Research Guides: *Latin American, Caribbean and Latinx Studies (LACLS): Getting Started

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Dictionaries

Diccionarios | El País
This free online dictionary is provided by a major Spanish newspaper. Look up word definitions, synonyms, and antonyms in Spanish, and get Spanish/English translations.
Collins Portuguese-English Dictionary
A free online Portuguese-English dictionary from Collins, a publisher of many bilingual dictionaries.

Key Databases for LALS

PRISMA Database with HAPI Index
Provides 100+ full-text scholarly journals in the social sciences and humanities for the interdisciplinary academic study of Latin America and the Caribbean. Articles are in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Includes materials which are indexed in the Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI). Coverage: 1966 - current
HAPI: Hispanic American Periodicals Index | UCLA
Find journal articles about Latin America, the Caribbean, and Hispanics/Latinos in the US, published from 1967-present. Search in Spanish, English or Portuguese. Use the “Brandeis Access” button to get full text from Brandeis Library. Now includes open access articles from SciELO-México!
Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS)
Contains scholarly assessments of publications related to Latin America, from the 1930s to the present. Please note that this database does not include full text; after finding an item in HLAS, we recommend searching for it in OneSearch.

Open Access eBooks from Latin America

Librería Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Ciencias Sociales | CLACSO
Download open access books published by CLACSO, the Latin American Council of Social Sciences.
CLACSO books on JSTOR
Open access books published by the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) and made available in JSTOR.
Libros UNAM Open Access
La Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) is a major publisher of scholarly work. This is a selection of Open Access books you are free to download.
Open Access Books from El Colegio de México | JSTOR
JSTOR is digitizing and making available in Open Access form 680 out-of-print scholarly books published by El Colegio de México.
BiblioQuinoa
BiblioQuinoa is a digital library of books and films on themes related to indigenous peoples of the Americas.

Reference Sources

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Latin American History
Call Number: eBook
Peer-reviewed and regularly updated, this research encyclopedia contains scholarly overviews of topics in Latin American history. From "Current Perspectives in the Precolonial Archaeology of Puerto Rico" to "A Feminist History of Violence against Women and the LGBTQIA+ Community in Chile, 1964–2018," use this encyclopedia to get an overview on important topics across a long span of human history in the Americas.
Keywords for Latina/o Studies by Deborah R. Vargas, Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes, and Nancy Raquel Mirabal (Editors)
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781479866045
Publication Date: 2017
Introduces key terms, concepts, debates, and histories for Latinx Studies.

Cambridge Companions Complete Collection
Cambridge Companions are a series of authoritative guides, written by leading experts, offering lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics, and periods.
Oxford Bibliographies
Start your research with this collection of annotated bibliographies. Each provides a brief overview of a topic, followed by a list of recommended books, articles, and other sources. From Afrofuturism (Literary and Critical Theory) to the Zapatista Rebellion in Chiapas (Latin American Studies), get connected to key scholarship and primary sources to support your research.
Oxford Reference Online
Oxford Reference Online contains facts, figures, definitions, and translations found in dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
Need an easy-to-read overview of a particular country? Search for a country by name in Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Brandeis Library OneSearch

Theses and Dissertations

Dissertations and Theses @ Brandeis University
List of dissertations and theses by Brandeis students, 1960-present. Downloadable full text available, 1996-present.
Open Access Theses and Dissertations
Graduate-level theses and dissertations from institutions around the world. All are full-text and freely available online.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global
Collection of dissertations and theses from around the world, spanning from 1743 to the present day and offering full text for graduate works added since 1997, along with selected full text for works written prior to 1997.

Find Books from Other Libraries

Did you know that you can borrow from other libraries than Brandeis? Learn how to visit other libraries in New England as a Brandeis-affiliated researcher, or use our Interlibrary Loan service to get items from libraries around the world delivered here at no cost to you.

WorldCat.org (OCLC)
A combined catalog for libraries around the world. Use it to search material from other libraries and then request materials through Brandeis Library's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) request form.

OneSearch Account
Log in to your OneSearch account to check the status of your ILL requests, download requested items, and renew items.

HathiTrust Digital Library
Digital repository of the immense collections of many universities and institutions, full text searchable.