Cultural Encounters: Islam in Spain

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Catherine V. Infante (Section 01)

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  • Discover: Start here for books, articles & more
    Simultaneously search research databases plus the Five Colleges Libraries Catalog to find full-text articles, books and more.
  • MLA International Bibliography with Full Text (1926 to present)
    Covers critical scholarship on literature, language, linguistics, and folklore.
  • Historical Abstracts with Full Text (1955 to present)
    Scholarly literature about world history since 1450 (excluding the United States and Canada).
  • JSTOR
    Full-text backfiles of over two thousand leading academic journals across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. (Alumni access)
  • Literature Resource Center
    Full-text critical studies, biographies of authors; covers all genres, all time periods, and all regions.
  • International Medieval Bibliography
    Comprehensive index of journal articles and books about Europe, North Africa, and the Near East from 300 to 1500.
  • Index Islamicus (1906 to present)
    Covers literature on Islam, the Middle East and the Muslim world, including Muslim areas of Asia and Africa.
  • Dialnet
    A virtual library of Spanish academic journals, hosted by the University de la Rioja in Spain. Primarily a bibliographic index with tables of contents, it covers more than 5,000 journals and 2.1 million documents. There are a growing number of full-text articles available as content is continuously updated. Subjects covered include the sciences, social sciences and the humanities and arts. It is particularly useful for subjects related to Spain, such as history and Islamic studies, not well covered by other popular databases. English language search is available. Covers 1980 to the present.

Databases

Reference Universe - Searchable index of the library's entire reference collection, both print and electronic. Search by keywords (in English) to find relevant reference sources.

Literature Resource Center - Full-text critical studies, biographies of authors; covers all genres, all time periods, and all regions

Encyclopedias

Cambridge Companion to Modern Spanish Culture: Substantial survey essays on literature, history, arts, media, and more.  Current through late 1990's.

Encyclopedia of Contemporary Spanish Culture (Reference DP 233.5 E63 1999):
Alphabetically arranged entries that cover places, people, performing arts, politics, and much more. Some further reading suggested.

Historical Dictionary of Modern Spain, 1700-1988.  (Reference DP 192 H57 1990):
Quick information about events, people, parties, and more

    Try these collections of historical and current newspapers (also see the News Research Guide or search the journal locator for specific titles).

    • Access World News (Newsbank) (date coverage varies)
      Electronic editions of over 2,600 local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as 1,500 international sources. Fully searchable and browsable by map

    • Newsstand (ProQuest)
      Full text for over 1,300 local, regional and national newspapers, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Hartford Courant, Los Angeles Times, and more.

    • Biblioteca Virtual de Prensa Historica (Virtual Library of Historical Press) 
      A digitized collection of almost 2000 historical newspapers developed by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. These periodicals date from 1777 through the 20th century.The search interface is available in English and several Spanish dialects.

      Citing Sources

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      You can also visit the library's How to Cite Sources page for tools and resources to help you properly cite your sources.