This guide provides a general introduction to Library and information resources for the study of Search tools, websites and gateways for Scandinavian studies.
As differentiated from our Library licensed databases, the large, curated catalogue of internet resources in the three broad subject sections below are mostly free to access. In some cases users may be required to register or create an account. Every effort has been made by the Academic Support Librarian to ensure that the website content is suitable for academic study, but it is the user's own responsibility to check the authority, currency and accuracy of content.
Google Dataset Search is a useful tool for searching through millions of datasets on public websites. Google Dataset Search compliments Google Scholar, the search engine for academic studies.
Search in English or Scandinavian languages.
RefSeek (https://www.refseek.com/) is a web and document search engine for students and researchers that aims to make academic information easily accessible to everyone. RefSeek searches more than five billion documents, including web pages, books, encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases, journals, and newspapers. You can also find a lot of resources relating to Scandinavian countries.
You can use Google Scholar to search for academic resources including journal articles, peer-reviewed papers, books and theses.
Further:
Virtual Training Suite is a set of free Internet tutorials to help you develop Internet research skills for your university course. All of the tutorials are written and reviewed by a national team of lecturers and librarians from universities across the UK.
Modern Languages is a free online tutorial to help university students develop their Internet research skills.
