be searched by author, title,
subject and keyword. Help for searching CLIO is available on the Web CLIO
opening screen. Click on: "Connect via WWW". When you click on the
CLIO link you will also be provided links for "comparing
Telnet CLIO and Web CLIO" and a "Quick
Guide to Searching Telnet CLIO". Some sample CLIO searches:
author: mc caughey r
*use last name first
title:
journal of latin american studies
*journals are listed in CLIO with books, videos, maps and other
materials
*type in as much of title that you know; note locations and volumes
available
*note electronic or online journals
subject: mexico--bibliography
mexico--history
mexico--history--revolut
women--mexico
*must use subject option and use L.C. subject headings
*can use a person or organization as a subject
keyword: mexic? immigration united
states
mexic? identity
(land or agrarian) and nicaragua?
*keyword searches search various parts of the library screen/record for words
*use most distinctive words
*try multiple searches
Databases & Indexes: for locating articles & secondary sources
Historical
Abstracts. 1982 to present. Citations to articles in world history excluding U.S.
& Canada. From 1450 to present. Periodical articles, books and dissertations.
try: agrarian cuba*
try: (emigration or immigration) and mexico
America : History and Life. 1982 to present. Citations to articles in U.S. and
Canadian history. From prehistory to present. Periodical articles, books and
dissertations.
try: mexico revolution
try: mexican americans
Humanities
Abstracts. 1984 to present. General humanities. Includes history as well as
archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, music,
performing arts and religion. Citations only.
try: catholic women mexico
try: catholic church mexico
try: identity and (mexico or mexican)
HAPI: Hispanic American Periodical Index
Online. 1970 to present. Citations to periodical articles and other materials
in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Covers Latin America, the Caribbean, U.S.
border region and Latinos in the United States.
try: mexican immigration
Handbook of Latin American
Studies. 1935 to present. Major Latin American Studies database. Citations to
periodical articles, articles in books and papers world wide. Covers
anthropology, art, economics, international relations, literature, music,
philosophy and sociology.
try: land reform nicaragua
Women’s
Resources International. 1972 to present. Women’s Studies, gender
studies, feminist studies and criticism.
try: mexic* and revolution
PCI:
Periodicals Contents Index. Especially useful for finding articles published
in 18, 19th and the early 20th century.
Interdisciplinary and includes international journals. Primarily humanities and social
sciences. Citations only.
try: mexican revolution
try: mexic* and revolution and church
International
Bibliography of the Social Sciences. 1951 to present. Core social sciences, includes
history, demography, foreign affairs, international relations, psychology and
social issues. Includes international journals. Citations only.
try: mexic* and catholic church and revolution
International Political Science Abstracts. 1989 to present. Citations and abstracts for periodical articles in political science, political theory and international relations published world wide.
PAIS International. 1972 to present. Citations to periodical articles, books, government documents, statistical sources, and reports in the fields of demography, environmental studies, international affairs, political science and public affairs.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts. 1975 to present. Citations to articles in international relations, political science, political theory and public administration and policy. Includes international journals.
Searchable E-journal collections:
JSTOR. Searchable E-journal collection of full text of articles from periodicals, excludes current issues. History journals include Hispanic American Historical Review, Journal of Latin American Studies, and Latin American Perspectives. Political Science, Sociology and other subject areas are included.
Project Muse. Searchable E-journal collection of full text of articles from periodicals, includes current issues only. Interdisciplinary, includes Hispanic American Historical Review, Journal of Women's History and Ethnohistory. Primarily humanities and social science journals.
Lists of E-Journals:
Alphabetical and subject listing of electronic/e-journal titles available at the BC and CU Libraries. These journal titles are also listed in CLIO.
Lexis Nexis. Mid nineteen eighties to present. Interdisciplinary database of over 1,800 sources including full text articles from newspapers, wire services, and other sources.
E-News. Included in this section are MEDIALink and Online Newspapers. Both of these links have current Latin American newspapers listed by region and/or country.
Subject Guides to Online Resources on the Barnard Library Home Page includes a history section which has some primary source documents.
News Sources including newspapers, see previous "News Sources" section.
Subject Guides to Online Resources on the Barnard Library home page. See history section.
Latin American History. Selected reference materials from Butler Reference Department.
Latin American Studies. lanic: Latin American Network Information Center.
Please note that Union Theological Seminary, Jewish Theological Seminary, and the Law Library’s holdings are not listed in CLIO and that they have their own online library catalogs. CATNYP is the online catalog of the NYPL research library. These are alphabetically listed in the Databases (Online Reference Works & Indexes) list or see below.
Pegasus. The online catalog of the CU Law School Library. Library includes major foreign language collections, e.g. the legal literature of Germany, France and Italy.
Sophia. The online catalog of Union Theological Seminary Library.
CATNYP. The online catalog of the NYPL Research Libraries.
Other catalogs at CU and nearby
Interlibrary Loan & Union Catalogs
Union Catalogs are useful for finding materials located at other libraries which are not available at BC or CU and which you can obtain on Interlibrary Loan. To order an item through Interlibrary Loan click on "Request It" on the Barnard or Columbia University Library home page or on previous highlighted Interlibrary Loan link. You may then request an item electronically. You may also make a request in person at the Interlibrary Loan office in 307 Butler.
Eureka. RLIN database. Union catalog which can be searched for materials located at libraries outside the Columbia University library system.
WorldCat. OCLC database. Union catalog which can be searched for materials located at libraries outside the Columbia University library system.
Consultations with Reference Librarians
Click here to complete a form you can e-mail to the library requesting a consultation on your research, or come to the Reference Desk on the second floor. To contact a reference librarian, e-mail refdesk@barnard.edu or call 212-854-3953. We'll be pleased to help you find additional information.
kdd1@columbia.edu or kdobrusky@barnard.edu
X4-8595