Haiti - "Disaster in Haiti" adapted from Isabel Espinal, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts  

Continuing coverage from Cable News Network.

A national, daily, independent, news program.

Online edition of the English-language Haitian newsweekly.

Massive, continuously updated database with of tens of thousands of periodicals including national, regional and international newspapers.

Full text articles from newspapers and periodicals published by the ethnic and minority presses in America, 1990-present

On-line gateway to information (documents and maps) on humanitarian emergencies and disasters.

Presidential response to the crisis.

US Department of the Interior.

Frequently updated maps compiled by ReliefWeb.

(Services residents in Somerville, Cambridge, Medford, Malden, Everett and other surrounding communities. Keeps blog for volunteers and for information about family members in Haiti.)

(Springfield-based Catholic mission to Haiti)

(70 organizations that are providing help in Haiti)

In response to the recent, tragic earthquake that struck southern Haiti, the Geological Society of America has provided open access (free) papers that address the Caribbean plate and the Enriquillo-Plaintain fault line.

Full-text articles and index to general news periodicals, as well as magazines of political commentary and analysis. A good starting point: articles on almost every topic.

Focus on Haiti’s role and activities in the international community.

Call Number: F1406 E53 1996 Olin Level 3 Stacks
"A reference set that presents current knowledge of the region in 5,287 alphabetical, signed entries which cover the history, culture, and related persons (nearly 3,000) and places broadly to reflect the experience and understanding of Latin Americans of all classes (the cultural entries, for example, include phenomena ranging from cuisines to religions to sports and popular entertainments)."

Economic, political, historical, and geographic profile of Haiti

Scholarly articles, books, dissertations, maps, and reports relating to geological sciences.

Articles from scholarly journals provide analyses of current political, economic, and social issues for Latin American countires

Citations and abstracts for journal articles, books and dissertations on world history from 1450 to present.

Public and social policy literature in political science, international relations, social sciences. Articles, government documents, reports, 1915-.

World Bank “data” database. Comprehensive historical and current data by country – national accounts, environment, social indicators, trade statistics.