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African Smart Cities

Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
Full text of over 100 reference books in all disciplines published by Oxford University Press

CIA World Factbook
Detailed profiles of all of the countries of the world, including history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.

Data Planet Statistical Datasets This link opens in a new window
An extensive repository of standardized and structured statistical data. Datasets cover a wide range of subjects — including business, finance, banking, economics, sociology, political science, demography, agriculture, education, international studies, criminal justice, housing and construction, labor and employment, energy resources and industries, and more.

OECD iLibrary Statistics
Statistics on a variety of topics and from many countries. Some data back to 1960.

UN Data This link opens in a new window
Search 55 million data points from across the UN system, covering economic, social, financial and development data, 1945 to present.

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts This link opens in a new window
Offers citations and abstracts of political science literature, including international relations, law, sociology, economics, and public administration/policy.
Policy File Index This link opens in a new window
Covers a wide range of public policy topics, linking to reports and papers from think tanks, NGOs, and research organizations, 1990 to present.
PAIS Index - Public Affairs Information Service This link opens in a new window
Articles chronicling the world's public affairs, public and social policies, international relations, and world politics, 1915 to present, including policy-oriented literature of subjects such as economics, finance, law, education, the military, political science, public administration, international law and relations, the environment, demography, public health, science and technology, and reports and commentary on public affairs from the serious general press.
EconLit with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Index of articles, books, and working papers on economics, 1969 to present, with full text for 400 journals.

OECD Economic Surveys
OECD’s periodic reviews of member and non-member economies. Each issue provides a comprehensive analysis of developments in the country and chapters covering key economic challenges being faced and recommendations for dealing with them.
African Union
Official website of the African Union
African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation
African Smart Cities Innovation Foundation (ASCIF) Is A Development Organization. It’s A Non-Government, Not-For-Profit And Nonsectarian, Non-Partisan Organization Working For The Development Of E-Services By Combining The Government View And Proven Practices In A Powerful Process Of Co-Design. It’s A Human-City Developmental NGO.

Westlaw Campus Research This link opens in a new window
US and foreign newspapers, 1980s to present (dates of coverage vary). Also includes legal encyclopedias & legal analysis, federal and state court cases and statutes, and law reviews, 1789 to present.
Nexis Uni legal sources This link opens in a new window
Legal news, case law, codes & regulations, international legal materials, career information, European Union cases and regulations, various dates, 1790 to present.

Global Newsstream This link opens in a new window
One of the largest collections of news from the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia, many in full text, as well as news sites, blogs, and newswires from the 1980s to the present (dates vary by title).
Nexis Uni news sources This link opens in a new window
U.S. & foreign newspapers, 1980s to present (dates of coverage vary).

Electronic Newspapers of Africa
Links to open-access, online newspapers compiled by Columbia University librarians