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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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Dr. Steph Chancy @chancyms.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

So, my colleague, @katielcoldiron.bsky.social, and I co-authored a handbook with simple, common sense tips for identifying and writing a grant. #6 in the @dlocaribbean.bsky.social Handbook series. See the book here: dloc.com/AA00115422/0....

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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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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 · 10/02/2026

Join dLOC partner ISPAN tomorrow for this great event! 🇭🇹 Register here: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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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 · 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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Katie Coldiron @katielcoldiron.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

@dlocaribbean.bsky.social impact: After an introduction to the work of the artist Mireille Delice via Scholarly Advisory Board member Pierre Minn, we had this beautiful exhibit and event today at FIU Libraries. 🇭🇹

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/10/2025

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year: www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

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The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

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Katie Coldiron @katielcoldiron.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I had a great time interviewing Susan M. Rigdon, political scientist and longtime steward of the Oscar and Ruth Lewis papers at the University of Illinois, about her book “Oscar Lewis in Cuba: La Partida Final.” Check it out here: newbooksnetwork.com/oscar-lewis-...

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Susan M. Rigdon, "Oscar Lewis in Cuba: La Partida Final" (Berghahn Books, 2024) - New Books Network

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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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James D'Emilio @demiliopics2.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Very sorry to learn that University of South Florida librarian Andrew Huse passed away. He was the author, with colleagues, of The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers. Here is a remembrance from Miami Herald food editor Carlos Frías carlosfrias.com/blog/f/cuban...

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Katie Coldiron @katielcoldiron.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Digital archivist accessories, courtesy of FIU Libraries

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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 · 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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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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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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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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Andrés Pertierra @andrespertierra.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Happy to announce my feature article on the current Cuban crisis is now no longer paywalled! Please feel free to read & share

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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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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

The University of Miami’s Cuban Heritage Collection is inviting proposals for participation in the next iteration of the Seminar in Cuban and Cuban Diaspora Studies. Deadline is July 1st. More info available at the link 🇨🇺: bit.ly/CHCSeminarCFP

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Call for Papers – Seminar in Cuban and Cuban Diaspora Studies | University of Miami Libraries

The UM Libraries provide faculty, students, researchers, and staff with the highest quality access to collections and information resources in support of the University's mission to transform lives th...

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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Have news you'd like to share with a large community of scholars, cultural heritage practitioners, and general enthusiasts for all things Caribbean? Fill out this link for the possibility of having it featured in the next installment of the dLOC newsletter! webforms.fiu.edu/view.php?id=...

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dLOC Newsletter Submission Form (English)

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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Do you teach courses in Caribbean studies? Contribute your teaching materials to dLOC's collection of open educational resources and receive a stipend of $2,000 or $5,000. We are accepting proposals until Monday, April 14!

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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Applications are open for the 28th annual LACC Haitian Summer Institute at FIU! Deadline to apply is May 1st. More info available at lacc.fiu.edu/academics/ha... 🇭🇹

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Haitian Summer Institute

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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

CFP: The International Journal of Documentary Heritage is accepting abstracts and paper proposals. The main theme of 2025 is “10 Years of UNESCO MoW Recommendation 2015.” Abstracts are due on April 30th and final paper submissions June 30th. More info on the journal available here: www.ijodh.org

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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

‼️ The deadline for our final call for OER in Caribbean Studies stipends is approaching (April 14th)! Find more information at the following link: dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/2024/news/ca...

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Fall 2024 Call for Participation: Open Educational Resources in Caribbean Studies – Digital Library of the Caribbean

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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Nuestros amigos del GLAM-DCM-PR van a tener su próximo taller el 11 de abril desde las 10:00 hasta las 12:00 (hora de Puerto Rico), sobre la planificación y evaluación de proyectos. @caribbeandsc.bsky.social. Regístrese aquí: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Planificación y evaluación de proyectos (GLAM DCMPR). After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Por Andreína Soto, del Caribbean Digital Scholarship Collective (CDSC)

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Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) @dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Cohort 2 of our Open Educational Resources in Caribbean Studies program is busy preparing new teaching materials. Visit tinyurl.com/OERCohort2 for descriptions and stay tuned for their completed projects later this year!‼️The deadline to apply to cohort 3 is April 14. ℹ️Info: tinyurl.com/OER-Caribbean

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