The Library is involved in many projects, both individually and in cooperation with others. Here are links to a few websites that are related to the library:
Bækur.is | Icelandic books prior to 1870. |
Handrit.is | Union catalogue of Icelandic manuscripts in three collections: National and University Library of Iceland, The Árni Magnússon Institute and Arnamagnæanske Samling. |
Icelandic maps | Digital copies of old maps of Iceland and a summary of map history. |
The Sound Archive | Music and other sound recordings preserved by the Library. |
Timarit.is /Periodicals and journals | Digital reproduction of Icelandic, Faroese and Greenlandic newspapers and journals. |
Authority file | Thesaurus of personal names, corporate names, geographic names and subject terms from Gegnir's authority file. |
Bibliography | A bibliography of Icelandic works published before 1844. |
Catalogue of Icelandic publications | Catalogue of material published in Iceland with statistics. |
Hvar.is | Web of the Icelandic Consortium for electronic subscriptions which provides nationwide access to databases and e-journals. |
IRIS | The Icelandic Research Information System. It shows the research activities of Icelandic institutions participating in the consortium across the country. |
Ísmús | Database on Icelandic musical- and cultural heritage. Sound recordings, photographs, movies, manuscripts and texts. |
Leitir.is | Integrated search portal which searches many digital databases at a time, including union online catalogue of Icelandic libraries. |
LibGuides | Guides about references in certain fields of study, reference searching and other helpful tips. |
Open science | Collection of research products and doctoral theses in open access by Icelandic universities from 2016. |
Rafhlaðan | A digital repository containing digital material acquired through legal deposits. |
Skemman | Digital repository of theses of Icelandic universities (baccalaureate and masters theses). |
The Icelandic web archive | Collection of websites from the national domain .is |
Translations of the Icelandic Sagas | List of translations of the Icelandic Sagas and Acts, Eddaic poems, Sagas of bishops, Mythic-heroic Sagas, and Sagas of kings. |
Centre for Oral History | A collection of research and educational centre in the field of oral history. |
Hallgrimur Pétursson | About the poet Hallgrimur Pétursson and his Hymns of Passion. |
Icelandic Music Library | A collection on Icelandic music, musical culture and musical artefacts. |
Jón Árnason | Jón Árnason and his folklore. |
Jónas Hallgrímsson | A website for the national poet, Jónas Hallgrímsson. |
Manual for cataloguers | A manual for bibliographic cataloguing into the union catalogue of libraries. |
Openaccess.is | A website on open access |
Theatre Museum of Iceland | The Theatre Museum preserves and disseminates knowledge about Icelandic performing arts history. |
Women and Politics | Dedicated to the history of women‘s suffrage in Iceland. |
Women´s History Archives | The mission of the Archives is to collect, register and preserve records of the history of Icelandic women as well as women in Iceland. It acts as a centre for the dissemination of information about the history of women, helps find sources in this area, and encourages research on women‘s history. |
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