This guide was designed to support research. This Guide contains useful library and information resources and services provided by CSIR Information Services (CSIRIS). Click on the tabs above or the quick navigation side panel on the left to find resources
OECD iLibrary:online library of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) featuring its books, papers and statistics and is the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data. It also contains content published by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), the OECD Development Centre, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), and the International Transport Forum (ITF).
BCC Research: market reports (CSIR subscription). Click on MEMBER LOGIN and then IP AUTHENTICATE before searching or contact your information specialist if you cannot get to the full-text market reports.
EasyData by Quantec is a comprehensive collection of South African macroeconomic, industry, trade and regional indicators. For assistance in setting up your password, contact Siphethile Gcukumana
Research Channel Africa: offers online subscribers unparalleled access to intelligence on industry and mining in South Africa and the wider African continent. Access also offers detailed research reports on a diverse range of industrial and mining sectors. Contact your Information Specialist for access.
Market Research.com: can be used to search hundreds of market research publishers simultaneously or you can search for a particular publisher e.g. Frost & Sullivan. Ask for a quotation and sample report first. Get confirmation that the report will contain the information that you need. Evaluate the quality of the information, before submitting a Workflow library request to buy a specific market report. (Hint: Workflow opens when using Internet Explorer as browser. Do not update the JAVA version.) PLEASE NOTE: 360iResearch is not recommended.
Who Owns Whom (WOW): for South African and African company profiles and sector reports on SIC codes (standard industrial classification codes). For arranging access, contact Siphethile Gcukumana.
EBSCOhost: Business Source Corporate for business/market information.
Patent Landscape: A patent landscaping study is a comprehensive search of the past and present patent activities of competitors in a specific technology or field of research. It is a pivotal tool in gaining deep insights and planning future research and developing commercialisation strategies.
Resources for Researchers: Tools and information for researchers from the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA).
TIPS: Trade and Industry Research Projects– Access to International trade, country studies, trade policy, export development and the relationship between trade and industrial policy.
IDC Research Reports: Economic/sectoral/industrial research undertaken by IDC’s Department of Research and Information.
DevelopmentAid: a leading, innovative, membership organisation that offers services to the international development sector. The following license-holders can be contacted for access:
Should you need to set up alerts on behalf of your research group, please feel free to contact the above-mentioned license-holders
Refilwe Mokwena for the CSIR Mining, Manufacturing, Defence and Security Division;
Ketlareng Polori for the CSIR NextGen Health; and Advanced Agriculture & Food clusters;
Prof. Thembela Hillie for the CSIR Future Production: Chemicals cluster;
Tamara Mbini for the CSIR Natural Resources, Enabling Infrastructure, Public and Professional Services;
Tanya du Toit for the Smart Mobility cluster;
Prof. Tony Kirkbride for the Smart Places cluster;
