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SPAN 223: U.S. Latina/o Culture Instructor: Dr. Ana Patricia Rodriquez Resources compiled and web page developed by Patricia Herron, UM Libraries This guide will assist you in locating resources for Spanish 223. Due to licensing agreements, some of the electronic resources available by remote search are restricted to current students, faculty, and staff at the University of Maryland, College Park. E-mail Patricia Herron, the subject area specialist, or call 301-405-9280 for more information. Contents Off-Campus Access to Library Resources Libraries' Catalog Encyclopedias and Handbooks Databases Evaluating Websites Latina/o Websites Style Manuals Interlibrary Loan Questions? Off-Campus-Access to Library Resources Consult the Off-Campus Access to Library Resources Web page for directions on how to connect to databases and e-journals from off-campus. return to top Libraries' Catalog Catalog Information on the holdings of all libraries in the University System of Maryland. return to top Encyclopedias and Handbooks *Latin America* Country Study... [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html] The Country Studies are available for most major countries of the world and provide an overview and analysis of each country's history, politics, economy, society, and culture. If there is no guide on your country, search for a printed country study in the Libraries' Library Catalog EX: word/s anywhere: country study guatemala. Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture The encyclopedia contains signed articles by more than 800 scholars from around the world about all aspects of Latin American civilization. Most articles contain a bibliography. McKeldin Reference F1406.E53 1996 Gran Enciclopedia de Venezuela Multi-volume Spanish language encyclopedia of Venezuela McKeldin Reference F2304.G73 1998. Enciclopedia de México Multi-volume Spanish language encyclopedia of Mexico. McKeldin Reference F1204.E46 1996 Handbook of Middle American Indians Covers the following topics concerning the Middle American Indians of pre- columbian history: natural environment and early cultures, archaeology, epigraphy, ethnology, literature, linguistics, and social and physical anthropology McKeldin Reference F1434.H3. *Latinos* Encylopedia of Multiculturalism. McKeldin Reference E184.A1E58 1994. Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America. McKeldin Reference E184.A1G14 1995. Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States. McKeldin Reference E184.S75H365 1993. Identitities and Issues in Literature. McKeldin Reference PS153.M56I34 1997. The Latino Encyclopedia. McKeldin Reference E184.S75L357 1996. return to top Databases Lexis-Nexis [Off-campus access] Full-text of newspaper and magazine articles. For articles from the Washington Post click on Guided News Search, then select the General News, and the Major Papers options, then type name of newspaper in box labelled: Search this publication title(s):. Enter your keywords in the search terms boxes. Academic Search Elite (EBSCOhost) [Off-campus access] Information about articles from 3000 general, humanities, social science, and science periodicals. Many of the articles are available fulltext. Handbook of Latin American Studies Information on articles and books about Latin America. HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) [0ff-campus access] Information on articles and other materials about Latin America. Coverage includes Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean, the United States- Mexico border region and Hispanics in the United States. Chicano Database [Off-campus access] Information on articles and other materials on Mexican-Americans and the broader Latino cultures including Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans and Central American immigrants. Ethnic Newswatch [Off-campus access] Bilingual(English/Spanish) database of 200 publications of the ethnic, minority and native press. Historical Abstracts [Off-campus access] Information on articles, books, and dissertations about non-U.S. and non- Canadian history. America: History and Life [Off-campus access] Information on articles, books, and dissertations on U.S. and Canadian history published since 1964. Literature Resource Center [Off-campus access] Includes biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors' works. MLA International Bibliography [Off-campus access] Information about articles and other publications on literature and related subjects. Art Abstracts. [0ff-campus access] An international index to periodicals, museum bulletins and yearbooks in the areas of archaeology, architecture, art history, city planning, crafts, films, graphic arts, industrial design, interior design, landscape architecture, museology and photography. ARTBibliographies Modern. [0ff-campus access] This database provides comprehensive bibliographic coverage of current literature, articles, books, dissertations, and exhibition catalogs on art and design. Full coverage of the 19th and 20th century is provided. Abstracts are included. RILM Abstracts of Music Literature. [0ff-campus access] Information about articles from music periodicals ss well as other materials. Abstracts are included. Arts and Humanities Search. [0ff-campus access] Indexes articles from over 1,100 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, plus relevant articles from an additional 5,000 social science and science journals. Humanities Abstracts [0ff-campus access] Information about articles from arts and humanities periodicals. Includes links to full text of selected journal articles. Biography and Genealogy Master Index [Off-campus access] Information on biographies that appear in hundreds of reference books and collections. return to top Evaluating Websites Evaluating Websites Checklist to Evaluating Websites return to top Latina/o Websites Organizations and Institutions United States Census Bureau National Council of La Raza Tomás Rivera Policy Institute United Farm Workers Los Braceros Latino Issues Forum Latina/o Gateways Azteca Web Page Chicana Feminist Homepage Photography Exhibits The Documentary Americanos Americanos Historical Documents Plan Espiritual de Aztlán Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Other Materials Children of the Harvest Chicano Links Latino Facts and Statistics Central America 2020 National Latino Communications Center (media, films and videos) Voices from the Gaps: Women Writers of Color return to top Style Manuals Columbia Guide to Online Style A Guide for Writing Research papers based on Modern Language Association (MLA) Documentation Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers McKeldin Reference LB2369.G53 1999 return to top Interlibrary Loan Interlibrary Loan Services Request materials the UM Libraries do not own through the Interlibrary Loan Office. return to top Questions? If you have any questions about these or other library resources, contact Patricia Herron, Spanish literature reference and instruction librarian, University of Maryland Libraries, at herron@umd.edu return to top


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