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Description
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The Chicano Database is a comprehensive bibliographic index for
information about Mexican-American topics and the only specialized
database for Chicana/Chicano reference. It indexes journal articles, newspapers,
books and book chapters about Chicanos and also covers the broader Latino
experience of Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central American
immigrants (1992 to the present). This database incorporates the Spanish
Speaking Mental Health Database. Broad subject coverage includes art,
language, sociology, psychology, public policy, economics, history,
literature, politics, and law.
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Dates covered
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Primary coverage is from early 1960s to present. Some materials date to the beginning of the 20th century.
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Updating frequency
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Quarterly
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Sources
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129 serials are completely indexed as of November 2001.
These titles are predominantly scholarly or professional, but include some material
for general audiences.
Many additional titles are covered selectively, including popular magazines and newspapers.
Also covers books and book chapters; includes references to literary works such as short stories, novels, and poetry.
Multilingual in scope; contains substantial quantities of Spanish language material.
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Type of coverage
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Primarily indexing with citations only; Arte Chicano and Spanish Speaking Mental Health records contain extensive abstracts.
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Print Counterpart or related resources
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Portions of the database have been published as the Chicano Periodical Index, covering 1967-1988; the Chicano Index, of 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.
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Provider
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Producer or content provider: University of California at Berkeley Ethnic
Studies Library, Chicano Studies Collection; the
Chicano Database is the copyrighted product of
the Regents of the University of California.
Vendor or electronic presentation provider: OCLC
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