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The Latin American Resource Center’s Lending Library maintains the most comprehensive lending collection of educational materials about Latin American topics available for classroom use. The library holds over 4,000 films, culture kits, curriculum units, games, and miscellaneous print items. New items are added on a regular basis thanks to the generous support of the University of Florida’s Center for Latin American Studies.

Once you have requested items, please email crcrts@tulane.edu to confirm that your request was processed. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUBMIT REQUESTS WITH AT LEAST 2 WEEKS NOTICE.

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LIST OF CLASP AMERICAS AWARD WINNERS AND HONOR MENTIONS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE LENDING LIBRARY

Call Number Abbreviations

The Latin American Resource Center uses a call number system developed specifically for this collection. Each call number includes a topic or subject, the country or origin of the material, an item number, the medium (video, slide, unit, kit, map, game, CD/cass, or book), and a copy number. Below are the call number abbreviations.

Subject/Topic

Country/Region/Language

A = Art History AC = Art, Colonial AFLA = African Influences in Latin America AM = Art, Modern AP = Art, Precolumbian Anthropology, Archaeology (general) AZ = Aztec C = Curriculum Packets DEV = Economic Development DF = Dance and Festivals E = Education (general) EB = Education, Bilingual EC = Education, Cross-cultural EI = Education, International FA = Folk Arts FD = Food and Drink FF = Feature Film GE = Geography and Environment H = History (15-19th centuries) HC = History & Politics, Contemporary HISP = Hispanics in the United States I = Introductory Materials INC = Incas IND = Contemporary Indigenous Peoples LAN = Language LC = Literature, Colonial LG = Literature, General LM = Literature, Modern LN = Literature, 19th Century LP = Literature, Precolumbian M = Markets MU = Music MY = Maya R = Religion SI = Social Issues and Human Rights

AND = Andean region ARG = Argentina BAR = Barbados BEL = Belize BOL = Bolivia BRA = Brazil CA = Central America CARIB = Caribbean CHI = Chile COL = Colombia COS = Costa Rica CUB = Cuba DOM = Dominican Republic ECU = Ecuador ELS = El Salvador GRE = Grenada GUA = Guatemala HAI = Haiti HON = Honduras JAM = Jamaica LA = Latin America MES = Mesoamerica MEX = Mexico NA = North America NIC = Nicaragua PAN = Panama PAR = Paraguay PER = Peru POR = Portuguese PUE = Puerto Rico SA = South America SPA = Spain, Spanish TNT =Trinidad and Tobago US = United States VEN = Venezuela