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Harris, Sasekea Yoneka. "Covid-19 impact on the Caribbean academic library: Jamaica's preliminary response to people, place, product and services." Library Management 42, no. 6-7 (February 9, 2021): 340–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-10-2020-0144.

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PurposeThis paper examined the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on people, place, product and services in Jamaican academic libraries. It also compares the Jamaican academic library’s COVID-19 experience with US academic library’s COVID-19 preliminary experience.Design/methodology/approachThe local academic libraries in higher education in Jamaica (also referred to in this paper as university libraries) were surveyed.FindingsGovernment mandates, university mandates and the absence of a vaccine influenced academic library response. The measures implemented, though unplanned and developed on-the-go, constituted a behavioural change model (BCM). COVID-19 has had a positive-negative impact on library people, place, product and services and has created a new normal for Jamaican academic libraries.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper captures the preliminary response of Jamaican academic libraries to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on library people, place, product and services. As such, a follow-up survey on changes, challenges, strengths, impact, lessons and plans would be a useful complement to this paper. As COVID-19 information is rapidly evolving, this preliminary response of Jamaica is neither the final nor complete response to the pandemic.Practical implicationsThe COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a gap in the literature on disaster management generally and pandemic management in particular, and on the management of health disasters in academic libraries; this paper seeks to fill this gap, albeit incrementally, through Jamaica's preliminary response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Originality/valueThis paper gives voice to the Caribbean academic library’s COVID-19 experience, through the voice of Jamaica. It is the first scholarly paper on the impact of COVID-19 on university libraries in the Jamaican / English-speaking Caribbean, and so presents the elements of the BCM implemented by Jamaica, which provides an important guide to Caribbean academic library leaders. The findings can also inform the Latin American and Caribbean section of international library papers on COVID-19 impact on academic libraries globally.
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Harris, Sasekea Yoneka. "SWOT analysis of Jamaican academic libraries in higher education." Library Management 39, no. 3/4 (June 11, 2018): 246–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-07-2017-0068.

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Purpose Academic libraries do not operate in a vacuum; they must co-exist with change and competition on all levels. In order to succeed, they must know their internal strengths in order to take advantage of opportunities, whilst avoiding threats and addressing weaknesses. A SWOT analysis of Jamaican academic libraries can yield strategic insights for academic library praxis in Jamaica, the Caribbean, and the globe. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach Survey and discussion group were engaged for the five local academic libraries in higher education in Jamaica. Findings Human resources and support are the most recurrent themes in the reported strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Research limitations/implications This paper focused on local academic libraries in higher education (university level) in Jamaica. A survey of academic libraries at all levels, and using more detailed strategic analytical tools, would be a useful follow up. Practical implications This paper provides academic library managers and the national/regional library associations with a situational analysis of Jamaican academic librarianship, which can be used to inform future planning and management of library and information services. Additionally, the findings can inform the Latin America and Caribbean section of international library documents on trends, issues and future position of academic libraries globally. Originality/value This paper is of value as it is the first published scholarly documentation on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in academic librarianship in Jamaica. In this regard, it makes a useful contribution to the dearth of literature on SWOT analyses of academic libraries per country. It may also represent a starting point for looking at solutions and emerging challenges in a Caribbean academic library environment and should help to focus on the need for continuing innovation.
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Harris, Sasekea Yoneka. "The coronavirus pandemic in the Caribbean academic library: Jamaica's initial interpretation of strengths, biggest impact, lessons and plans." Library Management 42, no. 6/7 (February 16, 2021): 362–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-10-2020-0149.

