Scandinavian Studies
Literature and information resources for Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic and Old Norse
Main content
The university library provides access to a wide selection of books, theses, articles and other types of material, in printed or electronic form. These can be found by using our search engine Oria (see search box further up). If you can't find the book you need, you may suggest it for purchase.
Use the Library from home
Start at the University of Bergen Library homepage.
Search the library catalogue Oria as usual. If you experience problems with access, you have to connect to the UiB-network using VPN. Still problems? Send an email, and we will help you.
Where to find the books at the Library of Humanities
Nordisk linguistics 439.5 to 439.8 2. floor (book tower)
Nordisk literary science 839.5 to 839.82 1. floor (book tower)
Fiction
Norwegian S 1 to S 4 5. floor (book tower)
Danish, Faroese, Icelandic S 5 to 8 5. floor (book tower)
Swedish S 9 to S 10 5. floor (book tower)
Old Norse
- language 439.6 2. floor (book tower)
- literature 839.6 1. floor (book tower)
Journals Must be ordered from the catalogue
See also Older texts H 4. floor (book tower)
General
Articles
Project MUSE - Interdisciplinary database
JSTOR - Journal database - more than 1000 journals
ProQuest Dissertations - Dissertations and master's theses
ERIC - Education Resources Information Center
Subject search
Selected databases
Littforsk - Bibliography of Norwegian research in literature A database containing references to research on literature published primary in Norway, including books, theses, and articles from books and journals. Operated by the National Library of Norway.
Bibliography of the Swedish History of Literature A database of books and articles within the fields of Swedish literary science and history of Swedish literature developed by Uppsala University Library and now a sub-database of the national catalog LIBRIS. En database med referanser til bøker og artikler innen svensk litteraturvitenskap og litteraturhistorie. Utviklet av Uppsala universitetsbibliotek, inngår nå i den nasjonale katalogen LIBRIS.
DLB - Bibliography of Danish Literary History The main bibliography in the fields of Danish literary science and history of Danish literature. Operated by the Royal Library in Denmark.
MLA - Modern Language Association International Bibliography A classified listing and subject index of scholarly books and articles on modern languages, literatures, folklore, and linguistics. Operated by the Modern Language Association of America.
You can also check if the journal is listed in Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers. There are various online listings of predatory publishing channels - such as Bealls blacklist.
Selected journals
Dictionaries and other reference literature
Collections
Tutorials
If you find yourself stuck on a library related question, you may request an appointment for guidance ('Order a librarian'). We are happy to visit research groups or other groups in need of an update on our services. Please find the contact address at the bottom of this page. We (in cooperation with other specialists at the university library) will be able to answer questions regarding:
- An overview of relevant databases and platforms with their respective strengths and weaknesses
- Use of thesauri and controlled vocabularies in the databases
- The use of search builders/command searchinng
- How to document your searches
- Exhaustive and precise searching
- Finding and using e-books
- Citing correctly
- EndNote
- Copyrights and publishing
- Publication fees and funding
- Analysing scientific literature using bibliometric methods
- Measuring citations - methods and use for evaluation purposes
- The national system for registering, evaluating and reporting of research and research documentation (CRIstin)
Søk og skriv
Søk og Skriv (Search and Write) is a guide to information gathering and academic writing, developed for students.
PhD on Track
PhD on Track is a guide to information searching, literature use for research purposes, and publishing research, developed for scientists in their early careers.
Reference Tools
The library offers tips, courses and support for users of referencing tools such EndNote (access software and guide here), Zotero, BiBTeX and others
