Los Angeles Mission Library: Research Guide of the Month: Hispanic Heritage: Databases

Databases

General Academic Databases

Not sure where to start? These academic databases cover a wide range of topics, making them a great place to begin your research.

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window
Nearly 14,000 indexed titles, including more than 10,000 peer-reviewed journals and more than 6,500 in full-text.
Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Multi-subject database which contains indexing and abstracts for more than 13,000 journals, with full text for more than 9,000 of those titles.
Hispanic Life In America This link opens in a new window
The experience and impact of Hispanic Americans as recorded by the news media, 1704 to today.
Informe Académico (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Search across full-text Spanish- and Portuguese-language scholarly journals and magazines from and about Latin America.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
A large selection of films including documentaries, feature films, and the Criterion Collection.
Swank Digital Campus This link opens in a new window
Swank Digital Campus provides colleges and universities with the largest academic streaming collection of its kind

Background Information

Just getting started with an unfamiliar research topic? These reference databases can help you find background information and give you a broad overview of your subject.

Biography (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Discover the world's most influential people by searching narrative biographies, news, magazine, and multimedia content.

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Historical Databases

America: History and Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
America: History and Life with Full Text is the definitive research database covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. It includes hundreds of full-text history journals, plus useful features such as the ability to search by time pe
U.S. History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.
World History (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in world history from a variety of sources.

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Newspapers

Looking for newspaper articles on your chosen topic? These databases can help you access many of the world's most well-known newspapers.

U.S. Newsstream This link opens in a new window
U.S. Newsstream enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Newspaper Source Plus provides a full-text digital collection of the world's major news content. It includes millions of articles from newspapers and newswires and offers television and radio transcripts and ongoing daily updates from popular news sources.
News (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new window
Access major U.S. and international newspapers online to search articles instantly by title, headline, date, or other fields.

Current Issues

These databases will give you a variety of opinions and perspectives on current events and controversial issues.

Global Issues (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Analyze important global issues and events through topic overviews, international viewpoints, news, and multimedia content.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale In Context) This link opens in a new window
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues.

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Latina/o and Hispanic

Venn diagram of Latino/a and Hispanic countries

Image source: Ketchum Empathy and Intelligence, News + Views

Venn Diagram Hispanic, Latino, Latin(x), Spanish: Clarifying Terms for Hispanic Heritage Month

The Venn diagram represents the terms Latina/o and Hispanic and how they are used interchangeably among individuals based on their country. Some individuals identify as both Latina/o and Hispanic while others identify with one term. The term Latinx has been recently included to be more inclusive and gender-neutral.

Research Guide of the Month

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September:

Latino/a Heritage Month

Databases

General Academic Databases

Background Information

Historical Databases

Newspapers

Current Issues

Latina/o and Hispanic

Venn Diagram Hispanic, Latino, Latin(x), Spanish: Clarifying Terms for Hispanic Heritage Month

Research Guide of the Month

September: Latino/a Heritage Month

Databases

General Academic Databases

Background Information

Historical Databases

Newspapers

Current Issues

Latina/o and Hispanic

Venn Diagram Hispanic, Latino, Latin(x), Spanish: Clarifying Terms for Hispanic Heritage Month

September:

Latino/a Heritage Month