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IACA Library
The IACA library comprises a vast collection of resources covering various subject areas, with a special focus on anti-corruption. It offers print publications as well as access to databases and journals, providing thousands of scholarly articles and resources.
Databases
The databases are a significant resource for academic research. The collections include thousands of full text, peer-reviewed, indexed and abstract scholarly articles from all disciplines. Access is limited to IACA students, researchers, and members of faculty and staff.
All workstations at IACA provide automatic access to the licensed databases. For remote access, an IACA ID and PIN are required.
Access
By following link bellow, I confirm to have read and understood the Terms of Use. The Terms of Use are subject to change at the discretion of IACA. IACA reserves the right to grant / refuse access at any given time without explanation.
Open Access Publications
Full-text academic publications that are available free of charge, can be accessed through the websites listed below. Some websites and links provide direct access to academic publications, while others require a free registration.
All resources which have unrestricted access are also protected by copyright and subject to the terms of use stipulated by the provider. In these cases please note the terms of use laid down by the respective resource provider.
| African Journals Online | http://www.ajol.info | Provides access to African-published scholarly journals. Open Access |
| ANTICORRP | http://anticorrp.eu/ | Carries the increasing output of the large-scale research project funded by the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Program. Open Access |
| Anti-Corruption Authorities | Provides access to a database of publications that touch on Anti-corruption Authorities related issues. Open Access |
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| Anti-Corruption for Development | http://www.anti-corruption.org/ | UN web platform that provides open access to information and knowledge related to the latest efforts to address corruption prevention. Open Access |
| Basel Institute on Governance |
Provides access to working papers, commissioned studies and to some articles and publications released by the institute. Open Access |
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| Bentham Science Publishers | http://www.benthamscience.com | Provides access to journals in a variety of categories. Open Access |
| Bielefield Academic Search Engine | http://www.base-search.net | Provides access to academic articles. Open Access |
| Center for the Study of Democracy | http://www.csd.bg/ | Provides access to the books, papers and data produced by the CSD. Open Access |
| CORE (Connecting Repositories) | http://core.kmi.open.ac.uk | Provides access to scholarly publications distributed across a variety of systems. Open Access |
| Directory of Open Access Books | http://www.doabooks.org | Provides open access to academic, peer reviewed books. Open Access |
| Directory of Open Access Journals | http://www.doaj.org | Provides open access to scientific and scholarly journals. Open Access |
| European Partners against Corruption | http://www.epac-eacn.org/ | Provides access to the Anti-Corruption Authority Standards Handbook. Open Access |
| European Research Centre for Anti-Corruption and State-Building | http://www.againstcorruption.eu/ | Provides access to the ERCAS’s reports and various materials on anti-corruption. Open Access |
| FreeFullPDF | http://www.freefullpdf.com | Provides access to scientific journals, theses, posters and patents. Open Access |
| Global Edge (Michigan State University) | http://globaledge.msu.edu/ | Provides international business and trade information on over 200 countries, the 50 U.S. states, as well as nearly two dozen industry sectors, and many of the world’s trade blocs. Access appears to be free, but charges may be encountered for advanced material. Open Access |
| Global Legal Information Network | http://www.glin.gov | Website currently undergoing development (09.12.2013). Open Access |
| Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption | http://gopacnetwork.org/ | Provides access to the publications released by GOPAC. Open Access |
| Journals for Free | http://www.journals4free.com | Provide access to journals in a variety of categories. Open Access |
| Jurn Search-Engine | http://www.jurn.org | Provides access to academic e-journals. Open Access |
| Munich University Library | http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de | Provides access to research papers of economists. Open Access |
| OAPEN Library | http://www.oapen.org/home | Provides access to academic books, mainly in the area of Humanities and Social Sciences. Open Access |
| OECD Library | www.oecd-ilibrary.org | Provides access to the books, papers and data produced by the OECD.Free Access to read online but subscription needed for downloads. Subscription can be obtained from a regional sales agent and varies in price. |
| ProQuest Dissertation Publishing | http://pqdtopen.proquest.com | Provides open access to full-text dissertations and theses. Open Access |
| Research Papers in Economics | http://repec.org | Provides links to Open Access databases. Open Access |
| Rock Your Paper | http://rockyourpaper.org | Provides access to research articles. Requires signing up |
| Scientific Research Publishing | http://www.scirp.org | Provides open access to scientific journals. Open Access |
| Social Science Research Network | http://papers.ssrn.com | A database composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences. Downloads are available for free and without registration, viewing references and subscribing to journals requires signing in. |
| STATT consulting | http://www.statt.net/tag/ |
A small risk analysis consultancy, focusing on migration crime and corruption issues. Open Access |
| Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center | http://traccc.gmu.edu/ | Provides access to George Mason University’s TraCCC center resources/links on corruption. Open Access |
| The London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Research Online | Offers free access to full-text academic research from the LSE, and stable links to published items not held by LSE Research Online. Open access |
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| Tools and Resources for Anti-Corruption Knowledge Platform | Provides access to the UNODC’s central platform of TRACK. Open Access |
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| Transparency International | Provides access to its own research, publications and country information. Open Access | |
| U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre | Offers relevant anti-corruption material, including its own applied research. Open Access |
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| UNDP Publications | Provides access to the UNDP’s research output and publications. Open Access |
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| United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute | Provides access to the UNICRI’s electronic resources, bibliographies, tables of contents, full-text articles and publications, etc. Open Access |
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| University of California, eScholarship | Provides open access publications from the University of California. Open Access |
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| UNODC Resources | Provides access to the UNODC on-line legal library, reports, data and analyses, etc., released by the organization. Open Access |
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| University of Richmond – Law Library | University of Richmond School of Law’s resources for researching various legal topics relating to anti-bribery law in international business. Open Access |
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| World Bank Publications | Provides access to the World Bank's research output and knowledge products. Open Access |
IACA’s in-house library contains print books and other publications from various academic disciplines as well as practice-oriented case studies related to anti-corruption. It is a reference library and its items cannot be checked out of the IACA premises. Special regulations apply for the Master in Anti-Corruption Studies (MACS) programme students.
The library also offers a variety of services, including free internet access, computer and reading rooms.