Research Guide: Africano-Latino Studies
Welcome to the Research Guide for Africano-Latino Studies. Here you will find a selection of resources to help you get started. This page is organized via the tabs which designate the section of the Research Guide. Under each tab you will find resources specific to that tab. Here are some places to start when you're not sure where to begin:
Recommended Databases
You may have to use several of the databases listed under the Databases tab above, depending on your specific topic. But the following databases each offers a solid source of full-text, scholarly articles that should include information on most topics related to Africana-Latino studies.
Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for nearly 4,650 journals (including more than 3,600 peer-reviewed publications) in nearly every area of academic study.
JSTOR archive
Provides access to the full text of over 300 scholarly journals across many subject areas. The objective of JSTOR is to provide all issues back to Volume 1, Issue 1 for all journals. (Due to copyright restrictions, the most recent 3-5 years are unavailable.)
Recommended Books
- Atlas of Hispanic-American History REF E184.S75 O287 2001
- Hispanics/Latinos in the United States : Ethnicity, Race, and Rights E184.S75 H627 2000
- Latinas in the United States : A Historical Encyclopedia REF E184.S75 L35 2006
- Living Black history : How Reimagining the African-American Past Can Remake America’s racial Future E184.65 .M37 2006
- Timetables of African-Amerian History : A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in African-American History. REF NE185 .H295 1995
Recommended Websites
- African American Web Connection (AAWC)
- African-American Mosaic. "A Library of Congress resource guide for the study of Black history & culture."
- Andanzas al Web Latino
- LANIC: Latin American Information Center "LANIC's editorially reviewed directories contain over 12,000 unique URLs, one of the largest guides for Latin American content on the Internet." Some of the content is in Spanish.
Subject Librarian
If you need help, please contact:
Kay Benjamin
Reference, Instruction, & Government Documents Librarian
Web Coordinator
Degrees: BFA Alfred University; BA University of No. Colorado; MLS Albany University
111C Milne Library; (607) 436-2791
benjamkd@oneonta.edu
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