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PurposeThis paper examined the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic (known as COVID-19) on Jamaican academic libraries, during the first six months, with an emphasis on revealed library strengths, biggest impact, lessons learned and plans for library business continuity.Design/methodology/approachThe local academic libraries in higher education in Jamaica (also referred to in this paper as university libraries) were surveyed.FindingsThe coronavirus pandemic revealed strengths in the areas of staffing and library modality and had the biggest impact on the latter. Lessons were learned in preparedness, communication, documentation, collaboration, staffing, library modality, and infrastructure/systems, which together shaped plans for library business re-opening/continuity.Research limitations/implicationsThis paper captures the initial response of Jamaican Academic Libraries (JAL) to the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Information on COVID-19 is rapidly evolving, and the preliminary initial response of Jamaica is neither the final nor complete response to the pandemic. As such, a follow-up survey of months 7–12 would be useful. Also, a survey of all English-speaking Caribbean academic libraries would be of value to library evidence and practice.Practical implicationsThe COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a gap in the literature on library disaster management in general but also specifically on pandemic preparedness and management, and library business continuity during a pandemic. Using JAL' response, this paper proposes: “A Pandemic Preparedness Business Continuity Planning Checklist for Jamaican Academic Libraries”, which can be adopted/adapted in other Caribbean/developing country academic libraries, as well as other library types in Jamaica, which currently look to the understudied university libraries for leadership.Originality/valueThis paper is the first scholarly paper on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on university libraries in the Jamaican / English-speaking Caribbean, with a focus on revealed strengths, biggest impact, lessons learned, plans for library business re-opening/continuity. As the scholarly literature on pandemic management in Caribbean academic libraries is non-existent, this paper seeks to fill this gap, albeit incrementally. Additionally, the findings can inform the Latin America and Caribbean section of international library papers on COVID-19 impact on academic libraries globally.
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Duffus, Kaydene. "Recruitment of records management practitioners in Jamaica’s public sector and its implications for professional practice." Records Management Journal 27, no. 2 (July 17, 2017): 205–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/rmj-10-2016-0039.

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Purpose This paper aims to highlight the recruitment practices in the records management (RM) profession in Jamaica’s public sector and their implications for professional practice. This paper is part of a larger doctoral study completed at the University College London that investigated the connection between RM education and national development. Design/methodology/approach The research is a qualitative mixed methods study, which mainly utilises data from 34 interviews done among RM practitioners and educators, and development administrators and analysts in Kingston and Spanish Town, Jamaica. Findings The study found that there is an urgent need for a change in how RM practitioners are recruited for their roles in Jamaica’s public sector. More coherent frameworks and a more coordinated effort are required to support for the recruitment of practitioners. Research limitations/implications This research is specific to the Jamaican case; therefore, it provides little basis for generalisation. Consequently, the study seeks to make no claims that the results in the Jamaican context are generalisable to other societies. Nonetheless, the conclusions and recommendations may be instructive in other environments. Social implications The study evaluated some of the existing practices for the recruitment of RM practitioners. As a result, the findings should enhance the knowledge about the human resources needs in RM in Jamaica. Originality/value In addition to providing some directions for future research, the study also gives voice to a diverse group. It brings together an analysis of national discourses around RM recruitment practices. This is done through the multifaceted views of Jamaican RM practitioners, development administrators and RM educators represented in the interviews.
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Harris, Sasekea. "Distinctive services in academic librarianship." New Library World 117, no. 9/10 (October 10, 2016): 596–625. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nlw-05-2016-0036.

