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Spanish 260: Conversation & Composition
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Fall 2008 — Prof. Willis
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Questions? Contact Susanna Boylston (704-894-2494).
Reference Works
Dictionaries | Works on Literature, History, & Culture
- Dictionaries
To find dictionaries, go into the Library Catalog and do a "Subject" search for one of the following Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Noteworthy dictionaries include:
- Collins Spanish Dictionary. 8th ed.. New York: HarperCollins, 2008.
The Library also has:
Collins Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary 3rd ed. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.
Reference R 463.2 S644c
- Diccionario de la Lengua Española (Real Academia Española). 22nd ed. 2 vols. Madrid: Editorial Espasa Calpe, 2001.
Reference R 463 A16d22
- Oxford Spanish Dictionary. 4th ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2008.
The Library also has:
Oxford Spanish Dictionary. Ed. Beatriz Galimberti Jarman and Roy Russell. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2003.
Reference R 463 O98 2003
- Pegueñe Larousse Ilustrado. Paris: Ediciones Larousse, 1976.
Reference R 463 L332p-g
- Works on Literature, History, & Culture
- ARTstor
A collection of over 900,000 images; covers art, architecture, and archaeology from a wide range of cultures and time periods and also includes tools to manipulate and analyze those images.
- Biography Reference Bank. H.W. Wilson, 2003- .
- Diccionario de Literatura Española e Hispanoamericana. 2 vols. Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 1993.
Reference R 860.9 D5541
- Diccionario Enciclopédico de las Letras de América Latina. 3 vols. [Caracas]: Biblioteca Ayacucho, 1995-1998.
Reference R 860.9 D554
- Dictionary of Hispanic Biography. Ed. Joseph C. Tardiff and L. Mpho Mabunda. New York: Gale, 1996.
Reference R 920.9 D5541
- Dictionary of Mexican Literature. Ed. Eladio Cortés. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1992.
Reference R 860.3 D5531
- Dictionary of the Literature of the Iberian Peninsula. Ed. German Bleiberg et al. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1993.
Reference R 860.3 D5532
- Enciclopedia de la Cultura Española. Ed. Florentino Perez-Embid. 5 vols. Madrid: Editora Nacional, 1962-1968.
Reference R 914.6 E56
- Enciclopedia Hispánica. 18 vols. Barcelona: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1991-1992.
Reference R 036 E56
- Enciclopedia Universal Ilustrado Europeo-Americana. 70 vols. in 72. Madrid: Espasa-Calpe, [1907]-1930.
Reference R 036 E77
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures. Ed. Daniel Balderston et al. 3 vols. New York: Routledge, 2000.
Reference R 972.9 E56
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture. Ed. Eamonn Rodgers. New York: Routledge, 1999.
Reference R 946.08 E56
- Encyclopedia of Cuba: People, History, Culture. Ed. Luis Martínez-Fernández et al. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2003.
Reference R 972.91 E56
- Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003. Ed. Daniel Balderston and Mike Gonzalez. New York: Routledge, 2004.
Reference R 860.3 E561
- Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature. Ed. Verity Smith. Chicago, IL: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997.
Reference R 860.3 E56
- Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture. Ed. Cordelia Chávez Candelaria et al. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2004.
Reference R 973.04 E564
- Europa World: The Europa World Year Book Online. London: Europa, 1959- .
- Online: current edition
- Print: 1959 to present
Reference R 341.1 E89
- The Feminist Encyclopedia of Spanish Literature. Ed. Janet Pérez and Maureen Ihrie. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002.
Reference R 860.9 F329
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
A collection of scholarly reference books in all subject areas. Includes:
- Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States. 4 vols. Houston, Tex. : Arte Público Press, 1993-1994.
Reference R 973.04 H236
- Vol. 1: Literature and Art
- Vol. 2: History
- Vol. 3: Sociology
- Vol. 4: Sociology
- Key Terms in Latino/a Cultural and Literary Studies. Paul Allatson. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2007.
Reference R 973.04 A421k
- Latin American Historical Dictionaries Series. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1970- .
