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Course Guide: Introduction to Chicano Life & Culture (LAST 695-05)

Fall 2007
Prof. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto

This guide supports the research needs of students studying Chicano life and culture at Tulane University. For additional research assistance after today's session, contact:

Sean Knowlton, Reference Librarian & Bibliographer
Sean@Tulane.edu
504-247-1870

Reference Works

Journals and Magazines

Also consult:
Artes de Mexico
Call Number: N7.A768
Location: Latin American Library Closed Stacks

Keywords

Before you begin your search, break your topic down into several discrete concepts or keyword search terms. Databases, including the library catalog, will be able to retrieve more relevant materials this way. For more flexible searching, think of various ways to express these search terms -- synonyms, broader terms, and narrower terms. Most databases index or categorize content in English; however, titles may be in another language. Don't forget, where appropriate to include search terms in Spanish or other languages.

Then, think about what kind of information resources you need and select appropriate indexes and databases in which to search for material. This step is crucial to efficient identification of quality sources for your research.

Subject Headings

Subject Headings on Mexican Americans	Subject Headings on Mexico
Note: The LC Subject Headings use the term "Mexican American" instead of Chicano, which is reserved for the civil rights movement. LCSH: Mexican American ... Mexican American art Mexican American artists Mexican American families Mexican American children Mexican American youth Children of immigrants Children of immigrants -- education LCSH: Mexican Americans Mexican Americans -- Biography Mexican Americans -- Ethnic Identity Mexican Americans -- History Mexican Americans -- Periodicals Mexican Americans -- California Mexican Americans -- Texas -- San Antonio As seen on TV ... (Representation) Mexican Americans in ... (motion pictures, literature, popular culture) Mexican Americans on television	US / Mexico Mexicans -- Southwestern States Mexican Americans -- Mexico Mexican-American Border Region Mexico --Emigration and immigration United States --Emigration and immigration Emigrant remittances - - Mexico Art Taller de Gráfica Popular (Mexico City, Mexico) Posada, José Guadalupe, 1852-1913 Graphic Arts - - United States (or Mexico) Religion All Souls' Day All Souls' Day --Mexico Protestants -- Mexico Protestantism -- Mexico History Mexico -- History Mexico --History --1910-1946 --Pictorial works
Subject Headings on Mexican Americans, By Topic
Civil Rights Aztlan Chicano movement Mexican Americans -- Civil Rights Agricultural Labor Chavez, Cesar, 1927 - United Farm Workers Mexican American agricultural laborers Mexican American Labor union members Mexican American migrant agricultural laborers Migrant Agricultural Laborers -- United States	Literature American literature --Mexican American authors American drama--Mexican American authors American poetry--Mexican American authors Mexican Americans in literature Mexican American literature (Spanish) Individuals Anzaldua, Gloria Gonzales, Rodolpho, 1928- (Note spelling!) Gomez Pena, Guillermo

Using Subject Headings as Keywords

Although browsing the subject headings is a great way to effectively assess a library's holdings on a given topic, subject headings can also be used in keyword searches. Searching this way can enhance your results. See the example below:

Finding Materials in Anthologies

Materials on, about or by Chicanos frequently appear in anthologies. These works will have subject headings but will not contain subject headings for each author in the anthology. As a result, you will have greater success if you do keyword searches. For example, although "Aztlán" is a subject heading, you will find many more results by doing a keyword search. Likewise, Rodolpho Gonzales is frequently referred to as "Corky" and his first name is (more accurately) spelled as "Rodolfo." A keyword search for "Corky Gonzales" or "Rodolfo Gonzales" finds more results.

Searching: Major Catalogs

Tulane University Libraries Catalog

WorldCat

Finding Articles Using Databases & Web Portals
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E-Journals @ Tulane

Interlibrary Loan : Tulane University ILLiad

Area Studies Approach Chicano Database (Trial Database: Access Begins Monday, October 15) Citations provide extensive coverage dating to the 1960s, with selective indexing to the early 1900s. Critical to comparative studies, the Chicano Database has also covered the broader Latino experience of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and Central American immigrants since 1992. HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodical Index) HAPI offers authoritative information about Latin America, the US-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the US. Allows users to limit results to US Hispanics / Latinos. 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) LANIC Latin American Network Information Center (University of Texas-Austin) Hispanic/Latino Art: Chicano / Latino Spanish-language newspapers in the continental U.S. Radio: Hispanic/Latino Television: Hispanic/Latino Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics Instituto Hemisférico de Performance y/o política This is a consortium of institutions, artists, scholars, and activists dedicated to exploring the relationship between expressive behavior (broadly construed as performance) and social and political life in the Americas.

 

Ethnographic Approach eHRAF Collection of Ethnography Ethnographic and other documents describing cultural and social life (books, journal articles, and dissertations) that are compiled into culture profiles. Select "browse," then "C" to find Chicanos. [Tulane Subscription]

 

Historical Approach America: History & Life Historical coverage of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. Citations from 1954 - present. [Tulane Subscription]

 

Guide: Dissertations Guide: Latino & Latina Studies