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Latin American And Spanish Online Videos: Vendor Offerings For Us Academic Libraries, Jesús Alonso-Regalado Jan 2010

Latin American And Spanish Online Videos: Vendor Offerings For Us Academic Libraries, Jesús Alonso-Regalado

University Libraries Faculty Scholarship

Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the availability and features of Latin American and Spanish online videos available through video vendors and other providers to US academic libraries. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines US, Spanish, and Latin American video vendors that offer online videos about and/or are produced in Latin America and Spain. The study focuses on: content, technical aspects, and terms of purchase. For video vendors providing digital delivery systems, searching capabilities and special features are also analyzed. The paper also evaluates video providers interested in working with academic libraries. The availability of videos …


Hate Speech And The Language Of Racism In Latin America: A Lens For Reconsidering Global Hate Speech Restrictions And Legislation Models, Tanya K. Hernandez Jan 2010

Hate Speech And The Language Of Racism In Latin America: A Lens For Reconsidering Global Hate Speech Restrictions And Legislation Models, Tanya K. Hernandez

Faculty Scholarship

In Latin America, like many countries in Europe, hate speech is prohibited. Yet Latin America is rarely included in the transnational discussion regarding the regulation of hate speech. Instead, the discourse focuses on a comparison of the advisability of Europe's hate speech regulations and free speech acceptance of hate speech in the United States. As a result, the ability to fundamentally examine the connections between hate speech and inequality, in addition to the most effective legal mechanisms for addressing it, is undermined. It is especially critical to broaden the hate speech debate now that we are seeing an apparent rise …


Bolivian President Evo Morales Wins Resounding Re-Election Bid, Ladb Staff Dec 2009

Bolivian President Evo Morales Wins Resounding Re-Election Bid, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Troubles Continue For Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, Ladb Staff Dec 2009

Troubles Continue For Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Costa Rica: Woman's Bid For Presidency Appears Bound For Success, Ladb Staff Dec 2009

Costa Rica: Woman's Bid For Presidency Appears Bound For Success, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

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Candidates Emerge To Succeed Brazilian President Lula, Ladb Staff Dec 2009

Candidates Emerge To Succeed Brazilian President Lula, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Volume 16, Number 2 (Winter 2009), Peace And Conflict Studies Dec 2009

Volume 16, Number 2 (Winter 2009), Peace And Conflict Studies

Peace and Conflict Studies

No abstract provided.


Argentine Congress Passes Controversial Communications Law, Ladb Staff Nov 2009

Argentine Congress Passes Controversial Communications Law, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Honduras: Interview With Frente Leader Betty Matamoros Flores, Ladb Staff Nov 2009

Honduras: Interview With Frente Leader Betty Matamoros Flores, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Children's Day Spotlights Negative Socioeconomic Data For Paraguay, Ladb Staff Nov 2009

Children's Day Spotlights Negative Socioeconomic Data For Paraguay, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Congress Approves Revenues Budget That Includes Controversial Tax Increases, Ladb Staff Nov 2009

Congress Approves Revenues Budget That Includes Controversial Tax Increases, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

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Mexican Agriculture Official Loses Job After Urging Farmers To Emulate Business Strategy Of Drug Cartels, Ladb Staff Nov 2009

Mexican Agriculture Official Loses Job After Urging Farmers To Emulate Business Strategy Of Drug Cartels, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

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Second Africa-Latin America Summit Encourages South-South Ties, Ladb Staff Oct 2009

Second Africa-Latin America Summit Encourages South-South Ties, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


In Controversial Move, Government Disbands Regional Electric Power Company, Ladb Staff Oct 2009

In Controversial Move, Government Disbands Regional Electric Power Company, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Boletín V.15:No.1 (2009), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute Oct 2009

Boletín V.15:No.1 (2009), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute

Boletín (Fordham University. Latin American and Latino Studies Institute)

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Several Arrests In Guatemala's Rosenberg Murder Case, But Architects Of The Crime Remain Free, Ladb Staff Oct 2009

Several Arrests In Guatemala's Rosenberg Murder Case, But Architects Of The Crime Remain Free, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

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Governments And International Institutions Dither, But End To Honduras Coup May Be In Sight, Ladb Staff Oct 2009

Governments And International Institutions Dither, But End To Honduras Coup May Be In Sight, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Examining Networking Effects And Digital Television Adoption In Latin America: A Focus On Argentina, Deb Tech Oct 2009

Examining Networking Effects And Digital Television Adoption In Latin America: A Focus On Argentina, Deb Tech

Research & Publications

The transition from analog to digital television provides myriad benefits including better consumer television viewing experiences, increased broadcast spectrum availability for governmental purposes, and a substantial market opportunity associated with the sales of related equipment and services. As a result, four global digital standards have emerged – with the transition well under way in Europe, the United States and many countries in Asia. However, Latin American countries are at various stages of the adoption process, ranging from initial stages of evaluation to implementation. This research provides a theoretical overview of networking effects, as related to the efforts expended by the …


President Manuel Zelaya Back In Honduras, Surrounded In The Brazilian Embassy, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

President Manuel Zelaya Back In Honduras, Surrounded In The Brazilian Embassy, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Third Term Closer For Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

Third Term Closer For Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


A Fractured Honduras Celebrates Its Independence, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

A Fractured Honduras Celebrates Its Independence, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


U.S. President Breathes New Life Into Cuban Blockade, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

U.S. President Breathes New Life Into Cuban Blockade, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


President Felipe Calderon Offers Controversial Consumption Tax In 2010 Budget, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

President Felipe Calderon Offers Controversial Consumption Tax In 2010 Budget, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Argentine President Cristina Fernandez Enjoys Political Rebound, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez Enjoys Political Rebound, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Unasur Condemns U.S. Use Of Colombian Bases; Little Else Accomplished, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

Unasur Condemns U.S. Use Of Colombian Bases; Little Else Accomplished, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


El Salvador's President Fares Well In 100-Day Evaluation, But Serious Problems Loom, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

El Salvador's President Fares Well In 100-Day Evaluation, But Serious Problems Loom, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Honduras' De Facto Regime Passes A Budget As The International Community Cuts Off Financing Sources, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

Honduras' De Facto Regime Passes A Budget As The International Community Cuts Off Financing Sources, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Security Concerns Dominate Border Governors Conference, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

Security Concerns Dominate Border Governors Conference, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Opposition Unable To Coalesce Ahead Of Bolivian Elections, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

Opposition Unable To Coalesce Ahead Of Bolivian Elections, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Honduras President Still In Exile As International Mission Fails, Ladb Staff Sep 2009

Honduras President Still In Exile As International Mission Fails, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.