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Research Tools for Development Studies

Use these research tools to find information related to Development Studies from sources such as scholarly articles, books and encyclopedias.

Article Databases and Indexes
Atlases, Maps and Gazetteers
Dissertation and Thesis Sources
Encyclopedias and Almanacs
Government Information Sources
News Databases, Indexes and Web Sites
Statistics and Numeric Data

Article Databases for Development Studies

Listings of articles in journals, magazines, newspapers, etc. Many include abstracts (article summaries). Some include or link to the full text of articles.

Atlases, Maps and Gazetteers

Resources that provide maps or tools you can use to generate maps. Gazetteers are geographical dictionaries, giving information about cities, mountains, rivers, etc.

Dissertation and Thesis Sources

Sources for locating masters theses and doctoral dissertations.

Encyclopedias and Almanacs

General or subject-specific encyclopedias, almanacs, and other collections of factual information.

Government Information Sources

Listings of publications and other information published by authority of a governmental body, whether federal, state, local, or foreign, and of intergovernmental organizations, such as UNESCO, etc. Many of these sources include the full text of the items.

News Databases, Indexes and Web Sites

Listings (may include abstracts or full text) of articles in newspapers, newsmagazines, broadcast news transcripts or wire services. Also includes web sites of these media, or directories of such sites.

Statistics and Numeric Data

Resources that provide tables of numerical information, or listings indicating where such information can be found.

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