The Digital library of the Caribbean
Posted by Celia Walter | 12 May, 2009
Digital library of the Caribbean
The Digital library of the Caribbean is a cooperative venture which seeks to provide free access to online resources about the history, culture and society of the Caribbean and its constituent nations. The site is maintained by Florida International University (FIU) in partnership with the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) and the University of Florida (UF). It provides free access to a growing collection of online resources including digitised editions of historic and contemporary Caribbean newspapers (The Nassau Tribune, Abaconian; Awe Mainta and Justice) the Leonard Carpenter Panama Canal Collection ( a collection of historic photographs of the canal region and construction most are dated from 1914 to 1929) large collections on maya and Aztec civilisations; online government gazettes, maps, photographs and historic books. A wide range of subject areas relevant to social scientists are covered : including political, economic and social history, elections and government, constitutional history and the history of slavery and emancipation, British Empire and decolonisation. Countries covered include: nations of the West Indies; Mexico; Bahamas; Barbados; Dominica; Puerto Rica; Haiti; Jamaica; Trinidad and Tobago. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.dloc.com/
The Digital library of the Caribbean is a cooperative venture which seeks to provide free access to online resources about the history, culture and society of the Caribbean and its constituent nations. The site is maintained by Florida International University (FIU) in partnership with the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) and the University of Florida (UF). It provides free access to a growing collection of online resources including digitised editions of historic and contemporary Caribbean newspapers (The Nassau Tribune, Abaconian; Awe Mainta and Justice) the Leonard Carpenter Panama Canal Collection ( a collection of historic photographs of the canal region and construction most are dated from 1914 to 1929) large collections on maya and Aztec civilisations; online government gazettes, maps, photographs and historic books. A wide range of subject areas relevant to social scientists are covered : including political, economic and social history, elections and government, constitutional history and the history of slavery and emancipation, British Empire and decolonisation. Countries covered include: nations of the West Indies; Mexico; Bahamas; Barbados; Dominica; Puerto Rica; Haiti; Jamaica; Trinidad and Tobago. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.dloc.com/