Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography This link opens in a new windowComprehensive overview of the lives of Caribbeans and Afro-Latin Americans who are historically significant. Covers the entire Caribbean and the Afro-descended populations throughout Latin America
- Encyclopedia of Africa This link opens in a new windowAfrican history, politics, and culture. Individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, business and trade, religions, ethnic groups, organizations, and countries.
- Encyclopedia of Modern China This link opens in a new windowProvides critical information on the most populous country and most dynamic trade market in the world: the people, politics, economics, religion, philosophy, traditions, art, and literature of this ancient and enduring civilization are explored from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present day.
- HLAS Online: Handbook of Latin American Studies This link opens in a new windowOnline bibliography of works on Latin America, continuously published since 1936 and selected and annotated by scholars.
- Oxford Companion to the Book This link opens in a new windowCovering writing systems, the ancient and the medieval book, central aspects of book production, as well as Editorial theory and textual criticism, the economics of print, the sacred book, and the history of the book around the world, including the Muslim world, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa
- Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World This link opens in a new windowMajor world developments, with close attention to social, economic, cultural, and political topics. 1750 to present.
- Referencia Latina This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive Spanish-language database with 49,000 encyclopedia entries; 50,000 images; 2,500 health reports; a Spanish-English dictionary and full text for over 100 reference books and dozens of general interest magazines in a broad array of subject areas.
Quick Reference Websites
- CIA World FactbookGovernment-provided information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
- UN (United Nations)UN Official Documents System (ODS) includes all types of official UN reports, including the resolutions of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, and the Trusteeship Council.
- Western European Studies Section (ACRL)Provides annotated links to selective scholarly web sites related to all areas of Western European studies.
- Latin American Network Information CenterInternet portal with access to information about Latin America, in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Links to sites at regional, national, and international level, divided by geography/topic.
