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Selected Sources for HIST 328: The Politics of Food in Latin America |
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Reference Resources
| When starting a research project, it is often a good idea to check the Reference Collection to find background information on your topic area. Resources typically found in the Reference Collection include dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, and statistical materials. The Reference Collection is located on the First Level of the DeWitt Wallace Library near the Reference Desk. Books are shelved under LC Call Numbers based on their subject matter. Find Reference materials by browsing the shelves or by using the CLICnet catalog. We also have a collection of Online Reference Resources. The materials listed below represent a sample of Reference resources that relate to your class. Check the Reference Collection for additional resources that may relate more directly to your specific project. |
| THE CAMBRIDGE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN (REF F1406 .C36 1992) Simon Collier, Harold Blakemore, Thomas E. Skidmore, eds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. |
| Arranged by chapters, this covers a variety of topics. Each article, written by scholars in the field, includes references to additional sources. |
| THE CAMBRIDGE WORLD HISTORY OF FOOD (TX353 .C255 2000) Kenneth F. Kiple and Kriemhild Conee Ornelas, eds., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. 2 vols. |
| In-depth articles on foods and the culture of food, including scientific, geographical, political and cultural history. Each article includes an extensive bibliography. Subject index included in volume 2. Volume 2 also includes a section on the "History and Culture of Food and Drink in the Americas". |
| CENTRAL AMERICA IN THE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURES: An Annotated Bibliography (REF F1428 G74 1988) Kenneth J. Grieb. Boston: GK Hall & Co., 1988. |
| Older but useful, comprehensive collection of books dealing with Central America. The list is arranged by country and region, with brief annotations for each book. A subject index is included at the end of the volume. |
| ENCYCLOPEDA OF CONTEMPORARY LATIN AMERICANAND CARIBBEAN CULTURES (REF F1406 .E515 2000) Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez and Ana M. Lopez, eds. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2000 |
| Encyclopedia-style articles written by scholars in the field. Some entries contain lists for further reading, others do not. Subject index is included in the third volume. |
| ENCYCLOPEDIA OF LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE (REF F1410 .E53 1996) Barbara A. Tenenbaum,ed., New York: Macmillan Press, 1996. 5 vols. |
| HANDBOOK OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES (HLAS) (1936 -) |
| The foremost scholarly bibliography on Latin America. This covers all aspects of scholarly studies; both books and articles are listed, and most entries are annotated. Foreign language sources are included. |
| LATIN AMERICA: A Political Dictionary (REF F1406 R67 1992) Ernest E. Rossi, Jack C. Plano. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1992. |
| Brief entries defining terms and their "significance" within the context of Latin American culture and studies. Index included. |
| WORLD AT RISK: a global issues sourcebook (JZ1242 .W67 2002) |
| Essays on such topics as "Hunger and Security"; "Global Warming"; "Fragile Ecosystems"; etc. This gives a good overview of environmental and political topics, along with bibliographies for further study. |
| WORLD BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SERIES (Check area: REF F1200-F1800) |
| This series provides an annotated bibliography for individual countries covering such topics as politics, the economy, culture, social organizaiton and much more. We have bibliographies from the series for all of the countries in Central and South America. |
Statistical Resources
| Finding statistics can be a complex and lengthy process. Start searching for statistics as soon as possible in your research. Statistics can be found in a variety of locations including print resources, indexes, and on the Web. Be specific about the type of statistics you seek. Keep in mind that the more variables involved (e.g. statistics for multiple countries, statistics for multiple ethnic groups, statistics covering a long period of time, etc.) the more complex your search may be. |
| STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF LATIN AMERICA (REF HA 755 S93) L.A.: UCLA. Annual |
| Includes economic, political and social statistics for Latin American countries. |
Finding Books : Catalogs
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Use online catalogs to locate books in local libraries. Here at Macalester, our online catalog is called CLICnet. It is often helpful to start with a "Superkeyword" search in the CLICnet catalog where you combine topics that relate to your research project. For example:
Be sure to check the Subject headings listed in the records you retrieve so that you will find other useful and more specific terms and phrases to search. For example, the SuperKeyword search of "corn and Mexico" finds a variety of books, including one on the Nahuas, an indigenous group with ties to corn. The subject heading for that book is: "Nahuas--Social Life and Customs" which pulls up 5 more books on the Nahuas, which may be relevant, even though "corn" is not a word used in the record for the book. CLICnet uses the Subject Headings found in the Library of Congress Subject Headings books kept near the Reference Desk in the Library. For More Information:
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Books at Macalester
