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ClasePeriodica (CLASE and PERI�DICA)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities.
- - CLASE and PERI�DICA is an index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities compiled by the Universidad Nacional Aut�noma de M�xico. This resource combines two databases:
    CLASE (Citas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) includes more than 198,000 references in the humanities and social sciences, selected from more than 1,200 journals and other materials published in Latin American and Caribbean countries. The database covers topics such as accounting, anthropology, the arts, business administration, library and information science, communications, demographics, economics, education, sociology, law, political science, linguistics, management, history, philosophy, and literature.
    PERI�DICA (�ndice de Revistas Latinoamericanas en Ciencias) includes more than 204,000 citations to articles and other documents from over 1,400 Latin American and Caribbean scientific and technological journals. Among the subjects covered are agricultural sciences, biology, physics, geosciences, engineering, medicine, and chemistry.
  - Coverage Dates: 1975-present
  - Updated: Quarterly
  - Languages: Espa�ol and English
  - Database Provider: OCLC Firstsearch
  - URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zocp
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Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Index to articles on Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Hispanics in the U.S.
- Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) contains bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, and original literary works pertaining to Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border and Hispanics in the United States. Approximately 400 journals from throughout the world are reviewed regularly to compile the database.
  HAPI Thesaurus Help Database provider: UCLA Latin American Center, University of California.
- Coverage Dates: 1970-
- Updated: Monthly
- Title List
- Languages: English and non-English
- Database Provider: ucla_lat_amer
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xhap-uga1
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MLA International Bibliography (literature and language)
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Index to articles and books on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics.
- The MLA International Bibliography indexes are critical in literary and language scholarship. They index literature, languages, linguistics, literary theory and criticism, dramatic arts, and folklore from over 4,400 journals and serials, as well as books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies. Approximately 45,000 records are added annually. Classical Greek and Latin literature are not covered. This database is produced by the Modern Language Association. The print edition counterpart to this database began in 1921.
  The MLA Directory of Periodicals is now part of the MLA International Bibliography. Included is information on the periodicals that are indexed in the database, plus many more. The Directory of Periodicals data is updated annually.
- Coverage Dates: 1926 to the present
- Updated: Ten times per year
- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbml
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America: History & Life
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Index to articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada.
- America: History & Life is the premier bibliographic citation tool for the history of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. It covers 2,000 English language historical journals including selected local history journals. The database also includes citations to dissertations and book reviews in American and Canadian history. Articles dealing with geographic areas other than the U.S. or Canada must also deal with North America to be included in America: History and Life. The history of Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Latin America and countries of the Eastern Hemisphere are covered in its companion database, Historical Abstracts.
- Coverage Dates: 1954-
- Updated: Ongoing
- Database Provider: EBSCO
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbal
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
This electronic version of the 10-volume set lists and describes more than 1,500 global cultures.
- This electronic version of the 10-volume set lists and describes more than 1,500 global cultures. Based on research of social scientists, it is the source for historical, social, political, economic, linguistic, religious, and other information on virtually every existing culture.
- Coverage Dates: Revised 2006
- Updated: Ongoing
- Database Provider: Gale
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=enc3-uga1
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Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Supplement
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This supplement to the Encyclopedia of World Cultures covers those cultures not included in the original set and provides updates to cultures that have changed significantly during the past ten to 15 years.
- This electronic version of the single volume supplement to the 10-volume Encyclopedia of World Cultures covers those cultures not included in the original set and provides updates to cultures that have changed significantly during the past ten to 15 years.
- Coverage Dates: Revised 2006
- Updated: Ongoing
- Database Provider: Gale
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=enc4-uga1
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Ethnic NewsWatch
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Articles from the ethnic, minority and native press.
- Ethnic NewsWatch provides a full-text collection of newspaper, magazine and journal articles from the ethnic, minority and native press. A broad diversity of perspectives and viewpoints is provided through an extensive collection of articles, editorials, columns, reviews, and news reports.
- Coverage Dates: 1980- (full text from 1990- )
- Updated: Monthly
- Languages: English and Spanish
- Database Provider: proquest
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xenw-uga1
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Film Literature Index (1976-2001)
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The Film Literature Index (FLI) annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals.
- The Film Literature Index annually indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover and 200 other periodicals selectively for articles on film and television. The periodicals range from the scholarly and critical to the popular. The Film Literature Index is known for its comprehensive indexing system that includes more than 2,000 subject headings for detailed analysis of articles and reviews.
- Coverage Dates: 1976-2001
- Database Provider: indiana_univ
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=fill-uga1
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International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text (IBTD)
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Full text research tool for the study of theater and the performing arts.
- International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance (IBTD) contains articles, essays and book chapters mined from internationally selected publications in drama, dance, media, mime, mixed entertainment, storytelling, music-drama, and puppetry. Many are in full text. International Bibliography of Theater & Dance with Full Text includes nearly 100 journal titles and over 120 full-text books not included in Academic Search Complete.
- Coverage Dates: 1984-
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- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbth
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Latin American Newspapers (NewsBank)
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Latin American Newspapers
- Latin American Newspapers includes approximately 35 fully searchable newspapers (1.5 million pages) published throughout Latin America in the 19th and 20th centuries. The database is the product of a partnership between the Center for Research Libraries, its member institutions, and Readex, a division of NewsBank Tutorials/Search Aids: None available Access: On campus and remote Database provider: NewsBank
- Coverage Dates: 19th and 20th centuries
- Updated: Monthly
- Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese
- Database Provider: newsbank
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=latm-uga1
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Broader Databases

Academic Search Complete
Online Access: On/Off Campus. GALILEO Password required for off campus access.
Articles from some peer-reviewed journals as well as monographs, reports, conference proceedings, and other sources.
- Academic Search Complete is a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 9,300 journals and a total of 10,900 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. The database is updated daily and features PDF content going back as far as 1865, with the majority of full-text titles in native (searchable) PDF format. Searchable cited references are provided for nearly 1,000 journals.
- Coverage Dates: Dates vary. Some content goes as far back as 1865.
- Updated: Daily
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- Database Provider: ebsco
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=zbac
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JSTOR
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Access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals.
- JSTOR provides electronic access to back issues (from the date of first publication) of selected, core journals. The goal of the project is to build a reliable and comprehensive archive of important scholarly journal literature. The journals are organized into the Arts and Sciences Collections I & II, the General Sciences Collection, the Ecology and Botany Collection, the Business Collection, the Language and Literature Collection, the Mathematics and Statistics Collection, and the Music Collection.
- Coverage Dates: 1800s- (dates vary)
- Updated: Ongoing
- Title List
- Database Provider: jstor
- URL: http://www.galileo.usg.edu/express?link=xjst-uga1
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