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Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican Studies

This guide contains library resources on Puerto Rico and The Puerto Rican Studies as well as links to internal and external sources on the topic, including additional sources on "Puerto Rico's history,culture and governmet" in Spanish.

Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

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The Reference Collection includes a variety of different sources, such as: subject-focused encyclopedias, handbooks, almanacs, maps/atlases, statistical compendiums, dictionaries, and more. Look here to find introductory articles on subject-related topics. The broad perspective offered by such articles often proves helpful for narrowing research topics before pursuing more in-depth information. 

This guide provides some recommendations for encyclopedias and other reference resources that might provide helpful information relating to your topic.

Recommended Subject-Focused Reference Resources

Recommended Online Reference Databases

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Recommended Multimedia Databases

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