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Reference and Background Information

Search for Reference sources that contain information about your specific research topic here:


You may also consult the resources below for overviews of the topic that you have chosen to research. Use these resources to help you to put your topic in context and give you the big picture of what information exists about your topic. These resources may have bibliographies at the end of each entry that can help further your research.

  • WESS Iberian Studies
    Online

    This resource from the Association of College and Research Libraries provides an annotated list of scholarly resources relevant to Iberian studies (Spain, Portugal and Andorra)and organized by topic.

  • Handbook of Latin American Studies
    Simmons Eresource
    This resource is a bibliography created by scholars on Latin American works. It rotates every year between works selected from the social sciences or the humanities. Approximately 130 scholars choose more than 5000 works for this Handbook. Informative yet brief reviews of the works are provided.

  • LANIC
    Online
    The Latin American network Information Center (or LANIC) is affiliated with the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies at the University of Texas, Austin. LANIC’s web site provides a large directory of Latin American content organized into a variety of topics, including country information, humanities, internet and computing, libraries and reference, media and communication (including newspapers), regional resources, social science, society and culture, and sustainable development.



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Spanish Language Reference Sources

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Spanish-English Dictionaries

  • Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage
    Level 1 Reference PE3304 .D54 1996
    This dictionary is a collection of definitions of words, English or of any other linguistic or cultural extraction, commonly used in the Caribbean. Each word is identified by etymological origin, and correlated with homophones and relevant synonyms.

  • The Facts on File English/Spanish Visual Dictionary
    Level 1 Reference PC4640 .C67 1992
    Organized into categorical sections, this dictionary is a series of illustrated diagrams of common, and some uncommon, objects. Each image is labeled with relevant terms in both English and Spanish. Topics covered include clothes, architecture, kitchen utensils, sports fields and auto parts.

  • Larousse Gran Diccionario Inglés-Español, Español-Inglés
    Level 1 Reference PC4640 .L36 2004
    A large Spanish-English and English-Spanish dictionary, this uncensored resource has definitions for words both common and obscure, from "higgledy-piggledy" to truculent. It also includes a CD for added functionality.

  • Spanish-English, English-Spanish Medical Dictionary
    Level 1 Reference R121 .M488 2005
    A Spanish to English, and English to Spanish dictionary, this volume deals primarily with medical and medical related terminology. The book also contains a small grammatical guide to explain key features of both languages.

  • Webster's New World International Spanish Dictionary
    Level 1 Reference Desk

    Excellent English-Spanish, Spanish-English dictionary.

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History and Culture (Sources in English)

  • Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean
    Level 1 Reference F1406 .C36 1992
    Enriched with plenty of photographs, illustrations and maps, this encyclopedia reads more as a textbook than a traditional encyclopedia, organized as it is on broad categories, like physical environment or politics. An index in the back provides alphabetically access to the book's contents.

  • Hispanic Culture of South America
    Level 1 Reference F2237 .H57 1995
    A reference source that documents the culture of the countries of the Americas where Spanish is the predominant language. Covers subjects on architecture, art, cinema, dance, history and politics, literature, music, newspapers and magazines, photography, popular culture, radio and television, and theater. Includes maps, a time line, images, charts, black and white pictures, and graphics.

  • Hispanic Literature Criticism
    Level 1 Reference PQ7081.A1 H573 1994
    This two volume set provides a wide collection of literary criticism of major Hispanic writers like Che Guevara and Isabel Allende. Each entry contains a biographical information on the writer, a list of principal works, a survey of critical essays, and suggestions for further reading and research.

  • Historical Dictionary of Modern Spain
    Level 1 Reference DP192 .H57 1990
    This reference source offers a much-needed overview of Spain and Spanish culture, from the beginnings of the Bourbon dynasty to the present. Bibliographical references in Spanish and English are included in each entry. Includes maps, tables, a chronology of Spanish History 1700-1988, a bibliography, and comprehensive index.

  • Historical Dictionary of the Spanish Empire
    Level 1 Reference DP56 .H57 1992
    This dictionary classifies itself as a "ready-reference" tool for students and scholars. The focus within this text include the people, institutions, and colonies of the Spanish empire, from Castile's expansion to the Canary Islands in 1402 to the surrender of Spanish Sahara in 1975. Source provides descriptive essays, and provides information on colonies, individuals, political institutions, legislation, treaties, conferences, wars, revolutions, technologies, social and religious groups, and military battles.

  • Latin American Literature and its Times
    Level 1 Reference PQ7081 .M625 1999
    This book consists of in-depth profiles of 50 notable Latin American literary works, with a heavy emphasis on their social and historical context. Each profile features a short author biography, an analysis of current events, both at the time the novel was written and, if different, at the time the novel was meant to take place, and reviews.

  • Latin American Writers
    Level 1 Reference PQ7081.A1 L37 1989
    This 3-volume work includes in-depth, signed articles concerning the live and works of major Latin American writers. Articles include a bibliography covering 1st editions, translations, criticisms, and more.

  • Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture
    Level 1 Reference F1406 .E53 1996
    This 5-volume encyclopedia covers many aspects of Latin American history and culture, including economics, politics, literature, art, and even figures from popular culture.

