HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Resource Pathfinder
You will be researching famous Latinos and Hispanics for Hispanic Heritage Month. The following
resources will help you with your project.
Print Resources: Check the cart or bookshelf; these titles will be pulled and reserved for you.
Use the Indexes and the Tables of Contents to determine if your subject is in the book. If he or she
is, use the index to locate the pages with information about your person.
Reference books:
REF 920 CAS
100 Hispanics You Should Know
REF 920 CON
Artists from Latin American Cultures
REF 920 HER
Herstory: Women Who Changed the World
REF 920 HIS
Hispanic Writers
REF 920.009 LAT
Macmillan Profiles: Latino Americans
REF MAR
A to Z Latino Americans: Latino Writers and Journalists
REF 920.009 MEY
The Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Americans
REF 920 OCH
Atlas of Hispanic-American History
REF ENC
Encyclopedia Americana
REF 031 WOR
World Book Encyclopedia
Note: You will find many different types of biographies in the reference section, call number 920 (in
the middle of the wall in the reference section; use the online catalog to help you locate). If you have
a sports figure, look for the sports biographies. Do the same for musicians, artists. writers, and other
subjects.
Non-fiction:
920 LAE
100 Hispanic Americans Who Changed American History
920 MAR
Contemporary American Success Stories: Famous People of Hispanic Heritage – 10
Volumes
920 MAR
Biography: Latin Sensations
920 MEI
A Biographical Dictionary: Notable Latino Americans
973 LIB
Hispanic Heritage: Cuban American Exiles from an Island Home
Biographies:
B CHA
Cesar Chavez
B CIS
Sandra Cisneros
B CLE
Roberto Clemente
B CRU
Celia Cruz
B SAN
Carlos Santana
B SEL
Selena Quintanilla Perez
B SOT
Sonia Sotomayor
Online Databases:
http://www.search.eb.com Encyclopedia Britannica – encyclopedia plus videos, primary sources, web
links, etc. Use Advanced Academic Edition
Biography in Context. http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/lcpsh Gale Databases/InfoTrac. Scroll
down a little bit and select “Biography in Context” and check it. Search for your person.
Pop Culture Universe. http://popculture.abc-clio.com/
World Book Online Reference Center.
http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/products?ed=all&gr=Loudoun+County+Public+Schools
Contains very short entries.
Internet:
www.Biography.com A&E Television network website. Provides short biographies of many well-known
people. Scroll to the bottom to see some mini-biography videos (short) including ones on Frida Kahlo
and Shakira.
Library of Congress Hispanic Heritage Home page: http://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/