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The Digital Library of the Caribbean is a cooperative digital library and network for resources from & about the Caribbean & circum-Caribbean. | Est. 2004 | dloc.com | Subscribe to receive our email updates: go.fiu.edu/DLOCPUBLIC

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
10 Nov. Discover @dlocaribbean.bsky.social, the world’s largest open access repository focused on the Caribbean & known for its partner collections, historical maps and newspaper collections. With @chancyms.bsky.social & @evehayes123.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @ilcs.bsky.social
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An Introduction to the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)
CLACS & IHR Research Training
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Dr. Steph Chancy @chancyms.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
@dlocaribbean.bsky.social invites you to join @katielcoldiron.bsky.social, Margo Groenewoud, Guadalupe Garcia and me for a free virtual conversation, June 24, 11 a.m. use the link on the flyer to register. Hope to see you there. #CaribbeanStudies #History
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
We had a great time at SALALM and ACURIL last week! See you next year!
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Catch dLOC at the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials and Association of Caribbean University, Research & Institutional Libraries conferences next week! @katielcoldiron.bsky.social @chancyms.bsky.social
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
📰 dLOC in the news! We were recently featured in @archivoz.bsky.social, an online publication dedicated to archives and document management. Check it out via the links below: English: www.archivozmagazine.org/el-caribe-en... Español: www.archivozmagazine.org/el-caribe-en...
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Welcome to our newest dLOC Executive Board member, Benjamin Walker! 🎉 Ben recently began as the Dean of FIU Libraries. For more about the dLOC Executive Board & governance model, please see dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/governance/.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We are happy to share that our dLOC Chatbot is now offering service in three languages: English, French, and Spanish. While live chat service continues to be offered only in English, answers to general questions are now available in all three of our dLOC operating languages. Try it out at dLOC.com!
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
For more from the dLOC Handbook Series, see dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/dloc-handboo...
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Handbook Series – Digital Library of the Caribbean
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Hot off the press! Check out our newest dLOC handbook, co-authored by @chancyms.bsky.social & @katielcoldiron.bsky.social! dloc.com/AA00115422/0...
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Our wonderful colleague Tania Ríos Marrero recently completed her last day with us. Join us in congratulating Tania for her successes at dLOC and best wishes for this new phase of her career. For more on Tania’s work on dLOC OER initiatives, see dlocteach.domains.uflib.ufl.edu.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The latest dLOC Newsletter is finally here! Check the links below to read it in English, Spanish, or French! English: www.canva.com/design/DAHDe... Español: www.canva.com/design/DAHFK... Français: www.canva.com/design/DAGyZ...
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🚨Attention dLOC users! We need your help! Please take our new user survey, available on the homepage of www.dLOC.com.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Come visit the University of Florida and use their #LatinAmerican and #Caribbean collections. Application Deadline: April 12, 2026. www.latam.ufl.edu/outreach/lib...
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Katie Coldiron @katielcoldiron.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Really enjoyed reading this book and talking about it for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/strangely-fr...
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Karen Dubinsky, "Strangely, Friends: A History of Cuban-Canadian Encounters" (Between the Lines, 2025) - New Books Network
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
dLOC endorses the Freedom School Spring 2026 Webinar Series from our friends at Archiving the Black Web. For more information, including registration links, please visit www.archivingtheblackweb.org/events/
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The International Journal of Documentary Heritage is seeking contributions from researchers and experts in the field. This volume’s primary theme is "Authenticity of Documents," though other relevant topics are also highly encouraged. More details and submission guidelines available at ijodh.org.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
🚨Happening soon! Join us at 11 AM EST for our final workshop in the Spring 2026 workshop series. Register at ufl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🚨Happening this afternoon! Register at ufl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: DLOC Copyright Workshop Series: Legal & Ethical Oral Histories. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: DLOC Copyright Workshop Series: Legal & Ethical Oral Histories. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Join us for "Legal & Ethical Oral Histories" on Thurs, Feb. 12 11 - noon. Featuring Arnetta Giradeau, UNC Charlotte, & Christina Boyles, UI Bloomington, facilitated by @perrycollins.bsky.social, UF. Register dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/workshops/. Bring your questions!
