Introduction
Follow
the suggestions below to locate books, database articles and
Internet sites with information on the Hispanic person you
have chosen. Your assignment is to write 1-1/2 pages on the
life, major accomplishments, and why the person is a noted
Hispanic/Hispanic-American.
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Keywords
and Dewey Numbers
In
the search box for the online catalog or Pinpoint, put the
name of the person.
You
can look in the Biography section (B) of the library or on
the reserve cart to find books on this topic. Some biographies
of groups of hispanic people are found in the 920 section.
You could use keywords: hispanic, latino, mexican (or other
nationality).
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Resources
ONLINE
CATALOG |
- 100 Hispanic-Americans who shaped American history.
920 L
- Latinos in Beisbol 920 C
- Famous people of Hispanic heritage 920,
10 vols.
- Hispanic-American scientists 920 O
- Women in the Hispanic world 305.48 L
REFERENCE BOOKS
- World Book Encyclopedia
- Encyclopedia Americana
- Look in books in the 920s under that person's occupation
(musicians, scientists, authors, etc.)
- Use Current Biography to find a contemporary person
- Latino Encyclopedia
- The biographical dictionary
of Hispanic Americans
R 920 M
- Contemporary Hispanic biography : profiles from the
international Hispanic community R 920 C,
4 vols.
- Dictionary of Hispanic biography R 920 D
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Non-Print
Resources
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- Use Pinpoint to search all our online encyclopedias and
databases for your person.
- NetTrekker has a Famous Person Search. After you open
Pinpoint, click the NetTrekker button on the left. Look
for "Famous Person" on the right and click it.
Put your person's name in the Name box.
- Above the Name box, click on
"Images" to find pictures of your person.
- Click "Web" to find recommended web sites.
- You can also click "audio" or "video"
to find multimedia web sites.
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