Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American studies resources and support

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Most Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American resources are held in the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

The Arts and Social Sciences Library classmark scheme shows how the books and journals are arranged.

Some key locations at which core material for students of Hispanic Studies can be found are:

Books about related subjects can be found at the following locations in the Arts and Social Sciences Library:

Subject	Classmark range	Location
Bibliographies of specific subjects	Z	First floor
Cinema and film studies	PN1993 - PN1999	Second floor
Economics	HC	First floor
History of art	N - NX	Second floor
Linguistics	P	Second floor
Literary theory	PN	Second floor
Music	M - MT	Second floor
Philosphy	B - BD; BH - BJ	Second floor
Politics	JN	First floor
Theatre	PN2000 - PN3307	Second floor
Theology	BL - BX	Second floor

Course based materials

Recommended textbooks (books in high demand for essays, for example) are kept in the Short Loan Collection (SLC).

Examination papers: sets of past examination papers (bound in years) can be found on the first floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library, on the shelves next to the pamphlet collection.

Videos and DVDs

These are located on the second floor of the Arts and Social Sciences Library and have a classmark prefix of Video or DVD. Some are for use in the library only; viewing facilities are available in the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

Thesis collection

University of Bristol PhD theses are held in the Arts and Social Sciences Library thesis collection, kept in a locked cage on the first floor. They may be consulted within the library. Please ask at the library issue desk if you wish to consult a thesis.

Special collections

The Arts and Social Sciences Library contains a special collection of rare books.

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• Quick search on the Library homepage
  search for books, journals, or articles and databases using our various search tools, plus Internet search using Google Scholar.
• The Subject resources section of these pages includes Databases for Hispanic Studies via MetaLib for searching for journal articles references, etc, quick reference tools, Internet links, and reviews and bibliographies.
• Our Library collections and eResources pages give full advice on finding all types of materials.
• The Inter-Library Loans (ILL) service can be used to obtain Items not held in print in the University's branch libraries or available online. See below for more details. Access to other university libraries and the British Library may be a useful alternative.

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The Inter-Library Loans (ILL) service can be used to obtain Items not held in print in the University's branch libraries or available online. There is a charge for this service, though it may be possible to obtain an Inter-library loan voucher to pay for this:

• Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies academic staff should be able to obtain an Inter-library loan voucher to pay for this from your department.
• Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies research postgraduates should consult their supervisors about obtaining Inter-library loan vouchers to pay for this service.
• Final year Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies undergraduates may be entitled to vouchers for their dissertations but should discuss the matter first with their supervisors.

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• Our Research support pages cover finding information, managing information, and exploiting your research, together with sources of further help and advice.
• Each academic department in the university has its own library representative, whose duties are detailed in these guidelines. The Library Representative for Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies is F.Romero Salvado.
• New academic staff are welcome to contact the Subject Librarian to arrange a session on how the Library can help you.

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MetaLib: your resource gateway provides access to a vast range of online resources, including databases, search engines, subject gateways, and selected Internet resources.

Databases for Hispanic Studies via MetaLib (list with brief details)
This link takes you to the list of databases and other information resources for Hispanic Studies, with brief details displayed against each. Click on the Info icon to display the full details.

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• Biblioteca Nacional de España - the catalogue of the national library of Spain.
• Intute: Arts and Humanities - a gateway with extensive links to quality resources in the area of Hispanic and Portuguese studies.
• Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) - from the Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas at Austin. Provides many useful links to virtually all aspects of Latin American culture.
• Iberian Collections page at the University of California, Berkeley Library - many useful links to Iberian topics, and to several useful Catalan and Basque sites.
• The University of Bristol Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies - information for current and prospective students at the department, staff details and their research interests, selected internet resources, and news of forthcoming events etc.

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The following represent a selection of the quick reference resources of interest to students of Hispanic Studies which are held in the Arts and Social Sciences Library.

Bibliographies

Title	Classmark
Year's work in modern language studies	Serial Z7006.Y4

Dictionaries & encyclopedias

Title	Classmark
Collins Spanish dictionary=Collins diccionario inglés	PC4640 COL
Redes: diccionario combinatorio del español contemporáneo	PC4625 RED
Diccionario de uso del español actual CLAVE	PC4625 DIC
Collins Portuguese dictionary, eds. John Whitlam, Victoria Davies, Mike Harland. 2nd ed. Glasgow: HarperCollins, 2001	PC5333
Diccionario del cine español	PN1993.5.S7 DIC
Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture, ed. by Eamonn Rodgers. London: Routledge, 1999	DP233.5 ENC
Feminist encyclopedia of Spanish literature, ed. by Janet Pérez and Maureen Ihrie. Westport, Conn., Greenwood Press, 2002	PQ6055 FEM
Medieval Iberia: an encyclopedia, E. Michael Gerli, ed. New York: Routledge, 2003	Oversize DP99 MED
Enciclopedia de historia de España, dirigida por Miguel Artola. Madrid: Alianza, 1988	DP12 ENC
Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean cultures, ed. by Daniel Balderston, Mike González and Ana M. López. London: Routledge, 2000	F1406 ENC
Cambridge companion to the Spanish novel: from 1600 to the present, ed. by Harriet Turner and Adelaida López de Martínez. Cambridge: C.U.P., 2003	PQ6138 CAM
Historical dictionary of Portugal, by Douglas L. Wheeler. London: Scarecrow Press, 1993	DP535 WHE

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This is a list of some useful research resources for Hispanic Studies.

