Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc.
- Oxford Living Dictionaries OnlineSponsored site providing access to free online versions of Oxford's Spanish, Spanish-English, English-Spanish, and Grammar dictionaries.
- Collins Spanish Dictionary onlineA free translation dictionary. Contains ads.
- Word Reference onlineSelect English-Spanish or Spanish-English translations, or Spanish-only definitions. Shows words in context and conjugations. Contains ads.
- El Pequeno Larousse Ilustrado 2004Basic Spanish dictionary, illustrated. Reference stacks, AG 61 .P48 2003.
- Diccionario de la Lengua EspanolaFrom the Real Academia Española. Reference stacks PC 4625 .A3 2001.
- Diccionario de Construcción y Régimen de la Lengua Castellana8 vols. Reference stacks, PC 4625 .C815 1998.
- Diccionario Critico Etimológico Castellano e Hispánico6 vols. Reference stacks, PC 4580 .C59.
- The Gran Diccionario OxfordSpanish-English dictionary. Reference stacks, PC 4640 .O94 2008.
- HarperCollins Spanish DictionarySpanish-English dictionary. Reference stacks, PC 4640 .C53 2003.
- Enciclopedia Hispánica, 2nd ed.General encyclopedia. In Spanish. Reference stacks, AE 61 .E52 2005.
GVRL
The library has electronic access to a number of reference works on all subjects through the Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL). The GVRL can be a good place to begin learning about a topic. Most articles will have a "further reading" or references section to take you further.
Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, etc. (cont'd)
- Encyclopedia Latina: History, Culture, and Society in the United States4 vols. Bizzell stacks, E 184 .S75 E587 2005.
- Historia de la Literatura Hispanoamericana byCall Number: PQ 7081 .O85 1995Publication Date: 2007-20103 volume literary encyclopedia. In Spanish.
- A Companion to Latin American Literature and CultureCall Number: PQ 7081 .A1 C555 2008Publication Date: 2008Reflects the changes that have taken place in cultural theory and literary criticism since the latter part of the twentieth century.
- The Oxford Handbook of Latin American HistoryCall Number: F 1410 .O95 2011Publication Date: 2010Surveys the large and growing field of Latin American history.