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Description automatically generated" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_4"><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Composed
of over 700 islands, the Caribbean is a place with diverse culture and history. </span>
<a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-b7h"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Caribbean Search</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
an eResource available from </span><a href="https://mel.org/welcome"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">MeL</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, is the premier destination for information
about this region of the world. With more than 770 trade publications, journals, biographies, newspapers, magazines, eBooks, and country economic reports, it provides an in-depth look at the region and its people. Examples of some popular publications that
can be searched via Caribbean Search include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Beat</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Published six times per year, this is a go-to magazine for culture, arts, and travel<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b7h&jid=CRB&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Caribbean
Business</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> A weekly publication offering business and financial information, as well as news and tourism updates<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b7h&jid=CRZ&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Caribbean
Studies</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Published twice a year, this journal has research about the Caribbean from multiple disciplines and cultures<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b7h&jid=3C5I&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Journal
of West Indian Literature</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Published twice a year, this journal includes scholarly research and book reviews of English language Caribbean literature<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:105%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=b7h&jid=1XMX&site=ehost-live"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">West
Indian Medical Journal</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Published quarterly with additional supplements, medical and health information of special interest to the Caribbean is provided in this journal<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Caribbean Search places the work of researchers and scholars online, rather than just in print, so that access to this knowledge, as well as history, culture, and travel is widely
available. To learn more about the importance of the content in Caribbean Search, watch this
</span><a href="https://vimeo.com/142536626"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">video</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> from EBSCO that shares interviews with Caribbean librarians
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Content in Caribbean Search has materials in English, French, and Spanish. EBSCO searching includes field codes which are two letter abbreviations set to search specific terms.
To search for materials in French or Spanish, use the field code LA. For example, a search for biographical information in Spanish would be
<b>biography AND LA Spanish</b>. To locate the field codes that work within EBSCO’s Caribbean Search, click the question mark icon next to the search box and then scroll down the menu and choose
<b>Database Help</b>. Click on <b>Caribbean Search</b> and then choose <b>Searchable Fields</b> to view the applicable codes. This method will work in any EBSCO eResource to find applicable field codes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">With the option to search in multiple languages, as well as content for travelers and researchers alike, Caribbean Search from
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