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Literature and databases

Scientific literature and alternative sources

Students and staff at NMBU have access to a variety of digital sources and databases with articles, books, and other materials, for use in research, studies, and paper writing.

Sources marked with * are only available to staff and students at NMBU.

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Subject guides for the different faculties

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  • Databases A-Å

    A

    African Journals Online (AJOL): Covers scientific journals journals published in a range of African countries. Approximately half of the content is Open Access (2019).

    AGRICOLA*: 1970-present. National Agricultural Library, USA. Free access: AGRICOLA (NAL)

    AGRIS: 1975-present. International database covering agricultural sciences, FAO.

    ATEKST*: Full text access to the majority of Norwegian newspapers.

    B

    bibliotek.dk: Union catalogue of Danish libraries.

    Biblioteksøk: Union catalogue of Norwegian libraries.

    Biological Abstracts*: 1985-present. Citations with abstracts for journal articles covering all aspects of the life sciences dealing with animals (including humans), plants and microorganisms.

    Brage NMBU: NMBU's Open Research Archive (full text).
    - Information | Search

    Byggforskserien: Students at NMBU can create a student subscription to SINTEF's Byggforskserie (Building Research Series). The series provides documented solutions and recommendations for the design, construction and management of buildings. The subscription costs NOK. 350, - incl. VAT per year (2019). All content and web page in Norwegian. Create a student subscription.

    C

    CAB*: 1910-present. Citations with abstracts to international literature in the agricultural sciences, including tropical agriculture, and related areas of applied biology.

    CINAHL*: Cumulative index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.

    Cristin: Norwegian research publications/projects. Contains publications from NMBU (1997-present).

    D

    DBH: The database for statistics on higher education in Norway.

    E

    EconLit*: 1886-present. An index of journal articles, books, dissertations and conference papers relating to economics.

    Eldis: Online documents and organisations. Gateway to development information.

    EMBASE*: 1974- Articles, books and conference reports in medicine and pharmacology. EMBASE complements MEDLINE and vice versa.

    Eric*: 1966-present. Indexes journal articles, books, theses, conference proceedings and unpublished reports in education.

    F

    FAOSTAT: The world’s largest and most comprehensive statistical database on food and agriculture (FAO).

    G

    GreenFILE: Research database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
    More information

    H

    Helka: Union catalogue of Finnish libraries.

    Health Library*: Helsebiblioteket - Health sciences and medicine.

    I

    idunn.no*: 2001-present. Nearly 50 Norwegian (and Nordic) journals in full text (Universitetsforl.). Subjects: law, education, health and social work, social studies, humanities, economics and science.
    - All journals

    ISSN Portal: Full title of journal abbreviations.

    J

    Journal Citation Reports (ISI)*: Presents quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate the world's leading journals and their impact and influence in the global research community.

    L

    LIBRIS: Union catalogue of Swedish libraries.

    Lovdata: Free access to legal sources.

    Lovdata Pro*: Provides access to a collection of Norwegian and European legal resources, as well as personal work tools such as text markings, references and comments. All students in NMBU's legal subjects will use this system as a tool for study and exams, and should create a user account at the start of the semester. Employees and students at NMBU can also use Lovdata Pro. Follow the link to create a user account. The document is in Norwegian. For more information in English, go to lovdata.no/info/information_in_english.

    M

    Medline (OVID)*: 1946-present. All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing.
    Medline (EBSCO)*: See also PubMed.

    N

    The National Library of Norway: The collections of the National Library of Norway.

    NMBU's Særsamlinger: Currently not available. References to old books, serial monographs etc. Includes Det norske hageselskaps bibliotek, Torfinn Skards samling av hagebrukslitteratur, Stephan Nyelands samling, Det kgl. Selskap for Norges Vels bibliotek, Historisk samling, Norsk landbruksmuseums samling.

    NORA: Full text publications. Norwegian Open Research Archives.

    O

    OAIster: Full text publications. A union catalogue for Open Research Archives.

    Oria: Access to most of the University Library’s electronic and printed resources.

    P

    PubMed: 1946-present. PubMed Provides access to Medline citations. Includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. See also Medline

    S

    SciELO: Covers scientific journals published in Latin America, South Africa, Spain and Portugal. All articles are published Open Access.

    SciFinder-n*: SciFinder-n gives full access to the whole Chemical Abstracts literaturedatabase, CAS Registry file (Chemical substances), CAS React (Chemical reactions) and Medline.

    Scopus*: 1970-present. Reference and citation database. Subject fields: science, technology, medicine and social sciences.

    Statistics Norway: Statistics Norway produces statistics on important aspects of the Norwegian society.

