HTY 394 - Women in Latin America

Introduction | Reference Sources | Indexes & Databases | Internet Resources | Writing the Paper

For further library assistance, please contact Zip Kellogg (zkellogg@usm.maine.edu; 780-4272), Reference Librarian, Glickman Library, University of Southern Maine

In order to find books, journal titles, videos, government documents and other materials held in the University of Maine System you will need to consult URSUS, the online catalog. Because journal article citations are not individually included in URSUS, you will need to use a discipline-specific index to find this information (see Resources by Subject).

If you do not know the exact subject heading describing the topic you need, try doing a keyword search using other word/s related to that topic and then click on the subject heading links found within the relevant records to find additional, useful resources.

The following subject headings may be useful to find books relevant to this class. Try other words and phrases; these are but a few. They are hotlinked directly into URSUS.

Women Latin America History

Latin America Politics and Government

Women Peru

Nationalism Latin America

Feminism Latin America History

Latin America Religion

Acculturation Latin America

If the item is not available through the University of Maine System (URSUS) or Maine InfoNet you may try a worldwide catalog of books called WorldCat . Since most WorldCat books are not at USM you may request them via Interlibrary Loan (Illiad).

Reference sources are useful tools to obtain background information and to develop a vocabulary of possible search terms. The following items are print resources available within the University of Southern Maine Libraries.

A Reference Guide to Latin American History
Por Reference F1410 R395 2000

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean
Por Reference F 1406 C36 1992

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
Por Reference F 1406 E53 1996

Atlas of Central America and the Caribbean
Por Reference G 1550 D5 1985

Latin American History: A Teaching Atlas
Por Ref G1541 S1 L6 1983

Biographical Dictionary of Latin American and Caribbean Political Leaders
Por Ref F1414.2 B48 1988

Encyclopedia of Latin American History
Por Reference F1408 M36 1968

International Historical Statistics: The Americas 1750-1988
Por Reference HA 175 M55 1993

Statistical Abstract of Latin America
Por Reference HA 755 S7

Encyclopedia of Mexico: History, Society, and Culture
Por Reference F1210 E63 1997

Because of the lengthy publishing cycle for a book, information in a book is not always current. Periodical articles are current sources of information. There are two main types of periodicals: scholarly and popular. Scholarly periodicals are usually referred to as journals. Articles in journals contain reports of primary research; the articles are written by experts in the field and for other researchers/scholars; use terms and language specific to that discipline; may include graphs, charts, etc. related to the topic; most often are peer reviewed via an editorial board; are published by professional organization or society, university, research centers, scholarly presses; and often include a bibliography. Popular periodical articles contain general information; are written using easily understood language that appeals to a varied audience; are usually written by journalists or others who are not experts in the field; do not include citations; has a limited or non-existent editorial review board; and may contain glossy photographs. The Finding Articles tutorial provides more information on how to find articles.

To find scholarly articles it is necessary to consult a discipline-specific electronic or print index/database. The following are indexing sources available to the Unversity of Southern Maine community.

Clase and Periodica
Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
This database supplies citations, abstracts, and indexing of the international serials literature in political science and its complementary fields, including international relations, law and public administration/policy.

Academic Search Premier
Provides full text for nearly 4,000 scholarly publications of which 3,100 are peer reviewed. Academic areas of study include: social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language and linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences, and ethnic studies.

Public Affairs Information Service
Citations for articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs.

Historical Abstracts 1450 to the present
Index to articles, dissertations, and books on the history of the world, except the United States and Canada, from 1450 to the present.

Contemporary Women's Issues
Contemporary Women's Issues (CWI) is a multidisciplinary, full-text database that brings together relevant content from mainstream periodicals, gray literature, and the alternative press -- with a focus on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries. Contemporary Women's Issues includes English-language titles from East and West Africa, Asia, and South and Central America, the Caribbean, North America and Europe.

Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000
A collection of documentary projects pertaining to women and social movements in the United States. Primary source materials include books, images, manuscripts, journal articles, phamplets, letters, commentaries and bibliographies, documenting the multiplicity of women's reform activities.

The Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) The mission of this site "is to facilitate access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America."

Internet Resources for Latin America A broad range of links to many sources of information on Latin America.

Sources and General Resources on Latin America Links to all things Latin American, from history, to environmental issues, from slavery to independence, from religion to info about specific countries.

Latin American History Numerous useful links to sites associated with individual countries of Latin America.

Handbook of Latin American Studies Contains records describing books, book chapters, articles, and conference papers published in the field of Latin American studies. Coverage includes relevant books as well as over 800 social science and 550 humanities journals and volumes of conference proceedings. Most records include abstracts with evaluations

This category contains information on how to write the paper. In using resources it is important that they be used ethically and legally. The sources listed here provide assistance in this process.
EndNote is software that helps you manage your citations, allowing you to move them from a database via the EndNote software into your term paper. EndNote is loaded onto all USM student computers and may be purchased from the USM Logic Shop for home computer use for $35.

Writing Handbooks

St. Martin's Handbook
POR Reference PE1112 .L86 1989
Contains sections on the writing process, sentence construction, punctuation, doing research, and academic writing.

A Writer's Reference, (Hacker) 5th Edition
POR Reference PE1408 .H2778
Includes sections on composing and revising, design, sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, writing, and documentation. This book is recommended by your professor, Dr. David Carey

The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition
POR Reference Z253 U69
A superb, comprehensive, highly regarded style manual for the historian. This source is recommended by Dr. Carey as an excellent source for footnote and bibliography information.

Citation Style

Citing Sources (MLA) (Indiana University)

MLA (University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center)

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition
POR Reference LB2369 .G53 2003
Also available at Sanford Center on reserve

Online! A Reference Guide Using Internet Resources

Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format (Purdue University Online Writing Center)

Plagiarism

Plagiarism-The Do's and Dont's: Guidelines for Avoiding Plagiarism (University of California-Davis)

Plagiarism Examples (Indiana University School of Education)

USM Academic Integrity Policy

Created by: Z. Kellogg
Created on: 10.04.2005
Last Updated: 10.04.2005