History 3724: Latin American Studies Resources
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History 3724:Latin American Studies Resources
Frederic Murray Assistant ProfessorMLIS, University of British ColumbiaBA, Political Science, University of Iowa
Instructional Services LibrarianAl Harris Library [email protected]
Andres Perez de Ribas
1591- 1643
History of the triumphs of our holy faith amongst the most barbarous and fierce
peoples of the New World• Jesuit History Northern New Spain• First published in 1645• Key Text on Spanish conquest/colonization• Detailed comments on indigenous beliefs• Lots of war….
• First complete, scholarly and fully annotated edition in English
• English version published in 1999
Today’s Class • Review Specific Resources for
Latin American Studies• Citations• General Resources for Latin
American Studies• Find & Identify a Work of Historical
Fiction Relating to Latin America
HLAS Web: Library of Congress• Annotated bibliography• Scholarly monographs • Journal articles• Conference papers• Book chapters• Electronic resources
You will need to use in conjunction with WorldCat & SWOSU Databases
HLAS Web: Library of CongressIn order to get the content:
• Use Open WorldCat BOOKS– Use Inter-Library Loan
• Use Periodical List ARTICLES– Track Citation– Use Inter-Library Loan
Can you Read and Find Citations?
Handout: Reading citationsA citation is a short, multi-part description of a specific information source. It provides the information that is needed to find a particular source. Journal citations contain such basic information as:
Tracking Citations
Tracking CitationsDamp, Jonathan E., Stephen A. Hall and Susan J. Smith 2002 Early Irrigation on the Colorado Plateau near Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. American Antiquity 67: 665-676
Tracking CitationsDamp, Jonathan E., Stephen A. Hall and Susan J. Smith 2002 Early Irrigation on the Colorado Plateau near Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. American Antiquity 67: 665-676
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Library DatabasesJSTOR PROJECT MUSE
Library DatabasesHistorical Abstracts with Full Text
Journals • JSTOR
– Latin American Studies (52 titles)– History (294 titles)
• Project Muse– Hispanic American Historical Review– Journal of World History
Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction
Find a work of historical fiction relating to Latin AmericaSelect Work• Use the links on the
web page• Use Reference Books
Find Work • Use Open WorldCat
– Inter-Library Loan • Use Library Catalog
Library Resources
Web Resources• List of Latin American Authors
• Open Directory Project: Latin American Authors
• Yale: Latin American Collection