LibGuides: Latin American Studies : Reference Resources

Reference Resources

Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
An easy-to-use online reference tool for starting research. Gather background information on your topic from hundreds of full-text general and subject-specific reference titles, as well as numerous images, audio files, and video clips.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Fully integrated and cross-searchable collection of over 135 academic dictionaries providing short-entry content, as well as many of Oxford's encyclopedias and companions and other scholarly works.

Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States
Draws together the diverse historical and contemporary experiences in the United States of Latinos and Latinas from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Over 900 A-to-Z articles written by academics, scholars, writers, artists, and journalists, address such broad topics as identity, art, politics, religion, education, health, and history.
LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center
Affiliated with the University of Texas at Austin, LANIC provides access to internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America.
Encyclopedia of U.S.-Latin American Relations
This A-to-Z reference details the important people, places, and events that have shaped the relationship between the United States and the countries of Latin America, including Mexico and the nations in Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México
Una obra colectiva de servicio cultural sobre la literatura que se ha escrito en México a través de los siglos. Supone también expresiones que se acunan en otras lenguas —además del español— y a los escritores nacidos en otro suelo pero cuya obra o una parte de ella no se explica sin hacer referencia a México.