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Articles

Academic Search Premier
Coverage: 1975-present (with selected older titles). A multi-disciplinary database with significant full-text. This scholarly collection offers information in nearly every area of academic study.

Hapi Online
Coverage: 1970-present. A source for journal article citations about Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.

Historical Abstracts
Historical Abstracts covers the history of the world (excluding the United States and Canada) from 1450 to the present, including world history, military history, women`s history, history of education, and more.

Humanities & Social Science Index Retrospective
Coverage: 1907-1984. Allows search of a wide range of important journals in the humanities and social sciences.

Encyclopedias

Cambridge Histories Online
Currently the collection contains more than 258 digitized volumes  from the esteemed Cambridge Histories series covering 15 subject areas. Useful for locating background information in almost any subject in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Sciences.

Encyclopedia of Food & Culture
2002 ed. Presents articles on food and its place in human culture and society, including entries on everything from food preparation, distribution and storage to holidays and festivals, nutrition and health, and cultures and cuisines.

Europa World Plus
Coverage: current. the online version of the Europa World Year Book, covering political and economic information in more than 250 countries and territories.

Countries & Their Cultures
2001 ed. Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information.

Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures - Call Number: Case Ref F1406 .E515 2000 vols. 1-3
London ; New York : Routledge, 2000

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
2008 ed. Provides a comprehensive, multidisciplinary view of Latin American history and culture from prehistoric times to the present. Covers cultural issues and includes numerous biographical profiles of important figures in politics, letters and the arts.

Encyclopedia of Latin American politics - Call Number: Case Ref F1410 .E56 2002
Westport, Conn. : Oryx Press, 2002

Encyclopedia of World Cultures
1996 ed. Lists and describes more than 1,500 global cultures. It is the one of the primary resources for historical, social, political, economic, linguistic, religious, and other information on most cultures. Additional cultures are covered in the supplement (which is a separate resource)

Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement
2002 ed. Lists and describes more than 100 global cultures not covered in the original 10 volume set. Users need to search both the original set and this supplement as there is not overlapping coverage.

Historic Cities of the Americas: an Illustrated Encyclopedia
2005 ed. Explores the history of the Americas through the birth and development of the hemisphere`s great cities. Also includes rare maps, prints, and photographs.

Marriage Customs of the World: From Henna to Honeymoons
2004 ed. An encyclopedia of marriage rites, traditions, and beliefs from around the world, ranging from ancient practices to contemporary ceremonies.

Oxford Art Online
Coverage: current. Grove Art Online has been relaunched as Oxford Art Online. Provides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art, The Oxford Companion to Western Art, the Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, also offering thumbnail art images, line drawings, and extensive image links.

Oxford Music Online
Coverage: current. Includes The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, The New Grove Dictionary of Opera and The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, with over 500 musical examples available in sound as well as notated examples.

Peoples of the Caribbean : An Encyclopedia of Archaeology and Traditional Culture
2005 ed. A comprehensive guide to the archaeology and traditional culture of the Caribbean.

Pop Culture Latin America! Media, Arts, and Lifestyle
2005 ed. A survey of contemporary Latin American popular culture, covering topics that range from music and film to popular festivals and fashion.

World Education Encyclopedia
2001 ed. (2nd ed.) This country-by-country survey of educational systems provides detailed essays on the histories, legal foundations, and primary and secondary educational systems of 233 countries.

Newspapers

LexisNexis Academic
Coverage: varies, generally 1980s-- . A multi-disciplinary database, with especially strong news, business and legal material.

Newspapers -- International

Access World News - International Edition
Coverage: varies by title. Access World News provides full-text information and perspectives from over 700 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. This title does not include U.S. news.

Data/Statistics

International Financial Statistics
Coverage: 1950-present. Provides time series data for balance of payments,banking, exchange rates, interest rates, employment, and other economic concepts.

International historical statistics: the Americas 1750-2005 - Call Number: Case Ref HA175 .M55 2007
A useful compendium of historical statistics.

Statistical yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean - Call Number: Case Reference HA751 .A58
Print reference source from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

World Development Indicators
Coverage: 1960-present. WDI includes more than 900 development indicators in over 80 tables organized in 6 sections: World View, People, Environment, Economy, States and Markets, and Global.

Web Sites

Columbia International Affairs Online - CIAO
Coverage: 1991-present. A comprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs.

Political Database of the Americas
The Political Database of the Americas (PDBA) is a non-governmental project of the Center for Latin American Studies (CLAS) at Georgetown University in collaboration with institutions like the Secretariat for Political Affairs of the Organization of American States and FLACSO-Chile. PDBA offers centralized information about institutions and political processes, national constitutions, branches of government, elections, political constitutional studies and other subjects related to the strengthening of democracy in the region.

Opinion Polls

Polling the Nations
Coverage: 1986- present. A compilation of surveys conducted by over 1000 polling organizations in the United States and 100 other countries.

Atlases

Perry Castaneda Library Map Collection
Maps produced by the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency, unless otherwise indicated.