Four World Bank databases are now freely available

June 30, 2010 Author: Jayne DicksonCategories:

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By Jayne Dickson, CDL Information Services Analyst

Beginning immediately, four of the World Bank databases that previously were restricted to several campuses as part of the World Bank e-Library license are now freely available. The databases include Africa Development Indicators, Global Development Finance, World Development Indicators (WDI), and World Bank Worldwide Development Indicators.

The PIDs for these resources have already been updated to go to the new URLs.

Africa Development Indicators
http://uclibs.org/PID/155403

Global Development Finance
http://uclibs.org/PID/129448

World Development Indicators (WDI)
http://uclibs.org/PID/96593

World Bank Worldwide Development Indicators
http://data.worldbank.org/indicator