Latin American and Caribbean Collection

Located on the third floor of the historic Smathers Library, LACC is among a small number of academic research library collections in the United States devoted to collecting Latin American and Caribbean materials.

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Fall 2020 Pickup Service

We are only checking out books by pickup request. Click “request” on any LACC book available for checkout in our catalog. Email us lacref@uflib.ufl.edu if you have any questions or problems using this service!

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We have a guide for you on where to start in Latin American and Caribbean studies research. Whether you are doing thesis research, writing a term paper, or pursuing a personal interest, start here!

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Library Accessibility Resources

The UF Libraries provide a number of services to ensure access to library collections and services for individuals with disabilities.

What’s New

New Online exhibit

The Haitian American Dream Timeline

The Haitian American Dream, created by Alexandra Cenatus, Ivanna Moreno, and Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, examines the events and the forgotten stories of Haitian immigrants in the United States. In so doing, it explains the reasons behind the different waves of Haitian migration, its ongoing impacts, and upheavals so that, as Michel-Rolph Trouillot states, the stories of “the actors who participate in the production of history or any of the sites where that production” transpired are told.

Fellowship Announcement

Margarita Vargas-Betancourt named Rare Book School (RBS) Cultural Heritage Fellow for 2020-2022

Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, Associate Librarian and Latin American & Caribbean Special Collections Librarian, has been named one of 15 prestigious RBS-Mellon Cultural Heritage Fellows for 2020-2022.

New Hire

Thiago de Andrade Joins Latin American and Caribbean Collection as Circulation Assistant

Please join us in welcoming Thiago de Andrade, the new Circulation Assistant in the Latin American and Caribbean Collection. Thiago received his Bachelors of Arts in English Language and Literature from the Universidade Federal do Tocantins in Araguaina, Brazil, and is presently a post-Baccalaureate student in Computer Science at the University of Florida.

Publication News

Library Staff Co-Author Book Chapter

Margarita Vargas-Betancourt, Jessica L. English, Angelibel Soto, and Melissa Jerome co-wrote a chapter titled “Contesting Colonial Library Practices of Accessibility and Representation,” in Archives and Special Collections as Sites of Contestation, edited by Mary Kandiuk. (Sacramento CA: Library Juice Press, 2020).

Featured Content

Online Resources

LACC Remote Access in Times of COVID-19

The purpose of this presentation is to highlight some of the George A. Smathers Libraries’s and the Latin American and Caribbean Collection’s remote access resources.

Remote Access in the Times of COVID-19 Webinar

Some content available in English and Spanish

The Cuban American Dream Timeline

Timeline created by Katiana Bagué and Alexis Baldacci to complement the exhibit, The Cuban American Dream, which was on view in the Smathers Library Gallery March 27 – June 2, 2017.

See our online book display

Earth Day 2020

Online multimedia book display created by Anamaría Mata Preciado to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day.

Open Access Resources

Access to Cuban Heritage Sources

Learn about online sources on Cuban heritage in this webinar by Paula de la Cruz-Fernández. The presentation is available for download in MP4, Powerpoint, and PDF formats.