Open Access Resources for European Studies: European Union

Europa.eu is the official website of the European Union. It is a good starting point if you are looking for information and services provided by the EU but you don't know your way around the sites.

The European Data Portal harvests the metadata of Public Sector Information available on public data portals across European countries. Information regarding the provision of data and the benefits of re-using data is also included.

Teachers' Corner contains all kinds of material for different age groups. Whether you want to teach your pupils about what the EU does, how it began and how it works or to debate EU policies in greater detail, you'll find plenty of inspiration here.

Explore 51,546,110 artworks, artefacts, books, videos and sounds from across Europe. Europeana provides cultural heritage enthusiasts, professionals, teachers, and researchers with digital access to European cultural heritage material.

Online Sources for European History

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities. 

Think Tank Search searches the websites of institutions that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity. These sites are affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, non-governmental organizations, and businesses. Inclusion is based upon the relevancy of subject area to HKS coursework and scholarship, the availability of the think tank’s research in full-text on the website, and the think tank’s reputation and influence upon policy making. The list represents a mixture of partisan and non-partisan think tanks.

Learning about the refugee & migrant crisis

The European Studies Section (ESS) represents librarians and others who are professionally involved in the acquisition, organization, and use of information sources originating in or related to European countries. ESS is instrumental in promoting cooperation between libraries and scholars in European fields and publishers and book dealers in Europe. Our aim is to promote the improvement of library services supporting study and research in European affairs from ancient times to the present.