An American Mosaic Online Resource
The Latino American Experience (LAE) is a full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of U.S. Latinos.
Wide-ranging and easy to use, LAE is the first-ever full-text database focusing on the history and culture of Latinos living in the United States. Its content spans from the pre-Columbian Indigenous civilizations of the Americas, through the Spanish and Mexican settlement of much of what is now the United States, to the triumphs and challenges facing present-day U.S. Latinos.
Benefits
- Expands Your Collection: Features access to full-text content from more than 190 titles, over 4,000 images, hundreds of primary sources, and over 250 vetted Web sites
- Provides Trustworthy Content: Built on content by authorities in the field and designed, developed, and indexed by Latino librarians and subject specialists
- Keeps Growing: Twice-annual enhancements enrich the site with newly published titles - at no additional cost
- Facilitates Research: An attractive and easy-to-use interface facilitates full search and browse functionality to content, including access to The American Heritage® College Dictionary, Fourth Edition, Copyright © 2002 Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Ties into Curriculum: Includes Topic Guides designed to spark classroom discussion and research, 25 lesson plans, a 170-page Timeline searchable by keyword and time period, and Content and Features tied to state-required curriculum on Latino history
Reviews for The Latino American Experience
"[No other resource] provides the breadth of coverage—from cooking and music to politics and literature—found here. This is a spectacular resource, reasonably priced." —Choice
"This is the most beautifully designed electronic product I've ever seen, as creatively functional as it is attractive." —Library Journal
Along with twice-annual enhancements, subscribers have the option to purchase new databases in the American Mosaic online family at a discount as they become available. All installments can be purchased individually or fully integrated. Additional modules for The American Mosaic are listed below.
Awards and Reviews for The African American Experience (Available Now!)
Library Journal Best Online Reference
"For school and public libraries, it's an 11 [out of 10] for its extraordinary combination of content and design." —Library Journal
Library Media Connection Editor's Choice
"This comprehensive, in-depth research database presents an uncluttered, easy-to-use, and appealing online research database." —Library Media Connection
The American Indian Experience(Available Now!)
The Asian and Middle Eastern American Experience (Fall 2009)