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Using the World Bank eLibrary for Country and

Regional Research

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February 10, 2016

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Host: Devika Levy Sales & Outreach Manager, World Bank Publications

Presenter: Shana Wagger Manager of Publishing Systems and Electronic Product Development, and Product Development Manager for eLibrary

Today’s Speakers

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About The World Bank

• Not-for-profit, Inter-Governmental Organization (IGO)

• Comprised of 188 member countries with offices in 120 countries around the world

• Largest source of funding and technical assistance for developing countries

• Research and knowledge products are meant to enrich and inform policy research and debate, contribute to scholarly research, and support the development goals of our client countries

The World Bank GoalsEnd Extreme Poverty and Boost Shared Prosperity

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Today’s Agenda

• Overview of World Bank eLibrary

• Finding – Regional and Country Content and Data– Translated Content – Case Studies

• Using Alerts for Proactive Research

• Questions and Answers

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What’s in the eLibrary?

• Content– 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– Additional World Bank premium research

• Translations– French and Spanish, plus others

• Data– 50+ Key Indicators from World Development Indicators– Across regions, countries, and time

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Broad “Social Science” Topics

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Multiple Ways to Access Content

• Browses• Quick and Advanced

Search• What’s Newest• What’s Popular• Tools to retrieve

content you need– Favorites– Saved Searches– Content Alerts– Search Alerts

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Shana Wagger Logout Subscriber Services Help Mobile

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Powered by Metadata

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• Bibliographic• Abstract • Keywords• Region • Country• Topic• Plus Content Type,

Series or Journal, and more• Hyperlinking for

dynamic search

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Overview of Country/Regional Material

• Books and chapters• Articles• Working papers and

other research• 50+ indicators across

time• Flags or maps• Links to key World Bank resources

– Projects– Country/Region Pages– Blogs– And more

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Browsing to Country/Regional Content

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• Browse options– 6 Regions – 180+ countries

• For comparative publications

– Filter by country(ies)– Filter by region(s)

• (Comparative data covered later)

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Quick Search for Country* Content

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• Quick search of country name – Yields all publications mentioning

country name anywhere (1458)– Equals Advanced Search

“anywhere”– Use country filter to target results

(48)

• For comparative publications– Filter by country(ies)– Filter by region(s)

* Works the same for regions

• (Comparative data covered later)

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Advanced Search for Country* Content

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• Advanced Search by country filter

– Yields all publications specifically tagged with country metadata

• For comparative publications– Filter by country(ies)– Filter by region(s)

* Works the same for regions

• (Comparative data covered later)

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Two Ways to Browse to Data

• By Data Tab and by Country Browse

• Data tab options- Country view- Indicator view- Plus information

about the data set- (See slide 17 to

for these two views)

• Country browse- “View More Data”

shows full data for country view

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Browses to Country Data View

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About Data Views (by Country and Indicator)

• 50+ indicators - Population (16) - Environment (8)- Economy (15)- States and Markets (7) - Global Links (8)

• Across all available countries• Time series dating back to 1960• Views

- Country view - Indicator view- Click on a link to change

the view- (See slide 17 to for these

two views)

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Functionality and Additional Information

• Functionality- “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

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Links between Country and Indicator Views

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Translation Basics

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• Languages: - French - Spanish- A few others

• Available as PDFs• Find by

- Searching for “[language] translation”- Clicking “Supplemental Material” link

• Forthcoming- Language-based browses- More translated content

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Finding Translations

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Other Translation Tips

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Finding Case Studies

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Narrowing Results for Case Studies

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“Save Search” for Automatic Alerts

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• Use “Save Search” feature

• Found at bottom right of every search results set

• For any search, simple or complex

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“Save Search” Functionality

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• Get alerts when new content meets your research requirements

• Rerun your searches easily

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More Tools and Features

• DOIs and citation exporting options for Endnote, ProCite, BibTex Zotero, and others

• Easy emailing and sharing pages from the site

• ePub Files for eBook readers

• Mobile access on and off campus

• Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

• Perpetual use of downloaded material

• Several benefits for librarians

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How Can I Access the eLibrary?

• Free access to users in subscribing institutions at:

elibrary.worldbank.org

• Check for links in your library’s catalog or LibGuides (Economics, Political Science, International Government/Affairs)

• Search via your library’s main search portal

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Subscription Information• Annual, institutional subscriptions (Libraries, corporations, NGOs, etc.)

• Prices are based on total number of FTE / authorized users and institution type (e.g. non-profit, academic, corporate)

• Geographic & consortia discounts available

• Libraries may subscribe through:

- The World Bank (onlineresources@worldbank.org)- Your preferred subscription agent- Library consortia

• Students, Professors, development professionals, contact onlineresources@worldbank.org for further assistance and to check access.

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Questions?

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Contact Us

Shana Waggerswagger@worldbankgroup.org

Devika Levydlevy@worldbankgroup.org

Customer ServiceWorld Bank Publications

onlineresources@worldbank.org

Phone +1-202-473-8597

Fax +1-202-522-2631THANK YOU!