Democracy Resource Center

The Democracy Resource Center (DRC) collects, organizes, and disseminates information and analysis produced by and about the wide range of groups and organizations working to strengthen democracy around the world. The DRC is comprised of a library and archives that holds approximately 20,000 works collected over the past twenty-five years from NED grantees and other sources. These can be searched via the online catalog.

Research Databases

• Search the Online Catalog for books, reports and NED grantee publications available in the DRC. :: VISIT
• Search the Digital Library on Democracy for full-text publications on democracy promotion and related issues produced by member institutions of the Network of Democracy Research Institutes (NDRI). ::VISIT
• Find information about projects supported by NED and other international grant-giving organizations in the Democracy Projects Database. ::VISIT
• Discover grant, fellowship and award opportunities from philanthropic or development organizations in the Sources of Funding in International Democratic Development Database. ::VISIT

Hours of Operation:
Monday thru Friday, from 9:00am to 5:30pm. The DRC is accessible to outside users by appointment. For an appointment contact the Library Director, Allen Overland, by e-mail: allen@ned.org.

Interlibrary Loans:
Given the special nature of the collection, the DRC loans its materials to libraries and research centers that are participating members of OCLC. For more information, please contact Tim Myers by e-mail: tim@ned.org.