The Development Studies Library has been supported by UCD and Irish Aid since its foundation in 1987.

Our collection includes reports and publications from various Irish and international NGOs and institutions including:

• European Union
• International Monetary Fund
• Irish Aid
• Irish Development Education Association (IDEA)
• Kimmage Development Studies Centre
• OECD
• Trocaire
• UNCTAD
• United Nations
• World Bank

The resources in our collection cover a wide range of topics including:

• Aid
• Agriculture
• Developing countries with an emphasis on Africa
• Economics
• Environment
• Health
• Human rights
• Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
• Politics and governance
• Poverty and hunger
• Refugees
• Rural and urban development
• War, civil war and genocide
• Women and children

• Most of the books and print journal titles in our collection can be searched through the UCD Library catalogue.
• Some theses, books and pamphlets are not searchable through the catalogue. Please contact the Development Studies Library office for further information.
• Our databases and e-journals can be accessed through findit @UCD Library.
• Please note that non-UCD members can only access our e-resources if they are physically present in UCD.
• Please contact the Development Studies Library for help.

We have a meeting room available for booking. The room seats 8-10 people and is an ideal venue for meetings, tutorials and group study. This room is freely available from Monday to Friday on a first come, first served basis and is open to:

• UCD staff teaching a development course or module
• UCD students undertaking a development course or module
• Members of the development community

The room can be booked by contacting Michelle Latimer in Planning and Administration michelle.latimer@ucd.ie