    Særsamlingsbasen: See NMBU's Særsamlinger

    U

    UpToDate*: A comprehensive medical encyclopedia in the Health Library. Covers a range of medical specialties. The starting point is issues from clinical practice.

    W

    Web of Science*: Web of Science provides access to multidisiplinary databases of bibliographic information like: Science Citation Index Expanded 1945-present, Social Science Citation Index 1956-present and Arts & Humanities Citation Index 1975-present.

    World Bank documents: World Bank documents online.

    WorldCat: OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

  • Databases by subject

    General / Multidisciplinary (International databases)

    African Journals Online (AJOL): Covers scientific journals journals published in a range of African countries. Approximately half of the content is Open Access (2019).

    ISSN Portal: Full title of journal abbreviations.

    OAIster: Full text publications. A union catalogue for Open Research Archives.

    SciELO: Covers scientific journals published in Latin America, South Africa, Spain and Portugal. All articles are published Open Access.

    Scopus*: 1970-present. Reference and citation database. Subject fields: science, technology, medicine and social sciences.

    Web of Science*: Web of Science provides access to multidisiplinary databases of bibliographic information like: Science Citation Index Expanded 1945-present, Social Science Citation Index 1956-present and Arts & Humanities Citation Index 1975-present.

    WorldCat: OCLC catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.

    General / Multidisciplinary (Nordic databases)

    ATEKST*: Full text access to the majority of Norwegian newspapers.

    bibliotek.dk: Union catalogue of Danish libraries.

    Biblioteksøk: Union catalogue of Norwegian libraries.

    Brage NMBU: NMBU's Open Research Archive (full text).
    - Information | Search

    Cristin: Norwegian research publications/projects. Contains publications from NMBU (1997-present).

    Helka: Union catalogue of Finnish libraries.Samlinger i finske bibliotek.

    idunn.no*: 2001-present. Nearly 50 Norwegian (and Nordic) journals in full text (Universitetsforl.). Subjects: law, education, health and social work, social studies, humanities, economics and science.
    - All journals

    LIBRIS: Union catalogue of Swedish libraries.

    The National Library of Norway: The collections of the National Library of Norway.

    NORA: Full text publications. Norwegian Open Research Archives.

    Oria: Access to most of the University Library’s electronic and printed resources.

    Agriculture / Biology

    AGRICOLA*: 1970-present. National Agricultural Library, USA. Free access: AGRICOLA (NAL)

    AGRIS: 1975-present. International database covering agricultural sciences, FAO.

    Biological Abstracts*: 1985-present. Citations with abstracts for journal articles covering all aspects of the life sciences dealing with animals (including humans), plants and microorganisms.

    CAB*: 1910-present. Citations with abstracts to international literature in the agricultural sciences, including tropical agriculture, and related areas of applied biology.

    Cristin: Norwegian research publications/projects. Contains publications from NMBU (1997-present).

    NMBU's Særsamlinger: Currently not available. References to old books, serial monographs etc. Includes Det norske hageselskaps bibliotek, Torfinn Skards samling av hagebrukslitteratur, Stephan Nyelands samling, Det kgl. Selskap for Norges Vels bibliotek, Historisk samling, Norsk landbruksmuseums samling.

    Oria: Includes collections from the Norwegian University Library of Life Sciences (NMBU), the Norwegian Food Research Institute (Nofima), the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) etc.

    Scopus*: 1970-present. Reference and citation database. Subject fields: science, technology, medicine and social sciences.

    Web of Science*: 1945-present. Web of Science provides access to bibliographic information and cited references found in the world's leading journals (sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities).

    Use general databases to find more resources.

    Chemistry

    SciFinder-n*: SciFinder-n gives full access to the whole Chemical Abstracts literaturedatabase, CAS Registry file (Chemical substances), CAS React (Chemical reactions) and Medline.

    Use general databases to find more resources.

    Education

    Eric*: 1966-present. Indexes journal articles, books, theses, conference proceedings and unpublished reports in education.

    Use general databases to find more resources.

    Environment

    GreenFILE: Research database covering all aspects of human impact to the environment.
    More information

    Health & Medicine / Biomedicine

    Biological Abstracts*: 1985-present. Citations with abstracts for journal articles covering all aspects of the life sciences dealing with animals (including humans), plants and microorganisms.

    CINAHL*: Cumulative index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature.

    EMBASE*: 1974- Articles, books and conference reports in medicine and pharmacology. EMBASE complements MEDLINE and vice versa.

    Health Library*: Helsebiblioteket - Health sciences and medicine.

