Information for Graduate Students
This page has information that may be of special interest to graduate students.
Books from Non-KU Libraries
- WorldCat This link opens in a new windowWorldCat is the world's largest network of library content and allows you to search the collections of thousands of libraries around the world.
- Interlibrary LoanHelps you get books and articles not owned by KU.
Special Collections at KU
- Collections at Spencer - Latin America, Portugal, and SpainThe Spencer Research Library has significant Latin American holdings, including:
The George C. A. Boehrer Luso-Brazilian Collection, which contains printed and manuscript materials from the Liberal period of Portuguese history, documenting the turbulence in late-eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Portuguese and Brazilian politics.
The Natalicio González Collection, which includes personal papers for González, a former President of Paraguay, as well as originals and transcripts of materials related to Paraguayan history and politics
The William J. Griffith Collection of Guatemala and Central America, which has strength in Guatemalan print, ephemeral, and manuscript materials from the late 18th to early 20th century
Materials pertinent to Iberian history and literature--in both Spanish and Portuguese--may be found in the Boehrer Luso-Brazilian Collection, the Summerfield Collection of Renaissance and Early Modern Books, and the Cervantes Collection
Recommended Books - Graduate Study and Research
Graduate Study for the 21st Century - How to Build an Academic Career in the Humanities by Call Number: LB2371.4 .S46 2010ISBN: 1403969361Publication Date: 2010Summary: "Many graduate students continue to be regarded as "apprentices" despite the fact that they are expected to design and teach their own classes, serve on university committees, and conference and publish regularly. The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that the attrition rate for American Ph.D. programs is at an all-time high, between 40% and 50% (higher for women and minorities). Of those who finish, only one in three will secure tenure-track jobs. These statistics highlight waste: of millions of dollars by universities and of time and energy by students. Rather than teaching graduate students how to be graduate students, then, the guide prepares them for what they really seek: a successful academic career"--Provided by publisher.- Graduate Study for the Twenty-first Century [electronic resource] : How to Build an Academic Career in the Humanities byPublication Date: 2005Connect to electronic text. -- (Source: ebrary Academic Complete)
The Craft of Research by Call Number: Q180.55.M4 B66 2008ISBN: 9780226065656Publication Date: 2008"With more than 200,000 copies in print, The Craft of Research is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices.
The third edition includes an expanded discussion of the essential early stages of a research task: planning and drafting a paper. The authors have revised and fully updated their section on electronic research, emphasizing the need to distinguish between trustworthy sources (such as those found in libraries) and less reliable sources found with a quick Web search." --Provided by publisher.- The Craft of Research [electronic resource] byPublication Date: 2008Connect to electronic text. - (Source: Ebrary)
The Literary Theory Toolkit by Call Number: PN441 .R37 2011ISBN: 9781405170482Publication Date: 2011"Without a proper grasp of its relevant theories, approaches, and technical language, an effective analysis and interpretation of literature can be a daunting task. The Literary Theory Toolkit offers readers a rich compendium of key terms, concepts, and arguments necessary for the study of literature in a critical-theoretical context. Author Herman Rapaport provides a lucid overview of the field of literary study and presents readers with the intellectual tools necessary to construct an effective foundation for literary analysis and a richer appreciation of world literature. Topics covered include narrative, poetic, and performance analysis; the study of textual systems; and key aspects of social theory relevant to literary study. With varied examples drawn from literary texts spanning all periods and genres, this toolkit is lively and essential reading for all students of literary theory"--
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Call Number: LB2369 .G53 2009ISBN: 9781603290241Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Digital Humanities
- Institute for Digital Reseach in the HumanitiesThe Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities provides resources and training in the practices and tools of the digital humanities, facilitating interdisciplinary academic collaborations and innovative externally-funded research.
The goal of the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities is to prepare and support faculty and graduate students as they explore and use computing technology to advance humanistic scholarship across disciplines.
Literature
The Cambridge history of Latin American literature by Call Number: Watson Library-Reference PQ7081.A1 C35 1996Publication Date: 1996v. 1. Discovery to modernism
v. 2. The twentieth century
v. 3. Brazilian literature. Bibliographies.- Diccionario Espasa literatura española byCall Number: Watson Library-Reference PQ6006 .B74 2003Publication Date: 2003
- Historia de la literatura hispanoamericana byCall Number: PQ7081 .O85 1995Publication Date: 1995v. 1. De los orígenes a la emancipación
v. 2. Del Romanticismo al Modernismo
v. 3. Postmodernismo, Vanguardia, Regionalismo
v. 4. De Borges al presente
HathiTrust Digital Library
- HathiTrust -- Help and TutorialsThis guide provides information on how to find and access resources in HathiTrust, a digital preservation repository that includes over ten million volumes from partner library collections.
Open Access Repositories
- Subject Guide - Spanish & Latin American RepositoriesGuide of open access repositories that contain journals published in Latin America and Spain. Open access journals are scholarly journals, usually of high quality, that are offered without a subscription fee over the internet. Most of these journals are peer-reviewed.
- KU ScholarWorks This link opens in a new windowKU ScholarWorks is the digital repository of the University of Kansas. It contains scholarly work created by KU faculty and staff, as well as material from the University Archives. KU ScholarWorks makes important research and historical items available to a wider audience and helps assure their long-term preservation.
- Spanish & Portuguese - KU ScholarWorksPublished papers of the Spanish and Portuguese Dept.
- Center of Latin American Studies Faculty Publications - KU ScholarWorksPublications by faculty affiliated with the Center of Latin American Studies
- Central American Digital Community - KU ScholarWorksCentral American Theses and Dissertations
Professor Emeritus Charles Stansifer of the History department and the staff of the Scholarly Communications program at the KU Libraries' Center for Digital Scholarship worked together to obtain permission from these former students to digitize their theses and dissertations so that they could be made freely available through KU's institutional repository, KU ScholarWorks.