Recommended Databases
- Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Academic Search Complete provides both popular and scholarly journal coverage and video clips for nearly all academic areas of study including: social sciences, humanities, education, technology, engineering, physics, chemistry, language & linguistics, arts & literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. Academic Search Complete is a great starting point for most general research.
- New York Times Digital Edition
The New York Times Digital Edition provides access to breaking news, podcasts, newsletters, and articles from the daily print edition. Additional features include NYTs Cooking, Wirecuttter, Audio, and limited games. Download the NYTs News, Cooking, or Audio apps for faster access to the content you want most. NYTs Audio only on iOS.
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- SocINDEX with Full Text
SocINDEX with Full-Text is a comprehensive sociology research database. The database features records with subject headings from a sociological thesaurus designed by subject experts and expert lexicographers. This database also includes full-text eBooks, monographs and conference papers.
OTHER ONLINE ARTICLE RESOURCES
Handbook of Latin American Studies. Citations-only database from the U.S. Library of Congress.
Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC). No full-text articles.
Open Access Journals Directory (free full-text journal articles)
Explanation of Scholarly Journals
Explanation of the Difference between Journals and Magazines.
How to Read a Research Study Article.
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