Research Mexico and Mexican Culture with Library Databases

Even though you will be away from campus, you will still be able to access research tools from the Web site, http://www.lib.unc.edu/. UNC has several research tools relevant to research on Mexican culture and civilization. You may find the listings of these tools under the subject Latin American Studies helpful.

Latin American Studies research tools

Depending on what subject you will be studying in Mexico, you may find some other subject-specific tools helpful. Here is a list of some selected databases where you can find information and articles related to Mexico:

Anthropology

Bibliografía Mesoamericana - continually updated bibliography of works related to anthropology, archaeology, ethnography, ethnohistory, art history, linguistics, and physical anthropology of Mesoamerica.
Anthropology Plus - locate articles in social, cultural, physical, biological, and linguistic anthropology; and in ethnology, archaeology, folklore, and material culture.
AnthroSource - a repository of anthropology articles and information.

Geography

GEOBASE - covers worldwide literature on geography, geology, ecology, and related disciplines.
GeoRef - GeoRef is the most comprehensive database in the geosciences, providing access to worldwide geological and geographic literature.

History

Historical Abstracts - covers the history of the world from 1450 to the present (excluding the United States and Canada).

Languages and Linguistics

Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts - citations and abstracts for more than 1,500 linguistics journals; includes many articles on Mayan languages and Spanish language.
Linguistics Abstracts - indexes articles, including many on Mayan languages and Spanish, from over 300 linguistics journals.

Latin American Studies

Handbook of Latin American Studies - a bibliography of humanities and social science works on Latin America.
HAPI, Hispanic American Periodicals Index - indexes periodicals for Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the U.S.-Mexico border region, and Latinos in the U.S.

Literature

MLA International Bibliography Plus Full Text - articles on literature, languages, linguistics, and folklore.

Political Science

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences - broadly covers the social sciences, including political science.
PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service) International with ARCHIVE - a bibliographic index to the literature of public policy, social policy, and the social sciences in general.
Worldwide Political Science Abstracts - provides indexing and abstracts of the international journal literature in political science and related fields.

Of course, UNC Libraries provides you with access to many more research tools. If you have trouble finding sources, do not hesitate to Ask a Librarian for help.

<< back | next >>

Study Abroad in Mexico Research Tutorial

Accessing UNC Abroad

Research Mexico and Mexican Culture with Library Databases