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Hispanic
America / Latina/o /Chicana/o Subject Guide
Subject
guides are designed to help students begin the
research process, find reputable sources, and save
time.
Searching
the Library Catalog for Books & Other
Materials
To
locate books and other materials in CCSF Libraries,
select the Library
Catalog
from the Library's Homepage. You will notice many
ways to search, such as Title, Author, Subject,
Subject Keyword, etc.
Please note that the Library of Congress uses “Mexican
Americans” as the authorized subject heading
and NOT “Chicano” and, likewise, “Hispanic
Americans” NOT “Latinos”.
To begin research in this area, do a subject search
on “Mexican Americans” or “Hispanic
Americans” and browse through its various
subdivisions such as:
Mexican
Americans - Civil rights
Mexican Americans - Ethnic identity
Hispanic Americans - Economic conditions
Hispanic Americans - History
You
may also use related subject heading beginning with
the adjectives “Mexican American” or “Hispanic
American” such as:
Mexican
American art
Mexican American women
Hispanic American musicians
If
you have a particular Hispanic American ethnic
group that you‚re trying to research, you may
start by doing a subject search on that particular
group. Examples are:
Cuban
Americans
Cuban American women
Puerto Ricans
Puerto Rican families
Reserve
Materials
Reserve
Materials include books, sample tests, class notes,
and other items that instructors put at the library
for class use. The check out time is shorter than
regular circulating books.
To
search for a book on reserve in the
Library
Catalog,
select either Reserves by Course or Reserves by
Instructor.
When
you have located the materials, write down the Call
Number and Title and present this to a staff person
at the Circulation Desk.
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Browsing
the Library Collection
Materials
in the Library are shelved by call number according
to the Library
of Congress classification
system.
Books are arranged on the shelves by subject.
Relevant areas in the collection to find materials
on Hispanic Americans include:
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SUBJECT
HEADING
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CALL
NUMBER RANGE
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Cuban
Americans
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E184.C97
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Hispanic
Americans / Mexican Americans
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E184
.S75
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Hispanic
Americans - Education
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LC2669
- LC2688
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Hispanic
American Art
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N6538.H58
- N6538.M4
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Mexican
American Theater
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PN
2270.M48
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American
literature -- Mexican American authors
(Note: Mexican American authors are
treated as American authors,
as are other ethnic American groups,
and
will have their works in the PS call
number range)
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PS508.M4
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Mexican
American cookery
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TX715.2.S69
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Using
Key Reference Sources
Reference
books provide background information and overviews
on a given topic. Some examples pertaining to
Hispanic Americans are:
Tardiff,
Joseph C., and L. Mpho Mabunda (eds).
Dictionary of Hispanic
biography.
New York, NY : Gale Research, 1996.
CT1343
.D53 1996 Rosenberg Reference
Fernandez-Shaw,
Carlos M. and Gerardo
Piña-González.
The Hispanic Presence in North America
from 1492 to Today.
New York, NY : Facts On File, 1999.
E169.1 .F375 1999 Rosenberg Reference
Novas,
Himilce.
The Hispanic 100 : a Ranking of the
Latino Men and Women Who Have Most Influenced
American Thought and Culture. .
New York, NY : Carol Pub. Group, 1995.
E169.1 .N77 1995 Rosenberg Reference
Schultz,
Jeffrey D. (ed). Encyclopedia of
Minorities in American Politics..
Phoenix, AZ : Oryx Press, 2000.
E184.A1 E574 2000 Rosenberg Reference
Campbell,
Richard C. Two Eagles in the Sun :
Your Questions Answered About Mexican Hispanics in
the Border Southwest & Other Hispanics in the
United States. .
Las Cruces, NM : EDITTS Pub., 1995
E184.S75 C35 1995 Rosenberg Reference
Kanellos,
Nicolas and Critelia Pérez.
Chronology of Hispanic-American
history.
New York , NY: Gale Research, 1995.
E184.S75 C49 1995 Rosenberg Reference
Stavans,
Ilan and Harold Augenbraum (eds).
Encyclopedia Latina : history, culture, and
society in the United States.
Danbury, CT : Grolier Academic Reference, 2005.
E184.S75 E587 2005 Rosenberg Reference
Chávez
Candelaria, Cordelia (ed). Encyclopedia
of Latino popular culture.
