Collection Description

The Library actively collects and maintains a research level collection in support of the teaching and research of the faculty and students of the Spanish and Portuguese Studies Department. The collection offers resources in the languages, literatures, cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world, also including Galician, Basque and Catalan materials. The collections support pluridisciplinary research and cover a wide geographical area. The study of these countries and cultures can be approached from a wide range of subjects. Frequently used collections for research include: Medieval Studies , Latin American Studies, Ethnic Studies (Chicano Studies collection), Linguistics, and Special Collections at the Bancroft Library.

The major part of the collection is housed in the Gardner (MAIN) Stacks, with additional materials in the library subject branches, such as the Environmental Design Library (city & urban planning, architecture), Music, etc. Manuscripts, archives, and rare materials are housed in the Bancroft Library.

Electronic Book and Text Collections

Books and other texts in electronic form, available online either individually or as part of larger collections.

• Electronic Resource Finder
• CD-ROMs
• Obras completas [computer file] / Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de. Madrid, Micronet, 1997.
  Doe Reference PQ6322.A1 1997 compu/d
  In addition to the complete works, this includes a biography of the author, a chronology of his life and works, a bibliography, and images from his time. Also has Diccionario Cervantino by J. B. Avalle-Arce.
• La Biblioteca total viaje por el universo de J. L. Borges [computer file] / Cultura de la Nacion, Argentina. Buenos Aires, Argentina, La Nacion, 1996.
  Doe Reference PQ7797.B635.Z5634 1996 compu/d
  .Examines the life and work of the post-avant-garde Argentine author, Jorge Luis Borges.
• Libro de los gorriones [computer file]. / Becquer, Gustavo Adolfo. (Madrid), Biblioteca Nacional, c1999.
  Doe Reference PQ6503.B3.L5 1999 compu/d
  
• Literary eras : literature of the Spanish Caribbean to 1900. Woodbridge, CT, Primary Source Media, c1998. Doe Reference PQ7361.L58 1998 compu/d
  DATES: 1998-
  CONTENTS: A comprehensive collection of published works accompanied by manuscripts whenever possible. Full-text searchability, extensive hyperlinks, indexing and cross-referencing assists the user with his/her research.
  Available via the Networked CD-ROM Databases on Library Public Computers in Doe Reference Only
• Series
• Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies (selected titles) Electronic text and concordances of Alfonso Fernandez de Palencia's 1492 Spanish translation of Flavius Josephus' "Guerra Judaica".
  Doe Reference DS121.E44 1999 compu/d
  
• The Electronic text and concordances of the Portuguese translation of the Book of Marco Polo
  Doe Reference G370.P72165 1998 compu/d
  
• Translation of the Book of Marco Polo, Lisbon 1502, Valentim Fernandes, transcription of copy 0.2.2 at Bibliotheque National de Paris."
• Electronic text and concordances of Juan Alfonso de Zamoras Spanish translation of Los nueve libros de Valerio Maximo [computer file] : as contained in BNM MS. 2208
  Doe Reference PA6791.V7.E42 1999 compu/d
  
• The electronic texts and concordances of the prose works of Alfonso X, El Sabio [computer file]
  Doe Reference PQ6273.A2.A14 1997 compu/d
  This CD-ROM contains a complete set of texts and concordances of the Alfonsine corpus currently housed in magnetic form at the Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies in Madison, Wisconsin.
• Textos y concordancias del Ars moriendi (Escorial 32-V-19; Catalunya 11-VI-41; Bodleian 1-Q-VI) [electronic resource] = Text and concordances of the art of dying / preparados por Francisco Gago Jover. New York, Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies, c2000.
  Doe Reference BD444.T49 2000 compu/d
  This CD-ROM contains the semipaleographical transcriptions and complete concordances and indexes of the following texts: Arte de bien morir. Zaragoza: Juan Hurus, 1488-91 (Bodleian Library Q-VI-29), Arte de bien morir. Zaragoza: Pablo Hurus and Juan Planck, 1479-1484 (Biblioteca de El Escorial 35.V.19), and Art de be morir. Zaragoza: Juan Hurus, 1488-91 (Biblioteca de Catalunya 11.VI.41). The first two are in Spanish, and the third is in Catalan
• Early Celestina : electronic texts and concordances.[computer file]/Rojas, Fernando de. Madison, WI, Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies, 1997.
  Doe Reference PQ6426.A1 1997 compu/d
  
