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Finding Information in Spanish at the Tredway Library
The following inventory, organized by subject coverage, identifies some of the most commonly used
electronic resources that contain information in Spanish. For more information about locating
Spanish sources, please contact librarian Amanda Makula (amandamakula@augustana.edu).
* Note: If you are searching multiple databases (in EBSCOhost) at the same time, scroll down to
the bottom, and for EACH database you will need to select “Spanish” from the “language” menu in
order to get all of the articles in Spanish.
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
EBSCOhost: Communication & Mass Media Complete
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Type search terms and select “Spanish” from the “Language” menu.
EDUCATION
EBSCOhost: ERIC
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Type search terms and select “Spanish” from the “Language” menu.
FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS
EBSCOhost: RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
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Type search terms and select “Spanish” from the “Language” menu.
HUMANITIES (History, Religion & Philosophy)
EBSCOhost: * America History and Life, ATLA Religion, Historical Abstracts, Old Testament Abstracts
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Type search terms and select “Spanish” from the “Language” menu.
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
EBSCOhost: MLA International Bibliography
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Type search terms and select “Spanish” from the “Language” menu.
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Literature Resource Center
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Click on “Advanced Search” on the top menu bar.
Fill out search field(s) and select “Spanish” from the “by language” box.
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
ALiCat
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Type search terms into the “Basic” or “Advanced” search screen boxes.
Click the “More Limits” box on the bottom right side and choose “Spanish” from the
“Language” field.
ClasePeriodica
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Type “español” into the first search box and select “Language Phrase” in the box next to it.
Type search terms into the second and/or third search boxes, and select other limiters if
desired.
EBSCOhost: Humanities Abstracts
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Type search terms and select “Spanish” from the “Language” menu.
Handbook of Latin American Studies Online
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Choose the option “If you are outside the Library of Congress, click here to Search HLAS
Online.”
Click on “Español” in the upper left corner to change the search interface to Spanish.
HAPI
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Click on “Search” in the left hand column.
Type your search terms into the search boxes.
In the “Limit by Language” area, check the box next to “Spanish.”
JSTOR Journal Archive
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Click “Advanced Search” on the homepage.
Type search terms into the search boxes.
In the “Type” field, check “Articles.”
In the “Language” pull-down menu, select “Spanish.”
Optional: You may limit your search to the journal collection(s) most closely matched to the
discipline you are reaching (e.g., Latin American Studies).
PRISMA
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Select “Search Articles” from the left side search column. (Note: You can also click on
“Versión en Español” at the bottom of the search column for a Spanish interface.)
Fill out search field(s) and type “Spanish” into the “Language” field.
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NEWS
LexisNexis Academic Universe
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Click on the “Sources” tab at the upper left side of the opening screen.
In the “Filter By” pull-down menu, choose either the name of a country or a continent.
Choose the “News” folder from the list of publication types.
Select the “Newspapers” folder from the list of publication choices.
Check the box next to the newspaper title(s) that you want to search. The title(s) will appear
in the “Selected Sources” box on the right side. (Note: you can perform additional searches
and add those titles to your “Selected Sources” box for more results.)
Click the red “OK – Continue” button on the right side when you are ready to begin your
search.
SCIENCES
EBSCOhost: * CINAHL, GeoRef
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Type search terms and select “Spanish” from the “Language” menu.
MEDLINE
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Type “Spanish” into the first search box and select “Language Phrase” in the box next to it.
Type search terms into the second and/or third search boxes, and select other limiters if
desired.
PubMed.gov
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Click “Limits” near the top of the home page.
Fill out searching criteria and select “Spanish” from the “Languages” menu.
SOCIAL SCIENCES
EBSCOhost: PsychINFO
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Type search terms and select “Spanish” from the “Language” menu.
Sociological Abstracts
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Type “Spanish” into one of the search boxes and choose “Language, LA=” as the field.
Or, scroll down to the “More options” section and type “Spanish” in the “Language” box.