Collaboration Between Faculty and Librarians Margarita Vargas-Betancourt University of Florida July 2013
1930sPresident John J. Tigert creates the Institute for Inter-American Affairs at the University of Florida (UF). 1948Farmington Plan 1951The Farmington Plan assigned UF as the repository for Caribbean material. 2007Mission of the George A. Smathers Libraries: to support the needs of faculty, students, and the rest of the University of Florida community.
Hunter, Gregory S. Developing and Maintaining Practical Archives. New York, London: Neal- Schuman Publishers, Inc., 2004.
Cuban collections at the University of Florida. Development of the course “Panama Silver, Asian Gold: Migration, Money, and the Making of Modern Caribbean Literature.” Libguides.
What has been collected and is now at dLOC? Rare books Rare books Maps Maps Records related to slavery and military affairs Records related to slavery and military affairs Manuscript collections that cover the years since the Cuban War of Independence ( ) a.Material on the Spanish American WarMaterial on the Spanish American War b.Braga Brothers CollectionBraga Brothers Collection Result: One of the strongest collections on Cuban material.
Material on the Cuban Revolution o A result of: Donation of the Neill Macaulay Collection. Collaboration with Prof. Lillian Guerra. Examples o An online collection: Cuban Revolutionary PostersCuban Revolutionary Posters o A digitized collection: Rafael Martinez Pupo Papers Relating to Comandos MambisesRafael Martinez Pupo Papers Relating to Comandos Mambises Significance o Supported archival cycle. o Sets a model on how to deal with sensitive material.
Object of study: o Immigration of indentured workers from India and China to the West Indies. o Emigration of West Indian laborers to the Panama Canal. Team: o Rhonda Cobham-Sander (Amherst College), Leah Rosenberg (University of Florida), Donette Francis (University of Miami). o Librarians. What is librarians’ job? o To identify archival material and upload it. o Examples: Selected Views on Indentured Labor in the Caribbean, Topical Collection at dLOC: Panama and the CanalPanama and the Canal
These are guides that contain listings of recommended resources for finding information, such as databases, journals, books, web pages, etc. Professors request librarians to make libguides for their courses: o Early Caribbean History Early Caribbean History o Modern Caribbean Modern Caribbean o Tourism & the Caribbean Tourism & the Caribbean