Databases
Bibliografia de literatura catalana
Biblioteca nacional (España)
Dictionary of Literary Biography
Handbook of Latin American Studies
HAPI (Hispanic American Periodicals Index)
LANIC (Latin American Network Information Center)
Books
The CAT - Find Books and Other Materials at Penn State
You can search the CAT by entering book titles or authors' names. Authors' names should be listed in the CAT according to standard Spanish usage. You cannot enter accent marks.
Examples: Garcia Marquez, Gabriel or reino del mundo
To do a subject search, it is important to understand that literature is organized in the CAT by country, not language. The subject heading "Spanish literature" refers to literature from Spain. Examples of useful subject headings:
- Mexican literature
- Mexican literature -- 20th century
- Spanish drama - 16th century - History and criticism
Call Numbers for Spanish Language and Literature
Numbers in the PC class for language:
PC4001-4977
Numbers in the PN class for literature:
PN801-820: Romance literature
Numbers in the PQ class for literature:
PQ6001 - PQ8929: Spanish Literature (Spain)
PQ7081 - PQ8560: Spanish Literature of Spanish America
PQ7100 - PQ7300: Mexico
PQ7471 - PQ7539: Central America (alphabetical by country)
PQ7551 - PQ8549: South America (alphabetical by country)
Newspapers, Magazines and Journals
Latin American Journals and Magazines via LANIC
LANIC's Mexico News Page
To find newspaper articles in Spanish:
NewsCAT (Use NewsCAT to locate newspapers in any University Libraries collections)
Press Display Electronic Image Database (choose information by country and get the recent newspapers)
Electronic Texts
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Contact
Arts & Humanities Library
W331 Pattee Library
Penn State University
Phone: 814-863-1382
Fax: 814-863-7502
E-Mail: rus21@psu.edu
or Your Campus Librarian.
