Fact Sheet Latin American Studies Volume 2  

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Available Formats: CD-ROM Number of Records: 269,400+
Dates of Coverage: 1986-to-present Number of CD-ROMS: 1
Database: Anthology of 3 files Update Frequency: Semi-annual
Subject Category: Regional Studies, Business
   
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Current Affairs, Business & Law

This NISC DISC includes the world's leading databases on Latin American current events, business, and legislation. Latin American Studies - Volume II provides over 269,400 abstracts, bibliographic records, and full-text summaries. Databases include the NISC publication, INFO-LATINOAMERICA, previously published as INFO-SOUTH by the North-South Center, the University of Miami, the Latin America Data Base (LADB), and the World Law Index, Part I - Hispanic Nations. The invaluable information of these databases, combined with the most powerful CD-ROM search-and-retrieval software available, makes Latin American Studies - Volume II an indispensable tool for fast reference to the business, political, legal and socio-economic trends of the entire Latin American and Carribean regions on one CD-ROM.

Document Sources
The sources indexed and abstracted in Latin American Studies -- Volume II include newspapers, newsletters, legislation, books, serials, journals, monographs, primary and secondary literature, government reports, theses and dissertations, conference papers, pamphlets and bulletins, and manuscripts.

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.

Database Content
   
INFO-LATINOAMERICA: Latin American Information System
Formerly known as INFO-SOUTH is produced by NISC as the premier source for information on Latin America. Many records include full text or links to full-text on the internet (beginning with 1995). INFO-LATINOAMERICA is carefully compiled from over 1,500 leading international (mostly non-us media) newspapers, journals, news magazines, newsletters, television & radio broadcasts, conference proceedings, other print media and more.

Latin America Data Base
(1986-present) -- Latin American Institute, University of New Mexico. This full-text database contains the Chronicle of Latin American Economic Affairs, Central America Update, SourceMex - Economic News and Analysis on Mexico, and NotiSur - South American and Caribbean Political Affairs. About 8,500 articles are added per year.

World Law Index, Part I - Hispanic Nations
Hispanic Law Division, U.S. Library of Congress. This database of over 51,000 citations covers the laws, decrees, and regulations, etc. of twenty-nine Spanish-speaking nations studied by the Hispanic Law Division of the Library of Congress.
Subject Coverage

• Banking & Finance
• Politics & Government
• Commerce, Foreign Trade
• Foreign Relations
• Defense & Intelligence
• History & Religion
• Demography & Sociology
• Education
• Terrorism, Drug Traffic
• Industry & Marketing
• Economics
• Indigenous Affairs
• Legislation
• Public Administration
• Geography & Ethnography
• Refugees
• Agriculture
• Science & Technology
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