PROTECTING HAITIAN PATRIMONY:
The Digital Library of the Caribbean’s Initiative to Support the Vulnerable Libraries and Archives of Haiti 

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The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is a cooperative digital 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.

For more information on eligibility requirements for partnership and conditions of membership in dLOC, please contact us or see our New Member Application (in .pdf format). The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is issuing a call for partners in a new effort to ensure preservation of and increase access to newspapers in the Caribbean.

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News

Protection Haitian Patrimony Initiative Assessment (Feb. 26, 2010)

Evaluation Report from Libraries without Borders Haiti Mission, February 4-11, 2010

Séisme dévastateur/ Haïti 12 janvier 2010 Cellule de crise : « Patrimoine en Danger » (2 February 2010)

ISPAN, Institut de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine National, has just published a new issue of their Bulletin that highlights some of the damage to historic structures, 31 January 2010 (Bulletin PDF) >>

News about the Haitian patrimonial libraries/National Archive (26 January 2010) >>

Integrating Technology and Area Studies:  Discovering Caribbean Diversity. Professional Development Workshop for middle and high school foreign language, social studies and language arts teachers. Jacksonville Area: Saturdays, January 23 and February 6, 8:30am-4:30pm and
Brevard County: Spring, 2010. (more information)

Presentations on Haitian History, by Dr. Matthew J. Smith

“Politics and Resistance in Twentieth Century Haiti” by Dr. Matthew J. Smith, presentation sponsored by the Digital Library of the Caribbean as part of the 12th Annual Haitian Studies Institute of Florida International University

Red and Black in Haiti, presented at book launch by Dr. Matthew J. Smith

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