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UCD Library / UCD School of Economics: Information Resources Policy

UCD School of Economics Library Information Resources Policy

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1. Introduction..................................................................................3 2. The Profile of the School of Economic ...................................................3 3. Scope..........................................................................................7 4. Budget ...................................................................................... 10 5. Selection of Resources ................................................................... 11 6. Relationships with other Schools, Colleges and Universities ....................... 14 7. Special Collections ........................................................................ 14 8. Donations................................................................................... 15 9. Library Support for resource use........................................................ 15 10. Stock Review ............................................................................. 15 11. Future Considerations................................................................... 15 12. Review of Policy ......................................................................... 16 13. Contributors .............................................................................. 16 Appendices .................................................................................... 17

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UCD School of Economics Liaison Librarian: Carmel Norris

1. Introduction The Information Resources Policy for the UCD School of Economics is designed to facilitate successful partnership between UCD Library and the School in the selection, management and promotion of information resources supporting the teaching and research interests of the School.

1.1 Application This policy will inform School and Library decision-making in recommending items for purchase or de-selection. The identification and implementation of key procedures and mechanisms will enable constructive review of existing resources as well as the selection of new resources targeted at areas of strategic growth in School teaching, learning and research.

1.2 Audience The policy is aimed at academic and research staff from the UCD School of Economics and relevant staff from UCD Library.

1.3 Policy Summary This policy outlines procedures for selection, de-selection and purchase of resources. Information on the HEA-IReL initiative is provided and the range of resources, as well as the scope of the collections, available to members of the School is described. Interdisciplinary relationships between the UCD School of Economics and related schools are identified and library support for resource use to promote teaching and learning opportunities are outlined. Details of the Library budget are itemised and future trends which may impact on resource provision are included. The policy will be reviewed regularly by School staff and the Liaison Librarian.

2. The Profile of the School of Economics Economics is a School in UCD College of Human Sciences which participates in a wide range of programmes including undergraduate, taught masters and PhD degrees. At undergraduate level the School offers specialized programmes with economics as a single or joint major and participates in other programmes in UCD Colleges of Human Sciences, UCD College of Arts and Celtic Studies and UCD College of Business and Law. The School also offers its own graduate programmes designed for students who wish to follow a career 3


in economics. Many of our graduates have gone on to establish themselves in leading positions in business, finance and government as well as in academic life.

2.1 Overview UCD School of Economics is the largest and most prestigious School of economics in Ireland with an international reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Members of the School are highly regarded for the quality of their research which frequently appears in leading academic journals such as the American Economic Review, the Journal of the European Economics Association and the International Economic Review. School members also present papers at leading international conferences and produce scholarly books which have been published by internationally known publishing houses such as Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press and Princeton University Press. UCD School of Economics is committed to maintaining its position as Ireland’s leading centre for teaching and research in economics and welcomes students from all backgrounds with an interest in economics either as a major subject or as an elective module.

2.2 School Programmes Undergraduate Programmes The Department of Economics contributes to the following undergraduate degrees: 

Bachelor of Arts

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Bachelor of Arts (International)

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Bachelor of Arts in Computer

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Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies

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BCL (Law with Economics)

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Bachelor of Social Science

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Bachelor of Commerce

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Bachelor of Commerce (International)

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Bachelor of Actuarial and Financial Studies

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Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance

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Graduate Programmes 2010/11 UCD School of Economics is the largest Economics department in Ireland and has been at the forefront of Irish economic life for many decades. Recent times have brought a large increase in the research output of the School as measured by the scholarly publications and activities of the staff. Some members of the School also play a significant role in public policy on economic affairs and are active commentators in the media and elsewhere on economic policy. The research activities and interests of the School range over the following fields: International Trade, Labour & Public Economics, Economic History, Health Economics, Transport Economics, Macroeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Applied GameTheory and Industrial Organisation. Details of staff interests are given later in this brochure. The School recognises that quality teaching at the graduate level requires input from staff who are actively engaged in research of the highest calibre.

