Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Collections and Services

Literature and Languages Library

Pop Culture Latin America! Media, Arts and Lifestyle -

Online encyclopedia covering a wide range of topics in Latin American popular culture, ranging from music and cinema to religion and political movements.

Q. 980.00321 C1441992 (ML&L Lib. Ref.)
The Cambridge encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992.

972.9003 En19 (Undergrad. Lib. and Reference Lib.)
Encyclopedia of contemporary Latin American and Caribbean cultures. London ; New York : Routledge, 2000. 3 Vols.

Q. 980.003 EN19 (ML&L Lib. Ref.; Undergrad. Lib. and Reference Lib.)
Encyclopedia of Latin American history and culture. New York : C. Scribner’s Sons, 2008. 5 Vols.

Q. 980.003 L349 (ML&L Lib. Ref.)
Latinoamericana : enciclopédia contemporânea da América Latina e do Caribe. São Paulo, 2006.

Q. 972.01 Ox25 (Ed. & Soc. Sci. Lib.)
The Oxford encyclopedia of Mesoamerican cultures: the civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Oxford, 2001. 3 Vols. or Oxford Encyclopedia of Mesoamerican Cultures (online)

The Internet and UIUC Library provides a wealth of cultural resources for Spanish-speaking countries. This Libguide lists a selection of sources.

If you know of others that could be listed here, send me a comment!

For a great guide to finding videos in Spanish online, check out:

Latin American and Spanish Videos

The guide was created by Jesús Alonso-Regalado, librarian at SUNY Albany.

Antonio Sotomayor, PhD
Librarian for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
337A Main Library
1408 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL  61801
Phone: (217)300-4812
Fax: (217) 333-2214
Email: asotomay@illinois.edu 

Paula Mae Carns, PhD
Librarian for Latin American and Caribbean Literature
200 South Main Library
1408 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801  U.S.A.
Phone: (217) 333-0076
Fax: (217) 333-2214
Email: pcarns@illinois.edu