CSI Library: Latin American and Caribbean Studies: Websites

Selected Websites

This alphabetical list presents a selection of websites with relevant resources for Latin American and Caribbean studies. For tips on how to evaluate the quality of a website, scroll down past the website list.

Disclaimer: The websites and organizations listed below are provided solely as a convenience and do not imply an endorsement of content and/or services.

Center for Investigative Journalism (CPI)
CPI is an award-winning editorial team out of Puerto Rico, consisting of journalists, photographers and editors. CPI’s stories have appeared throughout several global outlets and the group is considered one of the Puerto Rico’s most trusted journalistic organizations.
Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies (CLACLS)
The CUNY Graduate Center's CLACLS promotes the study and understanding of Latin American and Caribbean cultures and the communities established in the United States, with a special focus on New York City, by peoples from this vast and extraordinarily diverse region. The Center researches and publishes innovative data-based studies focused upon New York City’s and the nation’s Latino communities.
Center for Migration Studies (CMS)
The Center for Migration Studies is a think tank and educational institute devoted to the study of international migration, to the promotion of understanding between immigrants and receiving communities, and to public policies that safeguard the dignity and rights of migrants, refugees and newcomers. The website contains data, articles, research, publications and other resources related to Latin American and Caribbean migration.
Cervantes Project
A comprehensive bibliography of studies, editions, and translations of Cervantes' works, as well as a digital archive of photographic images on Cervantes' times and works housed at Texas A&M University.
El Museo Del Barrio
El Museo del Barrio, New York’s leading Latino cultural institution, welcomes visitors of all backgrounds to discover the artistic landscape of Latino, Caribbean, and Latin American cultures. Their richness is represented in El Museo’s wide-ranging collections and exhibitions, complemented by film, literary, visual and performing arts series, cultural celebrations, and educational programs.
Filmografia Mexicana/Mexican Filmography
This website, managed by Filmoteca de la UNAM, records (to the extent possible) Mexican films that have been produced or co-produced in Mexico from the year 1896 to the present day, and includes fiction films, documentaries, newscasts, feature films, short films, animated films and videohomes.
The Hispanic Museum & Library
The Hispanic Society of America is a free, public museum and reference library for the study of the art and culture of the Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and the Philippines. The collections of the Hispanic Society are unparalleled in their scope and quality outside of Spain, addressing nearly every aspect of culture in Spain, as well as a large part of Portugal and Latin America, into the 20th century.

Hispanic Reading Room--Library of Congress This link opens in a new window
The Hispanic Reading Room serves as the primary access point for research relating to those parts of the world encompassing the geographical areas of the Caribbean, Latin America and Iberia; the indigenous cultures of those areas; and peoples throughout the world historically influenced by Luso-Hispanic heritage in Africa, Asia and Oceania. It features reference and illustrated guides, as well as online collections, presentations and exhibitions.

Impacto, Influencia, Cambio
This website from the Smithsonian Office of Education highlights the lives and accomplishments of inventors, aviators, astronauts, and the everyday people of Latin America and the southwestern United States who have affected science and technology. Browsable by person, geographic location, or topic.
Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
LANIC is a gateway to web resources covering all aspects of Latin America and the Caribbean, including history, geography, politics, economics, and culture.
Library of Congress World Digital Library
The World Digital Library is a cooperative project of the Library of Congress, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and partner libraries, archives, and educational and cultural institutions from the United States and around the world. The project brings together on a single website rare and unique documents – books, journals, manuscripts, maps, prints and photographs, films, and sound recordings – that tell the story of the world’s cultures. The site is intended for general users, students, teachers, and scholars.
NAFTA Secretariat
Information and documents relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement in English, Spanish, and French, with special sections for Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
NYPL Latin American Art Resources
A guide for researching Latin American Art resources at the New York Public Library, including exhibition catalogs, art history surveys, art criticism, and information about artists and movements.

National Jukebox This link opens in a new window
An online streaming site from the Library of Congress offering more than 10,000 recordings made by the Victor Talking Machine Company between 1900-1925. Recordings include US, European, and Latin American composers and singers, among others.

North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA)
NACLA is an independent, nonprofit organization that provides information and analysis on Latin American and the Caribbean, and on its complex and changing relationship with the United States, as tools for education and advocacy to foster knowledge beyond borders.
Pew Research Hispanic Trends Project
The Hispanic Trends Project, launched in 2001 as the Pew Hispanic Center, seeks to improve public understanding of the diverse Hispanic population in the United States and to chronicle the growing Latino/a impact on the nation.
Poesia en Espanol
Searchable index of Spanish-language poetry and poets.
Proyecto Ensayo Hispanico
A large online collection of Spanish essays from the 14th to the 20th centuries listed by author and chronologically.
Puerto Rico's Plantation Economy
A research guide from the Library of Congress with access to historic photographic and film documentation, as well as related print and electronic resources illustrating the 20th century efforts to transform Puerto Rico from a plantation to an industrial economy.
SICE -- Organizaton of American States
Online access to information and documents on trade agreements and treaties, intellectual property rights organizations, investment treaties, a glossary, and related links to other websites, arranged both by topic and by country. Most of the documents are in English and/or Spanish; portions of the site are available in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. From the Trade Unit of the Organization of American States (OAS). SICE is from the organization's title in Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

World Factbook (CIA) This link opens in a new window
US government profiles of countries and territories around the world, with information on geography, people, government, transportation, economy, communications, and military.

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