- Historical Dictionary of Bolivia
Reference R 984 H437h
- Historical Dictionary of Brazil
Reference R 981 L665h
- Historical Dictionary of Chile
Reference R 983 B625h
- Historical Dictionary of Colombia
Reference R 986.1 D263h
- Historical Dictionary of Costa Rica
Reference R 972.86 C913h
- Historical Dictionary of Cuba
Reference R 972.91 S942h
- Historical Dictionary of Ecuador
Reference R 986.6 B734h
- Historical Dictionary of El Salvador
Reference R 972.84 F598h
- Historical Dictionary of Honduras
Reference R 972.83 M612h
- Historical Dictionary of Nicaragua
Reference R 972.85 M612h
- Historical Dictionary of Panama
Reference R 918.62 H456h
- Historical Dictionary of Paraguay
Reference R 989.2 K81h
- Historical Dictionary of Uruguay
Reference R 989.5 W734h
- Historical Dictionary of Venezuela
Reference R 987 R917h
- Latin American Literature and its Times. Joyce Moss and Lorraine Valestuk. Detroit, MI: Gale, 1999.
Reference 860.9 M913L
- Latino and Latina Writers. Ed. Alan West-Durán. 2 vols. New York: Scribner's, 2004.
Reference R 810.9 L357
- Literary Cultures of Latin America: A Comparative History. Ed. Mario J. Valdés and Djelal Kadir. 3 vols. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004.
Reference R 860.9 L776
- Literature Resource Center
Contains full-text biographies, critical essays, journal articles, and excerpts of criticism and reviews about over 130,000 literary authors and their works; covers dramatists, essayists, novelists, poets, and other writers from all time periods.
Includes:
- Contemporary Authors
- Dictionary of Literary Biography
- Latin American Writers
- Modern Latin American Literature. Ed. David William Foster and Virginia Ramos Foster. 2 vols. New York: Frederick Ungar, 1975.
Reference R 860.9 F754m
- Modern Spanish and Portuguese Literatures. Ed. Marshall J. Schneider and Irwin Stern. New York: Continuum, 1988.
Reference R 860.9 M689
- Oxford Art Online
Contains the full text of:
- Dictionary of Art. Ed Jane. Turner 34 vols. New York: Grove’s Dictionaries, 1996.
Reference R 703 D554
Note: Oxford Art Online also contains updated entries and bibliographies for the Grove Dictionary.
- The Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature. Ed. Philip Ward. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978.
Reference R 860.3 O98
- The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos & Latinas in the United States. Ed. Suzanne Oboler and Deena González. 4 vols. New York: Oxford, 2005.
Reference R 973.04 O98
- Political Handbook of the World. New York: CQ Press, 2003- .
- Online: 2008 to present
- Print: Reference R 320 P7691
Library has: 2000-2002, 2005-2006
- A Reference Guide to Latin American History. Ed. James D. Henderson et al. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2000.
Reference R 980 R332
- Spanish American Authors: The Twentieth Century. Angel Flores. New York: Wilson, 1992.
Reference R 928.6 F634s
- Spanish Women Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Source Book. Ed. Linda Gould Levine et al. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1993.
Reference R 860.9 S735
Books & Videos
See also the guide to Book Review Sources.
- Library Catalog
Includes information about books, government documents, and journals, magazines, and newspapers in the Library. - To find Spanish-language books, do a keyword search and limit by language.
- To locate videos, do a keyword search and limit your search by the format "video materials (VHS/DVD)."
- To locate works about a person, do a subject search for the person's name (last name first).
- To locate bibliographies on a person or topic, do a keyword search and add the following: su bibliography.
- To locate appropriate Library of Congress Subject Headings, start with a keyword search and then browse records.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use a dollar sign $
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- ebrary
A collection of over 38,000 e-books published by over 220 academic, trade, and professional publishers; covers all subject areas. Also includes tools that allow you to create your own virtual bookshelf, bookmark pages, and add and save notes and highlights.
Note: To read ebrary books, you need the ebrary Reader. This plugin is on all library and ITS computers, but if you are using your own computer, you can download it from the ebrary home page.
- WorldCat
Indexes books, periodicals, and other materials held by libraries around the world. Search WorldCat to identify additional books on your topic and then order the books on interlibrary loan.
Note: It can be helpful to identify relevant Library of Congress Subject Headings in the Library Catalog first; you can then do a subject search in WorldCat to find additional items with these subject headings.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: insert a "w" between the words in a phrase (for example, "cold w war")
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
Articles
Starting Points | News Sources | Core Resources for Hispanic Culture, Literature, & History | Other Resources
- Starting Points (English-Language)
- Academic Search Premier
(1975 to present) Indexes popular and scholarly articles in a broad range of subject areas; also includes citations to book reviews and citations to articles in several national newspapers.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- OmniFile Full Text Mega
(1982 to present) Indexes articles from over 3,000 scholarly and popular periodicals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences; also includes the full text of selected articles from over 1,650 of these periodicals.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: unnecessary when using "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: do not use with "All - Smart Search"; otherwise, use a question mark ?
