Databases on Disability and Development
This listing was prepared by the Source International Information Support Center
Disability specific
CIRRIE Database Of International Rehabilitation Research
Includes references to over 21,000 published materials about research conducted outside the USA. Around a quarter of the references include abstracts or links to the full text of the material. The database offers a detailed search facility allowing users to select broad, narrow or related search terms from a detailed thesaurus, as well as specify geographical region, language, or year of publication of materials. A very useful database, materials indexed are mainly articles from a wide range of journals including Disability and Rehabilitation, Asia & Pacific Journal on Disability, and International Journal of Rehabilitation Research.
Compiled by: Centre for International Rehabilitation and Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE)
Disabilities Information Resources (DINF)
Useful source of online documentation for the Asia Pacific region. Contains materials on community-based rehabilitation and full text versions of major policy documents, including all those relating to the Asia Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons. Easy-to-use search format. Site available in English or Japanese.
Compiled by: Disabilities Information Resources (DINF)
Disability Information and Resource Centre (DIRC) Library Catalogue
Includes references for disability-related materials from Australia and other countries including Afghanistan, China, Hong Kong and The Philippines. Offers a fairly basic search mechanism with a word wheel, which helps identify broad subject areas. Materials include journal articles, books, conference reports and videos.
Compiled by: Disability Information and Resource Centre (DIRC)
Disability World Community Database
Contains abstracts of articles with an international focus on a range of disability-related topics such as access and technology, independent living and employment. This database has been developed as part of the International Disability Exchanges and Studies (IDEAS) Project hosted by the World Institute on Disability (see website section). Users have the choice of a quick or advanced search screen, but no specified keywords to select. This is a new database so at present holds just 467 records. It includes journal article references with short abstracts, relevant to developing countries, from journals such as Disability International, International Rehabilitation Review and One-in-Ten.
Compiled by: International Disability Exchanges and Studies (IDEAS) Project, World Institute on Disability
Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO) Database On The Rural Disabled
Provides basic information for accessing resource persons, organisations, projects, publications and photos concerned with the improvement of the working conditions of rural disabled persons, particularly in developing countries. Details available on a range of international organisations working in the disability and rehabilitation field. Also contains statistical disability information for individual countries in which FAO are working.
Compiled by: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Independent Living Institute Virtual Library
A virtual library containing references and access to full text documents on independent living and related themes around the world. Materials cited include: reports, resource kits, training manuals, conference papers and journal articles. The database can be searched by author, selecting a topic from a list of categories such as international development, human rights or UN documents, or performing a free search. Search results are ranked to indicate best match to search query.
Compiled by: Institute on Independent Living
International Directory Of Libraries For The Blind (4th Edition)
Provides information about libraries for blind people throughout the world. A basic search offers the choice of searching by country and/or institution. An advanced search offers the additional option to select type of materials held - braille or talking books and magazines - and in which languages.
Maintained by: The Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (JSRPD), on behalf of International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) http://www.ifla.org
National Rehabilitation Information Centre (NARIC)
Hosts five databases that can be searched by subject. These are: current research (NIDRR Programme Directory), current literature (REHABDATA 1995-present), historical literature (REHABDATA Backfile), NIDRR-funded literature (NIDRR Compendium), and information sources (NARIC Knowledge Base). REHABDATA is the leading literature database on disability and rehabilitation with over 12,000 documents covering physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities; independent living; vocational rehabilitation; law; employment and other issues related to disabled people. Visitors can search each database using keywords. Alternatively, browse the NARIC databases by choosing a subject from the list of 47 most frequently requested information topics. Under each topic users can find various types of information, such as research literature, magazines, newsletters and journals, websites and Internet resources, and membership and service organisations. Although much of the literature referenced originates in the USA, the topic 'International Rehabilitation' is a good starting point to identify journal articles and reports relevant to the developing country context. Full text documents are not available, though NARIC does offer a document retrieval service for certain journal articles referenced in REHABDATA. The cost for this service is US$0.50 per page for copying plus shipping and handling.
