The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. Its data, knowledge, and research are open to foster innovation and increase transparency in development, aid flows, and finances. A variety of tools, programs, and policies facilitates these goals. The Data Catalog includes data from the World Bank's microdata, finances and energy data platforms, as well as datasets from the open data catalog. The repository contains official documents and reports from 1946 through the present which are made available to the public in accordance with the Bank’s Access to Information Policy.

The World Bank is the largest single source of development knowledge. The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR) is The World Bank’s official open access repository for its research outputs and knowledge products. The OKR is constantly updated with new content, as well as legacy reports and research across a wide range of topics and from all regions of the world.

Zoological Record provides access to publications in animal biology and biodiversity. It covers 5,000 serials, plus many other sources of information, including books, reports, and meetings. It contains, in particular, a significant amount of literature on insects, reptiles, birds, fish and wildlife which is not included elsewhere (e.g. in BIOSIS Previews). It is also a leading taxonomic reference work.