R&I Librarian for Humanities and Digital Scholarship
Use this Guide for...
- Navigating the Library
- Finding sources for your research paper
- Formatting your bibliography and footnotes
Remember: Research is a skill that everyone need to learn and practice!
A few reference sources to start
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Historical Dictionary of U. S. -Latin American Relations by Call Number: Ref F1418 .F457 2005ISBN: 9780313321962Publication Date: 2005-09-30Availability and more information from Catalyst... -
A bibliography of United States-Latin American relations since 1810 : a selected list of eleven thousand published references (1968) byCall Number: Carleton Library Reference Books F1418 .T7Publication Date: 1968Availability and more information from Catalyst...
While very dated, it still has useful historiography about historical relationships between the US and Latin America. -
Mexican-US Relations [Oxford Bibliographies - Latin America] by
Publication Date: 05 MAY 2017Includes historical information from the mid-19th to late 20th centuries, including politics, culture, political economy, and various wars. -
Mexican Migration to the United States [Oxford Bibliographies - Anthropology] by
Publication Date: 30 JULY 2014Anthropological resources, from ca. 1970-2014. Includes citations for secondary sources, films, reference sources, and case studies. -
Oxford Bibliographies: Latin American StudiesCall Number: OnlineISBN: 0199766584An excellent place to start. Search for sub-topics within this large reference set. -
Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture by Call Number: Ref F1406 .E53 2008ISBN: 9780684312705Publication Date: 2008-05-09Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Five volume work covering Central America, South America, and the Caribbean; articles include bibliographies for further reading. -
Encyclopedia of U.S. Foreign Relations byCall Number: Ref E183.7 .E53 1997Availability and more information from Catalyst...
Provides brief articles about treaties, events, and people instrumental in U.S. foreign policy and longer articles on the history of U.S. foreign relations with specific countries.
Three ways to find reference sources
1. Search REFERENCE BOOK TITLES in Catalyst
Facet: Collection = Carleton Reference Collection
2. Search REFERENCE ARTICLES in Catalyst
Facet: Material type = Reference Entries
3. Search REFERENCE ARTICLES in the database Reference Universe
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Reference Universe(Searches through citation information)
Searches the indexes of our library's print reference books. When you find an entry you'd like to read, click the "Locate this book" button or put the title of the reference book into Catalyst to find the book's location in the Reference Collection.
