Internet Resources for Latin American & Iberian Studies

  Ancient Mexico

This is a general page about the cultures and art of precolombian Mesoamerica and Andean South America.

 Bibliografia Anual de História de Portugal

This online bibliography contains references to books and journal articles.
(The latest edition available online is from 1990.)

  Bibliografía Mesoamericana

Index of citations related to the indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica.

  Bibliography for the History of Medieval Catalonia

A guide produced by historians Paul Freedman of Yale and Adam J. Kosto of Columbia University.

  Cómo citar recursos electrónicos

This Spanish site also includes a Versió en català.

  Forced Migration Online

Digital library of text-journals, articles, reports and research guides by region.

  Human Rights Documents

Indexes of microform collections of Human Rights Documents scanned by Florida State University's College of Law.

  Indice de Publicaciones Científicas Seriadas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal

Covers a wide variety of topics from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

  Inter-American Development Bank

Contains statistical information.

  ISLA - Information Services Latin America

A group dedicated to providing alternative media coverage about Latin America.

  Labyrinth: A Disciplinary Server for Medieval Studies

Provides organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies.

  The Latin America Development Archive

LADARK contain datasets and other scholarly materials related to Latin American development.

  Latin American and Caribbean Government Documents Project

This project describes official documents from Latin America and the Caribbean appearing on the Internet.

  Latin American Election Statistics: A Guide to Sources

UCSD library's guide to finding election statistics for specific Latin American countries.

  Latin American & Iberian Literature

Guide to Printed Reference Sources in the Davidson Library.

  Latin Americanist Research Resources Project

The American Research Libraries' Latin American Periodicals Table of Contents project allows you to search hundreds of Latin American journals by title, author, or journal title only (no subject indexing).

  LatinIndex - Indice de Publicaciones Científicas Seriadas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal

Index to journals published in Latinamerica, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal. Covers a wide variety of topics from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.

  Law in Mexico Before the Conquest

An online version of an exhibit originally prepared for the atrium of The University of Texas School of Law.

  LIBRO: The Library of Iberian Resources Online

  Maps of the Pimería

Contains maps of Pimería -- a section of Spanish colonial Mexico that included parts of modern-day Arizona.

  Medieval Feminist Index

The Medieval Feminist Index indexes journal articles, book reviews, and essys in books about women, sexuality and gender during the Middle Ages. Covers sources published from 1994 to the present in English, French, German and Spanish..

  MLA Style

Guideline on the MLA documentation style.

  ORB--Online Reference Books for Medieval Studies

  Political Database of the Americas

Provides reference materials, primary documents, comparative studies and statistical data for countries in the Western Hemisphere.

  Researching Brazil

Includes a searchable bibliograpic index of citations from over 70 academic journals in history and the social sciences.

  SciELO Chile

38 Online science journals from Chile, includes global usage reports.

  Theses and Dissertations Page

Dissertations from Brown University and other universities including Spain, Latin America, Portugal, Brazil and the U.S.

  UNCHR: UN Refugee Agency

News updates, and a database of documents from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and its information partners.

  Web of Science

Don't be fooled by the name. This database also contains citation indexes for the arts & humanities as well as the social sciences.

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  Brazilian Government Document Digitization Project

This joint Center for Research Libraries/Latin American Microfilm Project effort digitized executive branch serial documents issued by Brazil's national government during the period between 1821 and 1993.

  Biblioteca Mario de Andrade, the Public Library of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Digitalized library of about 150 rare books on Brazil dating from 1551 to 1885. Includes collections of Jesuits letters, religious and political works and travel narratives.

  Colecciones Mexicanas

Provides a collection of documents, journals, photographs and bibliographies on the history of Mexico.

  EuroDocs

Primary History Documents from Western Europe504114

  Historical Text Archive

  INEGI

From the website of Instituto Nacional de Estroistica Geografia e Informatica, this is a direct link to the basic data from the 2000 Mexican census.

  National Security Archive: Electronic Briefing Books

Scanned images (with large blacked-out portions) of declassified US government documents. The section on Latin America is quite lengthly.