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Purpose Collection content is no longer the primary distinctive signifier of excellence in the present libraries. In an information market where technology has increased access to content, thereby providing resources at one’s fingertips, the provision of services is increasingly becoming a distinctive signifier of excellence and quality. In such an open/service-oriented marketplace, what are the services that are signifiers of excellence and consequently distinguish a library? This paper aims to review select literature within the USA to identify the services that are signifiers of excellence and that will consequently distinguish a library in the current era and investigate the extent to which said services identified in the review of the literature are provided by the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona library, but focus specifically on only those that meet the additional criteria of placing the UWI Mona library as either the first to introduce the service in Jamaica or as the only library in Jamaica with the particular service offering. These two additional criteria provide the added signature or uniqueness essential to being distinguished. Design/methodology/approach Through the use of a mixed methods research, this paper highlights library service offerings considered as distinctive signifiers of excellence within the American literature and also within the UWI Mona Library – that will distinguish a library. Findings This paper reveals services incorporating technology, the library as a place/space, teaching and research and personal attention to users as distinctive signifiers of excellence. In this regard, within the UWI Mona Library, services offered such as the Virtual Reference Service, Extended Opening Service, Halls of Residence Librarian Service, Information Commons Service, Information Literacy Service and the West Indies and Special Collection Research Service were found to incorporate the aforementioned service themes and placed the UWI Mona library as either the first to introduce the service in Jamaica or as the only library in Jamaica with the particular service offering, consequently distinguishing the UWI Mona Library from other academic libraries in Jamaica. Originality/value This paper is of value, as it provides the library and information community with an outline of services that distinguish a library; it offers library managers in Jamaica and the rest of the world the opportunity to compare services in their libraries with that of other libraries as outlined within the literature review as well as within the UWI Mona library; it highlights how the UWI Mona library, an academic library in the Caribbean, compares on the international library scene, with particular reference to the USA; it informs current and potential library users of how the UWI Mona library is trending in service culture and a focus on distinctive services can promote a community of academic library service best practice.
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Lashley, Beverley, Nicholas Graham, and Nicole Prawl. "Coping with Covid-19: The case of the National Library of Jamaica." Alexandria: The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues 30, no. 2-3 (August 2020): 135–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0955749020984937.

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While Asian and European countries were grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, the first imported case from the United Kingdom surfaced in Jamaica on 10 March 2020. The article will trace the steps taken by the National Library of Jamaica (NLJ) before and during the pandemic while improving the value of our cultural heritage to Jamaica and the wider diaspora. The NLJ celebrated 40 years of sterling contribution to the development of Jamaica from March 1979 to April 2020. It has been a leading voice in the region in disaster management and preparedness. Through its Preservation and Conservation Branch, and oversight from the Disaster Preparedness Committee, the NLJ has become a training ground for professionals in the information and conservation field. While highlighting the work of the NLJ, the article will also present statements and surveys conducted on regional and international bodies. These organisations include the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL), the Community of Directors of National Libraries (a subgroup of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) and the Society of American Archivists. The surveys conducted gleaned a greater appreciation of the impact of Covid-19 on libraries and archives regionally and internationally. The article will address other pandemic crises that have affected Jamaica. It will also demonstrate that being proactive and prepared for viral episodes can mitigate the risks. The NLJ used the opportunity to facilitate service delivery while being socially distant from its patrons.
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Robinson, Marsha-Gay. "Skills and qualifications for the special library environment in Jamaica: a job advertisement analysis." Library Management 42, no. 1/2 (February 3, 2021): 149–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-07-2020-0109.

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PurposeThe purpose of this article is to examine what employers seek when recruiting library and information professionals for a special library environment in Jamaica.Design/methodology/approachA content analysis of a sample of 47 advertisements for information professionals in a special library environment in Jamaica from 2013 to 2019 was collected.FindingsThe findings indicated that a variety of professional, generic and personal attributes were in demand for these professionals. There was a strong emphasis on advanced computer skills as well as communication and interpersonal skills.Research limitations/implicationsWhile job advertisements offer some insight into skills requirements and qualifications for employment, it may not reflect the actual person employed.Practical implicationsThis paper will provide useful information for library school educators, existing information professionals and those interested in entering the field as it provides an overview of the skills and requirements for jobs in the special library environment in Jamaica.Originality/valueDespite there being a plethora of job advertisements studies in librarianship, few studies examine advertisements for information professionals in a special library environment. To the best of the author's knowledge, there is no study focusing on Jamaica.
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Harris, Sasekea. "Trends and issues in Jamaican academic libraries 2010-2016." New Library World 117, no. 11/12 (November 14, 2016): 721–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nlw-08-2016-0055.

