ALZAR - Academic Latina/o Zone of Activism & Research


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ALZAR is the newest group within SALALM. Its goal is to provide a link (virtual and real) to resources addressing Latina/o issues in the academic setting.

Addressing Latina/o issues at SALALM is not new (see Past Conferences). At the 26th meeting (New Orleans, 1981) “immigration” was one of the topics of discussion. A few years later, at the 30th annual conference (Princeton, 1985) a panel on “Specialized Library Collections and the Study of Latin American Masses and Minorities” included presentations on Latino collections in the United States. “Latino Music” was addressed at the 2003 meeting in Cartagena and “Borders” has been part of the theme in several conferences: Berkeley in 1988; Santo Domingo in 2006 and Albuquerque in 2007. During all these years many SALALM librarians have been entrusted with developing library collections and services to address Latina/o Studies as a growing academic discipline with intersecting interests in Latin American Studies, something addressed in a presentation at the 2004 (Cornell) conference: “Latin American and Latino Studies: Directions in Research and Challenges to Researchers and Librarians.”

ALZAR as an interest group originated through informal conversations from these same SALALM librarians and new members seeking a space within our organization to address Latina/o Studies as an academic field of research. The inaugural meeting was held at the 2007 annual conference with more than 50 members in attendance. The meeting not only formalized the group but also showed SALALM’s continued interest in Latina/o Studies with ALZAR’s first sponsored panel that included 4 presenters.
As a new interest group, ALZAR recognizes the interdisciplinary approach to research in Latina/o Studies and looks for ways to address the information needs of these users at the undergraduate and research levels. ALZAR members also seek opportunities for cooperating with like-organizations and work toward shared projects that explore the intersection of Latina/o and Latin American Studies as academic disciplines.
The creation of this web page is a first attempt to meet these converging interests.
Contact Adan Griego with comments or suggestions.

General Sites

Andanzas al Web Latino (New Mexico State University)
CLNET (Chicano Latino Net)
Hispanic Americans in Congress
Hispanic Population of the United States (U.S. Census Bureau)
Hispanic/Latino Links (UT-Austin’s LANIC)
Making Face, Making Soul…A Chicana Feminist Website
Portal de Cultura Chicana (Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes)
Recommended US Latino Websites Diversity & Ethnic Studies (Michigan State University)
The Borderlands Encyclopedia (University of Texas-El Paso)

Major Print Reference Sources

Full-text may be available online from commercial vendors.
Atlas of American Diversity (1998)
Atlas of Latino Politics (2006)
Atlas of Hispanic American History (2001)
Bibliography of Mexican American History (1984)
Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Literature in the United States (1989)
Chicana Studies Index: Twenty Years of Gender Research, 1971-1991 (1992)
Chicano Literature: Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vols. 82/122/209 (1989/1992/1999)
Chicano Literature: A ReferenceGuide (1985)
Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art: Artists, Works, Culture, and Education (2002)
Contemporary Hispanic Biography (2002-2204)
Chronology of Hispanic-American History (1995)
Cubans in the United States: A Bibliography for Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1960-1983 (1984)
Dictionary of Chicano Folklore (2000)
Dictionary of Hispanic Biography (1996)
Dictionary of Mexican American History (1981)
Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States (2005)
Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture (2004)
Encyclopedia of the Mexican American Civil Rights Movement (2000)
Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics (2000)
Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States (1993)
Hispanic Americans: A Statistical Sourcebook (annual)
Hispanic-American Almanac (1994)
Hispanic Datababook (2004)
Hispanic Writers: A Selection of Sketches from Contemporary Authors (1991)
Hispanics in Hollywood: an Encyclopedia on Film and Television (2000)
Latinas in the United States: a HistoricalEncyclopedia (2006)
Latino Encyclopedia (1996)
Latinos in the United States: A Historical Bibliography (1986)
Literatura Chicana: Creative & Critical Writings (1985) Supplement (1996)
Masterpieces on Latino Literature (1991)
Notable Hispanic American Women (1993/1998)
Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States (2005)
St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists: Profiles of Latino and Latin American Artists (2002)
We the People: An Atlas of America's Ethnic Diversity (1988)

ALZAR - Academic Latina/o Zone of Activism & Research

General Sites

Major Print Reference Sources

Major Bibliographies Online

Major Databases

Course Syllabi

Major Journals and Magazines Currently Active

Archival Collections, Libraries & Museums

Oral Histories

National Advocacy Groups

Professional Associations

Research Centers

Writers' Websites

Miscellaneous Projects of Interest