MSU Affiliations
University Libraries
Item Type
Article
Abstract
The goal of this study is to examine the characteristics of scholarly communication, with particular emphasis on the usage of the monograph, in the field of Spanish and Latin American literature over a 30-year period. In addition, this study examines the age of materials referenced in an effort to gain insight into the shelf-life of these materials. Although monographs and literary works predominated, the usage of volumes of collected essays showed significant increase. Monographs, collected essays, and journal articles published within the preceding 20–25 years were most referenced.
Publication Date
2010
Publication Title
College & Research Libraries
Publisher
Association of College & Research Libraries
First Page
9
Last Page
19
DOI
https://doi.org/10.5860/0710009
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Nolen, D. (2010). Characteristics of la literatura: A Reference Study of Spanish and Latin American Literature. College & Research Libraries, 71(1), 9-19. doi:https://doi.org/10.5860/0710009