About the Resource Centre

The Bergen Resource Centre for International Development is a joint project by the University of Bergen and the Chr. Michelsen Institute. The new building in Jekteviksbakken 31 Hosting development researchers from the University, CMI and will nourish cooperation between researchers and projects.

The Resource Centre is a meeting place for researchers, business people, students and others interested in and working with international development, global challenges and development research. It is a place for seminars, meetings, exhibitions and films.

The Resource Centre houses the largest specialized collections in Norway on books and periodicals on Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. It includes the book collection from the Centre for Middle East Studies at the University of Bergen, and also hosts the Sudan collection by Mahmoud Salih.

The Resource Centre will function as a national resource and documentation centre collecting and disseminating information on research results. The Resource Centre has reading space for people who would like to sit here and study or to use the online databases and web resources available.

The book collections  The Resource Centre library houses the largest specialized collections in Norway on development studies and is an oasis of valuable information open to the public. 

Focus  Development studies covering economics, political science, anthropology, poverty, peace, conflict and development aid. Regional studies on Africa, Asia, Middle East and Latin America. Our Sudan collection has been augmented with the Mahmoud Salih Collection, and stands as one of the most comprehensive of its kind in Europe.

Norwegian depository library  The Resource Centre library houses all official World Bank publications (see The World Bank's Development Info Kiosk). The library is also depository library for all publications from the Asian Development Bank.