Guide to publications & resources

The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), part of Erasmus University Rotterdam, specializes in development studies and provides access to a wide range of academic publications in this field. Below, the ISS Library has created a quick overview of available subscription and freely available resources for students and researchers in that field.

• Are you looking for research output by ISS? Go to the EUR & Erasmus MC Research Information Portal– ISS Research output. Much of this content freely available to everyone. 
• Are you looking for ISS Master students' research papers? Go to the ISS MA research papers repository. Every year a selection is also bundled in the Best Student Essays book.
• Are you an ISS staff member or student and looking for databases and other academic resources on development studies? Go to the ISS Libary's recommended sources for Development Studies.
• Are you looking for the latest or older news? Go to the Library guide on newspapers, magazines & articles on current affairs. Some resources in this guide are free, while others are only for ISS staff and students.
• Are you a student, researcher or practitioner and looking for free resources on Development Studies? Go to this selection of free scholarly resources.
• Are you a librarian in the Global South and looking for academic and professional peer-reviewed content? Go to this overview of special programmes for libraries.