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This guide gives an overview of recommended sources available at the Erasmus University Library in Rotterdam and the Library of the International Instititute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague: databases, journals and reference works relevant for Development studies.
Please use the tabs on the left to find information for your research and interest. The links in this guide will automatically take you to ERNA-login if this is required for off-campus access. Non-EUR students or employees can use the free, publicly available sources with the symbol or
symbol behind them. Contact your faculty liaison if you have any comments or questions about this guide, or need further help with your research.
Full-text access to more than 16,000 e-books published by Taylor & Francis and Routledge from 2022 until today, covering 30 subjects across the Humanities and Social Sciences. Access is provided until December 19, 2025.
In January 2026, based on the usage statistics a selection of these books will be purchased and therefore remain accessible. If there is a specific book that you would like to remain available after December 2025, for example because it is required reading in a course, please contact your Faculty Liaison.
Academic journals with articles on law, history, art, social sciences and economics are indexed.
Via the De Gruyter online, e-books from other publishers are also made available, for example University of Toronto Press (Collected Works of Erasmus).
Subject areas of Brill's publication programme are Asian history, biblical and religious studies, sociology, psychology and biology. Full-text content varies by publication.
Included are e-books published in the book series 'Brill's Studies in Intellectual History Online' (up to supplement 2019), a book series that publishes new approaches to history, the history of philosophy and theology, and the history of ideas.
Full-text access to e-books and reference works published by Sage. Access to Sage Reference and Academic Books is provided until December 31, 2025.
In January 2026, based on the usage statistics a selection of these books will be purchased and therefore remain accessible. If there is a specific book that you would like to remain available after December 2025, for example because it is required reading in a course, please contact your Faculty Liaison.
Use the menu on the left to filter on:
- Content types (under Reference you find dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks)
- Disciplines
- Publication date.
The advanced search screen enables you to look for a specific title or topic.
Please contact your faculty liaison if you think any temporary content should be part of our permanent collection.
Learn how to search, find and manage scholarly information and data in an efficient way. Visit the library's Information Skills guides for more online modules!