Katie Coldiron
@katielcoldiron.bsky.social
Librarian, Historian, South Floridian | Views my own
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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...
October 17, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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...
@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. 🇭🇹
October 17, 2025 at 1:56 AM
@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. 🇭🇹
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Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela
Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.
www.theatlantic.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
I had a great time interviewing Susan M. Rigdon, political scientist and longtime steward of the Oscar and Ruth Lewis papers at the University of Illinois, about her book “Oscar Lewis in Cuba: La Partida Final.” Check it out here: newbooksnetwork.com/oscar-lewis-...
Susan M. Rigdon, "Oscar Lewis in Cuba: La Partida Final" (Berghahn Books, 2024) - New Books Network
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September 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I had a great time interviewing Susan M. Rigdon, political scientist and longtime steward of the Oscar and Ruth Lewis papers at the University of Illinois, about her book “Oscar Lewis in Cuba: La Partida Final.” Check it out here: newbooksnetwork.com/oscar-lewis-...
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‼️The latest dLOC newsletter is out! Check it out in English, French, and Spanish!
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September 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
‼️The latest dLOC newsletter is out! Check it out in English, French, and Spanish!
English: www.canva.com/design/DAGqq...
Français: www.canva.com/design/DAGyZ...
Español: www.canva.com/design/DAGyP...
English: www.canva.com/design/DAGqq...
Français: www.canva.com/design/DAGyZ...
Español: www.canva.com/design/DAGyP...
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We are proud to endorse this virtual event on cultural rights in the digital environment, featuring dLOC Executive Board member Peter Scholing: www.ifla.org/events/virtu...
Virtual Side Event Towards Mondiacult: Cultural Rights in the Digital Environment
Cultural Rights in the Digital Environment: A Conversation about Open Solutions to Connect with Heritage Side Event Towards Mondiacult 17 September 16:00-17:00 CEST Register Here ...
www.ifla.org
September 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
We are proud to endorse this virtual event on cultural rights in the digital environment, featuring dLOC Executive Board member Peter Scholing: www.ifla.org/events/virtu...
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Very sorry to learn that University of South Florida librarian Andrew Huse passed away. He was the author, with colleagues, of The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers. Here is a remembrance from Miami Herald food editor Carlos Frías
carlosfrias.com/blog/f/cuban...
carlosfrias.com/blog/f/cuban...
August 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Very sorry to learn that University of South Florida librarian Andrew Huse passed away. He was the author, with colleagues, of The Cuban Sandwich: A History in Layers. Here is a remembrance from Miami Herald food editor Carlos Frías
carlosfrias.com/blog/f/cuban...
carlosfrias.com/blog/f/cuban...
Digital archivist accessories, courtesy of FIU Libraries
August 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Digital archivist accessories, courtesy of FIU Libraries
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The new Web Archiving Handbook from the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) breaks down Web Archiving—tools, ethics, real-world examples, and more. 🌍✨
🔗 Read the handbook at dloc.com/AA00105780/0...
📖 More dLOC features coming soon—see them all in our bio!
#CDSC
🔗 Read the handbook at dloc.com/AA00105780/0...
📖 More dLOC features coming soon—see them all in our bio!
#CDSC
July 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The new Web Archiving Handbook from the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) breaks down Web Archiving—tools, ethics, real-world examples, and more. 🌍✨
🔗 Read the handbook at dloc.com/AA00105780/0...
📖 More dLOC features coming soon—see them all in our bio!
#CDSC
🔗 Read the handbook at dloc.com/AA00105780/0...
📖 More dLOC features coming soon—see them all in our bio!
#CDSC
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Check out this new book on enslavement in Curaçao by Lianne Leonora, Director of dLOC partner Mongui Maduro Museum & Library, and Annemarie de Wildt! 🇨🇼 lmpublishers.nl/en/product/g...
