College of DuPage Library

Viewing Databases in Spanish

Many of our databases, including any EBSCO provided database, can be viewed in languages other than English. Language options are usually located at the very top or bottom of a database page. For assistance changing the language settings for a database, visit any of our reference desks.

Databases - Best Bets

• CultureGrams
  A reference database of comprehensive information on world cultures.

• Informe!
  A Spanish-language database that provides indexing, images and full text of popular Hispanic magazines.

• Academic Search Complete

Multidisciplinary database covering a wide range of academic areas.

• Academic OneFile

Multidisciplinary database covering a wide range of academic areas.

• Academic Video Online

Great source for finding Spanish-language documentaries on a wide range of topics.

• Ethnographic Video Online Vol. II
  "Ethnographic Video Online Vol. II provides a large, comprehensive resource for the study of human culture and behavior – more than 750 hours and 1,000 films at completion. The collection covers every region of the world and features the work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century, including interviews, previously unreleased raw footage, field notes, study guides, and more. Ethnographic Video Online Vol. I is available in Academic Video Online."

Web Resources

Cuba - Mi Pais
Cuba - portal to general information from Cuban government
CUBA - Directory of resources - includes links to newspapers and magazines, statistics, economy and trade, government, history and academic research resources.
Cuban Newspapers online Spanish language newspapers

Latin American History & Culture

Art

• Arte Latino
• Colección Cisneros
• LatinArt.com
• Latino Virtual Gallery
• University of Essex Collection of Latin American Art

Film and Literature

• Biblioteca virtual Miguel de Cervantes
• Reflexiones, Essays on Contemporary Spanish-American Women Writers

General

• Latin American Network Information Center

History, Politics, and Geography

• Altapedia Online, Countries A to Z
• Andes Expedition
• BBC News, Country Profiles
• CIA: The World Factbook
• Cihuatan Archaeological Project
• Conquistadors
• Country Studies
• globalEDGE
• Mesoamerican Ballgame
• Mesoweb
• Mexico from Empire to Revolution
• Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier, Historias Paralelas
• US Department of State Background Notes
• Zarate's Political Collections (ZPC)

Society, Culture, and Education

• Food for the Ancestors

Spanish History & Culture

Art

• Artcyclopedia, Spanish Artists
• Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa
• MACBA Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona
• Museo Arqueológico Nacional
• Museo Chillida-Leku
• Museo Nacional del Prado
• Museo Patio Herreriano de Valladolid
• El Tango
• Web Gallery of Art, Art of Spain

Film and Literature

• Don Quixote de la Mancha
• Historia y crítica del cine español

History, Politics, and Geography

• Altapedia Online, Countries A to Z
• aneki.com -- Country Information, Regional and World Rankings
• BBC News Country Profiles
• CIA The World Factbook
• Country Studies
• D'Historia Recursos
• globalEDGE
• Medieval Sourcebook, Iberia
• Senate of Spain
• Spain, the United States and the American Frontier: Historias Paralelas
• Spanish History Index
• U S Department of State Background Notes

Society, Culture, and Education

• All About Spain / Todo Sobre Espana

Conversational Spanish

Dictionaries, Grammars, & Other Learning Aides

• Wordreference.com

Credible, authoritative online Spanish / English dictionary

• American Heritage® Spanish Dictionary (Diccionario inglés-español)
• BBC Languages

Introduces a variety of foreign languages through lessons. Some culture notes, useful phrases, and words to avoid. Major languages are covered in more depth. Includes links to other sites of interest.

• CAPL, Culturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon
• Diccionarios y Enciclopedias Generales
• Fluency Prof

Spanish audio, phrases, dialogues, and myths and legends.

• Forvo

Provides word pronunciations and some basic demographic information about each language. Content is user-generated.

• How to Study and Write for Foreign Languages
• iMendi

Learn basic vocabulary of English, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Portuguese, and Czech

• LangMedia

Provides resources for learning languages less-commonly offered by schools.

• Learn Spanish: A Free Online Tutorial
• Lexicool

Lexicool is "primarily a directory of 'all' the online bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and glossaries freely available on the Internet. It is a resource intended for translators, linguists, language students and all those interested in foreign languages. "

• Open Culture

Lists free resources for studying languages.

• Radio Lingua
• Spanish Language and Culture
• Spanish Proverbs and Sayings with Their English Equivalents
• Wordsteps

WordSteps helps you learn the vocabulary of nine major languages.

Magazines & News

• Abyz News Links

Links to international newspapers, news media, etc

• BBC Mundo

News from the highly regarded British Broadcasting Company

• CNN enEspanol
• El Comercio Digital
• Deportes ESPN
• Hoy (Chicago edition)
• El Mundo
• Newspaperindex.com

Selective links worldwide.

• El Nuevo Herald
• El Norte
• La Nueva Espana
• El Pais
• El Periodico
• Periódicos en español

Newspapers (mostly) in Spanish.

• La Raza (Chicago)
• Reflejos (Suburban Chicago)
• Reforma
• Servicio de Informacion en Espanol

News and Information in Spanish from the University of California. Includes major holidays and celebrations of Spanish speaking countries.

• Tribuna
• El Universal
• La Vanguardia
• Voice of America

Searching the Web en Espanol

• Aprendiendo a Usar la Internet

A Spanish language site for beginning internet users. The site includes tutorials, lessons, and links to additional resources to aid users in searching online.

Spanish Search Engines and Portals

• CiberCentro
• Google Espanol
• Internet Resources for Latin America
• American Network Information Center (LANIC)
• Open Directory, Cental America
• Open Directory, South America
• Open Directory, Spain
• Search Engine Colossus
• Yahoo! en Espanol

Spanish Directories / Gateways

• DMOZ Open Directory Project

Human-edited directory of the Web.

