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Course Guide: Core Seminar (LAST 400)

Fall 2007
Prof. Edith Wolfe

This guide supports the research needs of students completing the core seminar for a degree in Latin American studies at Tulane University. For additional research assistance after today's session, contact:

Sean Knowlton, Reference Librarian & Bibliographer, The Latin American Library
Sean@Tulane.edu
504-247-1870

Overview of Today's Session

• Review of Researching Basics
• Sources for News and Statistics
• Independent, guided research to develop annotated bibliography of primary sources for research paper.

 

 

Review Questions (Researching Basics)

• What is a primary source? A secondary source?
• What are the advantages of using subject headings when searching?
• What is WorldCat?
• Why should you search article databases like HAPI or HLAS instead of just searching Google or using JSTOR?
• What is TU Link?
• What is Illiad?

 

Selected News Sources (Guide: News and Newspapers) [Off Campus? Log in to access Tulane Subscription Databases]   Proquest Latin American Newsstand Full-text access in Spanish and Portuguese to 37 newspapers and newswires from Puerto Rico and 11 Latin American countries. Email LAL for the trial password. LexisNexis Academic Full-text of national and international newspapers. To search Spanish or Portuguese language news sources select "News" from the red menu (top left). Then select "Spanish Language News, Combined " or "Portuguese Language News Combined " as a source. You may also search by individual publication. [Tulane Subscription] Center for Research Libraries (CRL) Available via Interlibrary Loan. CRL maintains an impressive collection of foreign language newspapers in print and on microfilm, both historical and current: Foreign Newspapers Collection LANIC Latin American Network Information Center (University of Texas-Austin) News

 

Selected Statistical Sources (Guide: Statistics) [Off Campus? Log in to access Tulane Subscription Databases]   Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe: Estadísticas (CEPAL, United Nations) Economist Intelligence Unit: Country Reports Analysis of political and economic trends for more than 30 countries Central America, South America and the Caribbean. See also the the EIU Viewswire for country-specific forecasts and risk assessments. [Tulane Subscription] South America, Central America and the Caribbean London : Europa Publications Ltd., 1985- Location: Howard-Tilton Latin American Library ( LATEST EDITION AT LAL REFERENCE DESK) Call Number: F1408.29 .S68 Annually updated survey of the political and economic life of the region. Contains ten introductory articles on the region that focus on important trends and movements. Each country survey contains geographical, historical, economical and statistical essays, as well as a directory and bibliography. An excellent reference tool for developing a holistic understanding of trends and issues affecting the countries of the region. LANIC Latin American Network Information Center (University of Texas-Austin) Statistics Public Opinion Statistics LAPOP (Latin American Public Opinion Project) (Full-text of academic studies based on survey research) Latinobarómetro (Annual study of public opinion in eighteen Latin American countries)

 

Selected Scholarly Article Databases (Index of Guides) HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodical Index) HAPI offers authoritative information about Latin America, the US-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the US. From analyses of current political, economic, and social issues to coverage of Latin American arts and letters, HAPI Online contains complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in social science and humanities journals published throughout the world. Coverage: 1970 - present. [Tulane Subscription] Handbook of Latin American Studies A bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. HLAS Online (1936- present) HLAS Web (1990 - present)

 

Citing Your Sources RefWorks (Manage your bibliographies and citations online)[Tulane Subscription] Citation & Writing Guides (Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University)