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Several items of project equipment (laptop
computer, flatbed scanner, digital camera) were received.
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The Project web site was posted on the Brooklyn
College web site and made available to the public on March 2, 2001. It
has been updated twice since then, with additional information posted on
the Archival Links page, the Bibliography
page (with significant contributions by Dr. Henke and other committee members),
and the Project Advisory Committee page.
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Efforts have been made to add the project
web site to various Internet search engines and directories. So far, the
project web site has been listed by AltaVista,
and we hope to be listed by others in the weeks ahead. In addition, a link
to the project web page can now be found on the UNESCO
Archives Portal (listed under "Projects") and the Virtual
Institute of Caribbean Studies web site.
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After the first meeting of the Project Advisory
Committee (February 28, 2001), the Project Coordinator conferred with several
board members (in person, via phone, and via e-mail). The office of Council
Member Lloyd Henry supplied a list of possible contacts. Council Member
Una Clarke met with the Project Coordinator to discuss outreach strategies,
potential new members for the Project Advisory Committee, publicizing the
project, and contact lists.
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On the recommendation of Council Member Una
Clarke, Ms. Gail Yvette Davis was added to the Project Advisory Committee.
Ms. Davis is an economist who is a native of Trinidad & Tobago living
and active in the Brooklyn Caribbean community. Ms. Davis has also supplied
leads and contacts to the community.
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Based on the aforementioned recommendations,
letters of introduction have gone out to several leaders of various organizations.
Follow-up contacts will be soon be made, and it is hoped that surveys of
these groups can begin in April.
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Two new project databases were created. The
first database is based on the Documentation
Survey Form, and will enable direct entry of survey findings. The second
database will allow us to keep track of contacts / groups being surveyed
as well as sort them by various criteria (e.g., community served, purpose
of organization, etc.). In addition, a questionnaire form was created as
a word processing template. This form will enable us to gather information
needed for scope notes and historical information in a uniform and logical
manner. This template can be printed and used as a form, or used directly
on a laptop as a new document for each interview.
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Academic research about the Jamaican and Trinidadian
& Tobagonian community continues.
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The Project / Field Assistant left to accept
a permanent position; several likely candidates have been identified and
hire is anticipated in the near future.
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The next meeting of the Project Advisory Committee
is scheduled for Thursday, April 19, 2001.
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Project staff met with Ms. Dottie Hiebing,
Executive Director, METRO, on March
30, 2001 to review and discuss the project's progress to date.
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