KEAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
GUIDE
Adelante Project Research Resources
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Circulating Books
To find circulating books on wide-ranging topics using your key words or ideas:
Go to the Kean University Library Homepage,
Click Books, E-books, Videos, & More to access the Kean Catalog.
Type your key words in the search box underneath Find This:
Click Search.
Evaluate your search results.
Make note of the call number and status for any titles of interest. When a book record’s Status is Not Charged, this means that the book is not checked out and should be available on the shelf.
Circulating titles are located in the Main Collection on the second and third floors of the Kean University Library.
Reference Books
Listed below are reference titles provided for quick look-up by call number in the Reference Collection located on the first floor of the Library. The first column displays the reference call number. The second column displays the corresponding title.
Call NumbersReference Titles
RefAG 61 .P48 2005El Pequeño Larousse Ilustrado
RefCT 1347 .C37 2007100 Hispanics You Should Know
Ref E 184 .S75 E59 2004Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture
Ref E 184 .S75 L35 2006Latinas in the United States
Ref E 184 .S75 O97 2005Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas in theUnited States
Ref E 184.S75 R43 2000Reference Library of Hispanic America
Ref F 1410 .E56 2002Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics
Ref F 1418 .F457 2005Historical Dictionary of U.S.-Latin AmericanRelations
Ref G 1541 .S1 .L3 2007Atlas and Survey of Latin American History
Ref GV 697 .A1 L345 2004Latino and African American Athletes Today
Ref HC 125 .C29 2006Cambridge Economic History of Latin America
Ref HF 1002 .O9 2002Oxford Business Spanish Dictionary
Ref LB 2337.4 .S3534 2003Financial Aid for Hispanic Americans, 2003-2005
Ref PC 4129 .E5 B32 2005Using Spanish
Ref PC 4640 .C53 2002Collins Spanish-English, English-Spanish Dictionary
RefPQ 6033 .C36 2004Cambridge History of Spanish Literature
Ref PS 153 .H56 K36 2003Hispanic Literature of the United States
Ref PS 153 .H56 N68 2006Notable Latino Writers
Ref R 121 .E575 2004English & Spanish Medical Words & Phrases
Ref Z 1037.7 .D36 2003Bilingual Children’s Books in English and Spanish
Ref Z 1037.7 .S387 2004Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults
Electronic Databases
To start using the Library’s electronic databases to search for articles using your key words, go to the Kean University Library Homepage, Click Articles & More to access the Databases. Brief directions are provided on the next pages to help you get started.
EBSCOhostTo search the EBSCOhost Research Databases:
Click Multidisciplinary on the Databases Listed by Subject and Format menu.
Click EBSCOhost Research Databases (EBSCOhost).
Click EBSCOhost Web.
Select Academic Search Premier, Communication & Mass Media Complete,and/orMasterFile Premier.
Click Continue to access the Basic Search Form.
Enciclopedia Universal
en EspañolTo search Enciclopedia Universal en Español:
ClickSpanish-Language Resources on the Databases Listed by Subject and Format menu.
ClickEnciclopedia Universal en Español (Encyclopaedia Britannica).
Ethnic NewsWatchTo search Ethnic NewsWatch:
ClickSpanish-Language Resources on the Databases Listed by Subject and Format menu.
ClickEthnic NewsWatch(ProQuest).
To search using an English-language interface or, alternatively, a Spanish-language interface, click eitherEnglish or Español. You will then be presented with the Basic Search form with instructions in your selected language.
Fuente AcademicaTo search Fuente Academica:
ClickSpanish-Language Resources on the Databases Listed by Subject and Format menu.
ClickFuente Academica (EBSCOhost).
GenderWatchTo search GenderWatch:
ClickSpanish-Language Resources on the Databases Listed by Subject and Format menu.
ClickGenderWatch (ProQuest).
Click Continue to access the Basic Search form.
Note: To search using a Spanish-language interface, select Españolinstead of English from the Interface Language drop-down menu located on the top right-hand side of your screen.
InfoTrac ¡Informe!To searchInfoTrac¡Informe!:
Click Spanish-Language Resources on the Databases Listed by Subject and Format menu.
ClickJerseyClicks.
ClickCustom Search.
Scroll and clickInfoTrac¡Informe! (en español) underAll Databases A-Z.
Note: To use InfoTrac¡Informe!and other JerseyClicks databases off-campus, go directly to JerseyClicks ( you run your search, you will be prompted for your New Jersey public library card barcode. Simply type in your barcode numbers and view your search results.
Latino LiteratureTo search Latino Literature:
ClickSpanish-Language Resources on the Databases Listed by Subject and Format menu.
ClickLatino Literature: Poetry, Drama and Fiction (Alexander Street Press).
ProQuestTo search ProQuest Social Science Journals:
ClickSpanish-Language Resources on the Databases Listed by Subject and Format menu.
Click ProQuest Social Science Journals (ProQuest).
Note: To search using a Spanish-language interface, select Españolinstead of English from the Interface Language drop-down menu located on the top right-hand side of your screen.
Smithsonian Global
Sound for LibrariesTo search Smithsonian Global Sound for Libraries:
Click the letter S on the Jump to menu.
ClickSmithsonian Global Sound for Libraries.
Click Country or Cultural Group and proceed.
Periodicals
Provided below is a list of select journals available in electronic format through the Library’s databases. To check holdings information for these titles and numerous other journals, go to the Library’s Periodicals Listavailable fromthe Library’s homepage ( by clicking Periodicals List and then clicking Periodicals List again.
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Bulletin of Spanish Studies
Hispanic Research Journal
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Ethnic and Racial Studies
Hispanic Business
Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
El Hispanic News
Hispanic Review
Hispanic Times Magazine
Hispanic Trends
Journal of Latinos and Education
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Internet Resources
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American Community Survey
American FactFinder
Archivos Virtuales
Papers of Latino and Latin American Artists
Elcastellano.org
La Página del Idioma Español
Iberolenguas
Informacion En Vivo
Servicios de Referencia en Español
Latin American Network Information Center
Latino Virtual Gallery
Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives
Lenguaje.com
Library of Congress
Hispanic Reading Room
Minority Links
Office of Minority Health
PewHispanicCenter
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