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Digital Library of the Caribbean: New Directions for Preservation and Research
Center for Latin American StudiesThe University of Chicago
Mark V. SullivanSystems Programmer, University of Florida/Digital Library of the Caribbean
Brooke WooldridgeProject Coordinator, Digital Library of the Caribbean
April 20, 2011
Digital Library of the Caribbean
DLOC is an international initiative
dedicated to preserving and increasing
access to Caribbean research materials ,
promoting and supporting Caribbean
Studies, and fostering a collaborative
digital library community in the
Caribbean region.
dLOC Quick Facts
Access to Caribbean Resources Over 3.3 million hits since 2006 Over 1.54 million pages of content
Digitization Training Program for Partners 26 on-site trainings reaching 400 people Online supports with over 1,000 documented hits
Caribbean Studies K-12 Educational Outreach Lesson plans, Teacher training workshops
Select Research Initiatives Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library Haiti: An Island Luminous
Basic Search
The basic search allows you to access bibliographic citation information of the items in dLOC. Just enter the search term from any computer with Internet access.
Advanced Search
The advanced search feature will allow you to restrict your search terms by categories such as title, author, subject keyword, country and more.
Map Search
If you are looking for items with discrete geographic locations, use the Map Search feature. You can also view the results in Map View.
Faceted Searching
Expand or narrow the results by selecting the related search terms in the box to the left.
Options for faceted searching include: publisher, geographic area, subject keywords and more.
MydLOC Registered Users
Registration is optional, but adds many features such as the ability to comment on items, create public and private bookshelves and save searches.
Literature
Caribbean literature plays an important role in understanding the region. Current and historical items in dLOC serve a variety of research needs in the region. A literature sub-collection is in discussion with several users of the site.
Title: Ecrivains HaitiensAuthor: Dantes BellegardeYear: 1950Contributor: Bibliotheque Haitienne des Peres du Saint Esprit
Title: Kyk-Over-AlAuthor: British Guiana’s Writer’s AssnYear: online from 1948 - 1995Contributor: University of Florida
Title: La revista del VigíaAuthor: Ediciones Vigia Year: 1990Contributor: University of Florida
History of Slavery
Many dLOC partners also contribute collections on the early history of slavery and emancipation. Items include books, manuscripts, maps, prints and much more.
Title: The Honorable Sam SharpeCollection: Jamaica UnshackledContributor: National Library of Jamaica
Title: Letterbook for the Simon Plantation, St. KittsCreator: Samuel CaryDate: 1772Contributor: University of Florida
Flora and Fauna / LandscapesPhotographic documentation of Caribbean plants vouchered and expertly identified by Dr. Scott Zona during his 25 years of botanical research in the Caribbean. His area of special interest is the palm family (Arecaceae). Many of his images are of plants he collected and deposited in museums (holding institutions noted in the citations).
LaraceaeDominica, Freshwater Lake
Scientific Name: Sabal maritima; Arecaceae; Anthurium gymnopus; Araceae Location:Cuba—Pinar del Rio – Municipio San Cristobal
Newspaper Content
The Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library (CNDL) provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean newspapers, gazettes, and other research materials on newsprint currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections.
Current Stats: 150 titles, approx. 325,000 pages
5,000 visits and 700,000 hits
Title: Trinidad GuardianDate: 1917-1931 onlineContributor: University of Florida
Title: Haiti En MarcheDate: 1999-2001 onlineContributor: Publisher
Cuban Sugar CollectionsdLOC hosts many materials about the trade, manufacture, and Cuban sugar cultivation records from the 1850s until the Cuban sugar industry by the government of Fidel Castro. The collection provides descriptions of the social, political, and economic environment in which Cuban sugar was manufactured.
1917 Map of Cuba showing all working sugar estates. Cuba Cane Sugar Corporation
Culture and Arts
Title: Digital images of Alan Lomax photographsLocation: Lopinot, TrinidadContributor: Association of Cultural Equity
Alan Lomax Photographs and Recordings from the Caribbean are being added!
CARICOM is building a comprehensive collection of CARIFESTA materials.
Culture and Arts
Title: Haitian Voodoo Recordings – Ceremony bapteme tambour Location: HaitiContributor: University of Florida
13 Maya Deren Recordings
Kenneth Treister, ArchitectCollection of 3,000 Photographs, Architectural Drawings, Project Files, Etc
Geo-Political History
The dLOC Caribbean Map Collection hosts more than 700 historical maps.
Title: Die Englische colonie - Laender auf den insuln von America und zwar die insuln S. Christophori, Antegoa, Iamaica, Barbados, ... samt den Ins Bermudes, ..Date: 1759Contributor: University of Florida
Protecting Haitian Patrimony Initiative
Encourage communication across institutions working to assist Haiti’s libraries.
Coordinate technical and in-kind assistance for Haiti’s libraries.
Raise money to support specific collection/archival recovery and preservation projects in Haiti
Elizabeth Chin, a Katherine Dunham specialist from Occidental College, and University of Florida students at PHPI Benefit
Sobe Export employees preparing the shipment for Haiti. August 2010
Preservation Training. June 2010
Haiti Academic Projects
LLMC Haiti Law ProjectThis title courtesy of the Library of Congress.
Guide to HaitianPeriodicals Online
with support from
Next Steps
Possible collaborations include contributing materials, sharing lesson plans, developing thematic collections, enriching metadata, creating online contextual supports and more!
Contact us with Questions or Suggestions!
Brooke Wooldridge – bwooldri@fiu.edu Mark Sullivan – marsull@uflib.ufl.edu