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Rostocker Zentrum zur Erforschung des Demografischen Wandels

This German research centre came into existence through a joint venture associating the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and the University of Rostock. The research involves the study of demographic changes in Germany and Europe. However, it focuses more particularly on the causes and consequences of the ageing of the active population, the use of demographic projections for planning purposes and the links between population ...

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RESSAC (REseau Santé Social d’Administration Centrale)

Bibliographical database covering issues of health, social security, social issues, population, work , employment, vocational education or training, as well as related public policies and legal issues. In addition, it covers the topics of sports and a specialized collection on women issues, originating from the Service of women’s rights and equality. Comprising about 270000 references of books, articles of periodicals, and press reviews, it also offers hyperlinks ...

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Urbamet

Bibliographical database on urban development and housing in France, Europe and major cities worldwide as well as in Southern countries. Created in 1978, it indexes articles, theses, books and research reports. Free access is restricted to documents published in the last two years.

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Villes Nouvelles Françaises

Bibliographical database produced within the framework of the interministerial programme on the history and the assessment of new French towns (2001-2005). It provides information on new towns established in France, from 1965 onwards, and on new towns in other countries. This database is still updated regularly, even though the programme has ended.

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Africana Periodical Literature Bibliographic Database

This bibliographical database on the African continent was started in 1974. It contains more than 170 000 records from over 750 specialized journals, including e-journals.

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African Women’s Bibliographic Database

Bibliographical database on African women, from 1986 to the present day

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RussGUS Datenbank/Database

Bibliographical database on Russia and the Soviet Union, covering the period from 1974 to 2003. It contains nearly 175,000 references.

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NAL Catalog (AGRICOLA)

Created in 1970, this database on agriculture and associated disciplines, such as nutrition and the environment, is divided into two parts: the Nal Online Public Access Catalogue for books and the Article Citation Database for articles, book chapters, reports etc. Users can perform either separate or simultaneous searches. Daily updates.

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POPLINE

Bibliographic database on reproductive health and family planning, it contains more than 370,000 citations. Popline has collaborated with other partners - notably "Population Index" up to 2000 - and broadened its coverage to include European demography and population issues. It is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health/Center for Communication Programs.

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Population Index

Bibliographical database on demography 1986-2000, containing 46,035 references. Created in 1935, Population Index was the bibliographical journal for demographic literature worldwide. Publication was discontinued in 1999 and since March 2000, the database is no longer updated.