Gids slavernijverleden Curaçao / Slavery Heritage Guide Curaçao - LM Publishers
Voor veel toeristen die naar Curaçao op vakantie gaan is het slavernijverleden volkomen onbekend. Ook de lokale bevolking is zich hier niet altijd van bewust, ondanks het feit dat de Curaçaoënaars nog...
lmpublishers.nl
July 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Check out this new book on enslavement in Curaçao by Lianne Leonora, Director of dLOC partner Mongui Maduro Museum & Library, and Annemarie de Wildt! 🇨🇼 lmpublishers.nl/en/product/g...
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In April, our Director of Operations @chancyms.bsky.social participated in the Caribbean Disaster Preparedness Workshop held by @unesco.org in St. Vincent 🇻🇨. Here’s her take on disaster preparedness and what it means for Caribbean cultural heritage:
July 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In April, our Director of Operations @chancyms.bsky.social participated in the Caribbean Disaster Preparedness Workshop held by @unesco.org in St. Vincent 🇻🇨. Here’s her take on disaster preparedness and what it means for Caribbean cultural heritage:
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🎉Meet Cohort 3 of our OER in Caribbean Studies program! We’re excited to support these educators as they create open, accessible, & impactful resources that deepen engagement with dLOC collections.
📚 Learn more: tinyurl.com/dLOCOERCohort3
✨ Final projects coming in 2026!
#OpenEd #CaribbeanStudies
📚 Learn more: tinyurl.com/dLOCOERCohort3
✨ Final projects coming in 2026!
#OpenEd #CaribbeanStudies
July 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🎉Meet Cohort 3 of our OER in Caribbean Studies program! We’re excited to support these educators as they create open, accessible, & impactful resources that deepen engagement with dLOC collections.
📚 Learn more: tinyurl.com/dLOCOERCohort3
✨ Final projects coming in 2026!
#OpenEd #CaribbeanStudies
📚 Learn more: tinyurl.com/dLOCOERCohort3
✨ Final projects coming in 2026!
#OpenEd #CaribbeanStudies
Thrilled to be selected for the Silas Palmer Fellowship from the @hooverinstitution.bsky.social library & archives to support my research there. Look out, Palo Alto!
July 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Thrilled to be selected for the Silas Palmer Fellowship from the @hooverinstitution.bsky.social library & archives to support my research there. Look out, Palo Alto!
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We love to see it! 🌋
Great to see the first outcomes of a digital archives project led by Martin Mahony @ueaenv.bsky.social, with #Montserrat National Trust, @mvoupdates.bsky.social @dlocaribbean.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy
Here is 'SeismiCity News', from 1997 to 1998 dloc.com/title-sets/A...
Here is 'SeismiCity News', from 1997 to 1998 dloc.com/title-sets/A...
June 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We love to see it! 🌋
Any time I go somewhere new (one of the perks of working for @dlocaribbean.bsky.social), I buy something new to hang in my office. Here’s the latest addition from Curaçao 🇨🇼:
June 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Any time I go somewhere new (one of the perks of working for @dlocaribbean.bsky.social), I buy something new to hang in my office. Here’s the latest addition from Curaçao 🇨🇼:
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We had a great time at this year’s ACURIL conference in sunny Curaçao! 🇨🇼 ¡Nos vemos en 2026 en Puerto Rico! @chancyms.bsky.social @katiehotsteel.bsky.social @minnesotanance.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We had a great time at this year’s ACURIL conference in sunny Curaçao! 🇨🇼 ¡Nos vemos en 2026 en Puerto Rico! @chancyms.bsky.social @katiehotsteel.bsky.social @minnesotanance.bsky.social
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UPDATE: The dLOC-sponsored workshop at ACURIL will now be hosted on Monday, June 9th at 4:15 PM in Queens Ballroom B. Please see the official schedule for more information: acurilconference.com/index.php/ma...
ACURIL 2025
acurilconference.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
UPDATE: The dLOC-sponsored workshop at ACURIL will now be hosted on Monday, June 9th at 4:15 PM in Queens Ballroom B. Please see the official schedule for more information: acurilconference.com/index.php/ma...
