Background Sources
Library Resources
The World Bank Group is made up of five (5) organizations with memberships from 185 countries
- The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- The International Development Association (IDA)
- The International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- The International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
Key Links
- World Bank homepage
- About the World Bank
- Project Reports and Working Documents
- World Bank Archives
- World Bank Group/IMF library
Related Institutions
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) -- a sister institution that often works closely with the World Bank
The University Libraries has an excellent collection of World Bank material. To locate it
World Bank Statistics
- Search the CAT . Material that was received in paper or microfiche is listed in the cat and filed in the general library collections.
- Search World Bank e-Library . More recent World Bank materials are not listed in the CAT but are available full text through World Bank e-Library This includes all books and periodicals. Some, but not all of these materials are also listed in the CAT.
- Search Lexis/Nexis Statistical . World Bank materials with substantial statistical content are received as part of the Lexis/Nexis Statistical microfiche set. While some of this material is also available in print or through World Bank e-Library, Lexis/Nexis Statistical is the best place to identify a publication that has the specific data you need.
- Visit the World Bank web site . Some additional material is freely available on the Bank's web site.
In addition to statistical data freely available on their web site the libraries subscribes to two crucial WB statistical databases. Together these two resources provide extensive data sets of high level country data.
Related Statistics from the IMF
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Subject Specialist
Helen M. Sheehy
814-863-1347
Social Sciences Library
814-865-4861
AIM: socscilib
or your Commonwealth Campus Library
