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Subject Specific Databases
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Chicano Database [via Eureka/RLG] (http://uclibs.org/pid/9574) VPN
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Records for all types of materials in the areas of Mexican-American topics and Latino cultures.
- Coverage: 1967-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/pid/9574 (http://uclibs.org/pid/9574) VPN
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Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) VPN
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The Handbook is a bibliography on Latin America consisting of works selected and annotated by scholars. Edited by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress, the multidisciplinary Handbook alternates annually between the social sciences and the humanities. Each year, more than 130 academics from around the world choose over 5,000 works for inclusion in the Handbook. Continuously published since 1935, the Handbook offers Latin Americanists an essential guide to available resources
- Access: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/ (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) VPN
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HAPI Online (Hispanic American Periodicals Index) (http://uclibs.org/PID/16242) VPN
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HAPI Online is the searchable Web version of the Hispanic American Periodicals Index. HAPI is your source for authoritative, worldwide information about Central and South America, Mexico, the Caribbean basin, the United States-Mexico border region, and Hispanics in the United States. From analyses of current political, economic, and social issues to unique coverage of Latin American arts and letters, HAPI Online contains complete bibliographic citations to articles, book reviews, documents, original literary works, and other materials appearing in more than 400 key social science and humanities journals published throughout the world
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/16242 (http://uclibs.org/PID/16242) VPN
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MLA International Bibliography [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=mla-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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The Modern Language Association International Bibliography (MLAIB) covers international scholarly materials on all languages, literatures, linguistics, and folklore from around the world. It includes citations to items from journals, series, books, essay collections, working papers, proceedings, dissertations, and bibliographies. MLAIB does not index book reviews.
- Coverage: 1926-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=mla-set-c&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&db=mla-set-c&adv=1) VPN
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General Databases
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American National Biography Online (ANB)
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THE LIBRARY HAS CANCELED ITS SUBSCRIPTION TO THE ONLINE ANB. THE PAPER EDITION IS AVAILABLE IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES REFERENCE COLLECTION.
This encyclopedia of historical biography contains scholarly articles on more than 18,000 Americans.
- Location: CT213 .A68 1999 (Humanities and Social Sciences Reference Collection, 2nd floor Shields Library)
- Access: Library Use Only
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Arts & Humanities Citation Index [via Web of Knowledge] (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
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Multidisciplinary database covering the journal literature of the arts and humanities. It indexes 1,100 of the world's leading arts and humanities journals, as well as covering selected, relevant items from over 6,800 major science and social science journals.
- Coverage: 1975-present
- Access: http://isiknowledge.com/wos (http://isiknowledge.com/wos) VPN
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Dissertation Abstracts International / Dissertations & Theses [via ProQuest] (http://uclibs.org/PID/11984) VPN
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Online access to citations and abstracts for every title in the UMI Dissertation Abstracts database; since 1997, provides full-text access to dissertations. Access is free to UC Campus dissertations.
- Coverage: 1861-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/11984 (http://uclibs.org/PID/11984) VPN
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- Current Research @ University of California, Davis (searches all University of California, Davis dissertations published in the Dissertation Abstracts database). http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucdavis/main
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Ethnic Newswatch (http://uclibs.org/PID/4737) VPN
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A full-text collection of the newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press in the United States.
- Coverage: 1960-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/4737 (http://uclibs.org/PID/4737) VPN
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Film Index International (http://uclibs.org/PID/44296) VPN
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Provides indexing of 115,000 films and biographical information for almost 57,000 personalities. FII also includes brief bibliographies and coverage of international film awards, as well as searchable plot summaries and full cast and crew lists.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/44296 (http://uclibs.org/PID/44296) VPN
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Film Indexes Online [via Proquest] (http://film.chadwyck.com/fio/home) VPN
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The Film Indexes Online portal allows for cross-searching of the AFI Catalog and the Film International Index databases. Combined, these two databases search for cast, character, director, and keyword information for thousands of films.
- Access: http://film.chadwyck.com/fio/home (http://film.chadwyck.com/fio/home) VPN
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Film Literature Index (http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/fli/index.jsp)
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Indexes 150 film and television periodicals from 30 countries cover-to-cover; 200 others selectively for articles on film and television. The freely available online version covers 1976-2001 only, while the print version covers the early 1970s and years after 2001.
- Coverage: 1976-2001
- Access: http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/fli/index.jsp (http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/fli/index.jsp)
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- Print edition with current issues available in Humanities/Social Sciences Reference, 2nd Floor Shields Library, PN1993.F484.
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Gale Literary Index (http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex)
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Gale's Literary Index is a master index to the major literature series published by The Gale Group. It combines and cross references more than 130,000 author names, including pseudonyms and variant names, and more than 140,000 titles into one source.