Research Degrees: 

Mlitt & PhD

Taught Masters Degrees: 

Master of Arts in Economics (MA)

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Higher Diploma in Economic Science (HdipEconSc)

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MA Qualified

2.3 Research UCD Centre for Economic Research coordinates the research activities of the School and publishes preliminary versions of research papers written by members of the School and other researchers associated with it. Over thirty papers per annum have appeared in recent years and most have subsequently been published in a wide range of outlets, including most of the leading economics journals worldwide. Research papers cover all aspects of theoretical and empirical economics, with special emphasis on the fields in which the School is particularly strong: economic history,

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international economics, labour economics and current policy issues in the Irish and international economies. The School is a leading participant in the recently established UCD Geary Institute and has research links with many leading academic institutions in Europe and the U.S. Doctoral students associated with the School are especially encouraged to publish their research under the Centre's auspices.

2.4 Recent Awards to the School 

UCD School of Economics success in PRTLI5 Funding. UCD School of Economics is one of the constituent Schools in the successful EconPol element of the recently announced PRTLI funding.

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Structured PhD programmes in Economics and Politics. These programmes will harness the research and mentoring capacity of over fifty economists and political scientists in exploring the economic, political and public policy response to the global crisis, as well as in the tools of econometrics and specialist statistical design. EconPol consolidates the research and doctoral training of UCD and TCD (in the core disciplines of Economics and Political Science) with the added policy focus of the ESRI to strengthen the existing international research PhD programmes in a way that reaches out to other universities and third-level institutions.

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UCD School of Economics success in Fulbright Awards. UCD School of Economics accounted for two of the ten prestigious Fulbright awards received by UCD The Fulbright awards support Irish scholars in research at top US universities. David Comerford a third year Doctoral student of Economics at UCD School of Economics and UCD Geary Institute, was awarded a Fulbright Award to undertake research as part of his PhD in the area of consumer judgment and decision making at Duke University, North Carolina. Dr Liam Delaney, a lecturer in UCD School of Economics and Deputy Director of UCD Geary Institute has been awarded a Fulbright Award to undertake research at Princeton University in the area of historical and policy determinants of Irish health and well being.

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UCD School of Economics achieves Excellence Status! The prestigious CHE – Centre for Higher Education Development in Germany - has conferred excellence

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group status on the UCD School of Economics. The School was selected along with other leading institutions including the LSE and the University of Warwick because of their “outstanding achievements in citations and Erasmus-Mundus master's programmes“.

3. Scope The scope of the collection of resources will reflect the School’s teaching and research activities and resource management will be facilitated by the relationship between the School and the Liaison Librarian.

3.1 Location: The print collection or physical resources are located on Level 2 of the James Joyce library including a dedicated sequence devoted to Irish economics. Complementing this collection is a separate collection on development in our development studies library on the third floor of the James Joyce library.

3.2 Classification: UCD Library uses the Dewey Decimal system to classify material in all formats. The primary classification range for economics is 330-339 and 380. Dewey Decimal Classification Economics Economics

