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The Collection

Latino Studies is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of U.S. Latino culture and history.

Olin and Uris libraries house the majority of Latino Studies materials in the humanities and social sciences, including history, romance studies, literature, government, anthropology, linguistics, religion, sociology and theatre, film & dance.

Materials relevant to Latino Studies are also housed in Mann (health sciences & education), Music, Fine Arts, ILR, Law, and others.

For more information about the types of resources the library collects for Latino Studies, see our recent acquisitions page.


Selector & Reference Contact Information

David Block
Latino Studies Selector

2B57 Kroch Library
(607) 255-9480

To recommend a purchase for the library collection, Cornell faculty, staff, and students can complete an online Purchase Request form or contact David directly.

Tony Cosgrave
Reference Liaison

109 Uris Library
(607) 255-7148

If you have questions about library services, policies, or any other aspect of the library please use our Ask a Librarian service or contact Tony directly.


Library Instruction and Research Consultations for Latino Studies

The digital revolution has made an enormous amount of information available to researchers in Latino Studies and related disciplines, but discovering resources and using them effectively can be challenging, both for incoming freshmen and seasoned scholars.

The library provides instruction in using its resources for classes from freshmen- to graduate-level seminars.

The following are examples of course-specific classes in Latino Studies and related disciplines that the Reference and Instruction departments have taught recently:


Faculty: If you would like to arrange for a course-specific library instruction session, please fill out the online Instruction Session Request Form.

Students and other Cornell-affiliated patrons: If you would like to arrange for an individual research consultation, please fill out the online Consultation Session Request Form.


Library Research Guide for Latino Studies

The Latino Studies Research Guide categorizes and annotates over 75 Latino Studies information resources, primarily from CU Library reference collections. Included are encyclopedias, handbooks, guides, bibliographies, dictionaries, almanacs, print indexes, online databases, and more. Information on the page is reviewed and updated regularly.


Databases for Latino Studies

HAPI
Hispanic American Periodicals Index contains authoritative, worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region and Hispanics in the United States. From analyses of current political, economic, and social issues to unique 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 more than 500 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world.

Chicano Database
Bibliographic materials on Mexican-American topics 1967 to the present. Scope expanded in 1992 to include the broader Latino experience, including Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants. Includes the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database.

Ethnic NewsWatch
Ethnic NewsWatch is a full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press.

General Subject Databases
Latino Studies-related material can also be found in Periodical Abstracts, History Resource Center, Literature Resource Center, America - History & Life, Web of Science, Project Muse, MLA, JSTOR, LexisNexis Academic, PAIS International, FRANCIS, and many others. See the Latino Studies subject guide section on databases for more information.

For help searching online databases, please schedule a research consultation, see a librarian at a reference desk, or contact a reference librarian.


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Last updated: April 24, 2007
Created by Ida T. Martinez, updated by Tony Cosgrave

Olin and Uris Libraries, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853
Information and reference: 607-255-4144, okuref@cornell.edu
Circulation: (Olin) 607-255-4245, (Uris) 607-255-3537, olincirc@cornell.edu