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FINDING ARTICLES IN SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
A scholarly article is usually published in an academic journal, and will usually include citations to other scholarly publications, and a bibliography of sources consulted by the author(s). Authors are usually specialists and scholars in their subject areas. Scholarly articles are directed at researchers and other specialists and may be longer and more thorough than those appearing in news and popular magazines.
Columbia Libraries subscribes to many journals published in Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, and journals about these world areas that are published elsewhere. CLIO, the online catalog, can tell you whether we subscribe to a journal, in paper or online, and the years and issues we hold, but it does not allow you to search for individual articles published within journals.
SEARCH for articles in our INDEXES, DATABASES, and E-JOURNAL collections.
Indexes and databases keep track of articles published within specific subject areas, and allow you to search in a variety of ways (by keyword, subject, author, within a specific journal, etc). E-Journal collections make the full-text of certain journals available online, and most allow you to search and/or browse for articles.
Tips on Selecting databases and Searching | Locating copies of articles
Recommended Indexes and Databases:
HAPI Online --HISPANIC AMERICAN PERIODICAL INDEX
Type of Resource: Index, with some links to full-text
Coverage: 1970 to the present; updated weekly
HAPI Online indexes about 500 journals from or about Latin America.
HLAS Online-- Handbook of Latin American Studies
HLAS WEB (covers 1990 - present only)
Type of resource: Index and annotated bibliography
Coverage: 1936 to the present; updated quarterly
Authoritative bibliography of Latin American Studies research in all disciplines. Covers books and published reports in addition to journal articles.
Tables of contents from volume 50 (1990) to the present may be browsed.
Also Available in print: Latin American Studies Reading Room (Butler 503) Z1605 .H23 AND Lehman/Social Work Reference Index Tables, and Z1605 .H23
MLA bibliography
Type of resource: Index and abstracts, with some links to full-text
Coverage: 1963 to the present; updated 10 times per year
Major index for modern languages, folklore, literature and linguistics.
LAPTOC –Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents
Type of Resource: Basic citations; no abstracts or subject terms
Coverage: 1990 to the present with earlier coverage for selected journals; updated monthly.
Provides basic author, title and bibliographic information for lesser-known Latin American journals that are not generally included in HAPI, HLAS or the MLA. Keyword, author, and journal searching are possible. Journals not at Columbia are available through Inter-library loan.
CLASE/PERIODICA
Type of Resource: Index, with links to some full-text.
Coverage: 1975 to present; updated quarterly
Produced by National Autonomous University of Mexico, CLASE (Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) indexes over 1,200 social sciences and humanities journals and PERIODICA, covers journals specializing in science and technology (over 1,400 sources). Covers all countries of Latin America.
Dialnet
Type of Resource: Index, with links to some full-text.
Coverage: Varies with publication.
Indexes over 4,500 journals and 1.3 million articles, mostly published in Spain. Covers all subject areas, including works about Latin America. Also includes some full-text theses from Spanish universities.
BLE: Bibliografía de la Literatura Española desde 1980
Type of Resource: Index.
Coverage: 1980 to the present; updated biannually
A comprehensive bibliography of works on the literature of Spain, covering topics from the Middle Ages to the present. The bibliography covers literary theory, literary genres, popular literature, and Hispanism and includes citations for critical and translated editions of literary works.
E-Journal Collections
J-STOR: the scholarly journal archive
Type of Resource: full-text
Coverage: MOST RECENT 3-5 YEARS NOT AVAILABLE.
Provides page images of back issues of the core scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences from the earliest issues to within a few years of current publication.Users may browse by journal title or discipline, or may search the full-text or citations/abstracts. Includes a Latin American Collection.
PROJECT MUSE: scholarly journals online
Type of Resource: full-text
Coverage: 1993 to the present; updated daily
Collection of over 300 scholarly humanities, social sciences and history journals. The Latin American collection has about 12 titles. Searchable and browsable.
