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

An Introduction to the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)

CLACS & IHR Research Training

history.ac.uk

@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

We had a great time at SALALM and ACURIL last week! See you next year!

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

📰 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...

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/.

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!

For more from the dLOC Handbook Series, see dloc.domains.uflib.ufl.edu/dloc-handboo...

Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)@dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hot off the press! Check out our newest dLOC handbook, co-authored by @chancyms.bsky.social & @katielcoldiron.bsky.social! dloc.com/AA00115422/0...

Hot off the press! Check out our newest dLOC handbook, co-authored by @chancyms.bsky.social & @katielcoldiron.bsky.social! dloc.com/AA00115422/0...

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.

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...

🚨Attention dLOC users! We need your help! Please take our new user survey, available on the homepage of www.dLOC.com.

Come visit the University of Florida and use their #LatinAmerican and #Caribbean collections. Application Deadline: April 12, 2026. www.latam.ufl.edu/outreach/lib...

Really enjoyed reading this book and talking about it for @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/strangely-fr...

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/

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.

🚨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...

🚨Happening this afternoon! Register at ufl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)@dlocaribbean.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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!

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!

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

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/

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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...

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)

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.

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...

Katie Coldiron@katielcoldiron.bsky.social · 10mo ago

@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. 🇭🇹