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Purpose Observing trends and issues plays a key role in the success of any industry. Since 2010, the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) has been publishing papers on top trends and issues in academic libraries in the USA, allowing for reflection, tracking, lesson drawing, adaptation, planning and direction. Such a publication is absent in the Jamaican library industry. This paper aims to examine the extent to which these trends and issues, as reported by ACRL, are evident in Jamaican academic librarianship. Design/methodology/approach Through document and thematic analysis of publications written on Jamaican academic librarianship 2010-2016, this paper highlights trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship. Findings There are similarities in the trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship and American academic librarianship; the similarities sometimes vary, however, in focus. Additionally, there are trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship not mentioned in the literature reviewed on American academic librarianship and vice versa. Research limitations/implications A survey of the chief librarians’ perceptions regarding the trends and issues would be a useful follow-up. Practical implications This paper allows for reflection, comparison, benchmarking, lesson-drawing, planning and direction for academic libraries and other types of libraries in Jamaica and the rest of the developing world. Social implications The gaps highlighted, particularly those with the most potential, can be discussed with the objective of exploring how these can be translated into new or revised services for the community of users. Originality/value This paper is of value, as there is no publication with an explicit focus on trends and issues in Jamaican academic libraries; this paper will be the first publication on trends and issues in Jamaican academic librarianship. In this regard, this paper makes an important contribution to the literature on academic librarianship generally, and to the literature on Caribbean and Jamaican academic librarianship, specifically.
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Fox, Diana. "Service Learning and Self-Reflexivity in Rural Jamaica." Practicing Anthropology 24, no. 2 (April 1, 2002): 2–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/praa.24.2.y650538q0733652x.

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In March 1999 and 2000 I traveled to the rural community of Frankfield, Jamaica with four anthropology students from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, where I used to be employed. Having conducted fieldwork in Frankfield in 1991, 1995 and 1997, I had established relationships that made it possible for me to arrange for my students to live with Jamaican families and to volunteer in the primary and high schools, the clinic and the town library as part of an anthropological "service learning" project. The program was funded by a Massachusetts College Compact grant as part of a statewide effort to encourage service learning initiatives. The service learning movement is part of a burgeoning national concern with active pedagogies whose aim is to encourage moral and civic responsibility through student participation in community programs. Anthropological service learning programs have multiple goals that reflect the diversity of the discipline. My goals for bringing students to Frankfield were twofold: (1) to encourage students to think about ethnography as a process rather than a final product, whose knowledge traverses the boundaries of empiricism and hermeneutics and (2) to excite my students' civic imagination by introducing them to the ambiguities and conflicts of rural Jamaican life. I hoped that their exposure to a diversity of perspectives in a small community would challenge any notions of "service" as a straightforward, uncomplicated process that would carryover to their thinking about their own communities.
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Nicholas, Pauline, Jerdaine Sterling, Rochelle Davis, Jessica C. Lewis, Faith Mckoy-Johnson, Karlene Nelson, Yolanda Tugwell, and Karen Tyrell. "“Bringing the library to you!”." New Library World 116, no. 5/6 (May 11, 2015): 316–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nlw-06-2014-0080.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the recent outreach service efforts of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Main Library in the form of a Hall of Residence Librarian Programme. The aim of the programme was to minimize library anxiety through partnership with the Office of Students Services. Design/methodology/approach – The transition from the secondary to the tertiary level is not always the smoothest for some students. On the islands of the English-speaking Caribbean, such as Jamaica, it can be especially difficult as some matriculants have never used an automated library. These students often experience great difficulty in effectively using the library which may result in them shying away from doing so and thus negatively impact the quality of their work. The UWI, the UWI Main Library, Mona campus, Jamaica has sought to address this challenge through the development of an outreach project to the first-year students entitled the Halls of Residence Librarian (HRL) programme. Findings – This new form of library outreach on The UWI Mona campus has yielded the offering of library services in new locations, strategic partnerships, increased interactions with the first-year students and a greater awareness of these students ' needs. Most importantly, it was very effective in reducing library anxiety among the first-year students. Research limitations/implications – The “low” turnout to Research Rescue was largely attributed to the fact that this programme was entirely optional for the students, and it was not affiliated with any compulsory course or class. There was also the issue of a lack of incentives to boost student attendance at these sessions. Originality/value – This initiative is untested in the English-speaking Caribbean. The paper explores the outreach efforts of the library at the Mona campus of The UWI and seeks to add to the limited body of literature on Academic Library Outreach in the Caribbean.
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Library of Jamaica"

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Bennett, Hazel E. "A history of libraries in Jamaica, 1697-1987." Thesis, Loughborough University, 1987. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7497.

