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Spanish Language Encyclopedias

Diccionario de Historia de España
Location: JPL Reference DP56 .D5 1968 
Three volume set of historical events, places and personages of Spain.

Enciclopedia de la Cultura Española
Location: JPL Reference D12 .E5  
Five volume encyclopedia of the culture of Spain. 

Enciclopedia Hispánica
Location: JPL Reference AE61 .E52 
A general 18-volume Spanish-language encyclopedia published by the Encyclopedia Britannica. 

Enciclopedia Universal Ilustrada Europeo-Americana
Location: JPL Reference AE61 .E6 
A large, classic Spanish-language encyclopedia in 70 volumes.  Lengthy illustrated articles on general topics.  It is considered the world's largest encyclopedia. Commonly known as "The Espasa."  Updated with supplements.

Gran Larousse Universal
Location: JPL Reference  AE61 .G73
UTSA Downtown Library Reference AE61 .G73  
A general 37-volume Spanish-language encyclopedia. Includes a two volume dictionary Gran Larousse Universal: Diccionario de la Lengua Española.

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Dictionaries

Many Spanish dictionaries in Reference and Stacks on 1604 Campus and Downtown Library at PC 4580 - PC 4971 (including bilingual, single language, and synonyms/antonyms dictionaries).

Search UCAT by subject:

• spanish language--dictionaries--english
• catalan language--dictionaries--english
• spanish language--dictionaries
• spanish language--synonyms

Diccionario del Español Actual (Aguilar)
Location: JPL Reference PC4625 .S43
Two volume set Spanish/Spanish dictionary.

Catalan Dictionary
Location: JPL Reference & Downtown Reference PC3891 .C38
Catalan/English and English/Catalan dictionary from Routledge.

Nuevo Tesoro Lexicográfico del Español (S.XIV-1726)
Location: JPL Reference PC4650 .N54 2007 (11 volumes) 

Pequeño Larousse Ilustrado
Location: JPL Reference AG61 .L3 
First rate Spanish/Spanish dictionary.

Diccionarios.com: tus diccionarios on line
Free Website: http://www.diccionarios.com
Spanish/English, English/Spanish, Spanish/Spanish, and Spanish synonym/antonym Internet dictionary. Produced by Spes Editorial, who publish under the well-known trademarks of Larousse, Harrap's, and Vox.

Diccionario de la Lengua Española
Location: JPL Reference PC4625 .A3 2001 
Free Website: http://buscon.rae.es/diccionario/drae.htm
Authoritative standard Spanish/Spanish dictionary from the Real Academia Española in Madrid. Available in print and online.

Travlang's Translating Dictionaries
Free Website: http://dictionaries.travlang.com/
A wide selection of bilingual dictionaries of a variety of European languages including Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Finnish, Dutch, Italian, French, Latin and Esperanto.

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Books

Books and Materials at the UTSA Library

UCAT, UTSA Library Online Catalog
Search UCAT to locate books, journal titles (not articles), government documents, maps and multimedia materials available at the UTSA Library. Read the Search Tips to learn how to conduct a better search.

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Books and Materials Elsewhere

• UTNetCAT
  Free Website: http://utdirect.utexas.edu/lib/utnetcat/
  The University of Texas at Austin online catalog, which includes citations to books in the famous research collection at the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Library. Useful for locating books not held by UTSA but available through Interlibrary Loan or TexShare. Keyword search can be limited to Spanish.
  
  
• Want to find books and journal holdings in other libraries?
  Check the Catalogs list to search other library catalogs
  
  
• Need to use another library?
  TexShare Cards
  
  
• Want the UTSA Library to obtain materials for you?
  Interlibrary Loan (ILL)

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Databases & Article Searching

The UTSA Library may not always own the items listed in the resources below. Search UCAT to see if the library owns or subscribes to a particular item.

The Chicano Database (UTSA subscription)
The preeminent indexing service for Chicano, Latino, Cuban-American, and Puerto Rican studies, with a strong component in literature. The Chicano Database includes access to the contents of The Chicano Periodical Index, 1967-1988; The Chicano Index, 1989- ; Arte Chicano; and The Chicano Anthology Index. Citations only

ClasePeriódica (UTSA subscription)
Combines Clase (Citas latinoamericanas en ciencias sociales y humanidades) and Periódica (Indice de revistas latinoamericanas en ciencias). These databases offer indexing to articles, essays, book reviews, technical reports, and interviews published in Latin American and Caribbean journals, and publications focusing on Pan-American issues. Subjects covered include arts, humanities, social sciences, sciences, business, and technology. Articles cited may be written in Spanish, Portuguese, French, or English. Coverage for the social sciences and humanities is from 1975 to current; coverage for science and technology is from 1978 to current. Citations only

Fuente Academica (via EBSCO) (UTSA subscription)
Provides access to the full text of 260 Spanish-language scholarly publications. This multi-disciplinary database offers full text content to many academic areas including business & economics, medical sciences, political science, law, computer science, library & information sciences, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy and theology. Updated daily. Full Text

