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Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Juan Manuel Pérez, Reference Specialist, Hispanic Division.) The Library of Congress’ collections are so immense that it does not matter how long you have been working here, you only come to know a very tiny fraction of what is available. I have been working at the Library for thirty …
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Tracy North, Reference Librarian and Social Sciences Editor, Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Division and Kaydee McCann, Reference Librarian and Humanities Editor, Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Division.) The Hispanic Division recently launched a redesigned site for the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS). An essential resource …
Posted in: Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Reading Room
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a cross-post by John Sayers, Public Affairs Specialist in the Office of Communications. It originally appeared on the Library of Congress Blog.) Today we launched our newest podcast series, “La Biblioteca” (The Library), in celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month. Every Thursday for the next eight weeks, Library specialists will explore the Library’s rich …
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room
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(The following is a post by Catalina Gómez, reference librarian in the Hispanic Division.) I can’t believe it’s that time of the year again; how time flies! National Hispanic Heritage Month at the Library of Congress is without a doubt one of my favorite months of the year. It offers a wonderful opportunity for curators, …
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Reading Room, National Hispanic Heritage Month
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Amalia Castaneda, 2017 Library of Congress Junior Fellow, Hispanic Division.) This summer, as a Junior Fellow in the Hispanic Division at the Library of Congress, I worked on the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape under the direction of Catalina Gómez, Hispanic Division Reference Librarian, who co-curates the Archive …
Posted in: Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Digital Content, Hispanic American History, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Reading Room, Interns, Junior Fellows, PALABRA Archive
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Juan Manuel Pérez, Reference Specialist, Hispanic Division.) If you drive down a major Spanish highway, there’s a good chance that you’ll see a very large black bull silhouetted on a hill in the distance. How large? This particular variety of bull stands about 46 feet tall! Originally appearing in …
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Catalina Gómez, reference librarian in the Hispanic Division.) Earlier in May, I had the good fortune to travel to Bogotá, Colombia to attend one of Latin America’s largest book fairs. The Feria Internacional del Libro de Bogotá (FILBO) (Bogotá’s International Book Festival) is held annually in Colombia’s capital, and …
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
Following are the online recordings (webcasts) of recent public programs pertaining to the Library’s international collections. To discover more videos, visit the four area studies divisions here: African and Middle Eastern, Asian, European, and Hispanic. African and Middle Eastern Division Title: Discovery of the Secret of the Great Pyramid & the Tomb of Tutankhamun (view on YouTube) SPEAKER: Mamdouh Eldamaty EVENT …
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Asian Division, European Reading Room, Hispanic Reading Room, Videos
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Tracy North, Reference Librarian and Social Sciences Editor, Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Division.) At the end of 2016, the Hispanic Division published Volume 71 of the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS), marking the 80th year of this ongoing joint undertaking between Library of Congress staff, scholars …
Posted in: Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Reading Room