Databases and Information Sources

Founded in 1967 as an affiliate of the University of Bradford, Emerald has become a specialist in business and management publications with a strong presence in disciplines including social sciences, engineering, linguistics, and audiology.

Offering direct entry into the world’s best fields of humanities, social sciences, behavioral sciences, building environments, medical technology and law, Taylor & Francis has more than 30,000 titles from different general fields to selections from different fields.

A free international research database that specializes in labor market needs, skills development, and social integration.

The Scientific Research Library contains a complete digital archive of nearly 10,000 research and scientific articles published in academic and non-academic journals covering different disciplines in various theoretical and applied sciences. It is possible to search in the complete bibliographic data for each research in addition to the indexes that have been linked to the contents of the research so that its pages can be viewed, saved and printed easily and conveniently.

EduSearch’s educational database, specializing in the educational field, and other related social sciences. The database covers almost all scientific educational periodicals issued in the Arabic language with their full texts, in addition to the works and research of conferences and symposia.

A Saudi government portal, which publishes information about government agencies and makes it accessible to everyone on the Internet, so that every person can use it and distribute it to others.

The Statistical Center of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf was established to be the official source of data, information and statistics in relation to the countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf and to enhance the statistical and informational work of the national statistical centers and planning agencies in the GCC countries. The establishment of the center was approved by the Ministerial Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf in September 2011 and its statute was approved in December 2012 by the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council consisting of Their Majesties and Highnesses, heads of member states: the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman, Qatar and Kuwait.

The World Digital Library makes available on the Internet free of charge and in several languages important background materials from many countries and cultures around the world. The main objectives of the World Digital Library are: To promote understanding between countries and cultures; Expand the quantity and quality of cultural content on the Internet; Providing resources for educators, researchers and the general public; Building capacities of partner institutions to narrow the digital divide between and among countries.

The General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) is responsible for the implementation of the statistical work and technical supervision and regulations of Saudi statistics and information, including the Census. It also designs and implements field surveys, conducts statistical studies and researches, analyzes data and information, and archives works that cover all aspects of life in Saudi Arabia from multiple sources.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is a site that lists open access journals maintained by Open Access Infrastructure Services, the largest source for research and access to open access research and journals.

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) eLibrary simplifies analysis and
research with direct access to the IMF’s periodicals, books, working
papers and studies, and data and statistical tools. You will find
information and perspective on macroeconomics, globalization,
development, trade and aid, technical assistance, demographics, emerging
markets, policy advice, poverty reduction, and so much more.

Qabas is an electronic database linked administratively to King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, concerned with preserving and documenting information on scientific and humanitarian research supported within the Kingdom in all research fields on the World Wide Web, with the aim of benefiting researchers and those interested and concerned with it all over the world, under the umbrella of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, film and video, audio recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office.