Research Guides: US Latinx History Research Guide: Secondary Sources

Library Databases vs. Search Engines (Video Tutorial)

Watch this video from WHMS Library to understand the difference between library databases and search engines.

These databases and library catalogs will help you to access a wide range of scholarly research on Latinx history.

Academic Search Premier
Multi-disciplinary database providing indexing, abstracts, and selected full text for peer reviewed/scholarly articles, magazines, trade publications, and newspapers in all fields.
America: History & Life
Bibliographic database containing citations to articles on the history, culture and current affairs of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
Cambridge Histories
Covers a range of subjects focusing on history, but also includes literature, political philosophy, religion, theatre, and music.
HAPI
Selectively indexes journals in the social sciences and humanities, focussing on Central and South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Brazil, and Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S.
JSTOR
Online archive of peer reviewed/scholarly journals in all disciplines.
LibrarySearch
Covers items owned by the UO Libraries, regional partners, and articles and other scholarly research materials.
Oxford Reference
Language and subject dictionaries and reference works
WorldCat
WorldCat provides access to library catalogs from around the world. The database contains millions of bibliographic records describing books, journals, maps, musical scores, recordings, videos, manuscripts, etc.

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