1. Designed for the Unique Needs of Researchers and Librarians March 2017

2. What is the World Bank eLibrary?
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3. What’s in the eLibrary? Full Backlist since the 1990s:
Books: Complete backlist of 2,500 books, including almost 5,200 chapters
Working papers: 6,500+ premium research papers
World Bank Economic Review and World Bank Research Observer, without embargo
A total of nearly 15,000 items and growing!

4. Not Just Finance
World Bank publications and research cover a broad range of subject matter, not just finance.

5. Multiple Ways to Access Content
Browses
Quick and Advanced Search
Recommendations
What’s Newest
What’s Popular
Tools
Favorites
Saved Searches
Content Alerts
Search Alerts
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In addition to granular search and multiple filtering options, eLibrary offers users a variety of ways to Browse and Access content.

6. Powered by Metadata Bibliographic Abstract Keywords Region Country
Topic
Plus Content Type, Series or Journal,
and more
Hyperlinking for dynamic search
eLibrary is powered by metadata and includes full text search. Users are able to get highly relevant results and go straight to the content, whether a book, chapter, or journal article.

7. the World Bank eLibrary?
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8. Recommended Readings Curated Focus on hot topics Organized by:
Most Popular Titles
Other Selected Content
Entries include basic information plus direct link to content
To be updated periodically
For faculty looking for course materials or students and researchers exploring these topics.

9. Recommended Readings Current subjects: Climate Change
Conflict & Development
Gender Economics
Microfinance
Monitoring & Evaluation
Power and Energy
Sustainable Urban Development
Women’s & Children’s Health

10. Recent Chapters in “Full Text”/HTML
Available for approximately 200 books published since 2014 (No need to download)
Figure and Table Viewers to enlarge, scroll through and save all figures and tables within the chapter
Move within chapters using Jump To; move across chapters via Tables of Contents or Prev/Next buttons
Reference linking and links to original sources

11. Reference Linking (CrossRef & Cited By)
Here is an example of how References and the Cited By features appear with chapters and journal articles.

12. Reference Linking (CrossRef & Cited By)
A close up of references including the CrossRef link. Wherever they appear, the hyperlink takes you straight to the original source (if your library is subscribed, or you will be prompted by the publisher for access options).

13. Data by Country and Indicator
50+ indicators
Population
Environment
Economy
States and Markets
Global Links
Across all available countries
Time series since 1960
Views
Country view
Indicator view
Click country or indicator link to switch views
Based on requests from librarians we’ve added data from the World Development Indicators. The top 50+ indicators are available for countries and regions so students (particularly undergraduates) can easily access both data and publications within the same platform.

14. Switch between Country and Indicator Views
There are two ways to view data: by Indicator or by Country. You can easily switch between them.

15. Functionality and Additional Information
“Select Years” to customize view
“Download as CSV” to manipulate data
“Create Citation” for automatically created citation
Dynamic URLs to save views
Hyperlinked labels to switch views
Additional information
Notes
Sources
Indicator definitions
In addition, you can select years to view (including all), and download the results to CSV. Indicators contain descriptions and source information.
The “Create Citation” button provides basic information for citing the data (in a generic format).

16. Version History and Other Information
“About Data” tab:
Intro to World Development Indicators
Overview of functionality
Data updated monthly
Update/version history
Links to release notes and errata
A separate “About Data” tab provides more background information, notes, errata, and version history.

17. New Collections
New collections are being added, such as World Bank Presidential speeches, regional and economic outlooks, and systematic country diagnostics.

18. Case Studies
Professors often ask for case studies. They can be found by searching using Advanced Search and entering “Case Study” and selecting “Title” in the drop drop. You can specify other filters if you wish. (For example, CO2 and China as shown here).

19. French and Spanish Translations
Spanish and French translations are being added for users who prefer to read content in their native languages.

20. More Tools and Features
DOIs and citation exporting options for Endnote, ProCite, BibTex Zotero, and others
Easy ing and sharing pages from the site
Mobile access on and off campus
Creative Commons IGO License/Attribution (CC BY)
Perpetual use of downloaded material
Training and webinars for users and librarians
Several benefits for librarians

21. Indexed in Discovery Services
Only the World Bank eLibrary is indexed in all of the major library discovery services.

22. Subscription & Contact Information
Annual Institutional subscriptions only
Prices are based on total number of FTE / authorized users and institution type (e.g. non-profit, academic, corporate)
Consortia and geographic discounts
Subscribe through your preferred subscription agent, your library consortium or contact us directly.

23. Customer Service World Bank Publications
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Sales & Outreach Lead
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