Latin American & Caribbean Studies

Collection overview

An extensive research-level collection of material on Latin America and the Caribbean

Collection strengths include:

  • Anthropology
  • Economics
  • History
  • Literature
  • Politics
  • Sociology

The Rapid Reference section can be found at the start of the sequence – this includes bibliographies, dictionaries and encyclopedias

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Collection location

  • Most books are located on the 3rd floor North Block
  • All items available on open access will display the location LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES, with the classmark prefix 34 eg LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES North Block 3rd floor Nor(34) RLR Mey
  • Large books are shelved in a separate sequence - indicated by the prefix ‘f’ or ‘folio’, before the location code
  • Most periodicals are located on the periodicals open shelves (PS) on the 3rd floor South Block
  • Recent issues of periodicals are on display bays in the Goldsmiths Library – 4th floor South Block . For more information on finding journals, see our journals resources page>
  • Some items are held in the closed access stacks. These will display the location Stack Service. Please request at the Stack Service desk on the 4th floor South Block
  • To locate individual titles use the online catalogue

Related collections

Classmarks for Latin American and Caribbean Studies

All classmarks in this collection have a numerical prefix of 34 eg LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES North Block 3rd Floor (34) RLR Mey

Subject

 

History of

 
Art V Argentina NZ
Economics T Belize NUB
Education J Bolivia NYT
Ethnography KS Brazil NX
Film/cinema YXP Caribbean NV
Industry and agriculture U Central America NU
Law and justice S Chile NYR
Literature:   Colombia NYK
    - Anglophone Caribbean YSQ Costa Rica NUR
    - Francophone Caribbean XTV Cuba NVC
    - Brazilian XRY Ecuador NYN
    - Spanish language XQ El Salvador NUH
Natural history D-G Falklands/Malvinas OYGM
Politics and government R Galapagos Islands NYNY
Religion P Guatemala NUD
Science and technology A-C Guyana/Guianas NYA-F
Social issues Q Honduras NUK
Sociology K Latin America NS
Women's studies QWE Mexico NT
    Nicaragua NUN
    Panama NUV
    Paraguay NYV
    Peru NYO-P
    Uruguay NYY
    Venezuela NYH

For a more detailed explanation of classmarks see the Library's leaflet 'A guide to the classification scheme'.

Other libraries

For more information about Latin American and Caribbean Studies holdings in other academic libraries in the London area, please consult the M25 Consortium of Higher Education Libraries website: www.m25lib.ac.uk. For elsewhere in the UK, consult the Consortium of University and Research Libraries catalogue: www.copac.ac.uk

Contact details

Christine Anderson, Academic Liaison Librarian - Arts
christine.anderson@london.ac.uk 020 7862 8456 more>

or visit the Information Desk (4th floor)
email shl.enquiries@london.ac.uk phone 020 7862 8461 or 8462

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