Databases
With databases you can access articles and scientific publication, as well as search for subject and content type.
When using the databases, you can typically refine and specialize your searches with advanced search techniques. This way, you can retrieve material that is relevant to the subject area you are investigating.
Databases within Social Sciences
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Cambridge Core
Provides full text for journals published by Cambridge University Press.
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Dictionary of Swedish National Biography
This biographical dictionary was first published in 1917 and is still in progress. It is a general list, based on first-hand sources, of significant people and their achievements at various stages in the development of Swedish society. (In Swedish)
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EBSCO eBook Collection
A collection of approximately 5,000 eBooks. Of these, some 1,900 titles, are within the social sciences.
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Fredsarkivet
Fredsarkivet (The Peace Archive) collects, digitizes and makes available documentation about Swedish participation in international peace efforts throughout the ages. (in Swedish)
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IBSS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
Database in social science that contains references to the scientific literature in social sciences, humanities and law.
Read more about IBSS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences
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JSTOR
Older volumes of full text journals in various disciplines. A small number of e-books are also available in full text.
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Kvinnsam
Literature with women's, men's and gender studies, mainly in the humanities and social sciences.
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Project MUSE
Full-text versions of scholarly journals, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. The University Library has access to a selection of the journals available on the platform.
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PsycInfo
Abstracts of scholarly journal articles, book chapters, books, and dissertations in behavioral science and mental health.
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SAGE Journals
Provides full text for journals published by SAGE Publishing.
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SAGE Knowledge
SAGE Knowledge contains reference works and encyclopaedias within the social sciences. The University Library has access to some 60 e-books on the platform.
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SAGE Research Methods
Sage Research Methods supports research at all levels by providing material to guide users through every step of the research process.
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Scandinavian University Press
Scandinavian University Press publishes scholarly journals and books, primarily in the humanities and social sciences.
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Scopus
Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database with comprehensive coverage of scientific, technical, medical and social sciences literature.
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Social Science Premium Collection
This collection provides access to databases covering international literature in social sciences, including politics, public policy, sociology, social work, criminology, linguistics, informatics, and education.
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Sociological Abstracts
Abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
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SpringerLink
Full-text journals from Springer. A number of e-book collections in multiple subject areas are also available.
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Taylor & Francis eBooks
On the Taylor & Francis platform the Library has access to some one hundred eBooks, primarily within the humanities and social sciences.
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The Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women (SKBL)
The dictionary contains biographies of women who, across several centuries and in many different ways, have contributed to society’s development, both within Sweden and beyond.
Read more about The Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women (SKBL)
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The Nordic Africa Institute's e-resources
Africa-focused e-resources such as e-books, newspapers, magazines and bibliographies, mainly in social sciences. An application is required to gain access.
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Web of Science
Web of Science consists of multiple databases containing information gathered from thousands of scholarly journals, books, book series, reports, and more.
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Wiley Online
Multidisciplinary collection of journals covering life, health and physical sciences, social science, and the humanities.