ANT 105 - Intro. to Latin America
Books, Videos & CDs:
Here are some examples of Reference Books in our library.
Search Our Library Catalog
NetLibrary and other E-Books – for around 60,000 electronic books (most of which are now accessible fom our library catalog).
Other Library Catalogs – to see what's available at UNC-A and other local libraries.
WorldCat – searches the collections of libraries all over the world and indexes books, audiovisuals, & archival and manuscript materials. This is where you request books on interlibrary loan.
Articles & Databases:
Journal Sources:You could try these interdisciplinary, full-text periodical databases which cover almost any subject area. There are around 20,000 full-text journal titles in these databases:
Academic Search Premier
OmniFile Full Text
Proquest Research Library
Next, try some of these more specialized indexes:
JSTOR - The Scholarly Journal Archive – contains complete backfiles of key journals covering anthropology, ecology, geography, history, political science, latin american studies, sociology and more. However, it generally does not include the most recent five years of a journal's issues.
GEOBASE – index of records covering the worldwide literature on geology, geography, and ecology.
Historical Abstracts – covers world history (excluding the U.S. and Canada, which are covered in America: History & Life), back to around 1450.
America History & Life – a great index w/ abstracts only (no full text), covering pre-history to the present for the U.S. and Canada.
AnthroSource – 100 years of anthropological material online, including: current issues for 15 of the AAA's most critical peer-reviewed publications
Earthscape – a wide range of information in the Earth sciences and environmental policy.
Social Sciences Package – covers sociology, political science, public affairs, etc.
Other Possibilities:
Alternative Press Index and Archive – indexes alternative, radical and left periodicals, newspapers and magazines covering cultural, economic, political & social change. Coverage is international and interdisciplinary.
Annual Reviews – full-text articles that synthesize the primary research literature in 32 focused disciplines within the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences.
Arts & Humanities Search – covers archaeology and history.
Clase/Periodica – CLASE indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities. PERIODICA covers journals specializing in science and technology. In their original languages, and most of these are in Spanish.
Columbia International Affairs Online – current information from the world's leading international relations centers.
Contemporary Women's Issues – full text access to global information on women.
SIRS Researcher – full-text articles exploring social, scientific, historic, economic, political, and global issues.
You might also take a look at our Business & Economics databases if you need that perspective.
Newspaper Sources:
The New York Times (Current) – 2004 to the present.
The New York Times Historical – full coverage from 1851-2003.
Newspaper Source – full-text articles from over 100 newspapers and wire services.
Country Information:
CountryWatch – up-to-date information and news on most countries.
SYB World (Statesman's Yearbook) – 192 country profiles cover every important area: political parties and leaders, population, economics, climate, natural resources, military capabilities, education and legal systems, culture and communications, health and environment, and international affairs.
Web Sites:
Latin American Network Information Center Latinamericanstudies.org Internet Resources for Latin America – from New Mexico State University.
Take a look at our library's selected list of anthropology web sites.
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