University of the Virgin Islands and University of Florida Collaboration: Digitization for Preservation
University of the Virgin Islands and University of Florida collaboration: Digitization for preservation Comprehensive Bibliography of Virgin Islands Agriculture and Rural Life Publications Compiled by Suzanne Stapleton, Valrie Minson, Tim D’Annecy Marston Science Library George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Gainesville, Florida November 20, 2015 This publication was made possible with financial support from Project Ceres, a collaboration of the Center for Research Libraries, the United States Agricultural Information Network and the Agriculture Network Information Collaborative. Additional acknowledgements to Hattiesha Rich, University of Florida. Introduction The nearly 1,500 items in this comprehensive bibliography reflect the rich and complex history of agriculture and rural life on the Virgin Islands. English-language publications from the mid- nineteenth century through 2015 are the primary resources included. Digital resources, including historic maps, photographs and digitized publications, are identified with their location (permanent urls) in the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC), hosted by the University of Florida Digital Collection. Open access to the digital objects in this bibliography is provided, thus enhancing global scholarship of Caribbean studies. The Virgin Islands, named by Christopher Columbus, are a group of islands and islets in the Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. The U. S. Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John, lie east of Puerto Rico (Antilles or West Indies Islands, 1844). Agricultural production and trade from the tropical Caribbean islands have been important to many nations. An original colony of the united Denmark-Norway kingdom was established in the mid-1650s. Small settlements, raiding and fighting were prevalent as various peoples ruled the islands: Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, English, French, Spanish and Scottish.
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