- News Sources (Spanish and English-Language)
- Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980
(1808-1980) Contains digital facsimiles of several hundred Spanish-language newspapers printed in the U.S.; many of these newspapers were published bilingually in Spanish and English. The full text, including all articles, advertisements, and other contents, is keyword-searchable.
This collection is based on the "Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project" directed by Professor Nicolás Kanellos at the University of Houston. It is a subset of America's Historical Newspapers and part of the Archive of Americana.
- LexisNexis Academic
(Approx. 1980 to present) Includes the full text of articles from local, national, and international newspapers, magazines, and trade journals as well as articles from law reviews and federal and state cases.
To find articles in Spanish, click on the "news" tab; in the "sources" drop-down menu (toward the bottom of the page), choose "Spanish Language News, Combined." This will search publications from Spain and Latin America.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use an exclamation point
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *
- Library PressDisplay
Contains full-page, full-color images of over 400 national and international newspapers, including many foreign-language newspapers; includes the current day's papers as well as a 60-day archive.
Note: up to three people can search this database at any one time; if you are unable to login because this limit has been reached, please wait a few minutes and try again.
- Westlaw Campus Research
Includes the full text of news articles and federal and state court cases.
Note: you will need to accept the terms of the Westlaw "Agreement" before you can search Westlaw Campus Research.
Search Syntax (for "Terms and Connectors" searches):
- Truncation: use an exclamation point !
- Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
- Wildcard: use an asterisk *
- Core Resources for Hispanic Culture, Literature, & History
- Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) Online
(1935 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, and conference papers covering topics related to Latin America; covers the fields of anthropology, archaeology, art, economics, geography, history, international relations, languages and literatures, music, philosophy, political science, and sociology.
- HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) Online
(1970 to present) Indexes journal articles, book reviews, and original literary works and covers the literature, history, culture, and politics of the Caribbean, Mexico, Central and South America, and the United States-Mexico border. Also covers works related to Hispanics in the United States.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: automatic
- Phrase searching: automatic.
- Historical Abstracts
(Time period covered: 1450 to present; publication coverage: 1954 to present). Indexes journal articles, book chapters, doctoral dissertations, and book reviews.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- MLA International Bibliography
(1926 to present). Indexes journal articles, books, and doctoral dissertations in the fields of English, American, European, Asian, African, and Latin American linguistics, modern languages and literatures, film studies, and folklore.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Other Resources (Spanish and English-Language)
- ARTbibliographies Modern
c. 1960s to present) Indexes articles, essays, exhibition catalogs, books, and doctoral dissertations on topics related to modern and contemporary art. Covers traditional media such as paintings and sculpture as well as photography, artists' books, ceramics, body art, electronic art, ethnic arts, fashion, performance art, and video art. International in scope.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use a question mark ?
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- ATLA Religion Database
(1949 to present) Indexes book reviews on all aspects of religion and theology.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
(1973 to present) Includes citations to journal articles, books, conference proceedings, essays, exhibition catalogues, and other materials on the history of art in Europe and North America from antiquity to the present. BHA covers both the fine and the decorative arts. Contains records from RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) and RAA (Repertoire d'Art et d'Archeologie).
Note: BHA uses Library of Congress Subject Headings.
Search Syntax:
- Truncation: use a question mark ?
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks ""
- Film & Television Literature Index
(c. 1937 to present) Indexes articles, film reviews, and book reviews from over 300 film and television periodicals; international in scope..
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- JSTOR
Includes pdf copies of scholarly articles from a core collection of journals; also includes book reviews. Note:JSTOR does not contain articles from the most recent 3-5 years.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use a plus sign +
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Project Muse
Contains full-text articles from journals published by university and scholarly presses.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotation marks " "
- PAIS International
(1915 to present) Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, and conference papers in political science, public affairs, and economics.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Sociological Abstracts
(1963 to present) indexes journal articles in sociology and related fields, including anthropology, economics, education, philosophy, political science, and social psychology.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Web of Knowledge
(c. 1900 to present) A multidisciplinary resource that provides citations to articles in thousands of journals in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: use double quotations marks " "
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
(1975 to present) Indexes articles on a broad array of political science and international relations topics; international in scope.
Search Syntax: - Truncation: use an asterisk *
- Phrase searching: automatic
- Wildcard: use a question mark ?
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