I. SABIO INFORMATION GATEWAY. The system offers connection to:

• Catalog. Lists books, journals, dissertations, government documents, maps, microforms, media, CD-ROMs, music, etc. owned by the Library. You may limit a search by language, year(s) of publication, type of material, etc.
• Indexes to periodical articles.
• Internet.  to  libraries worldwide, resources by subject, electronic reference titles, etc..

LATIN AMERICA (or individual country)
     --LITERATURE -- SOURCES
LATIN AMERICAN FICTION -- HISTORY AND CRITICISM
SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE (or Peruvian, etc.)
        --HISTORY AND CRITICISM
        --20TH CENTURY --HISTORY AND CRITICISM
HISPANIC AMERICAN LITERATURE
ARGENTINE FICTION -- 20TH CENTURY
ARGENTINA -- PERIODICALS -- INDEXES
POSTMODERNISM (LITERATURE)

II. GUIDES TO THE LITERATURE (GENERAL)

 Bibliographic Guide to Latin American Studies, 1989. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1978-Present. Z 1610 B52 Main Ref
Yearly; provides bibliographic information on books cataloged by the Library at the University of Texas at Austin, which has one of the world's largest and best collections of materials from and about Latin America.

 Covington, Paula Hattox. Latin America and the Caribbean: a Critical Guide to Research Sources. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992. F 1408 L37 1992 Main Ref
A straightforward and up-to-date bibliography of primary and secondary sources. Useful indexes. 

III. INDEXES

Arts & Humanities Citation Index

HLAS. Handbook of Latin American Studies. Annual. Volumes alternate: one year Social Sciences, the next, Humanities. Excellent traditional source for books and periodicals on Latin America. Subject index gives access to books and articles.
Paper edition available at:  Z1605 H23 Main Ref

Hapi, Hispanic American Periodicals Index.Paper edition available since 1974- at: . Z 1605 H49 Main Ref
Covers 350 journals from or about Latin America. Includes book reviews, drama and film reviews and articles which may be written in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Good for unique viewpoint. .

Humanities Index. Bronx, NY: Wilson, 1974- .
Covers over 250 English language publications in archaelogy, history, folklore, philosophy, religion, literature and the arts. (CD-ROM version available through SABIO or the LAN)

MLA International Bibliography, 1921-
The most comprehensive collection of citations to literary criticism available. MLA indexes periodicals and books in many languages. Criticism of Spanish and Latin American authors from the middle ages to comtemporary times. Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Literatures are arranged chronologically, then alphabetically by author. (CD-ROM version available through SABIO or the LAN) 

  IV. BIBLIOGRAPHIES, DICTIONARIES

Gullón, Ricardo. Diccionario de Literatura Española e Hispanoamericana. Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 1993. 2 vols.
PQ 6006 D 54 1993 Main Ref

Diccionario Enciclopédico de las Letras de América Latina (DELAL). Venezuela: Biblioteca Ayacucho: Monte Avila Editores Latinoamericana, 1995. Vol. 1. PQ 7081 D 54 1995 Main Ref
New source containing evaluative entries for specific authors, movements, trends, etc. that characterises the Latin American literature. Essays are written by noted scholars in the field.  

V. CRITICISM

Brower, Keith H. Contemporary Latin American Fiction: An Annotated Bibliography. Salem Press, 1989
PQ 7082 N7 B76 1989 Main Ref
Extensive and useful annotated bibliography that includes all major Latin American literary figures.

Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC). Detroit: Gale Research, Inc. 1973- PN 80 C6 Main Ref
Multi-volume set with excerpts from critical essays. Covers authors of long established stature as well as popular genre authors from throughout the world. Does limit coverage to writers who are living or who have died since 1960. Some biographical information. Cumulative author index with each issue; cumulative index to critics as well.

Foster, David William. Modern Latin American Literature. 1975. PQ 7081 F63 1975 Main Ref
Source similar to others dealing with criticism. Helpful bibliographies.

Krestovic, Jelena O., ed. Hispanic Literature Criticism. Detroit: Gale Research, 1994. 2 vols. PQ 7081 A1 H573 1994 Main Ref
Good source for finding critical essays on individual authors. Includes all major figures from Latin America. Follows the traditional format used in Gale publications on criticism: an essay on the author with biographical information followed by critical writings by different authors and published in a variety of sources. In English.

Sole, Carlos A., ed. Latin American Writers. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1989. 3 vols. PQ 7081 A1 L37 1989 Main Ref
Good source for critical studies on Latin American writers. Provides a panoramic view of the literary history of Latin America, beginning with colonial period up to the present. All genres are represented. Useful introductory chapter and chronological tables.

  VI.  ELECTRONIC JOURNALS

The John Hopkins Guide to Literary Theory & Criticism. Access to full text articles from 1993 -Present.
MLN. Access to full text articles from 1993-Present. Critical studies in the modern languages: Italian, Hispanic, German, and and French.
NLH. New Literary History. Full text of articles from 1995-Present. Journal focusing on theory and interpretation.

 Patricia Promís, Spring 1998