Yacatecuhtli takes you to DILARES This page covers sources useful in the field of Latin American history. For other areas dealing with Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, please consult the Latin American and Iberian Collections and Resources homepage . For other resources in the field of history, please consult the History subject page.

Abstracts, Indexes, and Research Databases

Academic/Scholarly Indexes and Databases

			Hispanic American Periodicals Index - HAPI
			Handbook of Latin American Studies - HLAS
			ClasePeriodica
			Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC)
			PRISMA (Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humansticas)

General Databases

			Expanded Academic ASAP
			Historical Abstracts
			Digital Dissertations and Theses
			PAIS (Public Affairs International) & PAIS Archive
			Social SciSearch/LANL
			WorldCat

Newspaper Databases

			Latin America Data Base
			LexisNexis Academic Universe
			World News Connection (1 concurrent user only.)

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Books

The Library Catalog (LIBROS) provides location information for books, journals, maps, microforms, sound recordings, videos, and similar items owned by the UNM Libraries and other New Mexico member institutions. Materials that are not located in the Library Catalog (LIBROS) can be requested through InterLibrary Loan.

Call Numbers

Because of the interdisciplinary nature of Latin American Women Studies, call numbers fall in all ranges. See Women Studies and Latin American HIstory for some of the appropriate call numbers.

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General Reference Sources

Bibliographies and Research Guides

ELECTRONIC

Gender Studies of Latin America and the Caribbean

Bibliography of Sexuality Studies in Latin America

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ZIM Ref. HQ1460.5 K53 1977

Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography, by Meri Knaster. 1977
This comprehensive bibliography on women in Spanish America covers through 1975. As the title implies, it does not cover Brazil or the Caribbean.

ZIM Ref HQ1460.5 S75 1989

Latinas of the Americas, by K. Lynn Stoner. 1989
This collection of bibliographic essays updates Knaster from 1975-1985. Unlike Knaster, it does cover Brazil and the Caribbean.

Biographical Resources

ELECTRONIC

Biography and Genealogy Master Index (UNM Only)
Biography Reference Bank (UNM Only)

MICROFORM

Archivo biográfico de España, Portugal e Iberoamérica

Serie I ZIM Microfiche CT1344 A73 1986
Serie II ZIM Microfiche CT1344 A732 1994
Serie III 1960-1995 ZIM Microfiche CT1344 .A733 1996
Serie IV hasta 2001 in process
Note: All parts are indexed ONLINE

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ZIM Ref. F1407 M86
Index to Spanish American Collective Biography, by Sara de Mundo Lo. 1981-1985
Four volumes: 1. The Andean Countries, 2. Mexico, 3. The Central American and Caribbean Countires and 4. The River Plate Countries. Indexes works of collective biography.

ZIM Ref CT3295 T68 1996

Mil quinientas mujeres en nuestra conciencia colectiva: catálogo biográfico de mujeres de México, by Aurora Tovar Ramírez. 1996.

ZIM Ref. CT3290 A33 1995

Notable Latin American Women: Twenty-Nine Leaders, Rebels, Poets, Battlers and Spies, 1500-1900, by Jerome R. Adams. 1995

ZIM Ref. CT3290 N68 2001
Notable Twentieth-Century Latin American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, editied by Cynthia Margarita Tompkins and David William Foster, 2001.
Provides information on outstanding women in the fields of politics, the visual arts, religion, government, education, literature, popular culture and the sciences.

ZIM Ref HQ1115 W6 1999

Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia , by Anne Commire, editor and Deborah Klezmer, associate editor. 1999-2002.
Covers all countries, all time periods and has an index by country.

Microforms

Women's Studies Latin American microforms available at the UNM University Libraries.

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Journals

Search Journal One Search for holdings. Years of coverage vary per title. Copies of articles in titles that the UL does not own can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.

Core Journals

• The Americas (Academy of American Franciscan History)
• Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies
• Hispanic American Historical Review
• Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs
• Journal of Women’s History
• Latin American Perspectives
• Latin American Research Review

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Additional Web Resources

Academic Programs

Michigan State University Women in Development
   In addition to the program description and information on its publications, this page contains an Internet Resource Guide with    links to General International Organization Resources and to specific resources for Latin American and the Caribbean.

University of California at Berkeley Women’s Studies Department

International Organizations

CLADEM - Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights

Isis Internacional - servicio de información y comunicación de las mujeres

Organization of American States Inter-American Commission of Women
    Go to the main page for the OAS and in the pull down menu of OAS issues select Gender.

United Nations Development Fund for Women
    Regional Offices:
      Andean Region which includes Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela
      Central America which includes Mexico, Central America, Cuba and the Dominican Republic
      Southern Cone which includes Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay

Societies, Agencies, and Associations

• LASA Gender and Feminist Studies Section
• Conference on Latin American History
• Coordinating Council for Women in History

Web Sites

LANIC - Under the Social Sciences section you will find resources on Women and Gender. This page is divided by Regional Resources, Country Resources, and International Resources.  

Isis Internacional - servicio de información y comunicación de las mujeres

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