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Latinx/Hispanic Heritage

This guide contains library resources on Hispanic and Latinx Heritage as well as links to internal and external sources on the topic, including additional sources on "La Herencia Hispana" in Spanish.

OER

Click on the link below for Open Educational Resources for Hispanic Heritage:

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Subject-Focused Encyclopedias

Need to select a research topic or find background information?  

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

Encyclopedia of Holidays and Celebrations: A Country-by-Country Guide

GT 3930 .E53 2006
Main Collection (2nd Floor)

Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture

E 184 .S75 E59 2004
Reference Collection (2nd Floor)

Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender: Men and Women in the World’s Cultures

HQ 16 .E53 2003
Main Collection (3rd Floor)

Handbook of World Families

Electronic Resource

Human Rights and the World's Major Religions

BL 65 .H78 H8595 2005
Main Collection (2nd Floor)

National Geographic Almanac of Geography

G123 .N37 2005
Reference Collection (2nd Floor)

Notable Latino Writers

Electronic Resource

Voices of Multicultural America: Notable Speeches Delivered by African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native Americans, 1790-1995

PS663 .M55 V64 1996
Main Collection (3rd Floor)

World Music: The Basics

ML3545 .N54 2005
Main Collection (3rd Floor)

 

Notable Latino Americans

Electronic Resource

Recommended Online Reference Databases

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Recommended Multimedia Databases

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Recommended Statistics Databases

The following databases provide access to statistics and other kinds of data.

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