Languages and Culture Studies at Stockton
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What's New in the Library: E-books for Spanish Language & Culture Studies
Digitized Resources and Collections
- Biblioteca Digital Hispanica (Biblioteca Nacional de Espana)Thousands of digitized documents, including books printed from the 15th to the 20th century, manuscripts, drawings, engravings, pamphlets, posters, photographs, maps, atlases, music scores, historic newspapers and magazines and audio recordings.
- Bracero History ArchiveThe Bracero History Archive collects and makes available the oral histories and artifacts pertaining to the Bracero program, a guest worker initiative that spanned the years 1942-1964.
- Digital Archive of Latin American and Caribbean Ephemera (Princeton)Growing repository containing a previously unavailable subset of Princeton’s Latin American Ephemera Collection as well as newly acquired materials being digitized and added on an ongoing basis.
- Digital Library of the CaribbeanCooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean.
- Eurodocs (BYU)Links connect to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated.
In addition you will find video or sound files, maps, photographs or other imagery, databases, and other documentation.
The sources cover a broad range of historical happenings (political, economic, social and cultural). - Latin American, Caribbean, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian (LACLI)A Google Sheet listing online free e-resources focusing on Latin American, Caribbean, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian topics and content. Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
- Primary Sources: Central, Latin, South America & The CaribbeanList of sites containing digitized primary sources.
- Primary Sources for Latin American Composers (Library of Congress)Guide with links to online materials from the Library of Congress collections.
- Primeros Libros de las Américas: Impresos Americanos del Siglo XVI en las BibliotecasDigital collection of the first books printed in the Americas before 1601.
- Slave VoyagesThe Trans-Atlantic and Intra-American slave trade databases are the culmination of several decades of independent and collaborative research by scholars drawing upon data in libraries and archives around the Atlantic world.
- South American Collections (U. of Florida)This selection of digitized materials serves to illustrate deep intellectual coverage of South America in the University of Florida Libraries.
Related Library Guides
Spanish Language Films
Films on Demand
Films On Demand is a web-based digital video delivery platform to which the Library subscribes that enables the Stockton community to view streaming videos from Films Media Group anytime and anywhere.
Tip: For Spanish-language films, go to the Advanced Search and choose "Spanish" under Languages.
Pearl Button, 2016.
Documentary that masterfully explores the significance of water in Chile's vast history and culture, examining the indigenous tribes of the western Patagonian waterways and the tragic journey of Jemmy Button, who in 1830 was bought by the English navy for the price of a mother of pearl button.
Olividados, 2015.
After suffering a heart attack, retired General Jose Mendieta is haunted by his dark past as an officer in Operation Condor, the CIA-backed campaign of political repression in Latin America that was responsible for executions, torture, and imprisonments in the 1970s. In a letter to his son Pablo, Mendieta confesses the role he played in the abduction, persecution, and execution of countless men and women during his posting to Chile.
Relatos salvajes: Wild tales, 2015.
Vulnerable in the face of a reality that shifts and suddenly turns unpredictable, the characters cross the thin line that divides civilization and barbarism. A lover's betrayal, a return to the repressed past and the violence woven into everyday encounters drive the characters to madness as they cede to the undeniable pleasure of losing control.
Search for Journal Articles
- MLA International Bibliography This link opens in a new window MLA International Bibliography offers a detailed bibliography of journal articles, books and dissertations. Produced by the Modern Language Association, the bibliography contains citations from journals and book publishers. Coverage is international and includes titles from JSTOR’s Language and Literature Collection as well as links to full text.
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- Referencia Latina This link opens in a new window A Spanish-language resource offering encyclopedia entries, images, health reports, a Spanish-English dictionary and the full text of reference books and general interest magazines in a broad array of subject areas. Content can be translated into English.
Dictionaries and Reference Books
- An Atlas and Survey of Latin American History (2019) A comprehensive, accessible introduction to both the human and physical geography of Latin America and the social, cultural, political and economic events that have defined its history.
- Business Spanish Dictionary Provides a specialist business vocabulary for translators, business people, secretaries, and students. Includes entries with example sentences and quotations, providing comprehensive coverage of all aspects of general business, such as invoicing, insurance, and computing.
- Collins Spanish Dictionary Revised to cover all the latest vocabulary. Ideal for advanced learners of Spanish.
- Credo General Reference This link opens in a new window Provides full-text online versions of hundreds of top quality reference books in all major subjects. Includes bilingual and biographical dictionaries.
- Dictionary of Spanish Law Provides comprehensive coverage of all aspects of British, American and Spanish law. Covers subjects including criminal, civil, commercial and international law. Comments are also included in both languages to clarify entries that relate to specific legal terms, institutions and organizations of a country where either English or Spanish is spoken and which have no equivalent in the other language.
- Enciclopedia de Puerto Rico The Puerto Rico Online Encyclopedia (PROE) is an educational project of the Fundacion Puertorriquena de las Humanidades (FPH). Authoritative information is provided on this site regarding all aspects of Puerto Rico, including the experience and achievements of Puerto Ricans on the island and elsewhere. The users of this Encyclopedia will have the opportunity to learn about the details of Puerto Rican history, organized in 21 topics, including a special section on the Puerto Rican Diaspora. The content is presented in both Spanish and English.
- Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary:English-Spanish Essential vocabulary, clear translations, usage and grammar help in this English-Spanish dictionary. ... 247,653 words.
- Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary:Spanish-English Essential vocabulary, clear translations, usage and grammar help in this Spanish-English dictionary. ... 156,660 words.
- Oxford Reference: Premium This link opens in a new window Oxford Reference offers full text access to numerous dictionaries and encyclopedias by Oxford University Press as well as selected titles from the Oxford Companion series.
- Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary: English-Spanish Essential vocabulary, clear translations, and usage and grammar help in this English-Spanish dictionary.
- Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary: Spanish-English Essential vocabulary, clear translations, and usage and grammar help in this Spanish-English dictionary.