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Encyclopedias, Handbooks, Dictionaries, Directories

Allsopp, R. (2003). Dictionary of Caribbean English usage. Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies.
Ref PE 3301.D33 2003

Bernal, G. (2003). Handbook of ethnic and racial minority psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Ref GN 502.H3635 2003

Covington, P. (1992). Latin America and the Caribbean: a critical guide to research sources. NY: Greenwood Press.
Ref F 1408.L3854 1992

Fernandez, R. (1998). Puerto Rico past and present: an encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Ref F 1954.F47 1998

Gonzalez-Echevarria, R. (1996). The Cambridge history of Latin American literature. NY:Cambridge University Press.
Ref PQ 7081.A1 C35 1996 vols.1-3

Valestuk, L. (1999). Latin American literature and its times. Detroit: Gale Group.
Ref PQ 7081.M625 1999

Fernandez, R. (1998). Puerto Rico past and present: an encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Ref F 1954.F47 1998

Oboler, S. (2005). The Oxford encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States. NY: Oxford University Press.
Ref E184.S75097 2005 vols.1-4

Tompkins, C. (2001). Notable twentieth-century Latin American women: a biographical dictionary. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Ref CT 3290.N68 2001

______ (1998). Enciclopedia puertorriqueña. Santurce, PR: Caribe Grolier.
Ref F1954.F47 1998

Specialized Electronic Databases

Hispanic American Periodicals Index
Source for authoritative, worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. Contains complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 500 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world. Many of the citations are linked to full text.

Humanities Full Text [H. W. Wilson]
Indexes and abstracts articles from 400 English-language periodicals in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, art, dance, drama, film, folklore, gender studies, history, journalism and communications, music and performing arts, philosophy, religion and theology.

Informe [Gale Group Databases]
Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
This database provides access to the full-text of articles in Spanish covering a wide range of topics, including business, health, politics, and popular culture. Though a small percentage of the articles are in English, a search on an English term will NOT retrieve Spanish-language articles 

Literature Resource Center [Gale]
The Literature Resource Center provides researchers access to biographical, bibliographical and contextual information from the Contemporary Authors, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Contemporary Literacy Criticism Select, and the MLA International Bibliography databases. Also available are more than 285,000 full-text journal articles, 38,000 critical essays, 122,000 author biographies, and the Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature. 

Electronic Journals available via Lehman College library Web Site

Caribbean business (from 7/6/00 to present in Business Source Premier)

Caribbean journal of social work (from 8/105 to present in SocIndex with Full-text)

Caribbean today (from 1/1/94 to present in Ethnic NewsWatch & 1/131/90 to 12/31/91 in Ethnic NewsWatch)

Latin America financial alert (from 8/5/02 to 4/19/04 in Business Source Premier)

Latin America in the 21st century. See Yearbook: Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (from 1/1/99 to present in Health Reference Center Academic)

Latin America monitor. Andean (from 8/1/02 to present in Business Source Premier)

Latin America monitor. Brazil (from 8/1/02 to present in Business Source Premier)

Latin America monitor. Caribbean (from 8/1/02 to present in Business Source Premier)

Latin America monthly commentary (from 1/1/05 to 5/1/05 in Business & Company Resource Center)

Latin America news digest (from 7/1/03 to present in Lexis Nexis Academic)

Latin America. See Market Latin America (from 1994 to 2001 in Contemporary Women’s issues & 6/1/02 to present in Business & Co. Resource Center)

Latin American antiquity (from 3/1/90 to 12/31/03 in JSTOR)

Latin American company database (from 1/1/95 to 12/31/96 in Lexis Nexis Academic)

Latin American economy and business (from 2/1/03 to present in Lexis Nexis Academic)

Latin American essays see:MACLAS (from 3/1/96 to 3/1/02 in Literature Resource Center)

Latin American journal of economics see: Cuadernos de economia (from 4/1/03 to present in ¡Informe!)

Latin American music review (from Spring 1980 to Winter 2003 in JSTOR)

Latin American perspectives (from Spring 1974 to 11/30/03 in JSTOR)

Latin American politics and society (from 3/1/01 to present in Academic Search Premier, Business Source Premier & MasterFile Premier)

Latin American power watch (from 9/1/00 to present in Business & Company Resource Center)

Latin American regional reports. Caribbean & Central America (from 5/13/93 to present in Lexis Nexis Academic& from 3/1/91 to present in Academic Search Premier & MasterFile Premier)

Latin American research review (from Fall 1965 to 2003 in JSTOR)

Puerto Rico Advance Legislative service (from 1/1/98 to 12/31/04 in Lexis Nexis Academic)

Country report. Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Bermuda, Turks & Caicos Island (from 1/1/96 to 6 mos. in Business Source Premier and MasterFile Premier

Puerto Rico economic competitiveness (from 1/1/06 to present in Business Source Premier)

Puerto Rico Federal District Courts (from 1/1/12 to present in Lexis Nexis Academic)

Puerto Rico statutes and Codes Archive (from 1/1/88 to present in Lexis Nexis Academic)

Internet Resources

Asociación Tepeyac de New York
www.tepeyac.org

Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies (Graduate Center)
http://web.gc.cuny.edu/lastudies/

Centro de studios puertorriqueños (Hunter College)
http://centropr.org

Cuban American National Foundation (CANF) – Miami
www.canf.org

CUNY Dominican studies institute
http://www1.ccny.cuny.edu/ci/dsi/

Institute for Latino Studies – University of Notre Dame
http://nd.edu/~latino

El Boricua: A monthly bilingual, cultural publication for Puerto Ricans
www.elboricua.com

Latin American and Caribbean Studies International Institute, University of Michigan
http://www.umich.edu/~iinet/lacs/

Latin American studies association
http://lasa.international.pitt.edu/

League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) – Washington, D.C.
www.lulac.org

Lehman College Department of Latin American & Puerto Rican Studies
http://www.lehman.edu/deanhum/laprs/

Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) – Los Angeles
www.maldef.org

National Council of La Raza (NCLR) – Washington, D.C.
www.nclr.org

National Institute for Latino Policy
www.latinopolicy.org

New York University Center for Latin American and Caribbean studies
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/latin/

Pew Hispanic Center
www.pewhispanic.org

Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF) – New York City
www.prldef.org

Tomàs Rivera Policy Institute – Los Angeles
www.trpi.org

William C. Velasquez Institute – San Antonio
www.wcvi.org

Yale – New Haven Teachers Institute
www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/2006/2/

Updated November 9, 2009