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Spanish Language and Literature

 Background Information  Journal and News Sources   Books  Websites

BACKGROUND INFORMATION
These resources can be a great starting point.  They can be useful for definitions, general overviews of historical, cultural and literary topics.  Below is just a sampling of the types of titles available. Note the call number and then browse that entire shelf in the Williston Reference Room for additional titles!

  • Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary.
  • Real Academia Espanola Dictionary.
  • Random House Latin-American Spanish Dictionary. PC 4822 G65 2000 REF
  • Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture DP 233.5 E63 1999 REF
  • The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States E 184 S75 O97 2005 REF
  • Europa World Yearbook.
  • Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature. PQ 6055 .F46 2002 REF
  • Cambridge History of Latin American Literature. PQ 7081 A1 C35 1996 REF
  • Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian Peninsula. PQ 6006 D54 1993 REF

JOURNAL and NEWS SOURCES
Suggested databases to search for articles on your topic

BOOKS
Areas in the stacks you might browse, or major subject headings you could search under in the library catalog

  • The best way to find a book on your topic is to start with a search in the Library Catalog. Once you've found something of interest, you might also browse the stacks in that particular area. In general, the PC and PQ sections in the Main Stacks are also good areas to browse.

WEBSITES

  • LANIC -Links to Latin American literature resources, grouped by country, compiled by the University of Texas at Austin. This web page is part of a larger network for Latin American studies
  • Iberian Language and Literature Web  -Provides access to scholarly resources on the literatures of Spain and Portugal, including bibliographies, electronic texts and literary reviews; created by the Association of College and Research Libraries
  • Spanish Forum News Links -Selected media sites for the spanish-speaking world, including newspapers and radio stations, compiled by the University of Arizona
  • Cibercentro-Directory of search engines throughout Latin America organized by country
  • Terra -Search engine from Spain

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