Library and Web Resources

Goal : To provide students online instruction and resources that facilitate effective research on borderlands issues through magazines, newspapers, books and web sites.

Keywords and Translation

• Use AltaVista's Babel Fish Translator to translate text or view web sites in English or Spanish.
• When using Spanish language words to search Google, look for the "translate this page" feature to view the page in English.
• On Spanish language web sites look for [buscar] to search or [ir] to go

Background Information

The Borderlands Encyclopedia [University of Texas, El Paso]
An online encyclopedia covering a variety of topics on United States - Mexico border issues.

CQ Electronic Library Gateway  
CQ Weekly [1983+] weekly summaries/analysis of the actions/issues in Congress
CQ Researcher [1991+] topic and issue descriptions and analysis

Pros and Cons of Contemporary Issues
The West Library quick reference web page provides guidance on finding pro-con materials on various topics.

Encyclopedia of Modern Mexico
F1234 .D364 2002 West Reference

Handbook of Latin American Studies  [1936- ][Web Resource] 
Annotated bibliography of works on Latin America selected by the Library of Congress' Hispanic Division. Covers social sciences and humanities.

The maquiladora reader : cross-border organizing since NAFTA.
HD8039.O332 M66 1999 West Stacks

Broadcast Media Transcripts

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe  [Off Campus]
Locate transcripts of new broadcasts from NPR, CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS news and others.

Instructions:
select News, then the News Category News Transcripts, then any or all transcripts

Current Daily News

Quick News: [Automated Google News search. See: Google News info.]

• Migration, death, and the border
• Women of Juarez

Daily News:

United States
Links to daily newspapers online in the U.S.

Mexico
Links to daily newspapers online in Mexico.

Toda la Prenseaescrita en Espanol
Lists Chihuahuan newspapers w/ links at this site.

Frontera Norte Sur [1996+] [Web Resource]
Click on Today's News or Archive in the menu on the left. Provides "on-line news coverage and analysis of events taking place in the US-Mexico border region."

Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - News
Covers U.S. and international news from newspapers, magazines, journals, wire services, television and radio news broadcasts, reviews, entertainment and sport news, student newspapers and non-English Language news sources. Use General and Legal News.

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

General Databases

Academic Search Premier
Contains information from a range of academic areas, including business, social sciences, humanities, general academic, general science, education, multicultural, and general reference. Covers The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Christian Science Monitor.

Alt-PressWatch [1987 - ]
A full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press.

Arizona Daily Star [1991 - ]
Local and regional news from Arizona, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Paid advertisements are excluded. Published in Tucson.

Arizona Republic Newsbank [1999 - ]
Indexes articles from the daily Arizona Republic newspaper. Arizona Republic articles from 1987 through August 2001 are accessible via CD-ROMs located at the Fletcher Library reference desk. The Arizona Republic is available on microfilm from 1930 forward at the Hayden Library and from 1985 forward at Fletcher Library.

Global NewsBank [1996 - ]
News articles from around the globe, covering politics, economics, culture, business, science, technology, and the environment translated into English from broadcasts, news agency transmissions, wire services, newspapers, magazines and government documents. Includes newspapers from American cities across the U.S. - Mexico border.

Global Views and Voices

Includes articles, debates, photo essays and images providing contemporary, local and personal perspectives on current events, globalization, media, development, culture, and the arts, from writers around the world.

Left Index [1982 - ]
Indexes leftist & radical media from around the world. Covers political, economic, social & cultural issues, including the labor movement, ecology & environment, race & ethnicity, sociology, art, philosophy, history, education, & globalization.

Lexis-Nexis Academic News [dates vary]
Covers U.S. and international news from newspapers, magazines, journals, wire services, television and radio news broadcasts, reviews, entertainment and sport news, student newspapers and non-English Language news sources. Use General and Legal News.

Latino Databases

Chicano Database [1960 -] 
Covers Mexican-American [Chicano] topics and the Latino experience of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants and includes the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database, covering psychological, sociological and educational literature.

