Online Resources for Researching the Caribbean

By NYPL Staff
June 7, 2023
Three Black women wearing long dresses and hats stand outside a large stone building

Three women from Guadeloupe on Ellis Island

NYPL Digital Collections, Image ID: 1206544

The New York Public Library is celebrating Caribbean American Heritage Month throughout June. Discover reading recommendations, resources, and events for all ages—all month long.

Research Caribbean history, culture, and more with these digital research books and online databases, compiled by Paloma Celis Carbajal, Curator for Latin American, Iberian, and U.S. Latino Collections at The New York Public Library. A library card is required to use many of the online databases—get one for free today!

ONLINE DATABASES 

DIGITAL RESEARCH BOOKS BETA

Digital Research Books Beta is an experimental project, now in early Beta testing, that collects digital versions of research books from many different sources, including Open Access publications, into one convenient place to search.

There are millions of works to discover—below are some sample search results related to the Caribbean.

RECOMMENDED EXTERNAL RESOURCES