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.

Digital Library of the Caribbean • • • • • • • Initial partners National Archives of Haiti National Library of Jamaica Funglode (Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo) Universidad de Oriente (Cumaná, Venezuela) CARICOM University of the Virgin Islands

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Digital Library of the Caribbean • • • • Initial funding TICFIA Technological Innovation and Cooperation for Foreign Information Access Grants for 2005-2009 2009-2013 Caribbean Newspaper Digital Library

Digital Library of the Caribbean • • Collaboration in Florida Florida International University responsible for day to day grant/project coordination; works with partners University of Florida houses dLOC server; scans some material, maintains technical structure, participates in training

Digital Library of the Caribbean • • • • • • • • Partners Received digitization equipment dLOC Coordinator and UF programmers coordinate site visit for training Responsible for gathering copyright permissions Decides what to contribute to dLOC dLOC Toolkit delivers scan to UF for database and partner Partner contributions considered ‘non-exclusive’ Partners can use their digitized materials for any other purposes Partners receive ongoing support & some refresher training

Digital Library of the Caribbean • • • • Enhanced Collaboration Recognition for partners’ voice in governance Advisory Board of faculty members identify new opportunities at CSA Executive Board meetings & additional workshops held at ACURIL Teaching guides developed, many for schools with diaspora population enrollment

Digital Library of the Caribbean • • • • Enhanced collaboration November 2009 Summit meeting in Miami, Florida for all partners to meet Overview of first grant Brainstorming for future developments

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• • • • • Special focus on partners in need January 12, 2010—Earthquake in Haiti Collections at risk due to building damage Protecting Haitian Patrimony initiative created within dLOC to raise funds to assist with protecting collections July 2011-5 staff members from Haiti attend training workshop in Gainesville, Florida “Haiti: An Island Luminous” online exhibit, Fall 2011

Digital Library of the Caribbean • • • dLOC database stats as of Summer 2011 1.5 million pages of Caribbean content Books, journals, newspapers, photos, music snippets 35,000 registered hits in June 2011

Digital Library of the Caribbean • • • • • Future Sustainability May 2011, TICFIA program terminated with 2 years left to go on grant dLOC will live on!

Project coordinator will continue in role dLOC Executive Board agreed at June 2011 meeting to launch drive for fees Member/Partner fees necessary to continue training costs (especially travel)

Digital Library of the Caribbean • • dLOC is still open for business!

Contact Brooke Wooldridge, dLOC Coordinator, [email protected]

or Gayle Williams, Co-Director, Digital Library of the Caribbean, [email protected]

for further information on becoming partner