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Modern Spain
through Galician Eyes

Fall 2008
Faculty:  Dr. Isabel Castro-Vazquez
Librarian:  Sue Waterman

This guide lists Web sites, reference tools, primary source collections, and research strategies that will be of use to students in 20TH AND 21ST CENTURY SPAIN THROUGH GALICIAN EYES (215.459).  Students are welcome to schedule an appointment with Sue Waterman for additional assistance with research for this class or for assistance with any of the resources referenced on this guide.


Find Background Information on Spain and Galicia

Gran Enciclopedia de Espana.  General Reference : DP 12 .G73

Historical Dictionary of Modern Spain.  General Reference : DP 192 .H571

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture.  General Reference : DP 233.5 .E63

Galicia (an encyclopedia).  B Level : DP 302.G13 G36 1995 QUARTO (41 volumes)
Diccionario enciclopedico Espasa. General Reference : AE 61.D471 1995
Diccionario da literatura galega. General Reference : PQ 9450.2 .D53 1995
Contemporary Spanish cultural studies   B Level : DP 48 .C66 2000
The Cambridge companion to modern Spanish culture  B Level : DP 48 .C233 1999
Spanish News Sites
La Voz de Galicia
El Pais
El Mundo
Spanish News and Search Engines
Spanish News and Media

Selected Web Sites

Si, Spain  information on Spanish current affairs and its historical, linguistic and cultural development.

Avenida.net  a large site with links on many subjects.
Galicia
Galicia: Web sites
Centro virtual Cervantes  Spanish culture, literature, and language
Resources for Spain  an interdisciplinary guide, includes history.
Spain: Portals to the world, from the Library of Congress

Find Books about Modern Spain, Galicia, and literature

JHU Libraries Catalog

To search for books about Spain, use the Alphabetical Search option and set the search box to Subjects -- Library of Congress.  Try any or all of the following Subject Headings:

Spain--history--1939-1975
Spain--history--1975-
Spain--History--Civil War
Globalization

Spain--politics and government
Spain--social life and customs
Spanish literature--20th century
Galicia (Spain : Region)
Galician literature
Spain--civilization

You can use any of the above words, and any other words or names that describe your project, in a Keyword Search as well. For best results, do a Subject Keyword search, or a Title Keyword search.

This link opens a new window - Info About WorldCat WorldCat  (All JHU (incl. International))

Expand your search beyond JHU and search the database of WorldCat. Includes books and other materials in all US research libraries. Request anything we don't have directly from the database, using the "Borrow from another library" link.

Find Articles in Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers
This link opens a new window - Info About MLA International Bibliography MLA International Bibliography  (All JHU (incl. International))
This link opens a new window - Info About Historical Abstracts Historical Abstracts   (All US JHU)
This link opens a new window - Info About Humanities Full Text (also part of OmniFile full text mega) Humanities Full Text (also part of OmniFile full text mega)  (All US JHU)
This link opens a new window - Info About International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)  (All US JHU)
This link opens a new window - Info About Academic Search Premier Academic Search Premier  (All US JHU)

Notes about finding journal articles:

  • Some articles are available online (full-text) and some are not.
  • Most resources have links to our resources. Look for this icon: Find It
  • This will link to the full-text if it's available, or the libraries' catalog to search for the hard copy.
  • Interlibrary Services can obtain articles from journals JHU does not have.
  • You can always ask for help finding a journal article at the Information Desk on M-level.
Selected Research Material
Tips for starting literary research. A step-by-step guide.
Library of Congress : Hispanic Division
The Library of Congress in Washington has a separate division for its large collection of Spanish material, in the Jefferson Building. Contact the Hispanic Division at LC for information on their holdings in Spanish and Latin American manuscripts.
The Spanish Civil War collection
Approximately 3000 rare pamphlets, printed between 1931 and 1939. Includes items relating to the Falange and Republican parties, titles published by Germans in Spanish, literary pamphlets by García Lorca,  Miguel Hernández and others, patriotic songs. 
Libraries Service Center:  Film no. 3340
Galicia : arpa de niebla. Manuel Rivas. A videorecording  of Rivas' Galicia. Video A 5285
La novela española entre 1936 y el fin de siglo : historia de una aventura. J.M. Cachero
A very valuable annotated bibliography (p. 661-806) dealing with the Spanish novel of this period. Includes
studies of individual authors and works. Divided into articles, pamphlets, and books.
D Level Blue Labels: PQ 6144 .M35 1997

The contemporary Spanish novel: an annotated critical bibliography, 1936-1994. S.Amell. Divided into 2 sections – books and articles. With indexes by author and title. Each entry has informative commentary.
D Level: Z 2694 .F4 A64 1996

Spanish, Catalan, and Galician literary authors of the twentieth century: an annotated guide to bibliographies. David S. Zubatsky
Alphabetical by author's name, a listing of bibliographies on individual 20th century writers, plus a bibliography of general sources.
General Reference : Z 2691 .A1 Z83
Writing a Research Paper

Here are a few books that might help :
     A Writer's resource : a handbook for writing and research.
      MLA handbook for writers of research papers.
      Writing research papers: a complete guide.
      Your research project : a step-by-step guide for the first-time researcher.

As you go about the research process, use the bibliographic management tool RefWorks. It helps you organize your research, create a bibliography, and insert footnotes as you write. You can download records directly from the libraries' catalog and from article databases.

Writing a Research Paper: an online guide that might be useful.

There is help on campus for writing a paper. Contact the Writing Center.

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