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World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

Alternate Titles: Formerly World Bank E-Library

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The World Bank’s subscription-based eLibrary has been discontinued as of June 30, 2024. As part of the World Bank’s continuing initiatives towards being more open and inclusive, all eLibrary publications and data are now available at the following freely accessible websites:

World Bank Open Knowledge Repository 

The World Bank’s official open access repository from which anyone can freely access its research outputs and knowledge products released since 2000.

Documents and Reports

Access to all publicly disclosed project and institutional documents since 1946 made available in compliance with the World Bank’s Access to Information Policy.

World Bank Open Data portal

Public access to global development data including World Development Indicators and hundreds of datasets, including microdata and embeddable data visualizations.

World Bank Group (WBG) Archives 

The institutional memory of the WBG providing public access to its documentary heritage. Digitized materials and engaging discovery tools include Country Historical Profiles and a Historical Timeline.

 

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Restricted Icon  Access open only to UBC students, faculty, staff and on-site Library users (other restrictions may apply)

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Research or Private Study? Yes
Linking? Yes
Learning Management System? Yes
Text and Data Mining? No
Alumni Access? No
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Subjects

Economics; Interdisciplinary Studies; Political Science

Date Coverage

1990-present

Formats

Government Publications, Primary Sources, Statistics & Data