Online resources

A collection of databases, e-books and journals that the University and the library system make available.

Databases, e-books and electronic journals

Subject-specific online resources

The databases accessible from the University, divided by disciplinary area, can be viewed via AlmaStart. Here is a selection of the most important ones.

  • Business and Economics

    Directory of bibliographic, financial and statistical databases.

  • EconLit

    The reference source for academic economic literature.

  • ABI/INFORM Global by ProQuest

    A source that integrates academic and non-academic literature in the fields of management, marketing and economics.

  • EconPapers

    Online collection of open-access articles, working papers and monographs in the field of economics. It is part of the RePEc Research Papers in Economics project.

  • SSRN Social Science Research Network

    An interdisciplinary portal for the dissemination of academic research, initially focused on the social sciences. It includes almost one million papers, most of which are open access. Economics departments at the University of Bologna contribute content to the platform.

  • Routledge History of Economic Thought

    Digital library of primary and secondary sources for the history of economic thought in the period 1700–1914.

  • Statista

    Source of statistical data and market analysis.

  • OECD iLibrary

    The collection of reports, research and working papers, policy recommemndations, case studies and statistical data published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). For IEA International Energy Agency data, use the "IEA Statistics" database.

  • Nexis Uni

    The database covers law and economics topics. It provides access to thousands of international sources. The resource also includes regional or national newspapers (for example Il Corriere della Sera, Il Resto del Carlino, The Financial Times), press agencies, as well as journals and industry reports.

  • Quaderni - Working Papers of the Department of Economics - DSE

    The book series, founded in 1983, collects original academic contributions to the field of economics studies by members of the Department of Economics - DSE of the University of Bologna. The more than 1,200 contributions are available in AMS-Acta, the University of Bologna’s institutional research repository.

Finance and business resources

Citation databases