Life and Works of Pablo Neruda (Senior Seminar)
Spanish 492
Bibliography Assignment

Spanish Research Guide	Library Web Site
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Search MLA International Bibliography

How to Find:
Books | Journal Articles | Citing Sources

Does It Exist?

Is It Available to Me?

1.) Ariadne

Search by Keyword (use Boolean Logic) Find and Use Subject Headings Browse the shelves by Call Number

2.) Western Michigan's WestCat

Search by Keyword (use Boolean Logic) Find and Use Subject Headings Browse the shelves by Call Number

3.) WorldCat and 4.) Interlibrary Loan

Search by Keyword (use Boolean Logic) Find and Use Descriptors (Subject Headings) Check Libraries with Item Order item through ILL ($1 per item) - Interlibrary Loan

See the Spanish Research Guide on Finding Books.

What's in the Reference Collection

Background Sources

• Cambridge history of Latin American literature / edited by Roberto González Echevarría and Enrique Pupo-Walker (Ref. PQ7081.A1 C35 1996 v.1-3)
• Contemporary literary criticism (Ref. PN771 .C59)
• Encyclopedia of Latin American literature / Verity Smith, editor (Ref. PQ 7081.A1 E56 1997)
• Handbook of Latin American literature (Ref. PQ7081.A1 H36 1992)
• Latin American literature in the 20th century : a guide (Ref. PQ 7081 .L36 1986)
• Latin American literary authors : an annotated guide to bibliographies / by David Zubatsky (Ref. Z 1609.L7 Z82 1986 )
• Poetry criticism : excerpts from criticism of the works of the most significant and widely studied poets of world literature / Robyn V. Young, editor (Ref. PN 1111 .P6 v.4)
• Twentieth-century poetry from Spanish America : an index to Spanish language and bilingual anthologies / Iliana L. Sonntag Blay (Ref. PQ 7082.P7 S6 1998)

Bibliographies

• Latin American literary authors : an annotated guide to bibliographies (Ref. Z 1609.L7 Z82 1986)
• Pablo Neruda : an annotated bibliography of biographical and critical studies / Hensley C. Woodbridge and David S. Zubatsky (Ref. Z 8619.3 .W66 1988)
• Pablo Neruda : bibliografía / Horacio Jorge Becco (Ref. Z 8619.3 .B42)
• Selective bibliography of bibliographies of Hispanic American literature (Ref. Z 1601.A2 B7x)

FINDING JOURNAL ARTICLES

See How to Find Journal Articles and the Spanish Research Guide on Finding Articles.

Does It Exist?

Is It Available to Me?

Sources for Citations and Articles

Print and Online Indexes

Print and online indexes will lead you to article citations that include author, article title, journal title, volume number, publication date, and page number information about the article. Citations do not include the entire article. You must locate the journal once you have a citation.

Use the indexes below, or see the Spanish Research Guide: Using Indexes and Databases to help select an index.

MLA International Bibliography (1963- ) < about >

MLA International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures (print index)
Ref. Z 7006 .M64 (1921-1993) located on Index 2

Arts and Humanities Search (1980- ) < about >

Humanities Abstracts (1984- ) < about >

Handbook of Latin American Studies Online (1935- ) < about >

Full-Text Online Resources

Full text online resources include citation information as well as the article itself.

Alphabetical List of Full-Text Sources
Off-Campus Access to Licensed Resources

Databases:

Proquest < about >
Includes a "Research Module" that can be limited to peer reviewed articles

General Reference Center Gold < about >

Wilson Select Plus Full Text < about >

Online Full Text Journals:

JSTOR < about >
Some of the literature titles in JSTOR:
MLN (1962-1994)
Modern Language Notes (1886-1961)

Project MUSE < about >
Some of the literature titles in Project MUSE:
Comparative Literature Studies (2000- )
Journal of Modern Literature (1998-)
MLN (1993- )
MLQ: Modern Language Quarterly (1999- )

Types of Periodicals

Scholarly Journals (Latin American Literary Review)

• Authors are scholars or researchers in their fields.
• Authors cite their sources in footnotes, endnotes, and bibliographies.
• Individual issues have little or no advertising.
• Articles must go through a peer-review process.
• Articles usually report original scholarly research.
• Most illustrations are charts, figures, or graphs.
• Authors use the specialized language or jargon of the discipline.

Popular Magazines (Poets & Writers Magazine)

• Authors are free lance writers or magazine staff members.
• Authors may mention sources, but rarely cite them in notes or bibliographies.
• Individual issues contain many advertisements.
• There is no peer review process. Articles are reviewed by editors or publishers.
• Illustrations are numerous and colorful.
• Articles are meant to inform and entertain an educated audience.
• Language is written for the general adult audience (no specialized jargon).

Scholarly or Not?
Use Ulrich's Periodicals Directory (Ref. Desk Z6941 .U5)
Look for section called "Document Type"
Document Type MUST say "Academic/Scholarly Publication" to be considered scholarly!

When evaluating sources, pay attention to:

1. Accuracy
How reliable is the information? Are there editors and fact checkers?
2. Authority
What are the author's qualifications? Is the publisher reputable?
3. Objectivity
Is the author trying to sway opinion? Is the information free from bias?
4. Currency
Is the publication date indicated? Is the source up to date?

Don't forget to use bibliographies contained in reference books, annotated bibliographies, circulating books, and journal articles!

CITING YOUR SOURCES in the MLA style

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA handbook for writers of research papers.
5th ed., New York : Modern Language Association of America, 1999.
(Ref. LB 2369 .G53 1999)

See the MLA Website for information on citing electronic sources (click the link to "MLA Style").

ALWAYS check the style manual!! DO NOT rely on other guides unless they are officially sanctioned by MLA (such as the MLA Website)!

But if you must have general help, see How to Cite Sources and Using MLA Style to Cite and Document Sources.

Book citation:

Reader, Avid, and Perma Bound. A Comprehensve History of
	Books and Bookmaking in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo: City Press, 1933.

Journal Citation:

Hornet, Kay. "Kalamazoo's Inspirational College Mascots." Jivin' in the Hive 26.3
	(1999) : 21-35.

Chapter in a Book:

Seashore, Shelly. "Bathing Cap Use in Kalamazoo, Michigan." Sand, Soil,
	and Toil: Beaches in the American Midwest. Ed. Ivana Suntann and Misty C. Weed. Chicago: Flaming Dune Publications, 1998. 234-267.