Print Reference Sources - located on the 1st floor of the library

• Various Spanish dictionaries 
  Call # R 463.21
• Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States 
  Call # R 973.0468003 E5636
• The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in the United States 
  Call # R 973.0468003 O984
• Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary  
  Call # R 920 M511N

• Notable Hispanic American Women                                                                              Call # R920.72 N899T 

Online Reference Sources

Locate online background resources through Databases@Emory by choosing the by Category drop-down list, then choose Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Thesauri

• Enciclopedia Universal en Español (Databases@Emory) Spanish-language encyclopedia and dictionary

Use the country/region name (i.e. Spain, Argentina; Latin America, South America) and

• culture, society, social conditions
• politics, government
• economy, economic conditions

Current Events and Popular Culture

• ¡Informe! (Revistas en Español) Full-text Spanish language and bilingual magazines
• Latin American Newsstand Full-text database of over 35 newspaper titles

Art, History, and Philosophy

• Historical Abstracts Identify journal articles and books on world history (choose Spanish as the language) 
• Jstor Click on Advanced Search, and choose Spanish from language drop-down list

Literature and Literary Criticism

• MLA International Bibliography Find literary criticism (limit articles to Spanish)
• Latino Literature Collection of Latino fiction, poetry and drama

Multidisciplinary

• Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) Latin American journal articles and citations
• ClasePeriodica Index of Latin American science and humanities journals
• LAPTOC Tables of contents of 800+ Latin American journals

Recommended Websites:

• Centro Virtual Cervantes 
  http://cvc.cervantes.es/
  A general site devoted to Spanish culture. 
• Iberian Studies Web 
  http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wess/iber
  A multi-disciplinary site covering Spain and Portugal.
• Language Links: Spanish 
  http://www.langlink.net/langlink/detail.aspx?id=spanish 
  Links to sites on the history, pop culture, literature and more about the language and life of the Spanish-speaking world.
• Latin American Network Information Center 
  http://lanic.utexas.edu/ 
  Internet directory of websites on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Need help deciding if a source is right for your project? Use the Evaluating Sources Checklist (Bedford-St. Martin's) to help!

Writing and Citation Guides

• Citing Your Sources Research Guide (Woodruff Library, Emory University)
• Purdue Online Writing Lab