The following sites include the most relevant available information on the Internet in regard to the life and works of author David Dabydeen.  The sites are listed in an order from the most to the least constructive.   

http://www.galenet.com/servlet/GLD/hits?c=1&secondary=false&origSearch=true&u=CA&u=CLC&u=DLB&t=KW&s=1&r=d&o=DataType&n=10&l=d&locID=csuhumb&NA=Dabydeen

The Gale Literary Database is the hub of available online information in regarding David Dabydeen.  In fact, many of the other viable sites on the Internet listed the Gale Database as one of its primary references of information.  The Gale Literary Database offers a thorough profile of Dabydeen’s works and events of his life.  It is important to note that not everyone will have unfettered access to the information on this site.  There may be a service charge if the user is not affiliated with a University of other institution.

http://www.outremer.com/~sharad/agreg/david.html

As of recent attempts, this site comes up as non-accessible, although I have gained access on several previous occasions.  This website deals with all kinds of reference information to David Dabydeen.  It is a bilingual site written in both French and English.  It mainly deals with information gathered on a visit to Guyana in November of 2000.  I found it useful how the site provides a brief outline of where Dabydeen’s literary concerns lay.  The site also lists various forms of information on Caribbean Literature and other literary references.  I found this website to be very useful and loaded with info, however it was somewhat tricky to navigate as the information was unorganized and dispersed throughout.

http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth113&state=index%3Dd

http://www.britishcouncil.ru/britlit/dabydeen.htm

This is the Contemporary Writers site maintained by the British Council.  Both of these links will direct the user to different locations on the page dealing with Dabydeen and his accomplishments.  A short Biography is followed by a brief critique of some of his works.  This site is very direct and to-the-point, listing the genres of writing that Dabydeen falls under.  The site concludes with a concise Bibliography and listing of critical achievements.

http://www.emory.edu/ENGLISH/Bahri/Dabydeen.html

This seems as though it would be a very useful site just from looking at the web address alone.  It is not however a site managed by Dabydeen himself, but rather an educational reference page provided by students at Emory University.  This site is mainly focused on two specific works of Dabydeen, Slave Song and Coolie Odyssey, but also provides a short but current biography retracing important events in Dabydeen’s life.  

http://www.poetryinternational.org/cwolk/view/15897

This is the website set up and maintained by the Poetry International Organization.  It is an effective and useful page.  It briefly lists some of Dabydeen’s accomplishments, publications, and inspirations.  As well as displaying a photo of Dabydeen, it is also a very useful tool in learning of Dabydeen’s “superior, almost classical English style.” of writing. (Eijkelboom, 2002)  

http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=368329

This is the site for the Oxford Companion to English Literature.  It is a fairly relevant site in providing background information about British Literature.  However, it only briefly refers to Dabydeen.  Rather than providing any specifics, Dabydeen is lumped in with a group of other writers involved in the telling of slave narratives or “re-imagining experiences of slavery.”  Although it lacks on specifics, this can be considered a relevant and trustworthy site.