- Access: http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex (http://www.galenet.com/servlet/LitIndex)
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Gale Literature Resource Center (http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucdavis?db=LitRC) VPN
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Full-text biographies, bibliographies, and critical analyses of authors from every age and literary discipline. Combines core literary resources such as Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism Select, and the Dictionary of Literary Biography
- Access: http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucdavis?db=LitRC (http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/ucdavis?db=LitRC) VPN
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International Medieval Bibliography (http://www.brepolis.net) VPN
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Provides the most comprehensive, current bibliography of international scholarly literature in Medieval Studies available.
[updated quarterly]
- Coverage: 1967-present
- Location: print equivalent is in the Humanities/Social Sciences Reference Collection
- Access: http://www.brepolis.net (http://www.brepolis.net) VPN
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- You may need to download a special font for the diacritical marks in records to display properly. Follow instructions at the databases main page.
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Iter: Gateway to the Middle Ages and Renaissance (http://www.itergateway.org) VPN
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Iter, meaning 'a journey' or 'a path' in Latin, is a non-profit research project with partners in Toronto, Canada (the headquarters), New York City, and Tempe, Arizona. The goal of Iter is to increase access to all published materials pertaining to the Renaissance (1300-1700) and, eventually, to the Middle Ages (400-1500), through the creation of online bibliographic databases.
- Access: http://www.itergateway.org (http://www.itergateway.org) VPN
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Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts [via CSA Illumina] (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=llba&adv=1) VPN
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"CSA Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA) abstracts and indexes the international literature in linguistics and related disciplines in the language sciences. The database covers all aspects of the study of language including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Complete coverage is given to various fields of linguistics including descriptive, historical, comparative, theoretical and geographical linguistics. The database provides abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews drawn from over 1,500 serials publications, and also provides abstracts of books, book chapters, and dissertations."
- Coverage: 1973-present
- Access: http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=llba&adv=1 (http://www.csa.com/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=davis&access=davis856&cat=llba&adv=1) VPN
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Periodicals Index Online (PIO) (http://uclibs.org/PID/6848) VPN
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Periodicals Index Online is a retrospective database (1665-1995); over 300 philosophy titles are included. It also provides access to a smaller set of titles in fulltext electronic form.
- Coverage: 1665-1995
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/6848 (http://uclibs.org/PID/6848) VPN
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- To search only the full text digitized content of this resource (1802-1995), you can also use Periodicals Archive Online: http://uclibs.org/PID/9284
Full-text Resources
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Access World News [via NewsBank] (http://uclibs.org/PID/23120) VPN
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Access World News from NewsBank provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. and over 700 international sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. Access World News also includes a selection of Spanish language newspapers from the United States and other countries. Date coverage varies with individual newspaper.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/23120 (http://uclibs.org/PID/23120) VPN
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Caribbean Literature (http://cali.alexanderstreet.com) VPN
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The collection contains full text 19th - 21st century poetry, fiction and non-fiction written by authors from throughout the Caribbean. Included are numerous rare and hard-to-find works written in English, French, Spanish, Dutch, and various Creole languages, in addition to works published by authors who have relocated to North America. The database currently has over 63,000 pages; new content is added biweekly.
- Coverage: 18th - 21st Centuries
- Access: http://cali.alexanderstreet.com (http://cali.alexanderstreet.com) VPN
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Duke University Press Journals Online (http://dukejournals.org/)
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The e-Duke Scholarly Collection provides access to current issues of 29 electronic journals from Duke University Press. The list includes 18 titles previously available from Project Muse, in addition to other titles still currently updated in Muse.
- Access: http://dukejournals.org/ (http://dukejournals.org/)
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JSTOR: The Scholarly Journal Archive (http://uclibs.org/PID/1980) VPN
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JSTOR provides Full-Text access to back files of 773 important scholarly journals in nearly 50 disciplines spanning the arts, humanities, social sciences and the sciences. Current issues are NOT included. Holdings vary by journal. JSTOR is a not-for-profit organization established with the assistance of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/1980 (http://uclibs.org/PID/1980) VPN
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- About J Stor: Visit this page to learn about the holdings of JSTOR journals. See Harvest Library Catalog for UC Davis access to recent and current materials. http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/
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Latin American Women Writers (http://uclibs.org/PID/142275) VPN
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The collection contains 300 plays and more than 100,000 pages of poetry and prose written by Latin American women authors from 19 countries. Spanning a period from the colonial era to the present day, the literary works, memoirs, feminist essays, and other materials are available full-text in their original language.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/142275 (http://uclibs.org/PID/142275) VPN
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Latino Literature [via Alexander Street Press] (http://uclibs.org/PID/108429) VPN
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Latino Literature contains approximately 380 plays and 67,500 pages of prose and poetry by Chicano, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican and other Latin writers working in the United States. The majority of Latino Literature is in English,with selected works of particular importance (approximately 25% of the collection) presented in Spanish.
