Finding Information for Latin American Studies 210 by Denis Lacroix French/Spanish Librarian

Session Outline  Finding Basic Research Information and Subject Guides  Finding Books by author, subject, title, numbers  Boolean, Truncation, and Advanced Searching  Finding Articles in Periodicals using Databases

The Research Question HAPI HLAS PAIS ¿Globalization in South America?

Finding Basic Research Tools Subject Guides  Click on the Subjects tab on the Library home page.Library home page  Click on Humanities and Social Sciences.  Under Area Studies,  Click on Latin American Studies.  In the yellow strip on the right-hand side, click on  Information Sources on Latin America.

Finding Basic Research Tools  Subject Headings : search in the CatalogueCatalogue  South America– Dictionaries  Latin America – Encyclopedias  Uruguay -- Encyclopedias  Argentina – Biography – Dictionaries  Peru – History  Online : Literature Resource Center Literature Resource Center

Books vs. Periodical Articles  Books are a good place to start for  an author or subject that is well-known and not too recent  Check book bibliographies for references to other books and articles  Use the NEOS Libraries Catalogue to find books

Finding Books  By author:  [Browse] or [Keyword] García Marquez, Gabriel  By title  One Hundred Years of Solitude  Request or place a hold on a book  By numbers  [Call numbers] HC 125 L34744  About a person as subject  [Browse] García Marquez, Gabriel

Advanced Searching  Finding books about a topic:  Think of variant or similar terms.  Use Boolean operators, e.g. and, or.  [Words Anywhere] South America and (globalization or neoliberalism)  [Subject] Latin America and (globalization or neoliberalism)  Use truncation symbols: $ ?  [Words Anywhere] (global$ or neoliberal$) and “South America$”  [Words Anywhere] globali?ation

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Books vs. Periodical Articles  Periodical articles are a good place to start if  an author’s reputation is recent or local  you are looking for a detailed analysis (e.g. globalization in Argentina)  To find articles search: periodical databases

Finding Articles in Periodicals  The library catalogue cannot be used to find articles on your research topic. Instead, you need to search databases.  Databases are all different:  some contain full-text articles,  some list only citations and abstracts,  some are interdisciplinary  others are subject specific  Use database Help feature for searching assistance

Database Citation

Databases: Academic Search Premier  Searching examples:  [Subject] South America* and [Default Fields] globali* or neoliberal*  To view full-text, click on HTML or PDF.  To save, mail, or print citations  Click on Add folder,  Click on Folder has items,  Click on print, or save options.

Databases: Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)  Click on Search: (one term/field, truncation)  [Subject] South America and [Keyword] neoliberal  Save citations to bibliography and send by e- mail or print.  Search for periodical in Library catalogue.  Search for Latin American Politics and Society.  In Library Catalogue Choose Browse and Periodical Title in “Other Search Options.”  Periodical is available online!

Finding Periodicals in the Library  Search the NEOS Libraries Catalogue  Use the Other Search Options search feature  Search for the periodical title  Click on Browse  Click on the Search button

Current Issues  Kept in Rutherford South 2 nd floor  Shelved around the perimeter  Organized alphabetically by title Older Issues  Located in Rutherford North or South  Interfiled with books by call number

Databases: Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS)  Go to Expert Search.  [Subject] global*  [Subject] south america global*  Click on “Include word variants” and Search.  Click on citation number.  Click on related article subjects for more articles.

To refine your search, click on subjects. This is a book. Search book title in Library catalogue.

Databases: PAIS International  Click on Advanced Search  Enter search terms: one concept / box  Check the PAIS Index for your subject terms, i.e. globalization.  U of A Library holdings are indicated in PAIS  Check U of A Library catalogue to find the exact location of the item  Use the Interlibrary loan (ILL) form to order documents not at the U of A

More Databases  Click on the Subjects tab on the Library home page.  Click on Humanities and Social Sciences.  Under Area Studies  Click on Latin American Studies.  Scroll down through the databases and find more information on each by clicking on More Info.  Other Databases to consider seriously:  Humanities Abstracts; Clase/Periódica  MLA 

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Other Library Instruction Sessions  Navigating the Library for MLCS  January 30 th 2004 in Ruth. Sth :00 – 16:30 ction/index.cfm?cid=35 ction/index.cfm?cid=35  Other sessions:  Check homepage of U of A Library catalogue under Upcoming Instruction Upcoming Instruction