SciELO Scientific Online Electronic Library
Type of Resource: full-text
Coverage: Free online access to journals from Brazil, Chile, Cuba, and Spain. Covers public health, social sciences and a growing number of humanities titles.
Red AL y C
Type of Resource: full-text
Coverage: Approximately 199 free full-text Latin American journals in social sciences and humanities, from a project based at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.
Periodicals Archive Online (PAO)
Type of Resource: Full-text
Coverage: Varies with journal, some available back to 19th and early 20th centuries.
Browse or search journals. Full-text of many
SEE ALSO the Latin American & Iberian Studies E-Journals Page
OTHER HELPFUL DATABASES
Arts and Humanities Citation Indexes AHCI
Type of Resource: Index and abstracts; links to some full-text
Coverage: 1975 to the present; updated weekly.
Indexes major humanities journals in several disciplines.
FRANCIS: International Humanities and Social Sciences
Type of Resource: Index.
Coverage: 1984 to the present
A multilingual and multidisciplinary bibliographic database with international scope, covering humanities and social science research.
Historical Abstracts
Type of Resource: Index and abstracts; links to some full-text
Coverage: 1954 to present, although varies with journal.
Covers world history excluding the U.S. and Canada, in about 2,000 journals published throughout the world.
PAIS International—Public Affairs Information Service
Type of Resource: index and abstracts with links to some full-text
Coverage: 1972 to the present; updated monthly
Covers international and government affairs, and general social sciences. Good coverage of Latin America.
Periodicals Index Online
Type of Resource: Index and tables of contents.
Coverage: Varies with journal, some available back to 19th and early 20th centuries.
Browse tables of contents or search journals. Includes several important Spanish and Latin American titles.
Tips for selecting databases and searching:
- Do you know the name of the database or index you need? Click on the DATABASES tab in the QUICK SEARCH feature on the front page of LWEB, and search for the database by name. OR click on the E-RESOURCES-->DATABASES links from the blue navigation bar toward the top of LWEB's front page.
- Browsing for a database? Go to E-Resources--> DATABASES. You can view alphabetical lists of databases, or see databases in specific subject areas. Each database listing has a "More Info" link for more details about a database's scope and coverage.
- What am I searching? Does the database cover only journals, or other kinds of publications? What years are covered? Are publications from Latin America and Spain included, or just U.S. sources? Most databases have information and lists of titles covered. Reviewing these questions will help you identify the most appropriate databases for your research topic.
- How am I searching? Searching a database can be very different than searching an Internet search engine!! Most databases are carefully constructed and many allow for powerful and sophisticated searches. Basic searching will work in many cases, but make sure you explore advanced search options. In many databases, advanced options will let you easily combine search terms, set date and/or language limits, and search for terms only in the title, author, abstract, etc.
- Full-text or Citations? A full-text database may allow you to search for a term anywhere it appears in the text of articles, and thus you may need to avoid overly general searches. If a database contains only the article title, author, and journal title, you will have to choose terms that are likely to come up in those areas. A very specific or specialized term may not yield any results. So make sure you understand what you are searching, and the best techniques for searches.
LOCATING copies of an article: 
- Online: E-Journal collections will provide full-text in most cases. Other indexes and databases may also have full-text. Most databases will have an E-link option. This opens a new window and will provide links to full-text sources.
- Paper: E-link also provides a quick link to CLIO, where you can see if we have paper holdings of the journal you need. TIP: this search is often done using the journal’s ISSN number, or other control numbers. If nothing is found in CLIO, try re-doing the search manually, searching on the journal title instead.
- NOT at COLUMBIA? If there are no holdings of paper or access to online versions of the journal you need, request your article through Inter-Library Loan. E-link will usually provide a link to the ILL request form. Or use the REQUEST IT link found at the top of the Libraries' web pages.
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Prepared by: Pamela Graham, Latin American & Iberian Studies Librarian
graham@columbia.edu
Last revised: 10/01/08
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