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Internet Resources for Spanish & Portuguese
Indexes & Reference Sources
*  Arquivo de literatura
Instituto Camões.
*  The Cervantes Project
Research and reference guide dedicated to the study of Cervantes.
*  Cómo citar recursos electrónicos
This Spanish site also includes a Versió en català.
*  A Guide for the Study of Portuguese Women Authors
A bibliography from UC-Berkeley. The list contains call numbers, but UCSB might not have all the items; check Pegasus to confirm UCSB holdings.
*  Handbook for Literary Translators
This is the 4th edition (1999) of the guidebook by the Translation Committee of the PEN American Center.
*  Internet Medieval Sourcebook
*  Iter: Gateway to the Renaissance UCSB only!
Iter contains approximately 135,000 records from scholarly journals pertaining to the Renaissance and Middle Ages. Covers articles published from 1843 to the present.
*  The Johns Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory and Criticism UCSB only!
The online version of Johns Hopkins' Guide to Literary Theory, edited by Michael Groden and Martin Kreiswirth.
*  Labyrinth: A Disciplinary Server for Medieval Studies
Provides organized access to electronic resources in medieval studies.
*  Latin American & Iberian Literature
Guide to Printed Reference Sources in the Davidson Library.
*  Latin Americanist Research Resources Project
The American Research Libraries' Latin American Periodicals Table of Contents project allows you to search hundreds of Latin American journals by title, author, or journal title only (no subject indexing).
*  LatinIndex - Indice de Publicaciones Científicas Seriadas de América Latina, el Caribe, España y Portugal
Index to journals published in Latinamerica, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal. Covers a wide variety of topics from the Humanities, Social Sciences and Sciences.
*  LIBRO: The Library of Iberian Resources Online
*  Medieval Feminist Index
The Medieval Feminist Index indexes journal articles, book reviews, and essys in books about women, sexuality and gender during the Middle Ages. Covers sources published from 1994 to the present in English, French, German and Spanish..
*  MLA Style
Guideline on the MLA documentation style.
*  ORB--Online Reference Books for Medieval Studies
*  PhiloBiblon
Online bibliographies of ancient texts in Spanish, Gallego, Portuguese and Catalan.
*  SciELO Chile
38 Online science journals from Chile, includes global usage reports.
*  Web of ScienceUCSB only!
Don't be fooled by the name. This database also contains citation indexes for the arts & humanities as well as the social sciences.

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Fulltext Literature & Literary Research Sites
*  Dariana
poesia nicaraguense.
*  Electronic Text Collections in Western European Literature
Guide compiled by the West European Studies Section of the American Library Association.
*  Literary E-'zines on the Web
Links to various electronic 'zines.
*  Literatura argentina contemporánea
*  Literatura Brasileira: Textos literários em meio eletrônico
*  Patrologia LatinaUCSB only!
The Patrologia Latina Database is an electronic version of the first edition of Jacques-Paul Migne's Patrologia Latina, published between 1844 and 1855, and the four volumes of indexes published between 1862 and 1865.
*  Poesía chilena contemporánea
*  premiados
Database from the Ministerio de Cultura that gives bibliographical information on award winning authors,translators and illustrators.
*  The Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Project
This is a searchable electronic edition of Sor Juana's complete works based on the text of Alfonso Méndez Plancarte and Alberto G. Salceda.
*  Teatro Español del Siglo de Oro (TESO)UCSB only!
Contains the fully searchable text of over 800 sixteenth and seventeenth century Spanish plays.
*  Virtual Bookstore
Provides downloadable electronic copies of public domain texts. Format options include Word, pdf, or Palm Pilot.

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Gateways & Web Directories
*  Iberian Languages and Literatures
Yale University library's excellent guide to internet resources.
*  Iberian Studies Web
Gateway site sponsored by the West European Studies Section of the American Libraries Association.
*  Latin American Network Information Center
Perhaps the most comprehensive gateway site for Latin American Studies.
*  Net Serf
Internet connection for medieval resources.
*  Voice of the Shuttle
Key web directory for academic research in the humanities.
* Yahoo! España
* Yahoo! México

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Libraries & Research Centers
*  Center for Research Libraries
Provides access to more than five million volumes of rarely held research materials found in North American libraries.
*  El Centro de Estudios Literarios "Antonio Cornejo Polar" (CELACP)
Contains the online catalog of their library and an article index for select Latin American literary journals.
*  Cuban Studies Institute
Tulane University
*  Instituto Cervantes
A non-profit resource funded by the Spanish government primarily for teachers of Spanish. Members can borrow materials (via mail) from the IC library, including a good collection of videos.
*  Library of Congress: Hispanic Reading Room
*  National Library Catalogues Worldwide
This site contains links to the national library catalogues of various countries.
*  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Dirección general de bibliotecas de la UNAM.

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Organizations & Associations
*  Brazilian Studies Association
*  California Cooperative Latin American Collection Development Group (Calafia)
Contains information about the Latin American Studies holdings of the Calafia member institutions (UC campuses, Stanford, USC, San Diego State, and USD). Of special interest is the Guide to Large Microform Sets on Latin America
*  Latin American Studies Association
*  Modern Language Association
*  Real Academia Española
*  Scholarly Societies Project
Contains information about various scholarly societies worldwide.
*  Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials
SALALM is the Latin American librarians' professional organization. Includes useful list of select Latin American booksellers on the Web
*  Society for Latin American Studies
Scholary association from the UK.

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Language Sites
*  Diccionarios.com
Spanish language dictionary and thesaurus.
*  iLoveLanguages
Links to information about different languages.
*  Internet Dictionary Project
*  YourDictionary
Online dictionaries for translating.

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Culture Sites
*  La brújula hispánica
Sobre lenga y cultura hispanoamericana.
*  El camino de Santiago
From UCLA.
*  Chiloe Stories
A collection of photographic and video essays of Chile's Island culture and native people of Chilo.
*  A Collection of Homepages about Portugal
*  Diego Rivera Mural Project
*  Escritoras.com
*  Indigenous Film and Video
Resources for locating indigenous films, videos and documentaries, including distrubutors, online catalogues and film festivals.
*  Leer
Not comprehensive, but a Spanish-language books-in-print.
*  Librería Berkana
Online catalogue/bookstore of Hispanic gay and lesbian literature.
*  Librerías Gandhi
Website for one of Mexico's largest bookstore chains. The online catalog is not as exhaustive as their defeña shelves.
*  La maga
Argentine culture and events page.
*  El mercurio
The website for Chile's online daily also includes cultural links and an active chat forum.
*    Secretaría de Estado de Cultura (España)
*  Southwest Spanish Civil War Collection
An online exhibit from UCSD library's Special Collections.

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*  Gateways & Web Directories
*  Libraries & Research Centers
*  Organizations & Associations
*  Language Sites
*  Culture Sites
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