Fact Sheet Latin American Studies Volume 1  

General Information
Available Formats: CD-ROM Number of Records: 816,680+
Dates of Coverage: 1970-to-present Number of CD-ROMS: 1
Database: Anthology of 2 files Update Frequency: Semi-annual
Subject Category: Regional Studies
   
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Multidisciplinary
HAPI & Benson Collection -- This NISC DISC integrates two of the world's foremost databases on Latin America. Multidisciplinary in scope, Latin American Studies - Volume I brings together more than 816,680 bibliographic citations from the Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) and the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection. Together, these leading databases on CD-ROM are indispensable for fast reference and scholarship on the entire Latin American region: Mexico, the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Hispanics in North America.

Bilingual Software!
Both volumes of Latin American Studies and LIBROS EN VENTA offer a choice of languages for the user interface: Spanish or English. For both native Spanish speakers and students of Spanish, searching with ROMWrightTM is easier and more rewarding than ever. Other languages are forthcoming. As with other features, the librarian can choose which languages are available to users.

Document delivery

Many of the articles and documents in the Hispanic American Periodicals Index can be obtained for a nominal fee from the Latin American Center at UCLA.
Database Content

Hispanic American Periodicals Index (1970-present) -- Univ. of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
HAPI is the largest index of journal information from and about Latin America. Complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials are drawn from over 400 social sciences and humanities journals published throughout the world. Approximately 9,000 records are added per year.

Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection -- University of Texas at Austin
The Benson Collection is a repository of all types of materials by or about Latin Americans, from sixteenth-century manuscripts to contemporary serials. Coverage of all Latin American and Caribbean countries is very strong, particularly the collections on early and modern Mexico and Argentina. About 16,000 records are added per year.
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• Anthropology & Ethnography
• Music, Culture, & Folklore
• Indigenous Affairs
• Business & Marketing
• Politics & Government

• Public Administration
• Literature & Language
• International Relations

• Philosophy & Religion
• Geography & Demography
• History & Ethnohistory
• Refugees & Human Rights
• Sociology
• Women's Rights
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