The Haitiana programme
Haitiana est un programme de recherche bibliographique, avec le soutien du Centre haïtien de recherche en sciences sociales (CHARESSO). Il prépare une bibliographie générale d'Haïti et des études haïtiennes par le repérage des publications, l'établissement des notices et la vérification de leurs données.
The project
A work may be described in several editions. The bibliographic record is the description produced by Haitiana.
The work combines examination of earlier bibliographies, catalogue research and consultation of documents. Each identified reference has its bibliographic identity checked before admission to the corpus. The protocol distinguishes discovery sources, verification evidence and editorial decisions.
The site is currently a prototype. The final publication scope and preparation of the first dated edition are works in progress. The criteria and procedures are set out in the method.
Two uses
Search identifies publications by title, authors, subjects and publication details. Entries link to identified digital copies and available search leads.
The corpus also provides data for studying languages, document forms and places of publication. Results describe the recorded entries. Their interpretation must account for the sources examined and gaps in coverage.
Specialized bibliographies
Specialized bibliographies bring together Haitiana references within an explicit thematic, historical, institutional or documentary scope. Each has selection criteria and editorial responsibility.
A work can appear in several bibliographies without duplicating its record or changing its identifier. “Women, Gender and Feminisms in Haiti” is an initial thematic bibliography. References are consulted through the shared search.
The direction of a specialized bibliography concerns its scope and scholarly decisions. Collaborators may contribute to discovery, verification, indexing and writing. Credits specify agreed roles; overall responsibility for Haitiana remains separate.
Subjects describe the content of works; document types indicate their nature. They can help constitute a specialized bibliography, with reasoned inclusions and exclusions. Publishers’ series remain separate bibliographic information attached to the relevant publications.
Bibliography statistics describe the works recorded and the limits of their coverage. They do not measure all output in the field.
Explore the Women, Gender and Feminisms in Haiti bibliography
Three interface languages
Public pages are available in French, Haitian Creole and English. Publication titles remain in the language of the document.
CHARESSO
The Centre haïtien de recherche en sciences sociales conducts research and publishing programmes on Haiti. Haitiana is its bibliographic infrastructure.
Author and contact
- Author
- Lefranc Joseph
- Publisher
- Centre haïtien de recherche en sciences sociales (CHARESSO)
Éditions Charesso
Presses universitaires d'Haïti - Contact
- CHARESSO · bibliographie@charesso.org
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Cite Haitiana
Website reference
Joseph, Lefranc. Haitiana: General Bibliography of Haiti and Haitian Studies. Port-au-Prince: CHARESSO ; Éditions Charesso ; Presses universitaires d’Haïti, 2026–. https://haitiana.org. Accessed November 9, 2026.
The access date is filled in automatically.
To cite an entry, use its permanent link haitiana.org/id/… and state the access date. Citation details for dated editions will be provided when they are published on the Annual editions.