Web Resources

http://www.capnetonline.com
Web site for CAPNET, the Caribbean Publishers Network.

http://lacic.fiu.edu/about/assoc.cfm
Directory of Associated Librarians and Library Staff, Latin American & Caribbean Information Center.

http://acuril.rrp.upr.edu/
Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries.

http://www.infoplease.com/atlas/caribbean.html
Information Please Almanac - Profile of the Caribbean, including maps and ready reference facts.

http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla60/60-bans.htm
Samuel B. Bandara's paper, "Caribbean Books in Print Project." 60th IFLA General Conference, Conference Proceedings, August 21-27, 1994.

http://internet.ggu.edu/university_library/latam.html
Golden Gate University's Internet pathfinder on Latin America & The Caribbean.

http://www.unesco.org/focus/statcarpag.html
Caribbean subregion statistical indicators, Population and GNP. Compiled by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761555176/Caribbean_(region).html
Encarta encyclopedia entry for The Caribbean (region).

http://marine.wri.org/pubs_content_text.cfm?ContentID=3059
World Resources Institute, "Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean," includes interactive map.

Print Resources

Blouet, Brian W. and Olwyn M. Blouet. 2005. Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic and Regional Survey. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

This frequently updated guide is split into two main sections: the first covers the environment, historical geography, globalization, population, the city, and the economy; while the second takes a regional approach with chapters on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Andean America, Brazilian Amazonia, and the Southern Cone of South America. The book includes maps, charts and black-and-white photographs.

Collier, Simon and Thomas E. Skidmore, Harold Blakemore. 1992. Cambridge Encyclopedia of Latin America and the Caribbean. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Part of a series of one-volume encyclopedias on various regions of the world, this excellent resource features sections on geography, the economy, the people, and politics; but the largest sections describe the region's history and culture. Smaller subsections give balanced coverage of important and even controversial issues. The work includes 55 maps, over 200 illustrations, a glossary and a user-friendly index. The encyclopedia is also available in Spanish (see below).

Collier, Simon and Thomas E. Skidmore, Harold Blakemore. 1987. Enciclopedia de Latinoamérica, Universidad de Cambridge. Madrid: Debate. Barcelona: Cìrculo.

De Ferranti, David M. and Guillermo E. Perry , Indermit S. Gill, Jose Luis Guasch, Carolina Sanchez-Paramo, Norbert Schady, William F. Maloney. 2003. Closing the Gap in Education and Technology. Washington, D.C.: The World Bank.

This timely publication advises Latin American and Caribbean governments to invest in education, open up new technologies through foreign trade and investment, and encourage private sector research and development. Three progressive stages in a country's technological evolution are identified—adoption, adaptation, and creation—and the report recommends that policies should be designed to address the particular challenges that accompany each stage.

Katz, Jorge M., and Martin R. Hilbert. 2003. Road Maps Towards An Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean. Santiago, Chile: United Nations, ECLAC, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

This resource addresses three key questions: What kind of 'information society' is desired? What are the basic characteristics and specific traits of the transition towards an information society in Latin America and the Caribbean? What policies can be used to support the transition towards an information society? Katz and Hilbert propose an agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean in the transition to an information society.

Navarro, Marysa, and Virginia Sànchez Korrol, Kecia Ali. 1999. Women in Latin America and the Caribbean: Restoring Women to History. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press.

This title is one of four volumes in the Restoring Women to History series, based on a ground-breaking selection of teaching packets published by the Organization of American Historians in 1988. The aim of the series is to demonstrate the value of comparative history while generating new questions and shedding new light on current scholarship in the non-Western world. This volume covers a time-span from the earliest indigenous peoples to the shift in women's roles taking place right now. A detailed index to the work is provided.

Stallings, Barbara, and Wilson Peres. 2000. Growth, Employment, and Equity: The Impact of the Economic Reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, United Nations, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.

This work analyzes the impact of economic reforms in nine countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico, and Peru. The authors examine both positive and negative results of economic reforms, and include recommendations on improving the economic outlook for this region.

Winn, Peter. 1999. Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

A companion volume to a PBS series by the same name, this wide-ranging and balanced volume uses a thematic approach to examine the 33 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. Topics covered include history, anthropology, economics, sociology, migration, race relations and treatment of women. The work includes several maps and 81 black-and-white photographs.