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Latin American Studies

A research guide for California State University Los Angeles Students (CSULA) in Latin American Studies. The guide focuases on finding, understanding, and using various types of resources from historical, political, cultural, and social perspectives.

Top Databases

Open Access Journals

Many scholarly journals in Latin America are Open Access, meaning free to read without a subscription. These search tools are a great place to find articles in a wide range of subjects in Spanish and Portuguese, that are not listed in U.S. based databases.

Top Latin American Studies Journals

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Google Scholar

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With Google Scholar, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities, and other websites.

Be sure to link Google Scholar to the Cal State LA Library to get free access to many library resources.

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To access the library resources, click on the links in the right-hand column, like Find it @ CalState LA.

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Request Articles (CSU+)

CSU+

If you find a journal article that is relevant to you, but the library doesn't have access to, we can get it for you from another library!

Steps to Request:

  1. Search your favorite Library Database for articles
  2. If you find an article with no full-text, click the "find it" button to check for access across all of the Library's holdings
  3. If we do not have access, you will see the message No Access Found
  4. Log into your library account using your MyCalStateLA info
  5. The request link will appear
  6. Review the form and submit
  7. The typical processing time is 1 business day, but may take up to 10 business days for hard to find items

Article record in a database

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OneSearch reccord with arrow to the "get it" link

 

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