The Section acquires and makes available selected publications in the humanities and social sciences at research level from Spain, Portugal, Latin America, the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and the former Hispanic territories in Asia and Africa.
Also available in Spanish
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Languages covered are Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Galician, Basque and Amerindian languages. Current, second-hand and antiquarian material in the humanities and social sciences is acquired by purchase and donation. An information service is provided for specialist enquiries about the Hispanic collections and requests for bibliography relating to the Hispanic world.
- Collection Development Policy
- Hispanic Collections
- Hispanic Catalogues
- Catalan studies reference sources
Further Resources
- British Library Hispanic Exhibitions
- Hispanic non-book Material held (CD-Roms etc)
- Recent Notable Acquisitions
- Bibliographical Resources for Hispanic Studies
- Latin-American Material Elsewhere in the British Library
- The Mexican Collections in the British Library
- Colonial religious books in the British Library (Spanish only)
- Hispanic manuscripts in the British Library (Spanish only)
- Introduction to the Checklist of Nineteenth-century Hispano-Lusophone Africana
- Related Internet Resources
Contact
Hispanic Section
The British Library
96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7569
Fax: +44 (0)20 7412 7784
E-mail: hisp-enquiries@bl.uk
