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Spanish Language collection development

Spanish Language collection development. Diana Miranda-Murillo Austin Public Library. Things to consider:. Every Spanish speaking community is very unique, their needs and preferences vary from library to library.

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Spanish Language collection development

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  1. Spanish Language collection development Diana Miranda-MurilloAustin Public Library

  2. Things to consider: • Every Spanish speaking community is very unique, their needs and preferences vary from library to library. • There is not a perfect provider where you can find all the different formats and types of materials for your community. • Remember, people in yourcommunity are goingtoquestionyourdecisiontobuySpanishmaterials. • The more youbuythe more thecollectionwillcirculate and the more patronsyouwillattract.

  3. How do i knowwhattobuy? • Talktocommunitymembers • Keepcirculationstatistics of Spanishmaterialselectronically, usingthecatalog, orwhenreshelving • Have a suggestion box neartheSpanishcollection • Look forinformation and reviewsonsiteslikeAmericaReadsSpanish and Críticas. • Searchon line “los más leídos” or “los más vendidos”

  4. What reference books to buy? • Reference materials: • “Diccionarios enciclopédicos”: Océano, Pequeño Larousse Ilustrado. • Enciclopedia Hispánica • Dictionaries: everything by Real Academia Española, VOX, Everest, Océano • Atlas: geography, anatomy, astronomy, and other topics.

  5. What Fiction books to buy? • Classic Literature • Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes • El Cantar de Mio Cid • La Celestina • Lazarillo de Tormes • Works of Pedro Calderón de la Barca • Works of Gustavo Adolfo Becquer • Booksby Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

  6. What fiction books to buy? • Fictionclassics • Gabriel García Márquez • Isabel Allende • Mario Vargas Llosa • Jorge Luis Borges • Octavio Paz • Pablo Neruda • Julio Cortázar • Carlos Fuentes • Benito Pérez Galdós • Federico García Lorca • Mario Benedetti • Ernesto Sábato • Reinaldo Arenas • “Martín Fierro” by José Hernández • “María” by Jorge Isaacs • Gabriela Mistral • Horacio Quiroga • César Vallejo • Rubén Darío • José Martí

  7. What fiction books to buy? • Otherrelevantfictionauthors • Alberto Ruy Sánchez • Carlos Ruíz Zafón • Francisco Martín • Javier Moro • Gioconda Belli • Ildefonso Falcones • William Ospina • Roberto Bolaño • Andrés Neuman • J.J. Benítez • Marcela Serrano • Paco Ignacio Taibo II • Julia Navarro • Ángeles Mastreta • Gustavo Bolívar • Claudia Piñeiro • Zoe Valdés • Laura Restrepo • Sergio Ramírez • Jaime Bayly

  8. What fiction books to buy? • Translated fiction • John Grisham • Stephenie Meyer • Paolo Giordano • Nora Roberts • Agatha Christie • Danielle Steel • Stieg Larsson • Dan Brown • José Saramago • Mario Puzo • Humberto Eco • Paulo Coelho • Gao Xin Jian • Michael Crichton • Anne Tayler

  9. What fiction books to buy? • Parallel text materials • Short stories, classics, and poetry • Publishers: Dover Publications, and Penguin (Amazon)

  10. “how to” books: carpentry, electricity, car repair, plumbing, etc. baby names, heraldry astrology cooking floral arrangements and crafts What Non-fiction topics to buy? • Self-help • parenting • sexuality • business • health • philosophy • sociology • religion • psychology

  11. Relevant non-fictionauthors • Jorge Ramos • Fernanda Familiar • Eduardo Galeano • Don Miguel Ruíz • Alberto Cutie • Walter Riso • Rhonda Byrne • Robert Kiyosaki • Deepak Chopra • Robin Sharma • Brian Weiss • Og Mandino

  12. Wheretobuy? • Amazon • Barnes and Noble • Baker and Taylor • OCLC Language Sets • Multicultural Books and Videos Language Sets

  13. Who are the best publishers? • Alfaguara • Anaya • Planeta • Grupo SM • Albatros • Blume • Editorial CEAC • Editoarial Diana • Ediciones Drac • EDAF • Ediciones B • Espasa Calpe • Fondo de Cultura Económica • Gedisa • Everest • HASA • Editorial Imaginador • Norma • Lectorum • Oceano • Paidós • Plaza y Janés • RBA • SeixBarral • Santillana • Tusquets • Ediciones Tutor

  14. PromoteyourSpanishcollection • You are the selling point • Displays of materials in Spanish • Get in touch with local organizations working with the immigrant community • Bilingual staff or bilingual volunteers • Spread the word in churches, and stores nearby. • Flyers • Contact local newspapers/radio in Spanish and English.

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