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The History traces the development of libraries in Jamaica from the late seventeenth century to the present day. It examines reasons for the spate of anti-popery material in the earliest collections, and treats the subsequent story within the context of socio-economic conditions. Note is taken of the efforts of Ministers of Religion to inculcate the habit of reading among both the white and black population, as a means of improving their minds and strengthening their moral fibre. Increasing respect for books and demand for information appear, as the country puts aside its colonial status and assumes responsibility for its own destiny. The History documents the growth of the Jamaica Library Service, the emergence of the National Library of Jamaica, and the establishment of NACOLADS (the National Council on Libraries, Archives and Documentation Services) now regarded as a model for such development in the Third World.
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D'Amore, Alice M. "A fourth garden of self-awareness in the works of Jamaica Kincaid." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 2003. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.

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Thesis (M.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2003.
Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2840. Typescript. Abstract precedes thesis as preliminary leaves 5-7. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-113).
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Books on the topic "Library of Jamaica"

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Taylor, John. Jamaica in 1687: The Taylor Manuscript at the National Library of Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica: University of West Indies Press, 2007.

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Debbie, McGinnis, and Vernon June, eds. Marcus Mosiah Garvey, 1887-1940: An annotated list of materials in the National Library of Jamaica. 3rd ed. Kingston: The Library, 1987.

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University), Congress for Librarians (1985 St John's. Downloading/uploading online databases & catalogs: Proceedings of the Congress for Librarians, February 18, 1985, St. John's University, Jamaica, New York. Ann Arbor, Mich: Pierian Press, 1985.

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Bond, Michelle A. F. Guidelines to guidelines and standards: Facilitating the enhancement of the quality of library and information services in developing countries with reference to Jamaica. Loughborough: Loughborough University, 1997.

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Iton, Sybil. A survey into the reading habits of the Jamaican people: Users and potential users of the public library service. Caracas [Venezuela]: UNESCO, 1987.

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J, Chriss William, Jamail Center for Legal Research, University of Texas at Austin. School of Law, and Tarlton Law Library, eds. Roy M. Mersky: An oral history interview. Austin, Tex: Jamail Center for Legal Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2008.

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Bruns, Don. Jamaica Blue: Library Edition. Blackstone Audiobooks, 2003.

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Jamaica Blue: Library Edition. Blackstone Audiobooks, 2003.

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Jamaica Blue: Library Edition. Blackstone Audiobooks, 2003.

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Buisseret, David. Jamaica In 1687: The Taylor Manuscript at the National Library of Jamaica. University of the West Indies Press, 2011.

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Book chapters on the topic "Library of Jamaica"

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Kouwenberg, Silvia. "The demographic context of creolization in early English Jamaica, 1655-1700." In Creole Language Library, 327–48. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/cll.34.22kou.

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Coleman, Sterling Joseph. "The General Library of the Institute of Jamaica." In How Books, Reading and Subscription Libraries Defined Colonial Clubland in the British Empire, 91–118. New York, NY: Routledge, 2020. | Series: Routledge studies in cultural history; 86: Routledge, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003003519-6.

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Kouwenberg, Silvia. "1. The problem of multiple substrates: The case of Jamaican Creole." In Creole Language Library, 1–27. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/cll.33.04kou.

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"Of Mudfish, Harpsichords and Books: Libraries and Community in Eighteenth-Century Jamaica." In Before the Public Library, 73–97. BRILL, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004348677_005.

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