Reference Works
Specialized reference works like the ones listed below are very useful for research. Specialized encyclopedias can provide useful overviews or convenient explanations. The print titles here are located on the first floor of the Library. Browse around the same areas to find other useful titles. To access online sources, just click on the title.
The Arts
Film and Literature
- Encyclopedia of European Cinema. Reference PN1993.5.E8 V56 1995
- European Writers. Reference PN 501 .E9 1983
- Hispanic Literature Criticism. Reference PQ7081.A1 H573 1994
- Hispanic Writers. Reference PQ7081.3 .H58
- International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers. Reference PN1997.8 .I58 2000
- Modern Spanish and Portuguese Literatures. Reference PQ6072 .M57 1988
- Spanish and Portuguese Literatures and Their Times. Reference PQ6041 .M67 2002
- World Literature Criticism : 1500 to the present. Reference PN523 .W67 1992
History, Politics, and Geography
- Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook. Reference G 1 .C88
- Enciclopedia Hispanica. Reference AE61 .E6 1993x
- The Europa World Year Book. Reference JN1 .E85
- Western Europe. Reference D901 .W47
- Western Europe. Reference D 1050 .W4
- Worldmark Yearbook. Reference G1 .W655
Society, Culture, and Education
- Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture. Reference DP233.5 .E63 1999
- Countries and Their Cultures. Reference GN307 .C68 2001
- CultureGrams. Reference GT150 .C85
- Encyclopedia of Food and Culture. Reference GT2850 .E53 2003
- The Folklore of World Holidays. Reference GT3930 .F65 1991
- Mentor Interactivo Enciclopedia de Ciencias Sociales. Reference H49.S6 M44 2002
- Legal Systems of the World : A Political, Social, and Cultural Encyclopedia. Reference K48 .L44 2002
- World Education Encyclopedia : A Survey of Educational Systems Worldwide. Reference LB15 .W87 2001
Library Catalogs
These books may be checked out of the Library. Each of these series titles have books on the individual countries. Just click on the title below to see all the books in that series.
Of course, you will find much more by doing a subject search on the particular country.
Indexes
Although the College of DuPage Library has only two online indexes specifically for topics in the Spanish language, many of these general sources cover the topic well. In many cases, the databases will have the full text article available online. If you are using these databases from off-campus, please be sure to have your library card available.
- Online Indexes
- Academic Search Premier (1984-present)
- Clase Periodica : Access to citations from 2,600 scholarly journals edited in 24 different countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Published in the Spanish, Portuguese, French and English languages.
- Academic OneFile (1980-present) : Indexes over 2500 journals and magazines.
- Informe! (1994 - present) : Una colección de revistas hispánicas con textos completos. Abarca negocios, salud, tecnología, cultura, temas de actualidad y otras materias.
- JSTOR : JSTOR is an archive of digitized journal articles ranging in date from the 1700's to the early 2000's. These collections span a variety of subjects in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Physical Sciences.
- National Newspapers (1980s-present) : Full text of the Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times (last 90 days only).
Internet Sites
The Arts
- Artcyclopedia, Spanish Artists
- Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa
- MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
- Museo Arqueológico Nacional
- Museo Chillida-Leku
- Museo Nacional del Prado
- Museo Patio Herreriano de Valladolid
- National Gallery of Art, Spanish Painting
- El Tango
- Web Gallery of Art, Art of Spain
Film and Literature
- Don Quixote de la Mancha
- Historia y crítica del cine español
History, Politics, and Geography
- Altapedia Online, Countries A to Z
- aneki.com -- Country Information, Regional and World Rankings
- BBC News Country Profiles
- CIA The World Factbook
- Country Studies Online equivalents of the Area Handbook Series mentioned above
- D'Historia Recursos
- European Voyages of Exploration
- globalEDGE
- Infonation
- Medieval Sourcebook, Iberia
- Senate of Spain
- Spain, the United States and the American Frontier: Historias Paralelas
- Spanish History Index
- U S Department of State Background Notes
Society, Culture, and Education
- All About Spain / Todo Sobre Espana
Spanish Search Engines and Portals
- CiberCentro
- Google Espanol
- Open Directory, Spain
- Yahoo! en Espanol
Writing Papers
Here are some helpful sources to help you research and write papers.
Citing Sources
The MLA format (Modern Language Association) is commonly used to create bibliographies or works cited pages. The sources below may help you.
Sept. 2012
Ken Orenic
Reference Librarian
630.942.2338
orenick@cod.edu
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