How to Search for Articles
Databases
The Library subscribes to a variety of databases that cover a multitude of topics. The purpose of this section is to provide a list of databases that would be useful for studying Latin American history.
- EBSCOhost Web
A family of databases with articles in all major subject areas. - JSTOR
Full-text articles from 2,000 scholarly journals, books and primary resources spanning the arts, humanities, general science and social sciences. - ProQuest Central Essentials
ProQuest Central Essentials provides access to databases across all major subject areas. One of the most comprehensive multidisciplinary research databases available.
- Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
DPLA offers a single point of access to millions of cultural heritage items from libraries, archives, and museums around the United States. All of the materials found through DPLA are free and immediately available in digital format.
- ARTstor
A database of more than two million art images from museum collections. Includes photographs, costumes, illustrations, illuminated manuscripts, monuments and sculpture.
Reference Databases
- Credo Reference
A reliable scholarly alternative to Wikipedia. Credo Reference contains encyclopedias, subject-specific dictionaries, atlases and handbooks - Oxford Reference Online: Premium
Another scholarly alternative to Wikipedia. Definitions and explanations from over 175 general and subject-specific dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks.
Streaming Video
The library has a subscription to a film database called: Infobase: World Cinema. For more information, take a look at the Video Streaming Libguide.
In the database, you have the option of limiting the results to feature a selection of Latin American films.
