This guide covers Development Studies resources.

• Articles (journals, newspapers, magazines)
• Books & Ebooks
• More Information
  Background Information
  Concepts & Definitions
  Documentaries & Television Programmes
  Research Methods
• Development Organisations
• Statistics & Key Data

Articles (journals, newspapers, magazines)

Key article databases for Development Studies.

Discover
Searches multiple  journal article databases simultaneously.  Includes Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre and Business Source Complete.

Web of Science
Includes Web of Science Core Collection (multidisciplinary citation database) and CAB Abstracts (agricultural and rural development focus). Scholarly research database.

Scopus
Multidisciplinary scholarly research database.

Google Scholar
Google's academic search. Excellent coverage of scholarly journals.

Full list of databases recommended for development studies

Database Licence Information
Legal guidelines about how and by whom Library-subscribed article databases may be used.

Books & Ebooks

Search Discover
Search Discover to find Library books, journals, DVDs & other material. Note that Developing countries is an important search term for development topics.

• Search BONUS+ to obtain books not available at Massey.

Books and Ebooks at Massey Library

Google Books
A huge range of part- and full-view online books. Useful for identifying material to request from the Library, if not available in full view.

Finding Theses
Locate Massey, New Zealand and international theses.

Massey University Development Studies Theses

More Information

Background Information

ScienceDirect Reference Works
Includes International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences and International Encyclopedia of Human Geography.

Sage Knowledge Reference

Concepts & Definitions

Oxford Reference

Television Programmes, Video and Documentaries

eTV
Recorded television programmes from New Zealand and selected international channels.

Ethnographic Video Online

Culture Unplugged

Research Methods

Sage Research Methods

Development Organisations

New Zealand Aid and Development Dialogues

DevNet
Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network.

Aid and Development
The New Zealand government's international aid and development programme.

Development Gateway
Provides information, tools and services to support developing countries.

ODI - Overseas Development Institute
A British independent think-tank. The site includes full-text articles and working papers.

World Resources Institute
The WRI works with governments, companies, and civil society to build solutions to urgent environmental challenges. The site includes projects and publications.

Global Development Institute
A British institute working on policy to end world poverty. The site includes projects and publications.

Statistics & Key Data

World Bank: World Development Indicators

World Development Report

World Bank Data

OECD iLibrary: Statistics

OECD iLibrary: Society at a Glance

New Zealand Statistics Subject Guide

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Last updated on Thursday 06 August 2020