    Medline (OVID)*: 1946-present. All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. (See also PubMed)
    Medline (EBSCO)*:

    PubMed: 1946-present. PubMed Provides access to Medline citations. Includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. (See also Medline)

    UpToDate*: A comprehensive medical encyclopedia in the Health Library. Covers a range of medical specialties. The starting point is issues from clinical practice.

    Web of Science*: 1945-present. Web of Science provides access to bibliographic information and cited references found in the world's leading journals (sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities).

    Use general databases to find more resources.

    Law & Legal Studies

    Lovdata: Full text access to Norwegian legal information. Lovdata Pro covers all Norwegian primary legal sources.

    Lovdata Pro*: Provides access to a collection of Norwegian and European legal resources, as well as personal work tools such as text markings, references and comments. All students in NMBU's legal subjects will use this system as a tool for study and exams, and should create a user account at the start of the semester. Employees and students at NMBU can also use Lovdata Pro. Follow the link to create a user account. The document is in Norwegian. For more information in English, go to lovdata.no/info/information_in_english.

    Juridisk Nettviser - law by subject.

    Social Science / Business / Development Studies

    EconLit*: 1886-present. An index of journal articles, books, dissertations and conference papers relating to economics.

    Eldis: Online documents and organisations. Gateway to development information.

    Web of Science*: 1945-present. Web of Science provides access to bibliographic information and cited references found in the world's leading journals (sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities).

    World Bank documents: World Bank documents online.

    Use general databases to find more resources.

    Statistics

    DBH: The database for statistics on higher education in Norway.

    FAOSTAT: The world’s largest and most comprehensive statistical database on food and agriculture (FAO).

    Journal Citation Reports*: Presents quantifiable statistical data that provides a systematic, objective way to evaluate the world's leading journals and their impact and influence in the global research community.

    Statistics Norway: Statistics Norway produces statistics on important aspects of the Norwegian society

    Technology / Engineering

    Byggforskserien: Students at NMBU can create a student subscription to SINTEF's Byggforskserie (Building Research Series). The series provides documented solutions and recommendations for the design, construction and management of buildings. The subscription costs NOK. 350, - incl. VAT per year (2019). All content and web page in Norwegian. Create a student subscription.

    Web of Science*: 1945-present. Web of Science provides access to bibliographic information and cited references found in the world's leading journals (sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities).

    Use general databases to find more resources.

  • E-books

    NMBU has a large selection of e-books available for students and staff. Below you will find an overview of the e-book packages, and how you can read the e-books from different types of devices. All e-books are searchable in Oria. It is also possible to search directly in the collections.

    CABI Digital Library

    NMBU has access to approximately 1200 e-books from CABI. The collection covers the fields of agriculture, the environment, human health and nutrition, veterinary sciences and leisure tourism.
    Procedure for browsing a list of the book titles that NMBU has access to:
    1) Access: https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/books
    2) Select "Browse Books" (in the top menu).
    3) Select "Access" > "Only Content I Have Full Access To" (in the left menu).

    EBSCO eBook Academic Collection

    NMBU has access to more than 170 000 e-books from EBSCO. The collection covers most fields.
    Information on downloading the e-books.

    E-books at the National Library of Norway

    Staff and students at Norwegian universities and colleges can get reading access to compulsory books digitized by the National Library.
    Information about access to the e-books.

    Springer eBooks

    Users at NMBU get access to English eBook Collections, copyright 2011-present. There are no restrictions in use at all – unlimited printing and downloading.
    More information about the e-books.

    ScienceDirect

    From ScienceDirect, NMBU has access to approximately 50 e-books in the field of health and veterinary medicine. The e-books can be downloaded as pdf. 

  • E-journals

    If you want to find literature on a topic, we recommend that you start by searching a reference database (such as Web of Science, CAB etc.). These databases have links to full text.

    NMBU subscribes to a number of journals that give staff and students access to articles in full text. You get access to all electronic journals and most articles via Oria.

    Below you will find an overview of e-journal packages at NMBU.

    American Chemical Society

    1876-present.
    Chemistry - 86 journals.

    ASABE publications (cancelled 01.01.2020)

    - ASABE Journals
    - ASABE Standards
    - Annual Meeting Papers
    - Section Meeting Papers
    - Conference Proceedings
    - Textbooks and Teaching Materials
    - Monographs
    - Special Publications
    - Lecture Series

    ASM Journals

    18 journals published by American Society for Microbiology.

    BioOne.1 og BioOne.2

    1998-present.
    160 journals from different publishers.
    Biological, ecological and environmental sciences.

    idunn.no

    2001-present.
    Nearly 80 Norwegian (and Nordic) journals.
    Law, education, health and social work, social studies, humanities, economics and science.