- Coverage: 1850-present
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/108429 (http://uclibs.org/PID/108429) VPN
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LexisNexis Academic (http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic) VPN
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One of the largest web-based full-text databases for current news, business and legal information, supporting a broad range of interdisciplinary research, LexisNexis Academic provides full-text access to nearly 6,000 individual titles. Includes a wide range of U.S. and foreign newspapers, plus transcripts of television and radio news programs. Business resources include business articles, accounting literature, company financial information. Legal resources include state and federal laws and regulations, a full range of case law, and law review articles.
- Access: http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic (http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic) VPN
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Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) (http://www.ndltd.org/)
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The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD) is an international organization dedicated to promoting the adoption, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic analogues to the traditional paper-based theses and dissertations.
This website contains information about the initiative, how to set up Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) programmes, how to create and locate ETDs, and current research in digital libraries related to NDLTD and ETDs.
- Access: http://www.ndltd.org/ (http://www.ndltd.org/)
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Periodicals Archive Online (PAO) (http://uclibs.org/PID/9284) VPN
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Companion resource to Periodicals Index Online (PIO), PAO is a fulltext archive of hundreds of historical digitized journals published in the arts, humanities and social sciences; about 35-40 of the titles covered are philosophy journals.
- Coverage: 1802-1995
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/9284 (http://uclibs.org/PID/9284) VPN
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- See also entry for Periodicals Index Online(PIO) for extended retrospective covereage of a larger number of titles, along with some selective fulltext access. http://uclibs.org/PID/6848
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Portal de Revistas CientÃficas Complutenses (http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=principal&col=1>http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=principal&col=1>)
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The portal provides full text access to articles in 65 periodicals edited by the Universidad Complutense Madrid. Subject focus of the journals spans the arts and humanities, the social sciences and the life and physical sciences. Articles are written primarily in Spanish; abstracts available in both Spanish and English.
[Full text available from Vol. 1 - present for most journals]
- Access: http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=principal&col=1>http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=principal&col=1> (http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=principal&col=1>http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/revistasBUC/portal/modulos.php?name=principal&col=1>)
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Project Muse: Scholarly Journals Online (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) VPN
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Project Muse provides full text access to over 300 journals in the arts, humanities, social sciences and mathematics. It is useful for searching interdisciplinary cultural studies topics. Its full-text search engine is more detailed than any other index for these journals. Coverage varies by journal.
- Access: http://uclibs.org/PID/31861 (http://uclibs.org/PID/31861) VPN
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Guides to Electronic, Print, and Other Resources
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Spanish Literatures and Language Guide [UC Davis Library] (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/spanish/research.php)
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A guide to print and electronic library research resources at UC Davis in Spanish Literatures and language.
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/spanish/research.php (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/spanish/research.php)
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Borderlands Resources (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/resources/guides/borderlands.php)
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Guide to databases, full-text resources and print works related to the U.S. - Mexico borderlands region.
- Access: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/resources/guides/borderlands.php (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/hss/resources/guides/borderlands.php)
Other Resources
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UC Davis Spanish Department (http://spanish.ucdavis.edu)
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Departmental information about the Spanish Program.
- Access: http://spanish.ucdavis.edu (http://spanish.ucdavis.edu)
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Iberia, Caribbean and Latin America, Selected Internet Resources (http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/countries/countries.html)
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The portal, developed by the Library of Congress, is organized by country. Each country has "Language and Literature" or "Culture" subheadings with links to literary texts, linguistic resources, bibliographies, dictionaries, institutes related to Spanish or Portuguese literature and languages.
- Access: http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/countries/countries.html (http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/hispanic/countries/countries.html)
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LANIC (Latin American Network Information Center) (http://lanic.utexas.edu/)
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LANIC's mission is to facilitate access to Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America. The target audience includes people living in Latin America, as well as those around the world who have an interest in this region. While many of the resources are designed to facilitate research and academic endeavors, the LANIC site has also become an important gateway to Latin America for primary and secondary school teachers and students, private and public sector professionals, and just about anyone looking for information about this important region.
- Access: http://lanic.utexas.edu/ (http://lanic.utexas.edu/)
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Literature: Spain (http://connexion.oclc.org/WebZ/XPathfinderQuery?sessionid=0:term=3620:xid=LCP)
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The pathfinder, one of the Portals to the World series developed by the Library of Congress, links to full text literary resources and web sites devoted to Spanish literature.
- Access: http://connexion.oclc.org/WebZ/XPathfinderQuery?sessionid=0:term=3620:xid=LCP (http://connexion.oclc.org/WebZ/XPathfinderQuery?sessionid=0:term=3620:xid=LCP)
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Portal to Full Text Online Spanish (Iberian) Resources, University of Texas Libraries (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/iberian/fulltextspa.html)
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This comprehensive gateway leads to an extensive array of freely accessible digitized literary texts, journal articles, anthologies, essays and conference proceedings. The portal also links to other major portals, online dictionaries, and other online resources.
- Access: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/iberian/fulltextspa.html (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/subject/iberian/fulltextspa.html)
