Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Provides complete bibliographic citations to the contents of scholarly journals published around the world on Latin America, the Caribbean, and Hispanics/Latinos in the US since the late 1960s. Our coverage includes everything from political, economic, and social issues to the arts and humanities.

Full-text searchable electronic journal archive of social science, humanities, natural and physical science journals produced in Iberoamerica.

Citations for books, journal articles, conference papers, and websites that pertain to the disciplines covered by HLAS. Humanities coverage includes: art, history, literature, music, and philosophy. Social Sciences coverage includes archeology, ethnology, economics, geography, government and politics, international relations, political economy, and sociology.

A searchable collection of poetry and fiction produced in the region during the 19th and 20th centuries. Among the titles selected are numerous rare and hard-to-find works written in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and various Creole languages.

This collection comprises literary works, memoirs, and essays written by Latin American women from the colonial period in the 17th century to the present.

Produced by the Modern Language Association (MLA), the MLA International Bibliography is an index for the study of language, literature, linguistics, rhetoric and composition, folklore, and film, covering scholarly publications from the early 20th century to the present. International in scope, it includes citations to journal articles, books, articles in books, series, translations, scholarly editions, websites, and dissertations, with links to full text in other subscription databases. The database also includes the MLA Directory of Periodicals and the MLA Thesaurus.

Full text play scripts by Latin American playwrights. Plays were written from mid-19th to 21st centuries.

Provides citations, abstracts, and indexing from political science literature, as well as international relations, law, and public administration/policy.

The IMFʹs periodicals, books, working papers and studies, and data and statistical tools. Includes information on macroeconomics, globalization, development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging markets, policy advice, and poverty reduction.

An ethnographic collection on cultures from all regions of the world; provides information on particular cultures, ethnic groups, or immigrant groups, their beliefs and superstitions, or subjects such as political structure, architecture, kinship units, or settlement patterns. The full-text documents are subject-indexed at the paragraph level for exploratory, in-depth cultural research, and cross-cultural comparisons. HRAF = Human Relations Area File.

The PAIS Index covers global public affairs, public and social policies, international relations, and world politics. It includes international sources such as journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference papers, web content, and more. Newspapers and newsletters are not included.

Source for theory and research in international affairs. It includes scholarship, working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals, case studies for teaching, and policy briefs. Topics include security studies, global finance, diplomatic practice, humanitarian law, lobal governance, development studies, and environmental studies.