"Biblionoticias" is a series of brief bibliographies, usually less than 5 pages each, on Latin American topics. The bibliographies describe materials in English, Spanish, and Portuguese held by the Benson Latin American Collection of the University of Texas at Austin. Selected topics are periodically updated. The titles of numbers 35-67…

This report offers a baseline survey of the retrospective strength of, access to, and preservation of Latin Americanist resources in North American libraries. Information about collections, online bibliographic control, and the need for preservation is derived from analyses of a 550-item sample of Latin Americanist materials published between 1935…

Describes the special needs of users wishing to do research in Latino culture and history, and the response by academic libraries in the areas of special collections, reference services, and instruction programs. A bibliography of references and resources is provided. (CLB)

This critical evaluation of bibliographic aids in the field of Latin Americana outlines the content and value of six recent aids published in Mexico which are useful tools for acquisitions librarians, bookshops, and individuals and organizations. Full bibliographical details and addresses of lesser known publishers are given in footnotes. (EJS)

Provides a 27-item annotated checklist of the print, nonprint, and online bibliographic sources that serve as foremost access tools to Latin American and Hispanic American studies and services. General reference sources, major collections, and printed catalogs are also mentioned. (Author/EJS)

Measures ownership of and access to African American and Latino periodical literature, illustrating the successes and failures in promoting racial and ethnic diversity in research libraries belonging to the ARL (Association of Research Libraries). Discusses desirability of multicultural collections; bibliographic control and access issues; and…

This serial publication covers the period from January to December 1986, citing 308 entries in the field of Chicano Area Studies by the Coleccion Tloque Nahuaque, within the Library of the University of California at Santa Barbara. The materials, published between 1926 and 1986, are listed by categories and presented alphabetically by author. The…

Thirteen bibliographies report on notable media for children and adolescents in the following categories: films; filmstrips, books, recordings, popular music, Batchelder Books (international read-alouds), books from Spanish-speaking countries, library services to children in hospitals, children's self-esteem, high-tech trade books, and the…