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Join dLOC partner ISPAN tomorrow for this great event! 🇭🇹 Register here: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Amalia S. Levi, PhD @amaliasl.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
3/ The Digital Library of the Caribbean @dlocaribbean.bsky.social that works with partner institutions across the Caribbean and Latin America provides several good guides for digitization, digital curation, and training. dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/technology/
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Technology – Digital Library of the Caribbean
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The dLOC Site will be unavailable on Thursday, January 21 from 10 to 11 p.m. as our I.T. Team works their magic. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Call For Proposals! LACDH 2026 in San Antonio. Theme "Transfronteras: Third Spaces in Digital Humanities" focused on Transborder Digital Humanities. Deadline to submit proposals, February 13. See guides.uflib.ufl.edu/lac-dh-sympo... for more information
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Please join us for our Spring 2026 Workshop Series, "Copyright and Ethical Reuse in Open Access Digital Libraries." The Workshops will be facilitated by copyright expert @perrycollins.bsky.social. Register here, dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/workshops/ to receive the zoom links.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
DLOC is pleased to work with our University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries and Department of Anthropology colleagues on this event. Please join us in person or on Zoom Friday, January 16. Register here libcal.uflib.ufl.edu/calendar/wor... to get the zoom link.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Wishing all of you a joyful holiday season and a happy new year filled with successes and continued collaborations and discoveries in the field of Caribbean cultural heritage.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Happy Thanksgiving from dLOC! 🦃🍽️! Enjoy this issue of the St. Barth Weekly from November 24, 2005, contributed to dLOC by the University of Florida. Link to item: dloc.com/UF00095773/0...
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Join our colleagues from the Children's Literature Reading Group on November 5, from 5-6:30 p.m. for a Caribbean-themed Reading session featuring Nikkolas Smith and Olive Senior. In Person at University of Florida's Matherly Hall 117, or via Zoom ufl.zoom.us/meeting/regi.... (1/4)
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Revolutionary Power of Storytelling: Children's Literature. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Revolutionary Power of Storytelling: Children's Literature. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Don't miss this event highlighting Caribbean Children's Stories on November 7, in person at the George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida, or via Zoom. Scan the QR Code for more information.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Be sure to check out this interview with the artist, contributed by FIU’s Kimberly Green Latin American & Caribbean Center: www.dloc.com/AA00115600/0...
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
‼️The latest dLOC newsletter is out! Check it out in English, French, and Spanish! English: www.canva.com/design/DAGqq... Français: www.canva.com/design/DAGyZ... Español: www.canva.com/design/DAGyP...
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
We are proud to endorse this virtual event on cultural rights in the digital environment, featuring dLOC Executive Board member Peter Scholing: www.ifla.org/events/virtu...
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Virtual Side Event Towards Mondiacult: Cultural Rights in the Digital Environment
Cultural Rights in the Digital Environment: A Conversation about Open Solutions to Connect with Heritage Side Event Towards Mondiacult 17 September 16:00-17:00 CEST Register Here ...
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Anna Girling @annagirling.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Further to this @thetls.bsky.social essay about Una Marson's early work as a publisher, the full run of Marson's 1920s/1930s magazine, The Cosmopolitan, is now freely available on the Digital Library of the Caribbean (@dlocaribbean.bsky.social): www.dloc.com/AA00114844/0...
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Dr Nicole Willson @nlwillson.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
I am hugely excited to be teaming up once again with my longstanding partner in crime Dr M. Stephanie Chancy at @dlocaribbean.bsky.social, along with the wonderful folks at the Hastings Museum, the Eccles Institute, the Museo Enrico Caffi, George A Smathers Libraries and MUPANAH.
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Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective @caribbeandsc.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
The new Web Archiving Handbook from the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) breaks down Web Archiving—tools, ethics, real-world examples, and more. 🌍✨ 🔗 Read the handbook at dloc.com/AA00105780/0... 📖 More dLOC features coming soon—see them all in our bio! #CDSC
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Check out this new book on enslavement in Curaçao by Lianne Leonora, Director of dLOC partner Mongui Maduro Museum & Library, and Annemarie de Wildt! 🇨🇼 lmpublishers.nl/en/product/g...