Theses

Author, title, date	Location
American doctoral dissertations 1955-	Serial Z 5053.A5
Index of theses (with abstracts) accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards 1950-	Serial Z 5055.G6
Index of theses (with abstracts) accepted for higher degrees by the universities of Great Britain and Ireland and the Council for National Academic Awards 1970-	Available via MetaLib

Style manuals

Author, title, date	Location
The Chicago manual of style. 15th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003	Z253 CHI
Joseph Gibaldi, MLA handbook for writers of research papers. 5th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 1999	PN147 GIB
MHRA style guide: a handbook for authors, editors, and writers of theses. 2nd ed. London: Modern Humanities Research Association, 2008	PN147 MHR
The Oxford dictionary for writers and editors. 2nd ed., ed. & compiled by R. M. Ritter Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000	Ref. PE1628 OXF
The Oxford style manual / ed. & compiled by R. M. Ritter Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003	PN147 OXF

Bibliographies

Author, title, date	Location
Guide to reference works for the study of the Spanish language and literature and Spanish American literature, Hensley C. Woodbridge. 2nd ed. New York: Modern Language Assoication of America, 1997	Z2695.A2 WOO
Bibliografía descriptiva del teatro breve español (siglos XV-XX), Agustín de la Granja, María Luisa Lobato. Madrid: Iberoamericana, 1999	Z2694.D7 GRA
Spain, Graham J. Shields, comp. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clio Press, 1994	Z2681 SHI

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• The Subject Librarian delivers information literacy sessions to all first year students and is happy to see students individually to discuss specific needs.
• A number of general 'Self-learning resources' are available below, including video tutorials, downloadable library guides, and web resources.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

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• The Subject Librarian is happy to see students individually to discuss specific needs.
• A number of general 'Self-learning resources' are available below, including video tutorials, downloadable library guides, and web resources.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

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• Video tutorials - topics include the Library Catalogue, understanding references on reading lists, using the MetaLib resource gateway, off-campus access to eResources, etc.
• Finding and using information pages - covering key aspects of information skills, including researching a topic, effective use of Google, evaluating your search results, avoiding plagiarism, etc. Also includes a Jargon-buster page.
• Library guides - downloadable guides to each branch library, our main search tools, special library services, etc.
• External resources for developing your information skills - including online tutorials and downloadable guides.
• Find out about referencing in your written work and EndNote referencing software in 'Referencing help'.

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Referencing

• There is no single way of writing references. Two of the most common styles are the Harvard system and the Modern Humanities Research Association (MHRA) system. You will need to use the style specified by your department or by the body or journal to which you are submitting your work. The Arts Faculty has produced a useful guide to citing academic work. If there are no guidelines specified, you should make sure that you write your references in a consistent way.
• Our Jargon-buster page includes other abbreviations used in references including ibid, op. cit. and et al.

• General referencing guidance
  includes Why reference? What is included in a reference? Referencing styles, How to reference, Links to useful sites on referencing, and brief details of EndNote and EndNote Web referencing software (see the EndNote referencing software section below for more details).

Journal title abbreviations

Literature references are often written with abbreviated terms. Probably the most troublesome are abbreviated journal titles which can make finding a journal difficult.

To find journal title abbreviations you could try:

Leistner, Otto. Intertnationale Titelabkürzungen von Zeitschriften, Zeitungen... in the Arts and Social Sciences Library at Oversize Z6945.A2 LEI

If you are unable to find the abbreviation you are looking for, please ask a member of the Library staff for assistance. Here are some lists of journal abbreviations that may be useful.

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• General advice on writing and style guides
• Our Plagiarism: information and advice for students page explains what plagiarism is, how to avoid it, and the consequences of plagiarism.

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EndNote is the University of Bristol's recommended bibliographical management software, which can be used to collect, store, organise and manage references, and to output them as reference lists or bibliographies. A particularly useful function is 'Cite While You Write', enabling you to format Word documents, producing bibliographies and adding references within the text.

• EndNote Web help, advice and training sessions
  This is the recommended version for all undergraduate and taught postgraduate students - it is available free to UoB students and staff.
• EndNote Desktop support
  Academics, researchers and research postgraduates can use the desktop version, which may be installed on their UoB PC. See the 'Help and support' page of EndNote Desktop support for details of self help training materials.

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