  • Oxford Companion to Spanish Literature
    Level 1 Reference PQ6006 .O93
    This one-volume companion includes short articles with biographies, important names and dates. A good source for quick reference.

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Finding Articles

Below are suggested databases and indexes for articles on the topic that you have chosen to research. These databases include articles from newspapers, magazines and scholarly journals. Articles are shorter and more narrowly focused than books or reference materials so you should use them after you have narrowed your topic.

  • Clase and Périodica
    Simmons Eresource
    Clase indexes documents published in Latin American journals specializing in the social sciences and humanities. Periodica covers journals specializing in science and technology. Together, this database offers access to more than 300,000 bibliographic citations from documents published in 2,600 scholarly journals published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages. It contains information from articles, essays, book reviews, monographs, conference proceedings, technical reports, interviews and brief notes published in journals edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as from publications that focus on Pan-American issues.

  • DialNET Spanish Language Journals
    Free Online
    DialNet indexes Spanish language journals (and English-language journals about relevant Spanish topics) in science, art, literature, humanities and the social sciences. Full text is available for all journals published by the Universidad Complutense.



  • Handbook of Latin American Studies
    Simmons Eresource
    This resource is a bibliography created by scholars on Latin American works. It rotates every year between works selected from the social sciences or the humanities. Approximately 130 scholars choose more than 5000 works for this Handbook. Informative yet brief reviews of the works are provided.

  • Humanities Fulltext
    Simmons Eresource
    A database of article citations on topics in the Humanities, some available full-text. Includes content from more than 300 key humanities publications, including feature articles, book reviews, interviews, obituaries, bibliographies, original works of fiction (including dramas and poems), and reviews of plays, operas, ballets, dance, musicals, movies, and television and radio programs.

  • MLA Bibliography
    Simmons Eresource
    Provides some one million citations for items from over 4,000 journals and series published worldwide. It also indexes books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies. Each record contains a bibliographic citation for a journal article, book, or other item, and library holdings for the journal title, book, or other item.

  • Academic Search Complete
    Simmons Eresource
    Academic Search Complete is a great place to start your search for both popular and scholarly articles, no matter what your topic is! It contains journals from almost every topic and is designed specifically for academic institutions. It provides more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, 4,400 of which are peer-reviewed journals. This resource also features content as far back as 1865.

  • Academic Onefile
    Simmons Eresource
    Academic Onefile contains 8,000 academic journals, the majority in full-text, available in HTML and PDF formats. In addition it contains hundreds of podcasts and transcripts from NPR, CNN, and the CBC.

  • Expanded Academic ASAP
    Simmons Eresource
    From arts and the humanities to social sciences, science and technology, this database meets research needs across all academic disciplines. Access scholarly journals, news magazines, and newspapers - many with full text and images. Updated daily.
    TIP: Use the Advanced Search for a more precise search! The advanced search will allow users to limit searches to articles published in many foreign languages, including Spanish.

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Spanish-Language Newspapers

  • LANIC News Links
    Free Online
    This search-able site lists various Latin American news sources that are available online, both in Spanish and in English.



  • Lexis Nexis Academic
    Simmons Eresource
    Provides searchable access to a comprehensive spectrum of full-text information from over 5,600 sources--including non-English language sources--selected to meet academic research needs. Included are national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, U.S. Federal and state case law, codes, regulations, legal news, law reviews, and international legal information, Shepard's Citations for all U.S. Supreme Court cases back to 1789, business news journals, company financial information, SEC filings and reports, industry and market news, statistics, and medical information.

To find news stories in Spanish, choose "Non-English Language News" from the drop down menu in the "Guided News Search" tab. Then select "Spanish Language News" from the drop down menu in step 2. You can also select the news source! NOTE: Not all
  • El Mundo
    Current Newspapersand Simmons Eresource
    Online fulltext and indexing available from 1991 to 2004. Current month of the newspaper is available in print in the Current Newspapers collection.
    Also, available freely online, El Mundo opened its online archives without restrictions. This allows research in the news from 1994 up to the present. Click on "en elmundo.es" and then on "Buscar" to call up the search engine.

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Searching the Web

Spanish Language Search Engines

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Writing Style and Citation

For more information on style and citation for this discipline, please contact the Simmons College Writing Center

You may also consider consulting these resources:

  • Writing Resources
    Free Online
    The Writing Center provides online resources for citing your research. If you are unsure of which citation style to use, consult your professor and consider the following:
    • Use APA (American Psychological Association) when your topic is in the Social Sciences
    • Use ASA (American Sociological Association) when your topic is in Sociology
    • Use MLA (Modern Language Association) when your topic is in the Humanities
    • Use Chicago/Turabian when your topic is in Literature, History or the Arts
    • Use CSE (Council of Science Editors) when your topic is in the Sciences


  • RefWorks
    Simmons Eresource
    RefWorks is a great program for organizing articles, books, and other materials you need for research. You can also use RefWorks to create bibliographies, create in text citations in your paper (Write-N-Cite), and share your research with others. Access RefWorks from the A-Z list of resources on the library's web page, and then follow the instructions to create your own username and password. We hold RefWorks Clinics throughout the semester. For more information, ask a reference librarian

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Related Topics

Country Information

Cultural Studies

Latina/o Heritage

Literature

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