Collection Development and Strategies Department
Featured Database: Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980
You can use databases to easily find organized collections of articles, journals, news, streaming videos, primary sources, data, and more!
- This month, we highlight a fascinating primary source database: Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980.
What’s in it?
- Hispanic American Newspapers provides access to Spanish-language newspapers printed in the US over nearly 200 years. These primary sources highlight the perspectives of Hispanic and Latino Americans through major historical and political events in U.S. history.
Why should you use it?
- Newspapers are a boon of primary source information for a variety of research purposes. Newspapers often capture public opinion about economic, legal, political, and societal changes.
Who should use it?
- Students, faculty, and staff interested in Hispanic American perspectives on major events in U.S. history.
Why use a database?
When you use a specific database, rather than a search engine or discovery tool, you often can find more relevant sources. For example, subject databases include sources about that subject only, rather than a general search engine or discovery tool that includes information about everything. This way you don’t have to wade through thousands of irrelevant results!