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2004.
E184.S75 E59 2004 Rosenberg Reference
Weaver,
Thomas et al., (eds) Handbook of
Hispanic cultures in the United States :
Anthropology.
Houston, TX : Arte Público Press, 1994.
E184.S75 H3653 1994 Rosenberg Reference
Jiménez
Nuñez, Alfredo et al. (eds).
Handbook of Hispanic cultures in the United States
: History.
Houston, TX : Arte Público Press, 1994.
E184.S75 H3655 1994 Rosenberg Reference
Padilla,
Felix M. et al. (eds). Handbook of
Hispanic cultures in the United States :
Sociology.
Houston, TX : Arte Público Press, 1994.
E184.S75 H3657 1994 Rosenberg Reference
Kanellos,
Nicolas (ed). The Hispanic American
almanac : a reference work on Hispanics in the
United States.
2nd ed. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, 1997.
E184.S75 H557 1997 Rosenberg Reference
Nagel,
Rob and Sharon Rose (eds). Hispanic
American biography.
New York, NY : U X L, 1995.
E184.S75 H558 1995 Rosenberg Reference
Kanellos,
Nicolas and Bryan Ryan (eds).
Hispanic American
chronology.
New York, NY : U X L, 1996.
E184.S75 H559 1996 Rosenberg Reference
Hispanic
Americans : a statistical sourcebook.
Palo Alto, CA : Information Publications, 1997.
E184.S75 .H5655 1997 Rosenberg Reference
Kanellos,
Nicolas. Hispanic firsts : 500 years
of extraordinary achievement.
Detroit, MI : Gale, 1997.
E184.S75 K36 1997b Rosenberg Reference
Telgen,
Diane and Jim Kamp (eds). Latinas! :
women of achievement.
Detroit, MI : Visible Ink Press, 1996.
E184.S75 L354 1996 Rosenberg Reference
Chabrán,
Richard and Rafael Chabrán (eds).
The Latino
encyclopedia.
New York, NY : Marshall Cavendish, 1996.
E184.S75 L357 1996 Rosenberg Reference
Guereña,
Salvador and Vivian M. Pisano. Latino
periodicals : a selection guide.
Jefferson, NC : McFarland & Co., 1998.
E184.S75 L36 1998 Rosenberg Reference
Meier,
Matt S. at al. Notable Latino
Americans : a biographical
dictionary.
Westport, CT. : Greenwood Press, 1997.
E184.S75 M435 1997 Rosenberg Reference
Telgen,
Diane and Jim Kamp (eds). Notable
Hispanic American women.
Detroit, MI : Gale Research, 1993.
E184.S75 N68 1993 Rosenberg Reference
Benson,
Sonia G. (ed.) Reference library of Hispanic
America.
Farmington Hills, MI : Gale Group, 2003.
E184.S75 R44 2003 Rosenberg Reference
Castro,
Rafaela. Dictionary of Chicano
folklore.
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2001.
GR111.M49 C37 2001 Rosenberg Reference
Kenig,
Graciela. Best careers for bilingual
Latinos : market your fluency in Spanish to get
ahead on the job.
Lincolnwood, IL : VGM Career Horizons, 1999.
HF5382.5.U5 K455 1999 Rosenberg
Reference
Financial
aid for Hispanic Americans.
El Dorado Hills, CA : Reference Service Press,
2003.
LB2338 .F5645 2001-03 Rosenberg
Reference
Burr,
Ramiro. The Billboard guide to
Tejano and regional Mexican music.
New York, NY : Billboard Books, 1999.
ML102.T45 B87 1999 Rosenberg Reference
Beardsley,
John and Jane Livingston. Hispanic
art in the United States : thirty contemporary
painters and sculptors.
Houston, TX : Museum of Fine Arts ; New York :
Abbeville Press, 1987.
N6538.H58 B43 1987 Rosenberg Reference
Riggs,
Thomas (ed). St. James guide to
Hispanic artists : profiles of Latino and Latin
American artists.
Detroit, MI : St. James Press, 2002.
N6538.H58 S7 2002 Rosenberg Reference
Keller,
Gary D. A biographical handbook of
Hispanics and United States film.
Tempe, AZ: Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe,
1997.
