Research Guide for SPA&221 and SPA&222: Composición y presentación
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Prepared by Elinor Appel This research guide lists online resources and provides research tips for finding materials (books, articles, and music) for your research. Areas of research (PDFs): Need help? Email me, ask an online librarian, or come to the library reference desk and chat with a librarian. NSCC Library (this will open in a new window).
Aztecas, Incas y Mayas, available in the NSCC Library |
General
- Wikipedia (Spanish) - while Wikipedia is not considered a college-level source, it is often a good place to start for general information. Wikimedia Commons is also an excellent source of images that are not copyright protected and available for anyone to use.
- Limit your Google search to content from a specfic country by typing in site: and domain. For example, this search will retrieve results from Mexico:
History
- Latin American History (UW Libraries) - excellent list of links to other Web resources and digital collections
Music
- Video Ethnographies: Mexico, Central, and South Amerca (Smithsonian Folkways) - traditional music performances
- Video Ethnographies: the Caribbean (Smithsonian Folkways) - traditional music performances
- World Music/Sites by Region, scroll down for Latin America, the Caribbean, South America (UW Libraries) - links to additional websites
Newspapers
- Newspapers and News (Latin American Network Information Center) - lists links to news publications and other news sources by country
- World Newspapers, South America (world-newspapers.com) - links to news publications and other news sources
Books
Use books for both background information (reference books) or in-depth information (circulating collection).
Reference Books
- Britannica Spanish Concise Encyclopedia, in eLibrary Academic - log on with your Student ID and last name if off campus
- Encyclopedia of Latin America [Ref 1406 .E53 2008]
- Mexico: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Culture and History [F 1234.C67 2004]
- Countries and Their Cultures [Ref GN 307 .C68 2001]
- Multicultural Writers since 1945 [Ref PN 452 .M88 2004]
- World Authors series [Ref PN 451 .W676 2003]
- Latino and Latina Writers [PS 153 .H56 L39]
- Garland Encyclopedia of World Music [Ref ML 100 G16 1998]
Circulating Books
Our collection of topical books in Spanish is limited. Here is a brief list of titles in our library:
- Argentina Espanol/English [F 2817.A735 2001]
- Aztecas, Incas y Mayas [PC4117.B37 2004]
- Costa Rica Pura Vida [F 1543.C6 2001]
- Poeta en Neueva York por Lorca [PQ 6613.A763 2005]
- La Vida sentimental de Eva Peron [F 2849 .P37 S86 2006]
You can also search the catalog by keyword, for instance salsa, to find materials in the SCCD library system. If the book is not in our library, you can request it to be sent here using the request item link to the right. You can pick up the book within 3 - 5 days at the library checkout desk.
View this short video for a quick demonstration.
Music CDs
Search the catalog using the Advanced Search by keyword (for instance salsa) and format (sound recording). You can request CDs from South and Central to be sent to North for pickup.
View this short video for a quick demonstration. (You will need to log in with you Student ID number, not shown here.)
Articles
Library databases contain reference books and articles, as well as full text articles from newspapers, magazines, and scholarly journals. These materials have been purchased with your student fees. The content is generally not available free online. The content in NSCC Library databases is largely in English.
Search a database using simple terms. Enter each term in a separate search box, as in this JSTOR search:
Good periodical databases for your research:
- Academic Search Premier - a general database with a range of articles
- eLibrary Academic (contains Spanish-language materials) - articles, media, and online reference books such as the Britannica Spanish Concise Encyclopedia
- Ethnic NewsWatch (contains Spanish-language materials) - news on ethnic topics
- JSTOR (contains Spanish language-materials) - academic articles on a variety of topics
- ProQuest - another general database
Good reference databases for your research:
- CultureGrams – general country and culture information
- Global Road Warrior – general country and culture information
- History Resource Center - a variety of articles and historical artifacts
- Literature Resource Center - articles about authors and their work
To access these databases from off campus, log in with your Student ID Number and last name.
Seattle Public Library Resources
Public libraries will have more Spanish-language materials on a variety of topics and in a variety of formats. Below are some examples from SPL.
Books - click on the title to view library location and availability
- Enciclopedia del español en los Estados Unidos [Spanish 460 N15 2009] - information about Hispanic Americans
- Gran enciclopedia hispánica [Spanish 036 G7623 2006] - general print encyclopedia
- Los Hispanos en Hollywood: celebrando 100 años en el cine y la televisión [Spanish 791.43089 R3307H]
- Religiones del mundo [Spanish J200 R6326R 2005] - lower-level resource
To find other Spanish-language materials at SPL, click on the advanced catalog search page, enter your keyword(s), and select Spanish from the language limits.
Articles
On the Spanish Links Web page, Seattle Public Library lists additional online resources for your research. Selected databases:
- Consulta - includes biographical and and other reference articles, maps, and more
- Informe - current articles from Spanish periodicals
- Press Display - includes Spanish-language newspapers
To access these databases outside the library, log in with your SPL Library card number and PIN (usually the last 4 digits of your telephone number).
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