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:

• Latino Communities
  LSP/DSOC 230 & AM ST 231 - Fall 2005

• Latino/a Cultural Practices
  LSP/ENGL 398 and AM ST 396 - Spring 2004
  
  
• Recovering the Chicana Literary Tradition
  Comparative Literature 120 - Fall 2003
  
  
• Chicana Feminist Literature
  ENG 158 - Spring 2004
  
  
• Woman of Her Word: Latina Writers
  SPAN L - Spring 2004

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.