PN1995.9.H47 K46 1997 Rosenberg
Reference
Reyes,
Luis and Peter Rubie. Hispanics in
Hollywood : an encyclopedia of film and
television.
New York, NY : Garland Pub., 1994.
PN1995.9.H47 R49 1994 Rosenberg Reference
Keller,
Gary D. Hispanics and United States
film : an overview and handbook.
Tempe, AZ : Bilingual Press/Editorial
Bilingüe, 1994.
PN1995.9.L37 K46 1994 Rosenberg
Reference
Krstovic,
Jelena O. (ed). Hispanic literature
criticism.
Detroit, MI : Gale Research, 1994.
PQ7081.A1 H573 1994 Rosenberg Reference
Magill,
Frank Northen (ed). Masterpieces of
Latino literature.
New York, NY : HarperCollins, 1994.
PQ7081.A1 M29 1994 Rosenberg Reference
Lomelí,
Francisco A. and Carl R. Shirley (eds).
Chicano writers : first
series.
Detroit, MI : Gale Research, 1989.
PS21 .D5 v.82 Rosenberg Reference
Lomelí,
Francisco A. and Carl R. Shirley (eds).
Chicano writers : second
series.
Detroit, MI : Gale Research, 1992.
PS21 .D5 v.122 Rosenberg Reference
Lomelí,
Francisco A. and Carl R. Shirley (eds).
Chicano writers : third
series.
Detroit, MI : Gale Group, 1999.
PS21 .D5 v.209 Rosenberg Reference
Barretto,
João C., Roberto Trujillo and Andrés
Rodríguez. Literatura Chicana
: a bibliography of creative and critical Mexican
American writings through 1996.
San Francisco, CA : City College of San Francisco,
Rosenberg Library, 1998. (also available on the web
at: http://www.ccsf.edu/Library/litchic.htm)
PS153.M4 B377 1998 Rosenberg Reference
Zimmerman,
Marc. U.S. Latino literature : an
essay and annotated bibliography.
Chicago, IL : MARCH/Abrazo Press, 1992.
PS153.H56 Z55 1992 Rosenberg Reference
Lomelí,
Francisco A. et al. (eds). Handbook
of Hispanic cultures in the United States :
Literature and art.
Houston, TX : Arte Público Press, 1993.
PS508.H57 H355 1993 Rosenberg Reference
Kanellos,
Nicolas (ed). The Hispanic literary
companion.
Detroit, MI : Visible Ink, 1997.
PS508.H57 H566 1997 Rosenberg Reference
García-Ayvens,
Francisco. Chicano anthology index :
a comprehensive author, title, and subject index to
Chicano anthologies, 1965-1987.
Berkeley, CA : Chicano Studies Library Publications
Unit, University of California at Berkeley,
1990.
Z1361.M4 G37 1990 Rosenberg Reference
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Searching
for Articles in Periodical Databases
The
term "periodicals" encompasses popular magazines,
journals and newspapers. If you need assistance in
identifying the differences between articles from a
popular magazine and a scholarly journal, you may
go here for further information:
http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Instruction/Pathfinders/scholarly.html
Note:
Most periodical
databases
are part of the private, passworded Web, so you
will need to have a current CCSF ID card with a
barcode to access those that CCSF subscribes to.
You get the free barcode from the Library either in
person or online.
If you encounter any difficulty with using a
database, please contact a reference librarian for
assistance.
Infotrac
Web
Infotrac provides magazine, journal and newspaper
articles covering the periods 1980-Present. There
are currently 5 databases within Infotrac available
to the CCSF community:
1.
Expanded Academic ASAP
2. Business Index ASAP
3. Health Reference Center Academic
4. Health and Wellness Resource Center
5. OneFile
For
this group of databases, you will find articles
with
a)
a citation only
b) a citation with an abstract of the
article
c) a citation with the full text of the
article.
Depending
on the topic on Hispanic Americans that you are
researching, select the appropriate database to
begin your search.
Example:
Select: Infotrac OneFile
Upon entering the database, you will, by default,
be put in the "Subject guide search" mode.
Browsing a subject You may browse a major
subject such as Mexican Americans by typing
"Mexican Americans" in the search box provided and
then either clicking on the "Search" button or
hitting the "Enter" key on the keyboard. At the
next screen, select "Narrow by subdivision". At the
next screen, you may select the appropriate
subdivision containing the cluster of citations you
would like to look at.
