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Latin america
      Titles Descriptions
  1. Environmental History of Latin America: Bibliography
  2. Hispanic PR Wire
  3. Internet Resources for Latin America
  4. LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center
  5. Latin America Bureau
  6. Latin American Bookstore
  7. Latin American Plant Gallery
  8. Latin Focus
  9. Political Challenges of Advancing Economic Reforms in Latin America
  10. TILAN-Trends in Latin American Networking
  11. University of London Institute of Latin American Studies
  12. Urban Ethnography of Latino Street Gangs

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Environmental History of Latin America: Bibliography
Bibliography of resources on the environmental history of the Caribbean, the Andes, the Amazon and Brazil. Features more than 300 references, some available online, including articles, books, videos and web pages in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Both classic and recent works are cited and are classified by bio-geographic region.
     Author: Stanford University and Universidade Federal Fluminense
     Subjects: environmental protection, forests, latin america
     DeweyClass: 333.75
     Resource type: bibliography
Hispanic PR Wire
News distribution service, aimed at the US Hispanic media, organisations, and opinion leaders world-wide, which focuses on Latin American issues. News articles are arranged by subject, including art and culture, education, government and politics, immigration, and travel and tourism, with the most recent items also being arranged chronologically. A fully searchable resource, available in English and Spanish.
     Author: Hispanic PR Wire
     Subjects: latin america
     DeweyClass: 079
     Resource type: news
Internet Resources for Latin America
Provides access to resources dealing with a variety of topics in Latin American studies. Includes full text news, subscription and public access databases, and Spanish Language search engines and bilingual sources.
     Author: Molloy, Molly
     Subjects: latin america
     DeweyClass: 917.2
     Resource type: index
LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center
Aims to provide Latin American users with access to academic databases and information services throughout the Internet world, and to provide Latin Americanists around the world with access to information on and from Latin America. Includes extensive lists of resources about countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean, browsable by country or subject.
     Author: University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: caribbean, latin america
     DeweyClass: 980
     Resource type: index
Latin America Bureau
Information about the independent research and publishing organisation which works to broaden public understanding of social, economic justice and human rights issues in Latin America and the Caribbean. Includes an online bookshop, and information on embassies, languages, music and travel.
     Author: Latin America Bureau
     Subjects: caribbean, latin america
     DeweyClass: 980
     Resource type: institution
Latin American Bookstore
Suppliers of Latin American and Spanish academic publications to university libraries and the communities they serve, specialising in literature, history and the social sciences. Includes a selection of new titles and a database of current titles in complete bibliographic format.
     Author: Latin American Book Store
     Subjects: latin america, library suppliers
     DeweyClass: 025.2
     Resource type: bookshop
Latin American Plant Gallery
Collection of images of Latin American plants. Includes family, Latin name and location.
     Author: Missouri Botanical Garden
     Subjects: latin america, plant distribution, plant images
     DeweyClass: 580
     Resource type: image collection
Latin Focus
Offers news, government statistics, economic forecasts, market analyses, and economic indicators for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela, the seven Latin American countries.
     Author: LatinFocus
     Subjects: economic performance, latin america
     DeweyClass: 330.98
     Resource type: news, reference data
Political Challenges of Advancing Economic Reforms in Latin America
A report based on the first meeting of The Carnegie Economic Reform Network. Provides an overview of the political status of market-oriented reforms, the strengthening of banking systems and advancing education reforms.
     Author: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
     Subjects: economic development, latin america
     DeweyClass: 320.9
     Resource type: article
TILAN-Trends in Latin American Networking
Provides resources which document Internet expansion throughout Latin America. Offers full text articles and research reports, statistics profiling Internet hosts, infrastructure and cable TV subscriptions, basic networking statistics for each of the 17 Latin American countries, and access to resources such as commercial portals and network information centres.
     Author: University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: internet infrastructure, internet usage data, latin america
     DeweyClass: 004.678
     Resource type: documents
Urban Ethnography of Latino Street Gangs
A detailed study of the urban gang culture among Latin-American youths. The methodology is based upon a series of interviews and questionnaires, which sought to explore gang members' attitudes and experiences of home-life, schooling, social identity, and criminal behaviour, as well as exploring the role of female members.
     Author: Garcia-Hallcom, Francine
     Subjects: cultural studies, ethnography, latin america
     DeweyClass: 305.8
     Resource type: documents