Compiled by: National Rehabilitation Information Centre (NARIC)
Health and development with disability component
African Index Medicus (AIM)
Produced by the Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA) with the technical support of the World Health Organization, this is an international index to African health literature and information sources. It is a compilation of national databases into print and electronic forms. Materials
indexed - with a short abstract - include conference proceedings, journal articles and reports covering subjects such as rehabilitation, leprosy and epilepsy from a medical and practical perspective.
Compiled by: Association for Health Information and Libraries in Africa (AHILA)
Combined Health Information Database (CHID)
Contains more than 104,000 references and abstracts relevant to people with disabilities, the general public, health professionals and health educators. Topics include arthritis, deafness and other communication disorders, epilepsy, HIV/AIDS and Alzheimer's disease. Provides references to journals, articles, reports, videos and links to other organisations that are relevant to developing countries. Easy-to-use, simple or more detailed search facilities are available, with the option to view records in short or long formats. Also includes an educational materials subset of more than 16,000 items in many formats, including brochures, pamphlets, directories, fact sheets and posters.
Compiled by: National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA
India Development Information Network (indev) Databases
Users can search four databases either separately or together. These databases comprise: Organisations Database containing a list of institutions and agencies working in development in India; Projects Database giving an inventory of projects undertaken by organisations; Documents Database containing annual reports of different organisations, key policy papers, project reports and legal documents; and Statistics Database of current statistical indicators. Disability and rehabilitation are both listed as specific sectors for search purposes. The Organisations Database contains details of, and links to, 222 organisations working in the field of disability in India. The Documents Database contains limited but useful references to disability materials, abstracts and press releases. Straightforward to use with various search options depending on the database selected.
Compiled by: India Development Information Network (indev)
Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Services (LILACS)
Contains articles from 670 well-known journals in the medical field. Approximately 150,000 references including books, theses, technical and scientific reports, and government publications. It is a small but useful source of disability-related references in the region. Easy-to-use with basic or advanced search option. Available in English, Spanish or Portuguese (enter database by clicking on section headed Scientific Information).
Compiled by: Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Services (LILACS)
MEDCARIB
Produced by CaribbeanNet, this database contains information on health services from Caribbean English speaking countries. It indexes all types of documents such as books (and chapters of books), theses, technical reports, journal articles and conference proceedings. Relevant, (though academically focussed) disability articles have been indexed from West Indian Medical Journal, Caribbean Medical Journal and Child Care Health and Development. Easy to search, and includes abstracts.
Compiled by: Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Services (LILACS)
MEDLINE
MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's database of references to more than 11 million articles published in 4,300 biomedical journals. Most references include abstracts and some link to the full article. Although this database concentrates on biomedical information from major journals, there are useful references to disability and rehabilitation issues in developing countries. Disability articles have been referenced from International Journal of Rehabilitation Research and International Disability Studies. Users can simply type in search terms, or run very detailed searches using the advance searching mechanism. There is an extensive help facility.
Compiled by: National Library of Medicine (NLM), USA
Source
Provides details of over 20,000 materials on international health and disability issues, including books, manuals, reports, posters, videos and CD-ROMs. Many of the materials are unpublished literature produced in developing countries, and much is not recorded in other databases. Details of resources include subjects, keywords, price, publisher and distributor. This database references the Source collection which has been developed from the merger of the resource centres of Healthlink Worldwide and the Centre for International Child Health, and in partnership with Handicap International, UK, to produce Source, an international information support centre, which aims to support health and disability activities worldwide.
Compiled by: Source International Information Support Centre
WHOLIS
This is the World Health Organization (WHO) library catalogue. It allows users to search for WHO documents and press releases relating to disability, produced by various WHO programmes, including the Division of Hearing Impairment and Deafness. Click on 'Library database', then choose 'Access the library database (WHOLIS)' to search the WHO library catalogue. Simple or detailed search facility is available.
Compiled by: World Health Organization (WHO), Library & Information Networks for Knowledge (LNK)
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