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	Spanish Language and Literature This guide suggests resources and strategies for research on Spanish language and literature. Contents of this research guide Background Information  |  Facts & Figures  |  Find Articles  |  Find Books  |  People  |  Organizations  |  Web Resources  |  Additional Resources Background Information (Overview Sources) Encyclopedias and other reference works are an excellent place to start a research project or simply learn more about a particular topic.  They provide topic summaries, context, and bibliographies for further reading. Cyclopedia of World Authors (R 928 C9924) Dictionary of Literary Biography (928.1 D561) Enciclopedia Hispanica (036.1 En16) Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature (R 860.099803 En19) European Writers (R 809.894 Eu74) McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama (R 809.203 M178) El Pequeno Larousse Ilustrado (036.1 P399) [go to top of page] Facts & Figures (Fact Sources) Use dictionaries, statistical works, atlases, handbooks and similar works to find and check facts about topics, people, or events. Cassell's Spanish Dictionary (R 463.21 C272) The Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary (English-Spanish) The Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary (Spanish-English) Larousse Gran Diccionario (R 463.21 G762) Masterpieces of Latino Literature (R 860.9 M393) Modern Latin American Literature (R 860.9 F812M) The Oxford Spanish Dictionary (R 463.21 Ox28) The Oxford (English-Spanish) Business Spanish Dictionary The Oxford (Spanish-English) Business Spanish Dictionary [go to top of page] Find Articles Search indexes, abstracts, and databases to find journal, magazine, and newspaper articles.  For a complete list of Kent Library's online indexes and databases, see the Find: articles page (http://library.semo.edu/find/articles.asp). To find historical/source materials, such as newspaper and magazine articles, use the following print sources: Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, 1900+    (located in the Indexes/Abstracts area, main floor) Humanities Index, 1974+    (located in the Indexes/Abstracts area, main floor) Social Sciences and Humanities Index, 1966-1974)    (located in the Indexes/Abstracts area, main floor) International Index to Periodicals, 1907 - 1965    (located in the Indexes/Abstracts area, main floor) New York Times Index, 1851+    (located in the Indexes/Abstracts area, main floor) To find recent articles and scholarly/peer-reviewed articles use the following online databases: Academic Search Premier ERIC JSTOR Literature Resource Center MLA Project Muse ProQuest Research Library Wilson OmniFile [go to top of page] Find General Collection Books Use the Kent Library Catalog (http://library.semo.edu/find/books.shtml) to find books, periodicals (journals, magazines, & newspapers), videos, government documents and other materials. Keyword searches allow you to use your own words as search terms. Subject heading searches use Library of Congress subject headings. Printed volumes of these headings are located near the Reference Desk on the main floor. Some Spanish language and literature subject headings include: Latin American drama Latin American fiction Latin American poetry Latin American literature Spanish drama Spanish fiction Spanish language Spanish literature Spanish poetry Browse the shelves by call number.  Use the Dewey Decimal chart (http://library.semo.edu/learn/guides/dewey100.shtml) to get you in the right subject areas or try the following: Spanish and Portuguese languages 460s Spanish and Portuguese literatures 860s [go to top of page] People Learn about important people, such as authors, researchers & historical figures related to this topic or field. Biography Index (located in the Indexes/Abstracts area, main floor) Contemporary Authors (928 C7672) Dictionary of Literary Biography (928.1 D561) Literature Resource Center (available on the library's web page) [go to top of page] Organizations Professional organizations and/or societies often provide very useful topic related information. American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese    (http://www.aatsp.org) Modern Language Association    (http://www.mla.org) [go to top of page] Web Resources The Cervantes Project    (http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/cervantes/english) Foreign Language News and Newspapers    (http://libraries.mit.edu/guides/types/flnews) Hispanic Reading Room: Library of Congress    (http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic) Iberian Language and Literature Web (Western European Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries)    (http://www.library.yale.edu/Internet/iberianlanglit.html) Iberian Languages and Literatures (Peninsular)    (http://www.library.yale.edu/Internet/iberianlangit.html) Language and Culture    (http://www.sispain.org/english/language/index.html) LANIC: Hispanic/Latino    (http://Lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/hispanic) Latin America, Caribbean, Spanish and Portuguese Studies    (http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/latin/latin.shtml) For a list of Web searching tools, see the Find: web searching tools page (http://library.semo.edu/find/webpages.shtml). [go to top of page] Additional Resources Dissertation Abstracts    (an online database available at http://library.semo.edu/find/db_az.asp#D) [go to top of page] page developed by Information Services/ cp last updated: 3/4/09