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National Hispanic Heritage Month: Databases

Introduction

National Hispanic Heritage Month Databases

Below is a list of databases related to National Hispanic Heritage Month that is provided by the West Library. There is also a list of open-source resources as well. 

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Sciences

  • Ebook Central - eLibro and SciTech collections
    • This database consists of two parts: (1) e-Libro Premium includes over 70,000 eBook titles most from Latin America and Spain. (2) The Science and Technology contains more than 28,000 ebooks spanning coverage in all science and technology topics.
  • Fuente Academica Premier
    • Fuente Academica Priemier is a collection of scholarly journals in Spanish and English from Latin America, Portugal and Spain, covering all major subject areas.
  • MedicLatina
    • MedicLatina is a Spanish language collection of medical research journals published by renowned Latin American medical publishers. 
  • Salud en espanol
    • Contains Spanish-language resources on health topics.
  • Latino American Experience
    • A full-text database focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. Features more than 150 titles, 1500 images, hundreds of primary documents, Spanish-language content, a timeline, and 225 vetted Web sites.

History and General Multidisciplinary

  • Latino American Experience
    • A full-text database focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. Features more than 150 titles, 1500 images, hundreds of primary documents, Spanish-language content, a timeline, and 225 vetted Web sites.
  • Arte Publico Hispanic Historical Collection: Series 2
    • Contains manuscripts, newspapers and other primary documents focusing  on Latino-Hispanic history in the United States.
  • Fuente Academica Premier
    • Fuente Academica Priemier is a collection of scholarly journals in Spanish and English from Latin America, Portugal and Spain, covering all major subject areas.
  • Perry-CastaƱeda Library Map Collection
    • Contains more than twenty-five thousand digitized maps at the Perry-CastaƱeda Library at the University of Texas at Austin. Although there is an emphasis on Texas, maps from around the world also are available. 
  • World Scholar: Latin America and the Caribbean
    • Contains a collection of primary source documents about Latin America and the Caribbean, plus journal articles, essays and more.
  • Referencia Latina
    • Index to Spanish language magazines, journals and book chapters.

Open Source Resources