Research Guides: Spanish: Spanish

Finding Books

Helpful subject headings to begin searching include:

"Spanish Literature"
"Spanish Language"
the name of a particular author as a subject heading, example "Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de" (last name first)
the name of a particular region or country as a subject heading, example "Andalucia - Literature"

Finding Journal Articles

To search for journal articles on Spanish language and literature topics, use the Library Databases. The best databases to begin with are:

MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window
- Biographies, critical essays and journal articles from every literary genre
- Find articles, series, monographs, working papers and conference proceedings
- Includes MLA Directory of Periodicals for editorial contact information, frequency, circulation, subscription prices and submission guidelines
- Coverage: 1925-current
- Permitted Uses
Literature Online (LION) This link opens in a new window
- Poetry, prose and drama from the 8th to 21st century with criticism and reference material
- Includes Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL)
- Permitted Uses
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
- Archive to academic journals and books across the humanities, social sciences, sciences, and business
- Most content is more than 3 years old
- Brock has fulltext access to a subset of JSTOR eBooks including Music Set 1 (2016), Film Sets 1-3 (2017), and Language & Literature Sets 1-2 (2017).
- Permitted Uses
Database Guide
Fuente Academica This link opens in a new window
- A multi-disciplinary database of scholarly journals from Latin American and Spanish publishers.
- Covers business & economics, medical sciences, political science, law, computer science, library & information sciences, literature, linguistics, history, philosophy and theology.
- Permitted Uses
Latino Literature: Poetry, Drama and Fiction This link opens in a new window
- Find poems, plays, and prose by Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican and other Latin writers working in the United States, as well as playbills, posters, and other ephemera.
- Coverage: 1800-current
- Permitted Uses

Interlibrary Loan/ RACER

What if Brock does not have the article or book I need?

RACER Interlibrary Loan allows users to search in all Ontario university and worldwide libraries to place requests for items that Brock does not own.

First-time users need to register & create a PIN. More information here.

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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary
Termium Plus
Termium Plus functions both as an up-to-date comprehensive online dictionary for French, English and Spanish.
Modern Spanish Grammar
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture
Spanish Literature: A Very Short Introduction
World Literature in Spanish

Writing and Citing

Use the Library's Help Page for information about citation styles, avoiding plagiarism, and other tips.

MLA Formatting and Style Guide, Purdue OWL

Great online resource with helpful examples. Developed by Purdue University.
MLA handbook for writers of research papers

The official handbook. Several copies available in the library.
Annotated Bibliographies, Purdue OWL

Advice on writing an annotated bibliography. Includes samples. Developed by Purdue University.

Web Sites

Some helpful web sites are: