The Data

Our data is contained in two collections or sites, Eldis and BRIDGE based on services of the same name.

Eldis logo

Eldis, is a web portal sharing a broad range of publications on global development research, policy and practice.

BRIDGE logo

BRIDGE, was a programme which supported gender advocacy and mainstreaming with print and online information services.


To search in the Eldis dataset, use:
https://api.ids.ac.uk/openapi/eldis/...

To search in the BRIDGE dataset, use:
https://api.ids.ac.uk/openapi/bridge/...

Both collections have 2 main objects or “assets”: Documents and Organisations. These assets are categorised by theme and geography.

  • Documents Describe research publications, including title, description, publisher information and a link to the full text of the document
  • Organisations A range of organisations types including publishers and funding bodies
  • Categories The primary categories used are Countries and regions and Themes