• CD-ROM series (Hispanic Seminary of Medieval Studies) " ... 20 early printings and the unique extant manuscript were selected for transcription. The corpus includes all extant exemplars of the Comedia (C01-03) and Tragicomedia in Castilian through 1530"- Guide in English; text in Spanish
• Coleccion clasicos Tavera (selected titles)
  Obras clasicas para la historia de Portugal [electronic resource]
  Doe Reference DP538.O373 1998 compu/d
  Bancroft BANC CPF 054
• Textos clasicos sobre los reyes catolicos [electronic resource] /
  Doe Reference DP59.T498 1999 compu/d
  Bancroft BANC CPF 072
  CONTENTS: Classic texts of numerous works on Catholic kings published between 1687 and 1920. Covers the countries, regions and cities of Latin America, Spain, Portugal and the Philippines
  Available via the Networked CD-ROM Databases on Library Public Computers in Doe Reference Only
• Textos clasicos para la historia de Castilla y Leon. [computer file]. (I)
  Doe Reference DP134.8.T498 1999 compu/d
  Bancroft BANC CPF 070
• Textos clasicos para la historia de Cataluña. [electronic resource] / [Biblioteca Nacional de España ; Pere Molas Ribalta (comp.)]. (I)
  Doe Reference DP302.C63.T497 2000 compu/d
  Available via the Networked CD-ROM Databases on Library Public Computers in Doe Reference Only
• Textos clasicos para la historia de Andalucia [electronic resource]
  Doe Reference DP302.A46.T49 2000 compu/d
  Available via the Networked CD-ROM Databases on Library Public Computers in Doe Reference Only

E-Journals

Journals in electronic form, available online either individually or as part of larger collection. E-journals only available for the Berkeley campus are listed in Pathfinder. The California Digital Library maintains a list of e-journals available to all UC libraries.

• Hispania [electronic resource]. Los Altos, Calif., Ibuki, 1996-c1999.
  Doe Reference PC4001.H72 compu/d
  Numbering 1917-1932, 1978-1993-1917-1997.
  Chiefly in English, with some articles in Spanish and Portuguese.
  Available via the Networked CD-ROM Databases on Library Public Computers in Doe Reference Only
• Telos [computer file] : cuadernos de comunicacion, tecnologia y sociedad: 10 años de la revista Telos. Otros contendidos: Coleccion de arte, 25 años de Fundesco, Memorias. (Madrid, Spain), Fundesco, (1995).
  Doe Reference P92.S7.T4 1995 compu/d
  Notes Contains 10 years of Telos, no. 29-42; Coleccion de arte de Fundesco, containing more than 300 original works of principal Spanish painters; Telecomunicaciones y sociedad: 25 años de Fundesco; and Memorias de Fundesco, fuinca y la fundacion formacion y tecnologia.
• Cuadernos hispanoamericanos. Madrid, Ediciones Cultura Hispanica, 1948/
  Main Stack AP63.C776
  Doe Reference AP63.C776 compu/d
  Cumulative Indexes in CD-ROM for no. 1-570 (1948-1997)
  Also available via the Networked CD-ROM Databases on Library Public Computers in Doe Reference Only
• Boletin de la Biblioteca de Menendez Pelayo [computer file] : (1919-1995). Madrid, DIGIBIS, 1999.
  Doe Reference PQ6032.B7 1999 compu/d
  
• Journal of: Sociedad Menendez Pelayo.
  Full text of periodical about the life and work of Menendez Pelayo.
  Available via the Networked CD-ROM Databases on Library Public Computers in Doe Reference Only

New Acquisitions

Most titles listed are from Spain or Portugal covering topics of interest to Peninsularists, however titles about Latin America and Lusophone Africa may also be included if the place of imprint is in Europe:

• June 2008 (pdf)
• May 2008 (pdf)
• April 2008 (pdf)
• March 2008 (pdf)
• February 2008 (pdf)
• January 2008 (pdf)
• Lists for 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007

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