New Directions for Preservation and Research Center for Latin American Studies The University of Chicago Mark V Sullivan Systems Programmer University of Florida Digital Library of the Caribbean ID: 565549
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Digital Library of the Caribbean: New Directions for Preservation and Research Center for Latin American Studies The University of ChicagoMark V. SullivanSystems Programmer, University of Florida/Digital Library of the Caribbean Brooke WooldridgeProject Coordinator, Digital Library of the Caribbean April 20, 2011Slide2
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. Slide3
dLOC Quick FactsAccess to Caribbean ResourcesOver 3.3 million hits since 2006 Over 1.54 million pages of contentDigitization Training Program for Partners26 on-site trainings reaching 400 peopleOnline supports with over 1,000 documented hitsCaribbean Studies K-12 Educational OutreachLesson plans, Teacher training workshopsSelect Research Initiatives
Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library
Haiti: An Island LuminousSlide4
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. Slide5
Advanced SearchThe advanced search feature will allow you to restrict your search terms by categories such as title, author, subject keyword, country and more. Slide6
Map SearchIf you are looking for items with discrete geographic locations, use the Map Search feature. You can also view the results in Map View.Slide7
Faceted SearchingExpand 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.Slide8
MydLOC Registered UsersRegistration is optional, but adds many features such as the ability to comment on items, create public and private bookshelves and save searches.Slide9
LiteratureCaribbean 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-Al
Author:
British Guiana’s Writer’s Assn
Year:
online from 1948 - 1995
Contributor:
University
of Florida
Title:
La
revista
del
Vigía
Author:
Ediciones Vigia
Year: 1990Contributor: University of FloridaSlide10
History of SlaveryMany 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 JamaicaTitle: Letterbook for the Simon Plantation, St. Kitts
Creator:
Samuel Cary
Date:
1772
Contributor:
University
of FloridaSlide11
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 CristobalSlide12
Newspaper ContentThe 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 Guardian
Date:
1917-1931 online
Contributor:
University
of Florida
Title:
Haiti En Marche
Date:
1999-2001 online
Contributor:
PublisherSlide13
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 Slide14
Culture and ArtsTitle: 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.Slide15
Culture and ArtsTitle: Haitian Voodoo Recordings – Ceremony bapteme tambour Location: HaitiContributor: University of Florida13 Maya Deren Recordings Kenneth Treister, ArchitectCollection of 3,000 Photographs, Architectural Drawings, Project Files, Etc Slide16
Geo-Political HistoryThe 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 FloridaSlide17
Superior, Evolving, Partner Centered TechnologiesSlide18
Protecting Haitian Patrimony InitiativeEncourage 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 2010Slide19
Haiti Academic ProjectsLLMC Haiti Law ProjectThis title courtesy of the Library of Congress.Guide to HaitianPeriodicals Online
with support fromSlide20
Next StepsPossible 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