Ready Reference Sources

Language Resources
Note: Many additional language dictionaries and grammar guides can be found in both the reference collection and stacks.

• Diccionario Del Espanol Actual. 2 vols. 1999
  Main Ref. PC 4625 S43 1999
  
• Gran Diccionario Espanol-Ingles = English-Spanish Dictionary. 1993
  Main Ref. PC 4640 G73 1993
  
• A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish. 1995
  Main Ref. PC 4112 B88 1995
  
• Random House Latin-American Spanish Dictionary. 2000
  Main Ref. PC 4822 G65 2000
• Real Academia Espanola. Includes 'Diccionario de la Lengua Espanola' and 'Nuevo Tesoro Lexicografico de la Lengua Espanola.'
  

• Cambridge History of Latin American Literature. 3 vols. 1996 -Essays provide substantial historical and literary review of particular periods and genres; note that the extensive bibliographies that correspond to essays are located in Volume 3.
  Main Ref. PQ 7081 A1 C35 1996
  
• Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian Peninsula. 1993 -Broad coverage of humanities studies dating back to the 10th century; bibliographies include primary and secondary texts.
  Main Ref. PQ 6006 D54 1993
  
• Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. 1997 Main Ref. PQ 7081 A1 E53 1997
• Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature. 2 vols. 2002 -Introductory essays with bibliographies covering Iberian literature. Includes essays on both themes and individuals. Main Ref. PQ 6055 .F46 2002
• Historia y Critica de la Literatura Espanola. 8 vols. 1980 PQ 6032 H57 1980
• Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature. 1978 -Short, concise entries that cover the literatures of Latin America and Spain. Main Ref. PQ 6006 O95 1978

Historical and Cultural Resources
Note: The following are just a sampling of the reference materials that provide background information on cultures and countries. The reference collection includes many additional works on specific countries and regions.

• Cambridge History of Latin America. 11 vols. 1985 -Extensive essays, tracing history back to Colonial Latin America; bibliographical essays are included at the end of each volume.
  Williston Stacks F 1410 C1834 1985
• Diccionario de Historia de Espana. 3 vols. 1968 Main Ref. DP 56 D5 1968
• Enciclopedia Espasa. 22 vols. 1996 Main Ref. AE 61 E49 1996
• Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Empire, 1402-1975. 1992 Main Ref. DP 56 H57 1992
• Latin American History and Culture. 5 vols. 1996 -Easy, quick source to place a figure or event in context. Main Ref. F 1406 E53 1996

Searching for Books

Spanish Language and Literature materials may be found throughout the library stacks. One place that might be useful for browsing, however, are the PC and PQ sections in the Main Stacks. You may search for books using the Five College Online Library Catalog by author, title or subject.

Bibliographies and Indexes

• Arts and Humanities Search  -A major index to thousands of humanities journals. Available online (1980- ) via the Web of Science (select the Arts and Humanities Citation Index).
• Ethnic NewsWatch -An interdisciplinary, bilingual, and comprehensive full text database of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Designed to provide the "other side of the story," ENW titles offer additional viewpoints from those proffered by the mainstream press.
• Hispanic American Periodicals Online (HAPI) -Indexes journals published throughout the Western world, from 1970 to the present, that cover Central and South Americas, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Hispanics in the United States.
• Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) -A searchable bibliography of scholarly works published in the social sciences and humanities, edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress; also available in print (1935- ). Main Ref. Z 1605 H23.
• Humanities Abstracts  -Available online (1984- ) via FirstSearch. This index covers about 400 journals in archaeology, art, classics, film, folklore, journalism, linguistics, the fine arts, philosophy, religion, world history, and world literature; also available in print (1974- ) as the Humanities Index. Main Periodicals.
• MLA Bibliography (1963 - present)
  The Modern Languages Association International Bibliography indexes critical scholarship on literature, languages, linguistics and folklore. Provides approximately 1,200,000 records to over 3,500 international publications including journals, books, series, dissertations, bibliographies, working papers, proceedings, and other materials. Updated ten times a year. The index is available in paper format from 1921-1995 in the Main Reference Room, call number: PN1 M64 REF. The most recent edition of the companion to the bibliography, "MLA Directory of Periodicals: a Guide to Journals and Series in Languages and Literatures", is held in the Main Reference Room, call number: PN 161 M3.
  

E-Journals and News

• ABC.es -Electronic edition of the daily newspaper published in Madrid.
• El Mundo -Daily newspaper published in Madrid.
• El Pais -Daily newspaper published in Madrid.
• El Tiempo -Daily newspaper from Bogota.
• La Jornada-Daily newspaper published in Mexico.
• Latin American Weekly Report also en Espanol
• Journals About Mexico, Central & South America -Selected links from the University of Pennsylvania to electronic journals.
• Spanish Forum News Links -Selected media sites for the spanish-speaking world, including newspapers, radio stations and usenets, compiled by the University of Arizona.

Selected WWW Sites

Search Engines and Directories

• About.com: Spanish Culture
• Busquedas
• Terra -A large spanish language directory of Internet links covering a wide range of topics; very similar to the english language "Yahoo."
• Trovator
• Yupi
  
  

Language and Literature Sites

• BubLink -Links to several spanish language tutorials and vocabulary builders.
• Centro Virtual Cervantes -Created by the Instituto Cervantes, a public institution founded by the Spanish Govermnent in 1991 to promote Spanish language teaching and knowledge of the cultures of Spanish speaking countries throughout the world.
• Cervantes Digital Library -Project developed in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Digital Libraries, Prof. Fred Jehle of Indiana-Purdue University and the Centro de Estudios Cervantinos; includes browsable texts and images.
• CLNet Research Center -Includes spanish language and literature resources such as comp-jugador verb conjugator; part of the the Chicana/o and Latina/o network offered by the University of California.
• 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.
• Internet Resources for Latin America  -An exhaustive Internet guide compiled by New Mexico State University, includes links to newspapers, electronic listservs, and newsgroups.
• Internet Resources for Latin America, Spain and Portugal -University of Arizona hosts this extensive listing of Internet resources, ranging from language and literature to government and history.
• 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.
• Pagina de la Lengua Espanola -Spanish language Internet links hosted by La Delegacion de Alumnos de Teleco in Madrid, Spain; includes online dictionaries, language tutorials, and electronic publications.
• La Pagina del Idioma Espanol -Links to Spanish language grammar exercises, dictionaries, news, etc., edited by journalist Ricardo Soca.
• University of Chicago Spanish Resources -Access spanish language, textual and cultural resources, including international newspapers and language tutorials.
• Voice of the Shuttle: Spanish and Portuguese Literature -Provides links to author-specific web pages, including Borges, Cervantes, and Garcia Marquez; hosted by the University of California, Santa Barbara.
• WordReference -Spanish to English, English to Spanish interactive dictionary hosted by HarperCollins.