HAPI Thesaurus

“The HAPI Thesaurus lists all authorized subject headings and cross-references used in HAPI Online.” ‘HAPI [the Hispanic American Periodicals Index] is your source for authoritative, worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico, Brazil, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. From analyses of current political, economic, and social issues to unique coverage of Latin American arts and letters, HAPI Online contains complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews (through 2001), documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 500 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world.”

General information
Vocabulary type: 
Subject Headings
Author or Editor: 
Orchid Mazurkiewicz, Director and Editor; Ruby Meraz Gutierrez, Associate Editor; Sócrates Silva, Associate Editor; Peter Petro, Editorial Assistant
Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

“While subject searches must be conducted using English-language terms, the authorized subject headings have been translated into Spanish and Portuguese as well.”

Purpose: 

“HAPI indexes academic journal articles from the humanities and social sciences on topics related to the greater Latin American experience. Until 2001, HAPI indexed book reviews.”

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
Alphabetical list
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
HAPI Online: The Database of Latin American Journal Articles, UCLA Latin American Institute
Provider URL: 
Provider contact details: 

E-mail: info@hapi.ucla.edu; phone: 310-825-0810; fax: 310-206-2634; mail: Hispanic American Periodicals Index, UCLA Latin American Institute, 10349 Bunche Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1447

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