| In the DeWitt Wallace Library, as in other libraries, books are grouped together on the shelves by subject area. The Library uses the Library of Congress (or LC) Classification System to assign call numbers, using both letters and numbers, to books based on their subject matter. Use the CLICnet Library Catalog to find books in DeWitt Wallace Library. Keep in mind, it is often useful to browse the books on the shelf in a particular subject area to find additional materials that might relate to your research. Listed below are the collection locations for books here in the Library. Finding Books at Macalester:
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Finding Articles : Indexes
| Indexes allow you to access information about articles on your topic which have appeared in periodicals such as journals or magazines. Some indexes also provide information about books, newspaper articles, conference proceedings, government documents and a variety of other publication types. Subject-specific indexes focus on specific disciplines; interdisciplinary indexes survey many disciplines. Many of our indexes are available in electronic form, however print indexes are still the norm for certain disciplines. For More Information:
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| AGRICOLA (1970 -) |
| Indexes articles in the agricultural sciences, including environmental issues related to agriculture. FirstSearch. |
| ANTHROPOLOGICAL LITERATURE (1984 -) |
| Indexes articles in journals and essays in books in the field of anthropology. Eureka. |
| ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT (1981 - |
| This indexes articles from multidisciplinary journals that cover environmental issues. Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. |
| EXPANDED ACADEMIC ASAP (1980- ) |
| Interdisciplinary index of articles from both scholarly and popular journals. This is especially useful for book reviews. Some articles are available fulltext. Gale/InfoTrac. |
| GEOBASE (1980- ) |
| International index to geology, geography and ecology, including articles, books, conference proceedings and reports. FirstSearch. |
| HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) (1970- ) |
| Indexes articles in about 250 journals in the field of Latin American studies. This index includes foreign language publications. UCLA Latin American Center. |
| HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS (1954- ) |
| Index to articles, books and dissertations in the area of world history, 1450-present. ABC-CLIO. |
| JSTOR (Date varies) |
| JSTOR provides fullcontent electronic delivery of print journals. 5 Latin American journals are included in the service, with fulltext from the first issue through about 1999/2000. You can search the full content of these journals through JSTOR, but if you limit your searching to just these journals, you will not be doing a sufficient search of the scholarly literature in Latin American studies. CLICnet, or the E-Journal Finder will list when a journal is available through JSTOR, so your best bet is to search for yout topic in other indexes, then use SFX or the E-Journal Finder or CLICnet to determine if we own (electronically or in print) the journal you need. |
| PAIS International (PAIS / Public Affairs Information Service International) (INDEX (Lower Level) JA 1 P96) The print version covers 1940-1972; online version covers 1972-present. |
| Indexes journals, books, government and international publications in the field of public policy. FirstSearch |
| WORLDWIDE POLITICAL SCIENCE ABSTRACTS (1975- ) |
| Indexes over 1000 journals in the field of political science and related disciplines. International in scope. Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. |
Journals at Macalester
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Finding Journals at Macalester:
Journal Formats
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Interlibrary Loan
| Interlibrary Loan (or ILL) is a DeWitt Wallace Library service that allows current Macalester students, staff, and faculty the opportunity to submit requests for books, journal articles, and other materials that are not available here in the Library. You may submit up to 5 interlibrary loan requests per day (not including requests you make for books within CLICnet). For More Information:
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Web Research
| The Web is a extremely vast resource of information. While it is important to use critical thinking skills when looking at any information source, the Web can provide particular challenges. Always be aware of things like the authority, scope, source, currency, intended audience, etc. when visting a Web site; especially when relying on a site as a source for a paper. Searching the Web can be a daunting experience. Search engines change on a regular basis. Google is the most effective search engine. However, it is important to note that no single search engine can claim to even come close to searching the entire Web. For best results, you should try searches in multiple engines. For More Information:
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Citing Your Sources
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RefWorks is a web-based program that allows you to download, organize, annotate, and search citations (references) for your papers and to create bibliographies. When you create bibliographies, choose from a variety of style formats (MLA, APA, Turabian, etc.). With an additional plug-in program, you can use Refworks to create references and bibliographies automatically while writing papers in Microsoft Word. (Please note: the Write-N-Cite plug-in is currently not available for Macintosh computers.) For More Information:
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