Welcome to the course guide for SPAN 451:

Insults, Marginality and Crime: The Culture of Abuse in Early Modern Spain

Faculty: Patricia W. Manning

I. Finding Books in the KU Libraries

• KU Libraries Online Catalog
• Suggested Subject Headings
• Reference Books
• Interlibrary Loan

II. Finding Articles

• Indexes and Databases
• Databases by Subject
• Electronic Journals
• Interlibrary Loan

III. Internet Resources

• Internet Resources
• SPLAT Web Pages
  • SPLAT Home Page
  • Selected Resources for Spain, Portugal and Latin America
• How to Evaluate a Website

IV. Research and Writing

• How to find Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources
• Evaluate Resources
• Developing a Research Question
• MLA Bibliographic Format
• How to Avoid Plagiarism
• Effective Keyword Searching