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Nordic databases
SCUP (Scandinavian University Press)
Scandinavian University Press’s digital publishing platform for academic journals and open access research books.
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Atekst, Retriever
Media archive with full text from a large number of Norwegian newspapers. Note! If the page asks for Retriever Login, reload the page (F5 or Ctrl+r).
International databases
Academic Search Elite
Interdisciplinary full text database with access to approximately 2000 journals, both scholarly and general.
arXiv
Free distribution service and an open-access archive for scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics. Materials on this site are not peer-reviewed by arXiv.
bioRxiv
Free online archive and distribution service for unpublished preprints in the life sciences.
ERIC
International database of pedagogical literature. Includes literature on pedagogy and education for most subjects, topics and education levels.
GreenFile
Research database focusing on human impact on the environment. Covering subjects such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology. Some full text.
JSTOR
Archive of international scientific journals in full text, mainly within humanities and social sciences. The database usually does not cover the last 3-5 years of a journal.
zbMATH Open
zbMATH Open (formerly known as Zentralblatt MATH) is the world's most comprehensive and longest-running abstracting and reviewing service in pure and applied mathematics.
Citation databases
Google Scholar
Search for books, journal articles, reports and other academic publications. Cited reference search.
Web of Science
Provides references to over 10,000 different journals on social sciences, humanities, technology, etc. Also covers conferences. Contains information about how many times an article have been cited. Links to full text if the library has access.
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Additional resources
ChemSpider
Free chemical structure database.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Includes documented taxonomic information of flora and fauna from both aquatic and terrestrial habitats.
International Plant Names Index (IPNI)
Provides nomenclatural information (spelling, author, types and first place and date of publication) for the scientific names of Vascular Plants from Family down to infraspecific ranks. You can search for plant names, authors or publications.
Matematikk.net
Resource page in mathematics including discussion forums and exam papers.
Matematikk.org
Free learning resources in mathematics.
Naturfag.no
Website for teachers including learning resources and teaching methods.
Wikispecies
The free species directory that anyone can edit. Covers Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Bacteria, Archaea, Protista and all other forms of life.