Introduction
Community currencies have gained a lot of public attention over recent years. The development of these systems in different parts of the world has been accompanied by theoretical and empirical work of social scientists who have analysed these social innovations from a variety of different angles. This bibliography is a contribution to the academic infrastructure of community currency research. It is specifically designed for those pursuing an academic interest in this field. The major part of this project, the databank: RefShare, offers different options for searching this collection - by author, descriptor or through a detailed search that also provides the possibility for a full text query.
A small selection of background literature can be found separately on this website. These are sources which do not deal with community currencies, but are important for authors in this field. For further details please refer to the "principles" section of this site. The link section is a gate to other facilities in the area of community currency research. It also provides access to scholarly and "grey" literature, for instance, small, non-academic journals. This is not a general link list about community currencies. The major objective of this project is to present a comprehensive collection irrespective of the language or the theoretical background of the author(s). At this stage the editors have to admit that it is still a long road towards achievement of this objective. Users of the bibliography are invited to make contributions – information such as sources that might be included as well as comments about the existing structure are welcome.
The core of this collection, the databank, is stored at another site. The software we are presently using has a provisional character. In order to access this site your computer needs to be able to accept cookies. Usually the databank will be shown within the frame of this site, in some cases a separate window has to be opened. If you have specific queries you might proceed to the "advanced search" (via "search" in the menu). A detailed manual to this bibliography with information about how to make use of the databank’s potential can be found in the following file: http://www.cc-literature.de/Intro_CCLit.pdf
Rolf F. H. Schroeder, mail@cc-literature.de