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The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is a cooperative digital lib f f d b t th C ibb d i C ibb library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean. dLOC provides access to digitized versions of Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials currently held in archives, libraries, and private collections.

La Biblioteca Digital del Caribe (dLOC) es una biblioteca digital cooperativa de recursos relacionados con el Caribe y sus alrededores. dLOC ofrece acceso a versiones digitalizadas de materiales culturales dLOC ofrece acceso a versiones digitalizadas de materiales culturales, históricos y de investigación sobre el Caribe, que son actualmente mantenidos en archivos, bibliotecas y colecciones privadas.

La Bibliothèque Numérique des Caraïbes (dLOC) est une bibliothèque numérique coopérative de ressources en provenance et à propos des Caraïbes et de la région des Caraïbes, permettant d'accéder à la version numérique de documents culturels, historiques et de recherche caribéens q , qactuellement présents dans des archives, des bibliothèques et des collections privées.

What can be founddlwww.dloc.com

AgricultureAgriculture Maps

MigrationMusic & ArtsMedicine, HealthLaw Literature Teaching GuidesEducationEnvironmentEconomic DevelopmentEconomic Development

Newspapers Oral Histories Politics, Government ,Race/Class/Gender Religion Slavery & Resistance

Partners

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Needs Needs Preservation AccessAccess

SolutionsCommunity networkTechnologies Rights and responsibilities

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MicrofilmMicrofilming on locationUF collected physical materials, filmed in Gainesville

Caribbean Newspaper Imaging ProjectPre-internet, digital preservation, distributed on CD

Digital Library of the CaribbeanDistributed digitization, central hosting g , gand archiving

Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library p p g yAdding and enhancing functionality, enabled by building on and with dLOC’s robust infrastructure

dLOC Future

Solutions for preservation and accessand accessNeed for growth, extension, and extension, and enhancement of materials and other connections

dLOC Immediate Future

Growth: New digital content: Caribbean newspapers, ongoing partner contributionsNew collaborations: new partners and connections with existing communities

E di C i E h i Extending, Connecting, Enhancing: Caribbean Literature and History Working Group (Leah Rosenberg, UF) Collaborative Initiative for French Language Collections (CIFNAL)H i i FIU d UF b i d j i l h fi Haitian partners, FIU, and UF submitted a joint proposal to create the first online catalog for the Haitian partner librariesUF Libraries submitted a proposal to host an NEH Digital Humanities Fellow; project on computational language analysisUF Libraries releasing a simplified online self-submittal tool; adding support for simpler materials and complementing the more sophisticated support available with the toolkit (presentations; lesson plans; primary documents)Planning to develop outreach and teaching projects with the Florida Planning to develop outreach and teaching projects with the Florida Humanities CouncilOnline exhibit of Cuban and Mexican Film Posters

DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THE CARIBBEAN (DLOC)DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THE CARIBBEAN (DLOC)

AND

CARIBBEAN NEWSPAPER DIGITAL LIBRARY (CNDL)

www.dloc.com

Paul Losch, Mark Sullivan, and Laurie Taylor, , y