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Tulane Libraries Announce New Agreement to Broaden Access to Published Research

Tulane University Libraries are pleased to announce the signing of Publish and Read agreements with two major scholarly journal publishers. Under these new agreements, newly-published articles by Tulane researchers appearing in any of nearly 500 academic journals from (read more)

Carnival in Barranquilla, Colombia.

Latin American & Caribbean Carnival 2021: Resources from The Latin American Library

The cancellation of carnival in 2021 due to COVID has been a huge disappointment to the crowds of revelers who line the streets in the company of family and friends. But it is also dealing a heavy economic toll in cities who depend on welcoming crowds of locals and tourists alike, and more specifically to musicians and dancers, to artists who produce the floats, to street vendors, restaurant… (read more)

EndNote 20

EndNote 20 is now available at Tulane

Rudolph Matas Library of the Health Sciences is happy to announce that EndNote 20 is now available to the entire Tulane Community. Students, staff, faculty, and researchers can download EndNote 20 for free for both macOS and Windows 10 computers.

EndNote 20 is reference management software with features to—

Keep all your references and reference-related… (read more)

An array of Latin American print newspapers

Finding Latin American News and Newspapers

The Latin American Library's Research & Instruction Librarian, Rachel Stein, is offering a workshop on March 9, 2021, 12pm-1pm, on finding Latin American news and newspapers. Attendees will learn about key resources and strategies for locating and accessing both contemporary and historical Latin American, Caribbean, Hispanic-American, and Latinx newspapers and news sources in print,… (read more)

Image of the Latin American Library's Day of the Dead offering in 2020

The Day of the Dead at The Latin American Library

Every year, The Latin American Library puts up a Day of the Dead offering to remember the deceased who live on in our memories. In 2020, we dedicated our offering to those who lost their lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic around the world.

In this video, LAL staff member Verónica Sánchez gives us an overview of Day of the Dead traditions in… (read more)

Poster advertising the exhibit opening of Pan-American Life in New Orleans

Pan-American Life in New Orleans

Pan-American Life in New Orleans unveils the Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG) Collection, generously donated to The Latin American Library. The PALIG Collection documents the company’s 109 years connecting New Orleans with Latin America.  The exhibit features photographs, manuscripts, and other materials from the PALIG archives as well as other holdings from the LAL that shed… (read more)

What Language Should I Use to Search?

What Language Should I Use to Search?

Have you ever wondered what language you should use to search for academic resources on Latin America, the Caribbean, and Spain and Portugal?

In this new video tutorial, Rachel Stein, Latin American Library Research & Instruction Librarian, breaks down the benefits and drawbacks of searching in English vs. Spanish, Portuguese in Tulane's… (read more)

Image of a radio soap opera advertisement from the Louis J. Boeri and Minín Bujones Boeri Collection of Cuban-American Radionovelas, 1963-1970

Bringing Back the Soaps!

Did you know that The Latin American Library has been working to digitize its incredible collection of audio files of Cuban-American radio soap operas from the 1960s?

Christine Hernández, Curator of Special Collections, gives us an overview of this fascinating and entertaining collection in a new video on TU Libraries' YouTube Channel.

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Violeta Barrios de Chamorro on the campaign trail

The Latin American Library Acquires Chamorro-Barrios Family Papers

The Latin American Library at Tulane University is pleased to announce that it has acquired by donation the Chamorro Barrios Family Papers (1767-1997).  This substantial documentary collection (approximately 175 linear feet) relates to one of Latin America’s most influential families at the forefront of Nicaragua’s political and national life since the 18th century.  The collection consists of… (read more)

Latinx Heritage Month at The Latin American Library

Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month Celebration

The Latin American Library celebrated Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month 2020 with our TU community online!

Students, faculty, librarians, and alumni shared recommendations for books, films, TV shows, podcast, and music related to Hispanic and Latin American heritage in the United States.

Check out submissions on our … (read more)