Databases

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Recommended Databases

  • Indexes and abstracts to journal articles in the history of the world covering 1450 to present, excluding the United States and Canada, from journals published 1954 to present.

  • News source in English about Latin America, updated weekly. Subscription is to the current news bulletins and the archives.

  • Full-text of American newspapers and magazines from the ethnic, minority and Native press. Available in both English and Spanish.

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  • Composed of over 2.5 million images, Artstor provides faculty and students with a comprehensive image resource in a wide array of subjects with the breadth and depth to add context and examine influences beyond the confines of your discipline.

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  • Fiction and poetry from the Caribbean region of the 19th and 20th centuries in the original language.

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  • Resource to worldwide content on all aspects of the humanities in more than 1,450 full-text journals back to 1907.

  • LACLI Is a repository of free online e-resources with Latin American, Caribbean, U.S Latinx, and Iberian content. It is a great tool for finding a large variety of resources such as audiovisual materials, e-books, and digital primary sources. LACLI is managed by the Latin American Northeast Libraries Network (LANE).

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