  Nunca más (Never Again): Report of Conadep (National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons) - 1984

Testimonies of 881 victims of Argentina's "Dirty War," official documents, reports, verdicts, list of detention centers, and a bibliography.

  Transitional Poster Art

Stanford's collection of East German (DDR) poster art regarding Latin America (1970-1989).

  Vistas:Visual Culture in Spanish America 1520-1820

An art gallery of images which includes pottery, architecture and ceremonial items created in the wake of the New World conquests.

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  Andanzas al Web Latino

Comprehensive site of Latino / U.S.- Mexico Border resources. This site is developed and maintained by Molly Molloy, New Mexico State University.

  The Borderlands Encyclopedia

Contains links to sites about various aspects of life on the U.S./Mexico border.

  Brazilink.org

Covers Brazilian social issues.

  Centro de Estudios Hispanicos e Iberamericanos

A directory of art historians throughout the world organized by geographic location, area of study and institution.

  Directory of Scholars in Brazilian Studies

  Iberian Studies Web

Gateway site sponsored by the West European Studies Section of the American Libraries Association.

  La guía: Internet Resources for Latin America

Exhaustive site developed and maintained by Molly Molloy, New Mexico State University.

  Latin American Network Information Center

Perhaps the most comprehensive gateway site for Latin American Studies.

  Nations Online Project

A wide range of information on the countries of the world, including official national and regional government resources, maps and statistics.

  Periodista Online

Argentine online journal of current digital and technological news .

  Prensa escrita

Provides links to newspapers around the world written in the Spanish language, arranged by country. Also provides country-based newspaper listings for European nations

  Yahoo! España

  Yahoo! México

Includes a page of links to Mexican online newspapers and Mexican online magazines

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  Center for Research Libraries

Provides access to more than five million volumes of rarely held research materials found in North American libraries.

  Cuban Studies Institute

Tulane University.

  Instituto Cervantes

A non-profit resource funded by the Spanish government primarily for teachers of Spanish. Members can borrow materials (via mail) from the IC library, including a good collection of videos.

  International Institute of Social History

  Library of Congress: Hispanic Reading Room

  Refugee Bibliography

Bibliography on the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees(UNHCR) mandate and activities, refugee protection and durable solutions, and refugee situations and forced displacement.

  National Library Catalogues Worldwide

This site contains links to the national library catalogues of various countries.

  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Dirección general de bibliotecas de la UNAM.

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  Brazilian Studies Association

  California Cooperative Latin American Collection Development Group (Calafia)

Contains information about the Latin American Studies holdings of the Calafia member institutions (UC campuses, Stanford, USC, San Diego State, and USD). Of special interest is the Guide to Large Microform Sets on Latin America

  Latin American Studies Association

  Scholarly Societies Project

Contains information about various scholarly societies worldwide.

  Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials

SALALM is the Latin American librarians' professional organization. Includes useful list of select Latin American booksellers on the Web

  Society for Latin American Studies

Scholary association from the UK.

  Upcoming Conferences for LAIS

UT-LANIC's listing of conferences and calls for papers. If you know of a conference not on their site, let them know and they will gladly add a link.

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  Abya Yala Net

Abya Yala's Native Web has information about indigenous peoples of Latin America.

  La brújula hispánica

Sobre lenga y cultura hispanoamericana.

  El camino de Santiago

From UCLA.

  Centro cultural Perú virtual

Cultural current events from Peru.

  Chiloe Stories

A collection of photographic and video essays of Chile's Island culture and native people of Chilo.

  A Collection of Homepages about Portugal

  Diego Rivera Mural Project

  Indigenous Film and Video

Resources for locating indigenous films, videos and documentaries, including distrubutors, online catalogues and film festivals.

  Librería Berkana

Online catalogue/bookstore of Hispanic gay and lesbian literature.

  Librerías Gandhi

Website for one of Mexico's largest bookstore chains. The online catalog is not as exhaustive as their defeña shelves.

  La maga

Argentine culture and events page.

  El mercurio

The website for Chile's online daily also includes cultural links and an active chat forum.

  Secretaría de Estado de Cultura (España)

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