330

Fascism

335.6

Systems & Theories

330.1

Christian Socialism

335.7

Economic conditions

330.9

Anarchist communities

335.9

Labor Economics

331

Public Finance

336

Labor Market

331.1

Government Revenue

336.01336.09

Women Workers

331.4

Nontax revenues

336.1

Ethnic Workers

331.6

Taxes and taxation

336.2

Industry & Occupations

331.7

Public Borrowing, debt &

336.3

expenditure Labor Unions

331.8

International Economics

337

Financial Economics

332

Multilateral cooperation

337.1

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Banks & Banking

332.1

Foreign Economic Policy

337.3

Credit Institutions

332.3

Production

338

Money

332.4

Agriculture

338.1

Investment

332.6

Mineral Extraction

338.2

Credit

332.7

Production Economics

338.5

Counterfeiting, forgery

332.9

Organisation of Production

338.6

Land Economics

333

Business enterprise

338.7

Public Ownership

333.1

Economic development

338.9

Non Public Ownership

333.2

Macroeconomics

339

Absentee Ownership

333.4

Distribution of income &

339.2

wealth Renting & Leasing

333.5

National Product

339.3

Natural Resources &

333.7

Macroeconomic Policy

339.5

333.8

Commerce,

380

Energy Subsurface Resources

communications, transportation Cooperatives

334

Domestic Trade

381

Building & Housing

334.1

Foreign Trade

382

Banking & Credit

334.2

Postal Communication

383

Consumer Cooperatives

334.5

Railroad transportation

385

Production

334.6

Inland waterway & ferry

386

Benefit Societies

334.7

Transportation

388

Socialism & related

335

systems Utopian Systems

335.02

Note: Irish Economics are classified as

Marxism

335.4

330IR-339IR and 380IR and are shelved in

Democratic Socialism

335.5

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3.3 Dissertations and theses: In accordance with university regulations, the Library receives copies of all major doctoral and research theses submitted to University College Dublin. The collection comprises mainly doctoral and Master's theses by research. For more information, see the Library website. Minor theses are held in the School of Economics. The School hopes that, with future Library and University policy developments on storage of electronic theses, minor theses with be retained by the Library.

3.4 Reference Resources: The reference collection for the School provides both print and electronic resources and reflects the Library’s policy requirement “to increasingly make information resources (notably…reference materials) available electronically”. Notable resources for Economics purchased in 2011 were the Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Economics in both print and electronic format and the complete set of Handbooks in Economics Series from Elsevier Science purchased in digital format.

3.5 Legal Deposit: The Copyright Act 1963 designates UCD Library as a legal deposit library for printed material published in the Republic of Ireland. These items are integrated into the relevant Library’s collections wherever possible or stored in closed access.

3.6 Official Publications & European Documentation Centre: The Law and Official Publications Collection is located on Level 2 of the James Joyce Library and comprises law books, journals and law reports. Official Documents from Irish, UK and US governments as well as International Agencies such as the ILO and the United Nations, are held in this area. The European Documentation Centre [established by the EU in 1963] is part of the Law Library and holds official publications and documents of the institutions of the European Union.

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4. Budget A resource allocation model (RAM) divides library funding among the schools and across funds to maximize the purchase of targeted items to support both research and teaching. The fund designation for the School of Economics is currently as follows: 

A reading list fund: to purchase items on reading and resource lists for modules across UCD

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A research monograph fund: to purchase monographs required for research areas represented within the 5 Colleges of UCD

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A general fund: to purchase items which are not represented by either the Research fund or the Reading List fund but which would materially enhance the teaching and research work of the school.

Purchases may include electronic resources not requiring yearly subscriptions.

Other sources of funding: (a) A number of multi-disciplinary electronic resources are purchased via a top-sliced Library fund dedicated to the purchasing of items not tied to the teaching or research of one particular school. (b) The Irish Research e-Library (IReL) funds a number of significant databases of relevance to the School, including Academic Search Premier, Blackwell Synergy, LISA and Cambridge Journals Online. Payment for IReL funded resources does not come out of the School’s budget. (See Appendix 1 for a full listing of relevant IReL resources to the School of Economics). Further information on IReL is available on its website: http://www.irelibrary.ie.

5. Selection of Resources School-Library Liaison Representative (SLLR): ): Dr Kevin Denny

5.1 Partnership between School and Library The SLLR, a primary point of contact in the School, will work closely with the Liaison Librarian to co-ordinate library purchases across the School in consultation with colleagues

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from the School of Economics. The purchase of materials in all formats will be based on a proactive partnership to ensure a balanced and representative collection.

5.2 Procedure for purchase: Please see Appendix 2 for a diagram illustrating the book ordering process.

5.2.1 Items recommended for purchase: These should contain as much detail as possible including title, author, date, publisher and ISBN. Requests to support Teaching and Learning should, additionally, specify the module name, the estimated number of students taking the module, programme name and year of programme.