HLAS: Handbook of Latin American Studies (1935 - )
Location (Print): JPL Reference F1401 .H36 
Free Website: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/
Excellent annotated entries of books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers published worldwide in the area of Social Sciences and Humanities.  Compiled by the Hispanic Division of Library of Congress which provides the free, searchable Web Version: HLAS Online.  Note: Limiting by year retrieves citations published in that year's HLAS volume, not the year the material itself was published. Citations only

Hispanic American Periodicals Index (HAPI) (UTSA Subscription)
Location: JPL Reference F1408 .H16
Location: Thesaurus: JPL Reference F1408 .H161
HAPI indexes 500 scholarly journals published worldwide on information about Latin America, U.S.-Mexico border and U.S. Hispanics. Articles may be in English, Spanish, French, or other languages. A list of journals indexed in HAPI is in front of the paper edition or under "Journals" in online edition. Coverage: 1970 - current. Citations only

Literature Resource Center (UTSA subscription)
Location (Print): JPL Reference PB6 .M67 (1921 - 1993) 
Full text resource for literary criticism and biographical information from Contemporary Authors, Twentieth Century Literary Criticism, Dictionary of Literary Biography, Nineteenth Century Literary Criticism. Entries provide links to journal articles. Includes major authors from Latin America, Spain, and Portugal. Full Text

MLA International Bibliography  (via Cambridge Scientifc Abstracts) (UTSA subscription)
Location: JPL Reference PB6 .M67 (1921 - 1993)  Indexes critical scholarship on literature, criticism, language, linguistics and folklore. Includes over 4,400 titles including journal articles, books, book chapters, proceedings, and dissertations. Coverage: 1963 - Current.  Searches can be limited to Spanish.  Earlier years  available in Reference Stacks.  Citations only

El Poder de la Palabra
Free Website: http://www.epdlp.com/
Biographies, bibliographies, and text excerpts on writers, composers, architects and actors worldwide, including an extensive selection of outstanding Latin American, Spanish, and Portuguese authors.

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News and Current Events

Academic Universe (LexisNexis) (UTSA Subscription)
Full text of 6,000 news, business and legal publications. Includes U.S. and foreign newspapers, wire services, government and political news, and state and country profiles.  In "Foreign Language News" choose "Spanish Language News" from the pull down menu.  Search using Spanish terms.  Updated continuously. Full Text

Ethnic NewsWatch -- (via ProQuest) (UTSA Subscription)
Provides full-text articles from more than 240 newspapers, magazines, and journals published in the United States by the ethnic, minority, and native press. Includes full-text articles from the noted San Antonio bilingual newspaper, La Prensa de San Antonio. The database is searchable both in English and Spanish; esta base de datos ofrece un interfase en inglés o en español. Coverage is from 1960 to the present. Updated regularly. Full Text

Informe! (Revistas in Español) (Infotrac) (UTSA subscription)
Full-text collection of more than 130 Spanish-language popular, professional, and scholarly journals, including Américas (Spanish Edition), Anales de la literatura española contemporánea, Boletín de antropología americana, Frontera Norte, Lectura y vida, Proceso, and Revista de historia de América, as well as many popular magazines. Full Text

Global NewsBank (UTSA Subscription)
Full-text articles on international issues and events selected from over 100 newspapers from the U. S. and Canada and 1,500 newspapers, wire services, radio and TV broadcasts worldwide. A list of newspapers included available online in the "Help" section under "Source List." All non-English sources are translated into English. Coverage: 1996 to present. Full Text

Latin American Newspapers with online editions
Free Website: http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Research/Subject/latinamericapubs.html
Comprehensive collection of links to online newspapers and journals from Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, and South America.

Also see: Finding News Resources and Newspapers at UTSA

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Internet

Internet Searching tips to retrieve pages in Spanish:

• Many search engines allow you to limit your search by language. 
• You can also specify the domain (country).   For example in Alta Vista the term "+url:.mx" limits to documents on servers in Mexico. (Check help sections of the search engine.) For other domain names see Domain Names by Country. 
• Try entering your search terms in Spanish. 
• Try one of the Spanish Internet search engines or search directories listed in the sources below.

Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)
Free Website: http://lanic.utexas.edu
Premier source for finding material on Latin America on the Internet from University of Texas at Austin's Institute of Latin American Studies. Categorized by country or subject. Updated daily.

Latin American Periodicals Tables of Contents (LAPTOC)
Free Website: http://lanic.utexas.edu/larrp/laptoc.html
LAPTOC is a searchable Web database that provides access to the tables of contents of more than 800 journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences, published in Latin America.

Internet Resources for Latin America
Free Website: http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia
Annotated links to Internet information on Latin America and Border Studies. Also includes information on electronic conferences, e-mail listservs and newsgroups and how to join; bibliographies; and links to other directories of World Wide Web sites of Latin American interest. From New Mexico State University.

Voice of the Shuttle: Spanish and Portuguese Literature
Free Website: http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2719#id2420
Briefly annotated guide to Internet resources in the humanities. 

Also see: UTSA Subject Guide: Latin American Studies Resources