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The World Bank's Caribbean Information Centre

The Caribbean Public Information Center (CPIC) is a repository of publicly available information from the World Bank. Located in the Main Library, the CPIC operates as a reference library and reading room, and is open to the public. Persons in other Bank member countries in the Caribbean can access the Centre's material by way of interlibrary-lending through public, professional, or research libraries in the region.

The collection consists of different types of publications such as:

  • Research and Working Paper Series including: Commodity Working papers; Economic Development Institute;  (EDI) Series; Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) Occasional Papers; Global Environmental Facility Series and staff Working Paper
  •     Academic journals
  •     Annual development publication
  •     Country economic and sector work
  •     Catalogues and bulletins
  •     CPIC Update: a bimonthly list of new publications
  •     Environment-related documents
  •     National environmental action plans
  •     Environmental impact assessments
  •     Environmental data sheets and review summaries
  •     Statistical databases
  •     Educational materials
  •     Videocassettes

The CPIC also has information on job opportunities and student programmes at the World Bank

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