5.2.2 Research material: Material required to support School research will be purchased when possible. Purchase requests will be based on the research interests of the School staff the professional expertise and knowledge of the Liaison Librarian.

5.2.3 Module and Programme support: The Library will continue to actively review its resources to ensure that modules and programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level are adequately supported and that the impact on library resources can be correctly assessed. To ensure the timely purchase of resources, the Liaison Librarian will need to be informed as soon as possible about the following: 

The introduction of new modules

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Any modification to existing modules

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The introduction of new programmes

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Current modules on offer in each programme for the new academic year

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The introduction of new methods of teaching

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The Liaison Librarian monitors usage of the collection and will order replacement or extra copies of items due to:

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Damage

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Loss

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Multiple requests for an item over a short period of time

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User need based on information received from Information Desk, Library Suggestion Books and online queries

5.2.4 Reading list items: Reading lists will be given to the Liaison Librarian prior to the start of each semester, using the agreed procedures for collection of module reading lists. Where possible, items on reading lists will be purchased and placed in the most appropriate collection area (General collection or long loan, Week loan, or Short Loan Collection), depending on class size and numbers of copies. For items that are difficult to source or quite expensive, the Reserve Collection (i.e. Library use only) will be used. Items will be moved between collections, as required, to facilitate maximum use of resources by users. The average turn-around time for ordered items to appear in the Library is 4-6 weeks. The Liaison Librarian will also facilitate the purchase of urgent items when necessary. Requests for reading list items should be made in a timely fashion to ensure that items are available to users once the semester begins. At present, there are some financial constraints in the library budget as a result of university cutbacks and the wider national economic situation. The School will be kept informed of the library’s financial situation and included in the strategies used to purchase and maintain resources.

5.2.5 Electronic Resources: As identified in UCD Library’s Information Resources policy, it is Library strategy to move towards electronic information provision where possible. The Liaison Librarian and academics in the School of Economics will continue to identify relevant electronic databases which support the work of the school. A full listing of electronic resources is available at https://librarysearch.ucd.ie/ 

Most of the library’s electronic material is available both on and off campus via Findit @ UCD Library.

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Individual databases and electronic journals are accessible in an A-Z listing via Findit by selecting the Database and Journals tabs.

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Electronic material is also available via the “My Library” tab in UCD Connect.

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5.2.6 IReL: UCD Library users have benefitted from the availability of resources provided by the IReL initiative, a joint funding initiative from Science Foundation Ireland and the Higher Education Authority to substantially increase the range of resources available to Irish university libraries. These IReL funded resources are reviewed regularly and subscriptions are based on a “value for money” model – using usage statistics as a measure of “value”. Ongoing promotion of these resources to students and staff, by both the School of Economics and UCD Library is therefore required to maximize usage and so ensure, where possible, continual funding of these resources by IReL. A complete list of IReL funded resources can be found at: http://www.irelibrary.ie/resources.aspx Key Databases, funded by IReL, of relevance to the School are listed in Appendix 1 together with multidisciplinary resources funded by both the Library and IReL which are also of benefit to the School of Economics.

5.2.7 Journals: To ensure that journal titles to which the School subscribes reflect current teaching and research interests, print and electronic subscriptions will be reviewed as required, but at a minimum of every five years. Interdisciplinary resources, of interest to the School, accessible via IReL or funded by other Schools may not be cancelled by the School of Economics. The review process will be a collaborative endeavour between the Liaison Librarian and the School representative and will consider: 

Current holdings

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School teaching and research interests

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Impact factors

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Online availability

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Cost

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Savings

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matter and intended audience. In keeping with Library policy (Information Resources Policy, 3.2 and 3.3), new titles are purchased in electronic format where possible.

6. Relationships with other Schools, Colleges and Universities 6.1 Interdisciplinary teaching and research is significant across the School of Economics. At undergraduate level the School offers specialized programmes with economics as a single or joint major and participates in other programmes in UCD Colleges of Human Sciences, UCD College of Arts and Celtic Studies and UCD College of Business and Law.

