Author Archives: Margaret Cook

SEO and Balancing the Search

  (photo credit: http://seomarketingsrv.com/) In the essay, “A Fair History of the Web? Examining Country Balance in the Internet”, authors Mike Thelwall and Liwen Vaughan investigate  the possible reasons behind the uneven representation of international websites on the Internet Archive. The

SEO and Balancing the Search

  (photo credit: http://seomarketingsrv.com/) In the essay, “A Fair History of the Web? Examining Country Balance in the Internet”, authors Mike Thelwall and Liwen Vaughan investigate  the possible reasons behind the uneven representation of international websites on the Internet Archive. The

Caribbean Post-Soul: As Flies To Whatless Boys

  When I read “As Flies To Whatless Boys” by Robert Antoni, I was immediately intrigued by the use of different fonts and symbols in the book which is also utilized by Post-Soul writers such as Trey Ellis and Percival

Caribbean Post-Soul: As Flies To Whatless Boys

  When I read “As Flies To Whatless Boys” by Robert Antoni, I was immediately intrigued by the use of different fonts and symbols in the book which is also utilized by Post-Soul writers such as Trey Ellis and Percival

A Digital Vision Actualized-Anthurium

“What matters most in scholarly publishing is scholarship.” This line is what stood out for me the most when I read Johanna Drucker’s essay:”Pixel Dust: Illusions of Innovation in Scholarly Publishing”.  In contrast to social media friendly blogs, a scholarly

A Digital Vision Actualized-Anthurium

“What matters most in scholarly publishing is scholarship.” This line is what stood out for me the most when I read Johanna Drucker’s essay:”Pixel Dust: Illusions of Innovation in Scholarly Publishing”.  In contrast to social media friendly blogs, a scholarly

The Public Archive: Site Review

“Why would you want to go digging through old dusty notebooks?”, is what my daughter said to me when I told her about my plan to look through the archives at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to

The Public Archive: Site Review

“Why would you want to go digging through old dusty notebooks?”, is what my daughter said to me when I told her about my plan to look through the archives at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to

The Digital Diaspora and the Caribbean New Yorker

The idea of what it means to be Caribbean is as fluid as the sea the denomination is named after. People from Spanish Islands, the West Indies, French speaking islands such as Haiti and St. Martin, and parts of Central

The Digital Diaspora and the Caribbean New Yorker

The idea of what it means to be Caribbean is as fluid as the sea the denomination is named after. People from Spanish Islands, the West Indies, French speaking islands such as Haiti and St. Martin, and parts of Central

African Diasporic Orature and Blogging

  (Original painting by Fave of the characters in Yanni’s Block) I am not well versed in the language of computer lingo and although at times it was difficult to decipher some of Harrell’s connections, I was still fascinated by

African Diasporic Orature and Blogging

  (Original painting by Fave of the characters in Yanni’s Block) I am not well versed in the language of computer lingo and although at times it was difficult to decipher some of Harrell’s connections, I was still fascinated by

Caribbean Slave Narrative Archives

  The Early Caribbean Digital Archive The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) Yale University Caribbean Collection Archive  

Caribbean Slave Narrative Archives

  The Early Caribbean Digital Archive The Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) Yale University Caribbean Collection Archive