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Finding Scholarly Articles
The databases below will help you find articles on topics relating to US-Latin American relations.
- JSTOR This link opens in a new windowProvides complete electronic backfiles of core journals in history and politics and a variety of other subjects. Does not include the most recent 3-5 years. Truncation symbol: *
- ProQuest This link opens in a new windowProvides indexing, abstracts and selected full text articles in a wide range of popular magazines and scholarly journals. Truncation symbol: *
- PAIS International This link opens in a new windowPublic Affairs Information Service: journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, etc. covering issues in the public debate.
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (WPSA) This link opens in a new windowIndexes many political science journals from 1975 to the present. Links to many fulltext journal articles.
- HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index This link opens in a new windowThe principal index of journals on and from Latin America and the Caribbean. Links to full text.
- America: History and Life This link opens in a new windowIndexes and links to scholarly articles in historical journals relating to the United States.
- Historical Abstracts This link opens in a new windowProvides indexing and links to the text of journal articles in history that relate to Latin America and the Caribbean.
- PRISMA: Publicaciones y Revistas Sociales y Humanisticas This link opens in a new windowScholarly journals on and from Latin America.
- Columbia International Affairs Online (CIAO) This link opens in a new windowComprehensive source for theory and research in international affairs. Working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, conference proceedings, journal abstracts, books, a schedule of events, policy briefs and economic indicators, and maps and country data.
- Handbook of Latin American Studies This link opens in a new windowPrimary database for research on Latin America, indexing books and articles on Latin America in the social sciences and humanities. Covers the principal research worldwide and is especially strong in its inclusion of Latin American publications, articles, etc. Includes abstracts. Includes unpublished volumes in draft form.
