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Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies

This is a guide to resources in Latin American Studies in the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Librarian

Isabel Espinal

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W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts

Available by appointment. I can meet via phone, Zoom, or other online venue. To request an online appointment or get any other help, please email iespinal@library.umass.edu or call:

413-545-6971

Subjects: African Studies, Afro American Studies, Communication, Languages, Literatures & Cultures, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies, Native American & Indigenous Studies, Spanish & Portuguese, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

Getting Started with Library Research in Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies

This web guide is designed to assist you in using the W.E.B. Du Bois Library's Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies resources.The most general starting points are on this page. See links to the left for more specific guides and resources.

Above all, don't hesitate to contact me to request a reference consultation, a bibliographic instruction session for your class, or to suggest purchasing books or other materials to add to our collection.

~Isabel Espinal, Librarian for Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies.

Also visit: UMass Center for Latin American, Caribbean, & Latino Studies

Spotlight on: Latin American Studies E-books - Some are open access for everyone

Duke University Press Latin American Studies E-Book Collection

Over 550 titles in anthropology, cultural studies, Caribbean studies, Chicanx and Latinx studies, history, literature, film and media, politics, and many other fields, focused on Latin America. Requires UMass login.

JSTOR Open Access E-books
from El Colegio de México and the Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales/Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO)

680 scholarly books published by El Colegio de México, one of the most important academic research centers in the world. Founded in 1938, Colmex has published key books in the humanities and humanistic social sciences, yet many of these books had been unavailable for years. Over 200 titles published by CLACSO (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales/Latin American Council of Social Sciences a network of over 100 research institutions throughout Latin America and the Caribbean committed to the promotion of scientific research in all fields of the social sciences and to enhancing scholarly exchange and cooperation within and outside the region. Freely available for anyone in the world to use.

Open Access Ebooks and ejournals direct from CLASCO

Almost 1400 open access ebooks.

Top online resources

Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) This link opens in a new window
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Articles from scholarly journals on Latin America & the Caribbean, the US-Mexico border area, and U.S. Latinos, 1970-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Handbook of Latin American Studies This link opens in a new window
Citations to works published internationally on Latin America, produced by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, 1936-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Informe This link opens in a new window
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Articles from 140 Spanish-language magazines and journals, 1987-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Latin American Studies e-Book Collection This link opens in a new window
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The Latin American Studies e-book collection includes over 550 titles in anthropology, cultural studies, Caribbean studies, Chicanx and Latinx studies, history, literature, film and media, politics, and many other fields, focused on Latin America.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Latin American Weekly Report This link opens in a new window
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News and analysis of current conditions in Latin America. Current
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Oxford Bibliographies: Latin American Studies This link opens in a new window
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Expert discussion of topics and sub-topics in Latin American studies, with extensive annotated lists of best books and articles.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Historical Abstracts Full Text This link opens in a new window
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Journal articles, many in full text, and citations to books and dissertations on world history from 1450, published 1954-present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
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Core scholarly journals from a range of disciplines, dating from the earliest issue of each journal to a few years before present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.