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Caribbean Literature

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Search the FAU Library Catalog to see what materials are available for check out. Search for books, government documents, DVDs, electronic books, and more.

When searching the library catalog, you will get better and more relevant results if you use the proper terminology. Below is a list of several examples to use in your searching:

• Caribbean Drama
• Caribbean Fiction
• Caribbean Poetry
• West Indian Literature
• Folk Literature, Caribbean

Subject Sections

Caribbean Area -- In Literature

• Call Number: PR6035 - PR9358

Caribbean Literature (Romance languages)

• Call Number: PQ3940 - PQ7439

West Indies -- In Literature

• Call Number: PS153 - PS374

Did you find a book you wanted in the library catalog?  If so, refer to its call number, found in its catalog record.  Every book is assigned a call number.  Books and library materials are generally organized by call number in the FAU Libraries.

Need more help?  See a short tutorial.

  • Analyse your topic: identify the main ideas or concepts you need to research
  • Develop a list of search terms including keywords and phrases
  • Consider alternative spellings and different word endings
  • Use more specific words or add words using AND to narrow your search
  • Use synonyms, related terms, or combine words using OR to broaden your search
  • Exclude words from your catalog search results using NOT
  • Use the Advance keyword search to search a particular building location, date of publication, language or format.

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