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Introducing the New World Bank eLibrary

Webinar

November 21, 2013

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AGENDA

1. Welcome

2. About the World Bank

3. World Bank eLibrary Online Tour

4. Q&A

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ABOUT THE WORLD BANK

• The World Bank Group is the world’s largest source of funding and technical assistance for developing countries.

• Through its five institutions, the Bank Group partners with developing countries to reduce poverty, increase economic growth, and improve the quality of life.

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

Our Twin Goals

End Extreme Poverty within a Generation &

Boost Shared Prosperity

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WHY WE PUBLISH? THE KNOWLEDGE BANK

• We seek to increase understanding of development issues for our client countries, the development community, and the general public.

• Our publishing outputs cover a broad range of social and economic development issues with a focus on emerging economies.

• Research is performed by a research department (in-house economists and experts in other fields), by development practitioners working on the ground, and by external contributors.

• We don't have all the answers. Our publishing outputs are meant to enrich the development debate, inform policies, and support the development goals of our client countries.

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RESEARCH TOPICS

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eLIBRARY: A CURATED WEBSITE

• The World Bank general website (www.worldbank.org) includes thousands of project documents, research and knowledge.

• eLibrary value-added proposition is the curation process and the winnowing of all this information to what’s most valuable and useful to researchers, students, academics and librarians.

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WORLD BANK BOOKS & REPORTS

Over 2,700 books in eLibrary grouped into the following collections:

• World Bank Flagship and Annual Publications: ten (10) flagship series including the World Development Report and Doing Business

• Data Publications: five (5) series including the World Development Indicators and Atlas of Global Development

• Regional and Topical Series: 30+ series covering all regions of the world and numerous topics

• Training Manuals and Handbooks: highly practical books geared to development practitioners and students

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WORLD BANK RESEARCH PAPERS

Over 5,100+ papers in eLibrary grouped as follows:

• Policy Research Working Papers, disseminate works in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues.

• World Bank Discussion Papers, informal documents that present unpolished results of research or country analysis.

• World Bank Technical Papers, informal documents that present knowledge acquired through the Bank’s operational experience.

• World Bank Working Papers, present the results of economic, financial, or technical research.

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WORLD BANK JOURNAL ARTICLES

Hundreds of journal articles (dating back to 1996) published in the following two peer-review journals:

• World Bank Economic Review, a professional journal in the field of quantitative development policy analysis. It is intended for readers familiar with economic theory and analysis.

• World Bank Research Observer, intended for anyone who has a professional interest in development, and written to be accessible to non-specialist readers.

• Both journals are published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank.

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Online Tour

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Why Subscribe?

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MANY REASONS TO SUBSCRIBE

• Powerful new Search Engine• Multiple Browse Options • Robust Filtering Options • Chapter-level Access in PDF and (forthcoming) HTML for Latest

Releases• Mobile-friendly Access (forthcoming)

Superior Discovery

and Access

• Several Content Alert Options• Favorites and Saved Searches for Easier and Faster Access• Citation Exporting to Commonly-used Citation Software• Easy Sharing via Email or Social Media• Custom eBook Tool (coming soon!)

Premium Tools for

Users

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MANY REASONS TO SUBSCRIBE

• MARC records and alerts• Several Authentication options• COUNTER4-compliant usage reports• Institutional Branding • Cataloging in popular Search and Discovery Vendors• KBART records

Value-Added

Services for

Librarians

• Comprehensive and authoritative• Complete collection since the 1990s• No embargoes on journals (WB Research Observer and WB

Economic Review) • Integration of World Bank Data (coming soon)• Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

First-Rate Content

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SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION

• Institutional subscriptions only

• Subscription cycle: o 12-month subscription (calendar or rolling)o Partial year ending December31

• Prices are based on total number of FTE / authorized users

and institution type (e.g. non-profit, academic, corporate)

• Geographic & consortia discount available

• Subscribe through:

o The World Bank (onlineresources@worldbank.org)o Your preferred subscription agento Library consortia

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SUMMARY of eLIBRARY BENEFITS

• An added-value, subscription-based web site focused on the unique needs of libraries, researchers, students and the academic community.

• Contains all World Bank books, journals and working papers published since early 1990’s (nearly 9,000).

• More and better ways into content through Advanced Search, full text search, and improved Browses.

• Offers many time-saving tools including access to content at chapter level (soon in HTML), export citations, content alerts, bookmark content, mobile-friendly access.

• Indexed in Search and Discovery services, MARC records and COUNTER Report usage stats.

• Used by the world’s top academic institutions, international and governmental agencies, think tanks and NGOs.

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Thank you!

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Questions?

Shana Wagger José de Buerba

swagger@worldbankgroup.org jdebuerba@worldbankgroup.org