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Caribbean Books in print project. Samuel B. Bandara 1994
Caribbean Books in print project. Samuel B. Bandara 1994
(University of the West Indies, Mona.)
This paper describes a project attempting to produce a Caribbean Books in Print (CBIP). The way the 'Caribbean' and the category of Caribbean books that will form the content of CBIP are to be defined for this project is discussed. An attempt is made within these definitions to estimate the size of the population of Caribbean books currently in print. The need for a tool in the form of CBIP is ex amined, commenting on the need to strengthen the regional book industry.