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ICSSR Subscribed E-Resources Network

As part of its ongoing capacity-building initiatives, the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) has launched a consortium-based e-resources subscription programme to support its network of Research Institutes and Regional Centres. This initiative aims to enhance the digital infrastructure of these institutions, enabling researchers to access high-quality academic content crucial for advancing scholarship in the social sciences.

Objectives of the Programme:

  • To strengthen the research infrastructure of ICSSR-supported institutions.
  • To provide seamless access to full-text, peer-reviewed e-journals, databases, and other scholarly materials.
  • To offer access to premier e-resources at significantly subsidized rates through a shared licensing model.
  • To ensure regular and continued access to essential online academic content.
  • To sustain and scale the e-resource programme over time.
  • To promote effective utilization of digital research resources across ICSSR Research Institutes, Regional Centres, and NASSDOC.

Subscriptions are tailored to institutional needs and are provided on a demand basis. Currently, prominent databases such as Brill HSS e-Journals (3 sites), CPdx (4 sites), Indiastat (20 sites), J-Gate (8 sites), JSTOR (26 sites), Prowess IQ (10 sites), Sage Research Methods (3 sites) and Statista (6 sites) are being accessed independently by the designated institutions under this initiative.

Brill Journals: Brill’s publications focus on the Humanities and Social Sciences, and a program that extends to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It includes several major imprints with a distinguished history of publishing high-quality and successful titles. Brill publishes more than 3,500 books and 800 journals per year. Nearly all titles are available in both print and online formats. Many of Brill’s journals are indexed by major abstracting and indexing services such as Web of Science and Scopus. All back volumes are digitized and included in the Brill Journal Archives Online, and the current subscription provides access to 389 journals.
CPDx (Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, CMIE): Consumer Pyramids Dx (CPDx) is a database that provides detailed information on household consumption and behaviour patterns in India. Based on the Consumer Pyramids Household Survey (CPHS) conducted by CMIE, it contains data on expenditures, income, savings, debt, assets, and consumer preferences. This makes it a valuable resource for researchers, policymakers, and businesses to understand the economic landscape of India. The database is regularly updated and covers over 240,000 households, providing detailed insights into the changing patterns of household consumption and behaviour in the country. (IP based access with in the library).
EconLit with Full Text (EBSCOhost): This database contains full text for nearly 3,118 journals and is a reliable source of citations and abstracts for economic research dating back to 1886. Volume and issue browsing is available for all full-text journals, providing links to full-text articles in all fields of economics, including capital markets, country studies, econometrics, economic forecasting, environmental economics, government regulations, labor economics, monetary theory, urban economics, and more. The database includes over 1.2 million records.
Indiastat (Datanet India): IndiaStat offers an extensive collection of statistical data essential for informed decision-making on policy issues, the development of social policy, and the evaluation of the impact of social and economic policies. It includes socio-economic statistics across a wide range of subjects, such as Administrative Units, Agriculture, Banks and Financial Institutions, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Companies, Cooperatives, Crime and Law, Environment and Forests, Industries, Infrastructure, Demographics, Economy, Education, Environment and Pollution, Foreign Trade, Forest and Wildlife, Geographical Data, Health, Housing, and more. Indiastat is a cluster of 56 associate websites wherein 19 websites are sector-specific, 6 are regional websites, and 31 websites are state-specific.(IP based access with in the library)
J-Gate (Informatics): J-Gate, launched in 2001 by Informatics India Limited, is an electronic gateway to global e-journal literature. It provides access to millions of journal articles available online from over 25,043 publishers. NASSDOC acquires journal literature indexed from 26,217 journals in the Social Sciences and Humanities, with links to full texts at publisher sites. The database covers over 11 million articles, with backfiles for many dating from 2001 onwards, and some from the first issue of certain publishers.
JSTOR (ITHAKA): JSTOR is an online archival database offering access to full-text journal articles from more than 2,800 across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. It includes contributions from over 1,200 publishers across 75 disciplines in more than 57 countries. Due to JSTOR’s archival mission, there is typically a 1-5 year gap between the most recently published journal issue and the back issues available. Subjects covered include Economics, Political Science, Social Work, Sociology, Criminal Justice, Geography, Education, Psychology, Asian Studies, Public Policy, Library Science, Population Studies, Management, Business, Marketing, Finance, Public Affairs, History, and more.
Prowess IQ (Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, CMIE): Prowess IQ is a database of large and medium Indian firms, providing data on financial performance since 1989. It includes detailed information on 55,777 firms, covering all companies traded on India's major stock exchanges, as well as central public sector enterprises. The database encompasses organized industrial activities, banking, and other financial and service sectors in India. It provides quantitative information on production, sales, and the consumption of raw materials and energy. (IP based access within the library).
Sage Research Methods: Sage Research Methods Supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process. It supports research at all levels with over 1000 resources, including books, reference works, journal articles, and instructional videos. It offers tools like the Methods Map for technique selection, over 1100 real research case studies, datasets for data analysis practice, and 125+ hours of instructional videos to aid researchers throughout their projects.
Statista: Statista is a global data and business intelligence platform with statistics, reports, and insights on over 80,000 topics from 22,500 sources across 170 industries and 150 countries. It supports data analysis, management, mining, machine learning, text analytics, and data visualization.