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Archives

Portal de Archivos Españoles (PARES)

Millions of digitized documents, drawings and photographs courtesy of: Archivo General de Indias, Archivo de la Real Chancillería, Archivo General de la Administración, among others.

Censo-Guía de Archivos de España e Iberoamérica

Access to archives in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, el Salvador and Venezuela.

ICAA Digital Archive of Latin American and Latino Art

A database of digitized documents providing access to writings by artists, artistic movements, critics, and curators from Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and the United States.

Bibliographic Databases

Dialnet

A comprehensive database of articles, journals and theses available in Spanish universities.

Handbook of Latin American Studies

Bibliography of books, articles and conference papers on Latin America selected and annotated by specialists and published by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress since 1936.

Latin American Libraries

Latin American National Libraries

Links to the websites of the National Libraries in Latin America.

Virtual Libraries

Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Digital library offering full text of books on Spanish and Latin American literature, language and history, as well as, forums, and audiovisual library and news clips.

Ciberoteca

Virtual library that offers free access to thousands of literary, technical and scientific texts.

Cinema

Base de datos de películas

Catalog of Spanish and international films, shorts, series and documentaries. Multiple search options by director, title, actors, music, country, etc.

Cine Nacional

Comprehensive guide to Argentine cinema from the early years to the lastest releases. Includes information on thousands of films and people as well as news clips, reviews and photos.

Internet Movie Database (IMDB)

A comprehensive source on international cinema. Information on and searchable by movie titles, directors, actors, characters, countries...

Más de cien años de cine mexicano

Database covering Mexican movies and industry professionals.

Portal del cine y el audiovisual latinoamericano y caribeño

Database provided by the Fundación de Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano.

Collects information on movies and filmmakers from Latin América and the Caribbean.

Dictionaries

Diccionario de la lengua española

Electronic version of the Diccionario de la Lengua Española fo the Real Academia. Can be searched without accents and phonetically as well as with standard Spanish spelling.

Diccionario en línea

Spanish language, bilingual dictionaries and dictionaries of synonyms and antonyms. Bilingual dictionaries include English, French, Catalan, Italian and Portuguese.

Gran diccionario de la lengua catalana

Electronic version of the dictionary of Catalan language edited by Enciclopedia Catalana.

Spanish as a Second Language

Aula de Lengua

Classroom activities, graded readers, tests and other didactic material. Continuously updated by the Centro Virtual Cervantes.

BBC Languages : Spanish

Offers online courses, exercises based on news reports, games audio and video material.

Books and Bookstores

Libro, Lectura y Letras

Website provided by the Ministerio de Cultura, dedicated to books and publishing. Includes database of books published in Spain as well as a directory of Spanish publishers.

IberLibro

Database of rare and used books for sale in thousands of bookstores around the world.

Periodicals

ARCE: Asociación de Revistas Culturales Españolas

Access to the most important cultural magazines published in Spain.

Base de datos ALPE: America Latina en la Prensa Española

Database maintained by CINDOC, which belongs to CSIC, of news clips, chronicles, editorials, op-ed pieces, criticism and reviews about Latin America that have appeared in the Spanish press.

Catálogo Colectivo Español de Publicaciones Periódicas

Catalog of periodicals available at the National Library of Spain.

Compludoc

Database of journal articles analyzed at the library of the Universidad Complutense in Madrid.

Revistas Digitales

Database of electronic publications by Universia.net, an association that groups Spanish and Latin American Universities.

Zona Latina

Directory with links to newspapers, magazines, radio, television and other media resources in Latin America.

Hispanic Resources

Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA)

A resource for information on American participation in the Spanish Civil War. Links to the archives, exhibits, publications and other activities of ALBA.

America Reads Spanish

Promotes literature, reading and the presence of Spanish books in the U.S. The site offers links to distributors, Spanish publishers, conferences, book fairs as well as recommended reading in classic and contemporary literature.

Basque Studies Library

Offers access to the library, archives, and databases of the Center for Basque Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. Includes information on the Basque Country and Basques in the Americas.

Casa América

Cultural and research center promoting Latin American relations with Spain. Links to media, government and cultural institutions in the Americas.

The Center for Galician Studies

Promotes Galician language and culture through lectures, courses and a library. Links to official institutions and media in Galicia.

Centro Virtual Cervantes

Information on literature, language and the arts for students, teachers and translators. The "oteador" provides a thematic directory of sites related to the Hispanic world.

Hispanic Population of the United States

U.S. Census bureau reports, tables and other statistics relating to the Hispanic population of the United States.

Hispanismo

Offers a directory of university departments, academics and professional associations as well as links to resources on Spanish, Catalan, Galician and Basque. Information about employment and scholarships is also included.

The King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center

A cultural and research center promoting the teaching of Spanish and the culture of the Spanish-speaking world.

North American Catalan Society (NACS)

A professional association for scholars, students and people interested in all aspects of Catalan culture. Links to media, cultural center and universities.

Doctoral Dissertations

Base de datos de Tesis Doctorales (Teseo)

A data base of doctoral theses approved by Spanish universities since 1976. Produced by the Ministry of Education and Science.

Tesis doctorales a texto completo

Catalog of doctoral theses available in full text through the Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes.

Tesis europeas sobre América Latina

Data base of doctoral dissertations relating to Latin America from Universities in major European countries. Produced by the Red Europea de Información y Documentación sobre América Latina (REDIAL).

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