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DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THE CARIBBEAN USER GUIDEwww.dloc.com Partner Institutionsas of May 2012Archives Nationales dHati Aruba National Library Association of Cultural Equity Bibliothque Nationale Hati Bibliothque Hatienne des Pres du St-Esprit Biblioteca Rafael Herrera Cabral Belize National Library Brown University Caribbean Community Secretariat Caribbean Information Resource Network The College of The Bahamas Curaao Public Library Duke University Educa Vision Inc. Florida International University Florida State University Fundacin Global Democracia y Desarrollo HistoryMiami KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies National Library of Jamaica University of Central Florida University of Florida University of Miami University of the Netherlands Antilles Universidad de Oriente University of Puerto Rico University of South Florida University of the Virgin Islands Wider Caribbean Sea Turtle Network For answers to these questions and more, go to www.dloc.com/faq or email dloc@fiu.eduWhat is the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC)? What kinds of materials are held in the library? Who has access to dLOC? How can I find the resources in dLOC? How can I save or share my search results? How can I use an image from dLOC in a presentation or publication? How does dLOC address and comply with copyright and other restrictions? Where are the originals materials held? Where are the digital master files held? Are there resources to help me use these materials in the classroom? What are the requirements for partners? What does a dLOC partner get for its association with dLOC? Does dLOC provide training for new partners? Who governs the collaborative digital library and provides direction for collection development?

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Purpose and Vision: The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) is a cooperative project within the Caribbean and circumCaribbean that provides users access to Caribbean cultural, historical and research materials held in archives, libraries, museums, and private collections. dLOC collections highlight the similarities and differences in histories, cultures, languages and governmental systems across the Caribbean. Mission: dLOC's diverse partners serve an international community of scholars, students, and citizens by working together to preserve and provide free electronic access to cultural, historical, legal, governmental, and research materials in a common web space with a multilingual interface.DIGITAL LIBRARY OF THE CARIBBEAN www.dloc.com myDLOCAnyone can instantly register for myDLOC Once you log in, you can: comments to the item (comments are not displayed to others, but will show on your bookshelf) SEARCHING in dLOCFrom the Home Page: From the home page, the basic search allows you to search citation information across all items and collections in dLOC.Map Search: If you are looking for items with discrete geographic locations, you can take advantage of the new map search. Select your specific geographic area of interest on the map, click search, and see all items associated with the corresponding latitude and longitude.Advanced Search: If your basic search returns too many results, the advanced search feature allows you to restrict your search terms by categories such as title, author, subject keyword, country and more.Full Text Search: If you would like to search through the full text for a specific word or phrase, simply click on the text search tab. If you would like to include the newspapers in your search, click the check box below the search bar and then type in the search term. In seconds, you will receive results that include the term either in the citation or the full text. If the term is found in the full text, all pages with that term appear in the matching pages box at the top left of the screen.Faceted Searching:After completing a search, you have the option to narrow the results by selecting the related search terms in the box to the left. Options for faceted searching include, but are not limited to, finding items by the same publisher and finding items related to the same geographic area or with the same subject keywords.