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	Core Resources Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture WorldCat WebCat


	Research Databases (Consult this list for interdisciplinary databases) LexisNexis Academic LexisNexis Academic is an extensive set of full-text electronic databases of news, business, company, and legal information. It contains major archives of federal and state case law, media transcripts, and other full-text material. For more information consult the LexisNexis Academic help documents and/or search tutorial. View: Online WebCat WebCat is a catalog of all materials in Hekman Library including ejournals, ebooks, government documents, and multimedia. View: Online WorldCat Worldcat is a catalog of materials found in hundreds of libraries throughout the world. There are currently over 62 million records in 400 languages extending back to as early as 1,000 B.C. WorldCat is updated daily. View: Online


	Reference Materials Cayvan Recorded Media The Cayvan Recorded Media oversees the Hekman Library's audio and audiovisual collections, provides a reserve for all types of recorded media, and houses the Cayvan Choral Music Collection. View: Online Annotation Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture - DP233.5 .E63 1999 View: In Print Latin America, History and Culture: an Encyclopedia for Students - F1406 .L38 1999 View: In Print Regions of Spain: a Reference Guide to History and Culture - DP48 .K45 1995 View: In Print


	Web Sources Coleccion Cisneros Provides a useful introduction and resource for the study of the modern art of Latin America. View: Online Annotation Latin American Periodicals Table of Contents (LAPTOC) Provides access to tables of contents for more than 800 journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences, published in Latin America. View: Online Annotation


	Periodicals ejournal locator (SFX) The Hekman Library ejournal locator provides title and subject access to all the electronic journals subscribed to by the Hekman Library. View: Online Annotation

WebCat Search Hints

- Subject-specific hints for searching the library catalog

To find books and other materials in WebCat, use the subject heading "Spain--Social life and customs" and do a browse - subject search. For other countries, simply substitute the name of the country you're looking for in the subject string (e.g., "Mexico--Social life and customs").

Books on Latin American culture can be found under the heading "Latin America--Civilization."

Spanish Subject Guide Librarian

DeMey, Kathy

Reference Librarian

Contact Info:
Hekman Library 200 Phone: 526-6310 Email: kdemeyATcalvin.edu; Liaison areas: Music, Art, French, Spanish. Office hours: Monday 12:30-3, 5-6; Tuesday 5-6; Wednesday 4-6; Thursday 5-10; Friday 12:30-3.

Help is also generally available from a research specialist at the Research Assistance Desk on the main floor.

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Spanish Culture Subject Guide

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Cayvan Recorded Media

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture

Latin America, History and Culture: an Encyclopedia for Students

Regions of Spain: a Reference Guide to History and Culture

Web Sources

Coleccion Cisneros

Latin American Periodicals Table of Contents (LAPTOC)

Periodicals

ejournal locator (SFX)

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Spanish Subject Guide Librarian