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Gids slavernijverleden Curaçao / Slavery Heritage Guide Curaçao - LM Publishers
Voor veel toeristen die naar Curaçao op vakantie gaan is het slavernijverleden volkomen onbekend. Ook de lokale bevolking is zich hier niet altijd van bewust, ondanks het feit dat de Curaçaoënaars nog...
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
In April, our Director of Operations @chancyms.bsky.social participated in the Caribbean Disaster Preparedness Workshop held by @unesco.org in St. Vincent 🇻🇨. Here’s her take on disaster preparedness and what it means for Caribbean cultural heritage:
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
🎉Meet Cohort 3 of our OER in Caribbean Studies program! We’re excited to support these educators as they create open, accessible, & impactful resources that deepen engagement with dLOC collections. 📚 Learn more: tinyurl.com/dLOCOERCohort3 ✨ Final projects coming in 2026! #OpenEd #CaribbeanStudies
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Katie Coldiron @katielcoldiron.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Thrilled to be selected for the Silas Palmer Fellowship from the @hooverinstitution.bsky.social library & archives to support my research there. Look out, Palo Alto!
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Elise A. Mitchell @bydreamphd.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Very excited to have received support from @dlocaribbean.bsky.social to build the teaching resource “Enslavement, Medicine, and Healing in Eighteenth-Century Saint Domingue: A History in the Press” dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/2025/news/oe...
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OER in Caribbean Studies: Stipend Recipients 2025 – Digital Library of the Caribbean
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Caribbean Philosophical Association @caribphil.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
#JobAlert: Five new opportunities have been brought to our attention. They consist of job positions and fellowships in various disciplines. Below you will find the appropriate links and applications.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
We love to see it! 🌋
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Katie Coldiron @katielcoldiron.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Any time I go somewhere new (one of the perks of working for @dlocaribbean.bsky.social), I buy something new to hang in my office. Here’s the latest addition from Curaçao 🇨🇼:
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Anna Girling @annagirling.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
This piece emerges from my recent digitisation of the magazine (with funding from @uoe-llc.bsky.social ‬& with thanks to Melissa Jerome of the University of Florida). The full run (!!) will soon be freely available via the wonderful @dlocaribbean.bsky.social - I'll share the link here when it's up.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
We had a great time at this year’s ACURIL conference in sunny Curaçao! 🇨🇼 ¡Nos vemos en 2026 en Puerto Rico! @chancyms.bsky.social @katiehotsteel.bsky.social @minnesotanance.bsky.social
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Dr. Steph Chancy @chancyms.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
@dlocaribbean.bsky.social Scholarly Advisory Board member Mirerza González Vélez giving the Keynote Acuril 2025, about the work of our friends and colleagues at #CDSC.
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
UPDATE: The dLOC-sponsored workshop at ACURIL will now be hosted on Monday, June 9th at 4:15 PM in Queens Ballroom B. Please see the official schedule for more information: acurilconference.com/index.php/ma...
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ACURIL 2025
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Catch us next week at this year’s ACURIL conference in Curaçao 🇨🇼! We will be offering a beginner-level workshop on digital humanities on Monday, June 9th at 3:30 PM in the Royal Ballroom. More info on this year’s conference available here: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
dLOC will be at the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials conference next week in NYC! 🗽 More info here: salalm.org/salalm70prov...
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Dr. Steph Chancy @chancyms.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Calling #Caribbean & #LatinAmerican organizations with bibliographic and documentary heritage. Submit your unique collection for Registration with UNESCO's Memory of the World Register - Latin American and Caribbean Region. See www.unesco.org/en/articles/... for information. Deadline August 15!
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Call for applications to the Memory of the World Register of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025
The Regional Committee for Latin America and the Caribbean launches the new call for the Memory of the World Register of Latin America and the Caribbean 2025.
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