This dataset contains the set of metadata describing the World Bank's Archival Holdings, including links to the URLs of digitized content where available. The metadata consists of archival descriptions authored by World Bank Group Archives staff. These descriptions follow the International Standard for Archival Description (ISAD[g]) descriptive standard. This metadata is available electronically in our online catalog, available here: https://archivesholdings.worldbank.org/. The catalog is added to on a regular basis.
The Archives contains the administrative and operational records created by the World Bank, and offers access to this vast amount of original primary source research material to the public according to its Access to Information Policy. Dating from 1944, the Bank's records provide evidence of all of the business activities of the Bank, including lending operations, policy decision making, relations with donor and client countries, and administration. More information about the Archives Holdings can be found here: https://archivesholdings.worldbank.org/about-our-records-and-finding-aids
The dataset follows the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting standard. API documentation is available here: https://www.accesstomemory.org/en/docs/2.6/dev-manual/api/api-intro/