Chicano Database (ChicanoDatabase)
Mexican-American, Chicano and the broader Latino exprience
Why select this database?
- Comprehensive bibliographic resource
- Contains all types of material
- Provides uniform subject access
- Includes the Spanish Speaking Mental Health Database, covering psychological, sociological and educational literature
- Portions of the Chicano Database have been published as the Chicano Periodical Index, covering 1967-1988; the Chicano Index, articles and books added since 1989; Arte Chicano: an Annotated Bibliography of Chicano Art, 1965-1981; the Chicano Anthology Index, the Chicana Studies Index: Twenty Years of Gender Research, 1971-1991; and Hispanic Mental Health Research: A Reference Guide, covering 1920-1980
| Database details |
| Subjects |
| Art |
Labor |
| Bilingual education |
Language |
| Education |
Literature |
| Health |
Mental Health |
| History |
Politics |
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| Sources |
Over 2,470 journal and other materials
For more information view:
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| Number of records |
Over 59,000 |
| Dates covered |
1960s to present |
| Updated |
Quarterly |
| Producer information |
Chicano Database
Ethnic Studies Library
University of California
30 Stephens Hall, #2360
Berkeley, California 94720-2360
USA
Phone:+1-510-642-3947
Fax: +1-510-643-8433
Web:
http://eslibrary.berkeley.edu/
E-Mail: csl@library.berkeley.edu |
| Copyright |
©
2008
The Chicano Database is the copyrighted product of the Regents of the University of California and/or suppliers of the Regents of the University of California. Users of the Chicano Database may reproduce a single copy of any record retrieved online, provided such copy is used solely for private study, scholarship, research or information. Under no circumstances may users store any records electronically for the purposes of resale, redistribution, or performing ongoing searching. |
Index labels and examples of an expert search in ChicanoDatabase
Use a colon after an index label (for example, au:)
when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign
after an index label (au=) for
an exact match search. You can search with an index label from any
search screen. The information you type overrides any default menu
selections. The following examples show sample rather than actual
searches.
| Search indexes |
Labels |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
economic+ |
| Abstract |
ab: |
comprehensive test |
| Accession number |
no: |
3950 |
| Author |
au: |
gomez |
| Author phrase |
au= |
gomez magdalena
[last name first] |
| Descriptor |
de: |
intergroup |
| Descriptor phrase |
de= |
intergroup relations |
| Document type phrase |
dt= |
chapter |
| First page |
pg: |
25 |
| Identifier |
id: |
pizzamex |
| Issue |
is: |
7
[use to refine other search terms] |
| Language phrase |
ln= |
bilingual
[use to refine other search terms] |
| Major descriptor phrase |
mj= |
elected officials |
| Minor descriptor phrase |
mn= |
urban communities |
| Notes |
nt: |
Bibliography |
| Publication date |
pd: |
1988 |
| Publication type phrase |
pt= |
book article |
| Source |
so: |
raza |
| Source phrase |
so= |
la raza habla |
| Standard number |
sn: |
9707014032 |
| Subject |
su: |
socioeconomic |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
socioeconomic factors |
| Title |
ti: |
health policy |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
chicano health policy search |
| Volume |
vo: |
297
[used to refine other search terms] |
| Year |
yr: |
1985-1987
[used to refine other search terms] |
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