Finding Books in Other Libraries: WorldCat
Use WorldCat to discover what books other libraries have on your topic. You can request to borrow these books for free through interlibrary loan.
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A world-wide catalog of books, journals, audiovisual materials, and other sources available in libraries worldwide. Includes direct links to request items on Interlibrary Loan.
Search Tips:
- Be sure to check the "Find a Copy in the Library" section of a book record. This will tell you whether or not the Holy Cross Libraries owns the book you are looking at. If we do not own the book, click the "Illiad Interlibrary Loan" link to request the book through interlibrary loan
- Be sure to give yourself enough time to request a book through interlibrary loan. These items are shipped through postal mail, and generally take 5-10 business days to arrive at Holy Cross.
Examples of relevant books in WorldCat:
Duenas and Doncellas: a study of the "Doña Rodríguez" episode in "Don Quijote" by Call Number: Request via ILLISBN: 9780807892091Publication Date: 1979-01-01
Spanish Writers on Gay and Lesbian Themes by Call Number: Request via ILLISBN: 9780313303326Publication Date: 1999-05-30
Tracing a Journal Citation
If you already have the citation information for an article, don't use the databases -- you can track it down directly through the eJournals portal.
All the information that you will need is in this citation. Search the "E Journals" link above by journal title to see if we have access to a journal online.
E-Journals
In addition to searching the research databases listed here, you may also want to try searching in specific subject specific journals. Search Holy Cross' EJournal list here.
Examples of journals:
- ChasquiEjournal access for Chasqui goes back to 2000. For articles published before 2000, the journal is in print in Dinand, call number PQ6001 +C48.
- HispanófilaOnline access covers 2003-Present. Volumes published between 1983 and 2014 are available in print, call number PQ6001 .H68
- Romance NotesEjournal access for Romance Notes goes back to 2004. For articles published before 2004, the journal is in print in Dinand, call number PN801 .R75.
Print Journals
While many journal articles are available online, keep in mind that some journal are only available in print. You'll find relevant print journals in the call number range PQ6001 - PQ8929.
The journals listed below are available only in print. The MLA International Bibliography database indexes these journals so article citations from these journals will be included in your MLA search results. You can then use the citation information to locate the article in Dinand.
- Hispamérica: Revista de LiteraturaCall number PQ7081.A1 H57
- Revista Canadiense de Estudios HispánicosCall number PQ6001 .R44
- Revista de Estudios HispánicosCall number PQ6001 .R443
- Revista de crítica literaria latinoamericanaCall number PQ7081.A1 R33
Journal volumes cannot be checked out from Dinand, but you'll be able to scan the pages of any article that you'd like to read for your research. There are two book scanners on the first floor fo Dinand.