LADB - Latin America Data Base _A_d_d_r_e_s_s: Latin America Data Base Latin American Institute University of New Mexico 801 Yale NE Albuquerque, NM 87131-1016 _E_m_a_i_l: ladbad@unmb ladbad@unmb.unm.edu _P_h_o_n_e: (505) 277-6839 FAX: (505) 277-5989 _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n LADB is a full-text database comprising four weekly publica- tions on Latin America: Chronicle of Latin American Economic Affairs, Central America Update, SourceMex - Economic News & Analysis on Mexico, and NotiSur - South American & Caribbean Political Affairs. Updated four days a week, the database contains some of the most current news and analysis available on the region. Much of the informa- tion is assembled from unfiltered news sources originating from Latin America, providing an ability for organizations to understand and monitor the environments in which they have business and research interests. Currently, the data- base contains more than twenty thousand articles-from 1987 to present-with approximately six hundred new ones added each month. _N_e_t_w_o_r_k _A_c_c_e_s_s LADB is available on New Mexico Technet-a nonprofit communi- cations and database network accessible via the Internet. (Technet is also accessible via an 800 number or direct dial when no Internet link is available.) _________________________ The information in this section is provided in accor- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front of this guide. August 10, 1992 NNSC Section 3.26, Page 1 _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _t_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e LADB on Technet is a fee service. Access via the Internet is limited only by the availability of Internet; toll-free access is limited to organizations within North America. _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s For information about the service, please contact Roma Arel- lano at the above telephone number, postal address, or elec- tronic mail address. LADB provides demo accounts for short-term usage. August 10, 1992 NNSC Section 3.26, Page 2