Ethnic NewsWatch [1960 - ]
Accesses articles, editorials, columns, and reviews from a collection of newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press. Provides perspectives and viewpoints not seen in the mainstream media.

Frontera Norte Sur [1996 - ] (Web Resource]
Provides "on-line news coverage and analysis of events taking place in the US-Mexico border region."

Latin American Newsletters [2003 - ]
An online collection of current news sources in English comprised of local news digests from Latin America and the Caribbean, regional reports, personal briefings, special bulletins, research analyses, 5-year forecasts, and more.

Scholarly Articles

America: History and Life [1954+]
Indexes and abstracts articles, book reviews and dissertations on the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistoric times to the present.

Association of Borderlands Studies [Web Resource]
Index and table of contents for Journal of Borderlands Studies

Chicano Database [1960 - ] 
Covers Mexican-American [Chicano] topics and the Latino experience of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American immigrants and includes the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database, covering psychological, sociological and educational literature.

CLASE: Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades [Spanish] [1979 - ]
Spanish language bibliographic database that contains more than 200,000 citations to scholarly articles, essays, book reviews, etc. appearing in over 1200 journals from Latin America and the Caribbean. Extensive coverage of the Social Sciences and Humanities.

Contemporary Women's Issues [1992- ] 
Provides access to global information on women and women's issues from journals, newsletters, and research reports from non-profit groups, NGOs and government and international agencies.

Criminal Justice Abstracts  [1968 - ]
Emphasizes criminal justice topics that include juvenile justice, juvenile delinquency, crime prevention and deterrence, police, courts, punishment, and sentencing.

HAPI Online: Hispanic American Periodicals Index [1970 - ] 
Covers current political, economic, literary, and social issues with citations to international journals, books, and documents concerning Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the U.S.-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States.

Historical Abstracts [1954 - ]    
Indexes and abstracts the journals in history. Includes abstracts and citations for books and dissertations on the history of the world from 1450 to the present, except for the United States and Canada.

Mexican American Index  [1900s - ]  
Part of the Chicano Research Collection. Indexes materials and photographs from the Chicano Research Collection that cover the Mexican American experience in the U.S. during the 20th century.

PAIS International [1972 - ] 
Indexes material on international or global social, economic, political and public policy issues published in magazines, journals, government documents, pamphlets, books, yearbooks, directories, and public and private agency reports.

Social Science Citation Index [1973 - ]
Provides access to current bibliographic information and cited references, covering many of the world's leading social sciences journals in a broad range of disciplines.

Social Services Abstracts [1980 - ]
Bibliographic coverage of current research focused on social work, human services, and related areas, including social welfare, social policy, and community development.

Social Work Abstracts [1977 - ]
Covers all areas of the social work profession, including theory and practice, social issues, and social problems.

Sociological Abstracts [1963 - ]
Covers theoretical and applied sociology, social science, policy science plus sociological aspects of anthropology, gender studies, gerontology, family studies, health, race and ethnicity, psychology, social work, urban studies, and more.

Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts [1995 - ]
Includes citations and abstracts for journal articles, books, and conference proceedings on women's studies and gender studies.

Women Studies Abstracts (Print) HQ 1101 .W7554x West Ref Index
An excellent index that provides access to the citations of articles in core journals in women and gender studies.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts [1975 - ] 
Supplies up-to-date bibliographic information and research within the political science discipline and its complementary fields, including international relations, law, and public administration/policy. Provides links to web sites on related topics.

Books and Archival Resources

ASU Libraries Catalog

OCLC FirstSearch WorldCat 
The OCLC Online Union Catalog contains all the records cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Offers millions of bibliographic records, indicates owning libraries, and includes records representing 400 languages.

Arizona and Southwestern Index  Coverage: 1800s (mid ) -  
Indexes the Arizona, Chicano, Visual Literacy, University Archives, and Labriola Center collections with ephemeral material, photos, biographies, oral histories, manuscripts, etc. and includes items in Arizona Historical Foundation and Hayden Library.

Thank you to Emi Noguchi, Luene Dorsey, and Ed Salazar for their help in locating material for this web page.