Examples of other subject headings
include:
Mexican
American art
Hispanic American women
Chávez, César
Huerta, Dolores
Doing
a keyword search
You may access this search mode by clicking on the
"Keyword search" link on the left of the screen.
This search option allows you to specify words or
terms in your search. You may combine keywords and
phrases with "AND". Please remember that when doing
a "keyword search", that it is critical that you
start with a few important keywords. If your search
produces a large retrieval of citations, you may
then choose to narrow the search by adding one or
more keywords to your original search.
Examples: Hispanics and discrimination and
workplace
(As an alternate to the above search, you could
substitute "workplace" with "employment" or
"Hispanics" with "Latinos" or other synonyms to
maximize your results.)
Hispanics and affirmative action
Latinas and health care
Cuban Americans and community
Literature
Resource
Center
Literature Resource Center provides full-text
articles on literary authors, their works and
literary movements.
Example:
Rodríguez,
Richard
Alvarez, Julia
Proquest
National Newspaper
5
News articles from 5 major newspapers, including
The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington
Post, Los Angeles Times and the Christian Science
Monitor. Date ranges vary by publication. Full text
available.
Example: Hispanics and politics
Ethnic
Newswatch
Comprised of newspapers, magazines and journals of
the ethnic, minority and native press in America,
this unique body of materials covers a wide range
of current topics and countless other social,
political and educational subjects. More than 200
publications covering 1995 to the present are
represented, and searchable in both English and
Spanish.
Example: Hispanics and healthcare
SFPL
- Electronic Resources, Magazines, and
Newspapers
San Francisco Public Library subscribes to many
periodical and reference databases.
You
must have a San Francisco Public Library card
number to access them,
so even after you complete your City College
courses, you can still access online periodical and
reference databases using SFPL.
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Finding
Web Resources
Below
are some examples of relevant academic/scholarly
web sites. If you use a search engine, such as
Google,
remember to evaluate
the quality of the results.
CLNet:
Chicana(o)/Latina(o)
Network
http://clnet.ucr.edu/
CLNet: Chicana(o)/Latina(o) Network provides links
to research on Chicano and Latino topics.
NCLR
(National Council of La
Raza)
http://www.nclr.org/
NCLR (National Council of La Raza) is a private,
nonprofit, and nonpartisan organization whose
mission is to reduce poverty and discrimination,
and improve life opportunities for Hispanic
Americans.
IUPLR
(Inter-University Program for Latino Research)
http://www.nd.edu/~iuplr/
IUPLR (Inter-University Program for Latino
Research) is a nationwide university-based research
organization consortium of 18 Latino research
centers based at major universities across the
United States that brings together scholars from a
wide variety of disciplines to conduct
policy-relevant research on Latinos.
U.S.
Census Bureau for statistics on Hispanics
http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/hispanic.html
The
Center for Comparative Studies in Race and
Ethnicity
http://www.stanford.edu/dept/csre/reports/index.html
The Center for Comparative Studies in Race and
Ethnicity at Stanford University provides Bay Area
and California demographic and statistic reports
based on the 2000 U.S. Census.
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Need
More Assistance?
Librarians
welcome your questions and can help you with your
research. For additional help you may go to the
Reference Desk at any of the 5 CCSF campus
libraries or telephone:
- Rosenberg
Library: 415-452-5543
- Alice
Statler Library: 415-239-3460
- John
Adams Library: 415-561-1946
- Southeast
Campus Library: 415-550-4353
- Downtown
Campus library: 415-267-6513
eRef
Electronic Reference Service to CCSF students,
faculty, staff and registered community users. Use
this service when you are NOT in a CCSF
library.
Library
and Web Research
Workshops
FIfty minute workshops are given throughout the
semester on effective methods in searching for
books, articles and information on the
Internet.
Evaluating
and Citing Information
Sources
Several useful sources for evaluating the quality
of web pages, how to prepare citations for a
"Bibliography" or "Works Cited" list, and how to
avoid plagiarism.
Purdue's
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comments or suggestions to:
João Barretto
Subject Selector
(415) 452-5441
email:
jbarrett@ccsf.edu
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