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Happy to announce my feature article on the current Cuban crisis is now no longer paywalled!
Please feel free to read & share
Please feel free to read & share
From our spring issue: @andrespertierra.bsky.social on the mass emigration from Cuba.
www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-...
The Cuban Exodus - Dissent Magazine
So long as Cubans’ rage and despair remain, the government cannot afford to curtail emigration. And there is no end in sight.
www.dissentmagazine.org
June 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Happy to announce my feature article on the current Cuban crisis is now no longer paywalled!
Please feel free to read & share
Please feel free to read & share
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Catch us next week at this year’s ACURIL conference in Curaçao 🇨🇼! We will be offering a beginner-level workshop on digital humanities on Monday, June 9th at 3:30 PM in the Royal Ballroom. More info on this year’s conference available here: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
June 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Catch us next week at this year’s ACURIL conference in Curaçao 🇨🇼! We will be offering a beginner-level workshop on digital humanities on Monday, June 9th at 3:30 PM in the Royal Ballroom. More info on this year’s conference available here: urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
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dLOC will be at the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials conference next week in NYC! 🗽 More info here: salalm.org/salalm70prov...
May 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
dLOC will be at the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials conference next week in NYC! 🗽 More info here: salalm.org/salalm70prov...
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The University of Miami’s Cuban Heritage Collection is inviting proposals for participation in the next iteration of the Seminar in Cuban and Cuban Diaspora Studies. Deadline is July 1st. More info available at the link 🇨🇺: bit.ly/CHCSeminarCFP
Call for Papers – Seminar in Cuban and Cuban Diaspora Studies | University of Miami Libraries
The UM Libraries provide faculty, students, researchers, and staff with the highest quality access to collections and information resources in support of the University's mission to transform lives th...
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May 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The University of Miami’s Cuban Heritage Collection is inviting proposals for participation in the next iteration of the Seminar in Cuban and Cuban Diaspora Studies. Deadline is July 1st. More info available at the link 🇨🇺: bit.ly/CHCSeminarCFP
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Have news you'd like to share with a large community of scholars, cultural heritage practitioners, and general enthusiasts for all things Caribbean? Fill out this link for the possibility of having it featured in the next installment of the dLOC newsletter! webforms.fiu.edu/view.php?id=...
dLOC Newsletter Submission Form (English)
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May 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Have news you'd like to share with a large community of scholars, cultural heritage practitioners, and general enthusiasts for all things Caribbean? Fill out this link for the possibility of having it featured in the next installment of the dLOC newsletter! webforms.fiu.edu/view.php?id=...
In a packed room and on the front row for a cool panel at #SECOLAS2025 @andrespertierra.bsky.social @renatakeller.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
In a packed room and on the front row for a cool panel at #SECOLAS2025 @andrespertierra.bsky.social @renatakeller.bsky.social
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Do you teach courses in Caribbean studies? Contribute your teaching materials to dLOC's collection of open educational resources and receive a stipend of $2,000 or $5,000. We are accepting proposals until Monday, April 14!
Announcing our 3rd call for OER! Join us in building a collection of free, reusable, remixable teaching resources for Caribbean studies.
‼️ CFP: #OER in #CaribbeanStudies
👉 Proposals due April 14, 2025
ℹ️ Info: tinyurl.com/OER-Caribbean
‼️ CFP: #OER in #CaribbeanStudies
👉 Proposals due April 14, 2025
ℹ️ Info: tinyurl.com/OER-Caribbean
April 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Do you teach courses in Caribbean studies? Contribute your teaching materials to dLOC's collection of open educational resources and receive a stipend of $2,000 or $5,000. We are accepting proposals until Monday, April 14!
Orlando with my 🐞 @rojasrjuand.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Orlando with my 🐞 @rojasrjuand.bsky.social