Types of Books you may encounter:
Anthology - A published collection of articles or writing.
Scholarly Books - Sometimes called 'Monographs', these books are written by scholars and experts in Spanish intended for other specialists in the field. Scholarly books are typically published by a university press or other scholarly publishing house.
Primary Sources - Though many books are secondary sources, some books can be considered primary sources.
Some examples of primary source books in Spanish include:
Original Literature (sometimes called seminal texts such as Plato's Republic) - Secondary sources can also be seminal sources. Seminal just means “universally recognized as something everyone should read.
Autobiographies
Reproduction of Diaries, essays, and other personal manuscripts.
Searching for Library Sources
To look for books, use the library catalog (see above) to type in searches. Our search catalog works best with "subject terms" or keyword terms that are tagged to each book in the library. Below are some examples of subject headings related to Spanish literature:
Other acceptable subject headings include: Author(s), literary movements, etc.
If you feel more comfortable browsing the book stacks, below are useful call numbers for reference:
Useful Call Numbers