• Governments on the Web
• Spanish Language Resource Center

Web Links for news, culture, etc.

• Political Database of the Americas

NGO's (not necessarily in Spanish)

• Intute: Arts and Humanities

Catalogs online sources in the humanities.

• Political Resources on the Web

Up-to-date list on government and non-government resources. Sponsored by RadioRadical, Italy

• Spanish Classes in New York

It's not just about classes in New York. Great lists of Spanish Books, links to online Spanish magazines, dictionaries, Spanish keyboard, and a Spanish language chat-room are just some of the items.

• Voice of the Shuttle

Research links in over 25 categories.

• Union of International Associations

List of organizations (subscription) and topics (free registration)

• The WWW Virtual Library

International Affairs International politics, including NGOs.

• The WWW Virtual Library: Latin American Studies

Latin Amererica. Explore this site for more topics.

• The WWW Virtual Library: Nongovernmental Organizations

Vocabulario para la investigación en español

(Spanish Vocabulary for Research)

El Proceso de Investigación / The Research Process

Español	English
hacer investigación (en la computadora/red)	to do research (on the computer/web)
hacer una búsqueda (en línea, online)	to do a search (online)
los resultados	results
ampliar/refinar	to broaden / narrow (a search)
evaluar	to evaluate
selccionar	to select, choose
citar	to quote, cite
las fuentes, los recursos	sources, resources
Obras citadas	Works Cited

Los Archivos Bibliotecarios / Bibliographic Records

Español	English
la base de datos	database
cita bibiográfica	bibliographic citation
booleano, operador	boolean, operator
número de clasificación	call number
registro, archivo	record
encabezamiento (de materia, autor, etc.)	(subject, author, etc.) heading
palabra clave	keyword
el título	title
el/la autor(a)	author
el editor	publisher
la fecha/año de publicación	publication date/year
el tomo	volume
número	issue number
la página (de título/portada)	(title) page

Para Evaluar las Fuentes / Evaluating Your Sources

Español	English
(no) es útil para…	it is (not) useful for…
actual, reciente	current, recent
culto	scholarly
popular	popular
encontrar	to find
de una fuente fidedigna	from a reliable source

Tipos de Recursos / Types of Resources

Español	English
el libro	book
la revista	magazine, journal, periodical
el periódico, diario	newspaper, daily
el artículo	article
el ensayo	essay
el discurso	speech
la entrevista	interview
la obra (de consulta)	(reference) work
la guía	guide
el video, disco	video, DVD
un sitio web	website
la página web	web page
el enlace	(web) link
la página principal	home page

En la Biblioteca / In the Library

Español	English
l/la bibliotecario/a (de consulta)	(reference) librarian
las existencias	holdings
el pedido, pedir	the request, to request
el impreso, la copia	printed (material), copy
imprimir	to print
el texto completo	full text
entrega de documentos	document delivery
tarjeta de la biblioteca	library card
préstamo interbibliotecario	interlibrary loan
sacar	to check out
renovar	to renew
devolver	to return
(estar) vencido	to be overdue
la multa	fine

Vocabulario Adicional / Additional Vocabulary

Español	English
resumen	Abstract
archivos	Archives
Archivo adjunto	Attachment
Autenticación (de usuarios)	Authentication
bibliografía / literatura citada	Bibliography
operadores booleanos	Boolean operator
Navegador	Browser
Catálogo	Catalog
Disco Compacto	CD
Chat / charlar	Chat
Circulación	Circulation
Vocabulario controlado	Controlled vocabulary
Credencial / tarjeta para fotocopias	Copy card
plataforma de teleformación / plataforma educativa	Course management system
Obras en reserva	Course reserve
descriptor	Descriptor
módem telefónico	Dial-up
Disertación / Tesis	Dissertation
bajar	Download
Libro electrónico	E-Book
Editor	Editor
Reserva electrónica	Electronic reserve
enciclopedia	Encyclopedia
Hardware/maquinaria	Hardware
Acceso alta velocidad	High speed access
Reservar /retener	Hold
Retención de libros	Holdings
Lenguaje de Marcas de HiperTexto	HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)
Hipertexto	Hyperlink
Icono; Símbolo	Icon
índice	Index
Mensajería Instantánea	Instant messaging (IM)
Internet / La Red	Internet
Titulo de revista/Revistas Indizadas	Journal title
dispositivo de almacenamiento portátil	Key drive
filtrar	Limits/Limiters
microformatos	Microform
módem	Modem
ratón	Mouse
Multi-medio	Multimedia
Periódico	Newspaper
Catálogo en línea	Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
Formato de Documento Portable	PDF
publicación arbitrada	Peer reviewed journal/td>
fuentes primarias	Primary source
imprimir	Print
Servidor proxy /apoderado	Proxy server
Petición de reserva /reservar	Recall
publicación arbitrada	Refereed journal
Referencia(s)	Reference
conexión remota	Remote access
Renovación de préstamo	Renewal
Reserva /(Reservar)	Reserve
publicación arbitrada/ publicación académica	Scholarly
búsqueda computarizada	Search statement/search query
Fuentes secundarias	Secondary sources
serie	Serial
componentes lógicos	Software
Estantería	Stacks
manual de estilo	Style manual
dispositivo de almacenamiento portátil	Thumb drive
subir	Upload
Localizador Universal de Recursos	URL
identificación de usuario	User ID
Referencia Virtual / Servicio de consulta por internet	Virtual Reference
acceso inalámbrico	Wireless
La Red / Internet	World Wide Web
unidades ZIP / discos ZIP	Zip drive/ zip disk Zip