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The University of The West Indies
liBrarY SerViCeS
The Campus Libraries serve as the local repository
for and the principal gateway to current
information and the scholarly record. The
Libraries operate to offer students and faculty
strong support for instruction and research
through collections containing hundreds of
thousands of books, journals, multimedia and
other information resources. Comprising the
Main and Medical Sciences Libraries, as well
as the special libraries housed at the School
of Education, the Institute of International
Relations, the Arthur Lok Jack School of Business
and the Seismic Unit, the Campus Libraries
provide an online catalogue and access to an
increasing number of research databases via
the Internet.
CamPuS liBrarieS neTWorK
• Main Library
• School of Education Library
• Institute of International Relations
Library
• Seismic Research Unit Library
• Faculty of Medical Sciences Library
off-CamPuS liBrarY reSourCeS
• Caribbean Industrial Research Institute
(CARIRI) Technical Information Service
• Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau (CAB)
Library
• Hugh Wooding Law School Library
• Seminary of St. John Vianney Library
UWI students can access material from these
off-campus resources on presentation of a valid
UWI ID card.
The main liBrarY
The Main Library is the largest of the Campus
Libraries and is organised according to four
subject divisions:
• General Reference
• Loans Division
• West Indiana
• Special Collections Division
The Main Library subscribes to over 49,199
bound periodicals and currently has over 396,592
monographs, with 8,000 added to the collection
annually. It also houses a distinguished
collection of rare Caribbean materials.
Non-print assets include a variety of resources
including CD-ROM and online databases,
microfilm, audio and video recordings on
various media including cassettes, vinyl and CD.
Facilities include computer laboratories, seminar
rooms, faculty studies, a multimedia room and
zones for reading and quiet study. There is also a
wide range of research and information services
such as the circulation of materials, literature
searches, reference requests, compilation of
bibliographies, inter-library loans, document
delivery, photocopying, thesis checking and
binding, user education and many others.
The unique CariBBean
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The Main Library’s unique Caribbean resources are
held in the West Indiana and Special Collections
Division which is dedicated to ensuring that
material concerning the West Indies is preserved
for the use of present and future researchers.
The West Indiana and Special Collections
Division contains a wealth of unpublished source
materials such as books, serials, newspapers,
theses, manuscripts, maps, photographs, prints,
rare books and special archival collections. The
aim is to develop a comprehensive collection of
material on the English-speaking Caribbean, with
priority given to Trinidad & Tobago. However,
researchers can also access material on the
wider Caribbean.
The ColleCTionS
Included among the special collections are
several important collections of international
significance. Three of them, the Derek Walcott
Collection, the Eric Williams Memorial Collection,
and the C.L.R. James Collection have been
accepted for inclusion in the UNESCO Memory
of the World Register in recognition of their
exceptional value and the need for them to be
protected for the benefit of all humanity.
For the specialised study of Caribbean Literature,
the Main Library also has the collected works
and papers of Earl Lovelace, winner of the
Commonwealth Literature Prize; the late Samuel
Selvon, distinguished Caribbean fiction writer;
and renowned author and historian, Michael
Anthony.
Another important collection for the study of
the economic history of Trinidad & Tobago is the
Colonial Bank Correspondence. The collection of
letters consists of the incoming correspondence
to the Colonial Bank in Trinidad from its
inception in 1837 to 1885. It comprises a total
of 1,848 items, the majority of which - about
57% - are letters from the Court of Directors in
London to the Manager. They are the primary
source of information on the establishment of
the Colonial Bank in Trinidad and on banking in
general from a historical perspective.
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