    JSTOR

    Collections in subscription:
    - Arts & Sciences I
    - Arts & Sciences II
    - Business I (Economy and finance, 50 journals)
    - Business II (Economy and finance, 60 journals)
    - Life Sciences (Biological-, health-, and general sciences, 120 journals)
    Scanned backfiles (mostly starting with vol. 1 of each journal), no recent volumes.
    Select Browse or Search to access via JSTOR.

    Nature

    Journal in subscription:
    - Heredity
    - Nature (inkl. Nature News)
    - Nature Biotechnology
    - Nature Climate Change
    - Nature Ecology and Evolution
    - Nature Genetics
    - Nature Medicine
    - Nature Microbiology
    - Nature Plants
    - Nature Reviews Genetics
    - Nature Reviews Immunology
    - Nature Reviews Microbiology
    - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
    - Nature Sustainability

    Oxford Journals

    1996-present.
    170 journals from Oxford UP.

    SAGE Premier

    1999-present.
    600 journals.
    Business, humanities, social science, science, technology, and medicine.

    Science

    1997-present via Science.
    1880- via JSTOR but not the last five years.

    ScienceDirect

    1995-present: Freedom-Collection
    1800 journals published by Elsevier, Academic Press, Harcourt Publishers Ltd and others.
    Business, psychology, medicine, science and technology.
    - Backfile Package: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (118 journals).
    - Backfile Package: Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine (21 journals).

    SpringerLink

    1997-present.
    1400 journals from Springer/Kluwer (merged in 2004).
    Interdisciplinary.
    SpringerLink offers online access to both journals and books (2011-present).
    - Backfile Package: 1293 journals.

    Taylor & Francis

    1997-present.
    1600 journals.
    Interdisciplinary.
    Collections in subscription:
    - Science & Technical (425 journals).
    - Social Science & Humanities (1165 journals).

    Wiley

    1996/1997-present.
    1200 journals from Wiley/Blackwell (merged in 2008).
    Interdisciplinary.

  • Dictionaries

    Ordnett.no* - Kunnskapsforlaget's digital dictionaries are available online at ordnett.

    NMBU has access to:

    • Bokmål
    • Nynorsk
    • Norwegian Comprehensive Dictionary
    • English Dictionary (Norwegian-English/English-Norwegian)
    • German Dictionary (German-Norwegian/Norwegian-German)
    • French Dictionary (French-Norwegian/Norwegian-French)
    • Spanish Dictionary (Spanish-Norwegian/Norwegian-Spanish)
    • Italian Dictionary (Italian-Norwegian/Norwegian-Italian)
    • Medical Dictionary (Norwegian, English-Norwegian/Norwegian-English)
    • Technical Dictionary (Norwegian-English/English-Norwegian)
    • Dictionary of Economics (English-Norwegian/Norwegian-English)
    • Oxford Thesaurus of English, Oxford Dictionary of English, Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, Oxford Concise Medial Dictionary

    Bokmålsordboka og Nynorskordboka - Norsk språkråd

    Den Green Dictionary - developed by NMBU

    Terms from food and environmental science, agriculture, forestry, etc.
    28,400 English, German and Norwegian entries.

  • Search NMBU's collections

    Oria

    Access to most of the University Library’s electronic and printed resources. 

    Card catalogues

    Older literature (before 1965) is registered in the library's card catalogues. Get in touch for information in the catalogue.

    Brage NMBU

    NMBU's Open Research Archive (full text). Here you will find scientific articles, theses and student theses written by staff and students at NMBU.

    Cristin

    Norwegian research publications/projects. Contains publications from NMBU (1997-present).

    Særsamlinger* (Currently not available)

    References to old books, serial monographs etc. Includes Det norske hageselskaps bibliotek, Torfinn Skards samling av hagebrukslitteratur, Stephan Nyelands samling, Det kgl. Selskap for Norges Vels bibliotek, Historisk samling, Norsk landbruksmuseums samling.

  • Newspapers

    ATEKST (Retriever)* - Norwegian newspapers

    Access to a number of Norwegian newspapers in full text. Archive access varies, for some newspapers access is given back to 1945. There is often no access to the last 7 days. 

    The full text archives of major Norwegian newspapers:
    Aftenposten (incl. A-magasinet), Adresseavisen, Bergens Tidende, Budstikka, Dagbladet, Dagsavisen, Drammens Tidende, Fædrelandsvennen, Klassekampen, Morgenbladet, Nationen, Nordlys, Stavanger Aftenblad, Sunnmørsposten, VG, Vårt Land and others.

    Local newspapers such as:
    Akershus Amtstidende, Moss Avis, Vestby Avis, Østlandets Blad, Ås Avis m.fl.