7. Special Collections Special Collections contains items inherited by UCD’s antecedent institutions, the Catholic University of Ireland and the Royal University of Ireland, and consists of items mainly published before 1851. In some cases, items of significance from 1851 onwards are also collected. The School of Economics and the Liaison Librarian work closely with the Special Collections librarian to support the research of the School. The website contains further information and is accessible here: http://www.ucd.ie/library/finding_information/special/

8. Donations The following donations of material are welcome: 

Books / collections to supplement/augment holdings in the General Collection.

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Rare books / first editions to strengthen Special Collection holdings

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Manuscripts and papers of significant literary interest.

The Library will manage the donated material as appropriate and as reflected in the UCD Library’s Donations policy at http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/Guide44.pdf

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academics to maximise the exploitation of key Economics sources using accepted international frameworks for information skills delivery to support undergraduate teaching, academic research and postgraduate studies. The Library will work with the School to:    

Identify the level and detail of training required Identify a suitable place within the timetable to deliver training at point of need Identify the most suitable delivery mechanism Evaluate the training’s impact on assignment quality via assessment

10. Stock Review In line with UCD library policy (section 12.2 of the Information Resources Development Policy), print resources are reviewed regularly to ensure currency and relevance. As a result, decisions will be made in conjunction with the School regarding the permanent disposal of items as well as the removal of items from the open shelves to closed storage.

11. Future Considerations The Library is committed to aligning the provision of information resources to the strategic priorities of the School. Identification of best practice will facilitate effective resource management to support the teaching and research of the School. Issues impacting on current planning include:

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Future trends in humanities research.

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The development of inter-disciplinary and thematic research

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The provision of lifelong learning and information skills to library users

12. Review of Policy This policy is intended to be an active document designed to help with information resource development and assessment in support of School teaching and research priorities. The School Head (or the designated Library liaison) and the liaison librarian will review this document on an ongoing basis to ensure its relevance to School interests. The liaison librarian (Carmel Norris – [email protected]) welcomes comments and suggestions regarding the evolution of this policy 13/09/2011


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Policy created: May 2010

13. Contributors School of Economics Prof. David Madden Dr Kevin Denny

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Appendix 1 IReL Resources of interest to School of Economics

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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)

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Annual Reviews

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Business Source Complete (EBSCO

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Cambridge Journals Online

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EconLit with Full Text (EBSCO)

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Ecowin Pro

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Emerald Management Xtra

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Global Market Information Database (GMID)

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Humanities Full Text (Wilson)

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Index to Theses

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Informaworld (Taylor and Francis)

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Irish Newspapers Archives

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Irish Times 1859- via ProQuest Historical Newspapers

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JSTOR

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Nexis UK

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

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Oxford Journals (Oxford University Press)

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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT)

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SAGE Journals Online

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SourceOECD

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SpringerLink

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Web of Knowledge Cross Search (ISI)

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Wiley Online Library

Library Funded [Subscriptions] Multidisciplinary Resources of interest to the School of Economics 

ABI/INFORM Global (ProQuest)

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Africa Development Indicators (ADI) Online

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ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (CSA)

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Biz/Ed Premier

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British Humanities Index (CSA)

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Dictionary of Irish Biography

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EBSCOhost web

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Economist Historical Archive 1843-2003

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Economist Intelligence Unit Country Profiles

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Economists Online

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Global Economic Monitor

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Global Forecasting Service (EIU)

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Global Market Information Database (GMID)

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Handbooks in Economics (Elsevier)

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IMF Statistical Databases

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Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research Datasets

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NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research) Working Papers

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New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics Online

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ScienceDirect - Journals (Elsevier)

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SCOPUS (Elsevier)

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Sustainability Science Abstracts (CSA)

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SwetsWise

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Transition Reports

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TRIS

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World Bank E-Library

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World Development Indicators (WDI Online)

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Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (CSA)

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Appendix 2 Book Ordering Process

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