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Databases

Library databases and book catalogues | Article databases | General knowledge and dictionaries | Literature | Music and art | Other

Library databases and book catalogues

Databases for library use

Name

Content

Right to use

WorldCat (OCLC)

The world's largest bibliographical database. Further information

Customers and staff / library computers

Databases available free on the Internet

Name

Content

Fennica

The Finnish National Bibliography; it contains references to monographs, serials, maps, non-book material and computer records published or in some other way produced in Finland. It also includes publications published outside Finland but with a Finnish author or related to Finland. Further information

Frank

A search database from which you can search different Finnish library databases at the same time.

Helka

The joint database of the Helsinki University libraries and the National Library of Finland.

HelMet

The joint catalogue database of Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen and Vantaa City Libraries.

Libris

The Swedish national library system, making available bibliographical services, such as search facilities, cataloguing and interlibrary lending. Further information

Linda

The union catalogue of Finnish University Libraries, including also the National Repository Library, the Library of Parliament, the Library of Statistics and Lahti Science Library. Further informationä

 

Article databases

Databases for library use

Name

Content

Right to use

Aleksi

A Finnish article reference database.

Customers and staff / library computers

ARKiSTO

Helsingin Sanomat, Ilta-Sanomat, Taloussanomat and Esmerk; a shared archive service. In Finnish only. 

Staff

Artikelsök

A Swedish article database.

Customers and staff / library computers

Ebsco

Worldwide article database. Also includes full text articles.

Customers and staff / library computers

Mediearkivet
Click Logga in, no passwords needed

Biggest media archive in Sweden, full text articles and press releases. In Swedish.

Customers and staff / library computers

PCI (Periodical Contents Index)

This index covers articles published in Humanities and Social Sciences periodicals from 1770 to 1995/1996. Further information

Customers and staff / library computers

PressDisplay

Over 350 newspapers from 60 countries in 40 languages. Full text. Further information

Customers and staff / library computers

Ulrichsweb

A bibliographical database providing information on serials published throughout the world. Further information

Customers and staff / library computers

Databases available free on the Internet

Name

Content

Arto

The ARTO database is an index of articles from approx. 700 Finnish journals, 1990-. A list of the journals indexed is available in Finnish. Further information

Electronic Newsroom

Online magazines and newspapers in Finnish.

The Finnish Historical Newspaper Library 1771-1890

 Further information

Suoma

List of online newspapers and magazines in Finnish.

General knowledge and dictionaries

Databases for library use

Name

Content

Right to use

Encyclopaedia Britannica

The world’s largest encyclopaedia. Further information

Customers and staff / library computers

NetMot dictionary

Eight languages and thesaurus.

Customers and staff / library computers

Nationalencyklopedin

Encyclopaedia in Swedish 

Customers and staff / library computers

National Biography of Finland

National biography of Finland in Finnish. 100 biographies free on the Internet in English.

Customers and staff / library computers

Databases available free on the Internet

Name

Content

Wikipedia

A free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.

www.thefreedictionary.com

Online Dictionaries, Thesauri and Encyclopaedias in English.

Literature

Databases for library use

Name

Content

Right to use

Contemporary Authors

Information on approx. 100 000 authors. Further information

Customers and staff / library computers

EEBO (Early English Books Online)

Digitized classics from 1473-1700 in English. Further information

Customers and staff / library computers

ECCO (Eighteen Century Collection Online)

Digitized books from the 18Th Century in English. Further information

Customers and staff / library computers

Databases for home and library use

eBooks

Information on different fields in the form of eBooks.

Customers and staff. You need a HelMet library card and a PIN code to use the service.

Databases available free on the Internet

Name

Content

Muisti

The joint database of digitized national material from libraries, archives, and museums.

Sanojen aika

Modern Finnish Writers

Introduces contemporary Finnish authors. The database includes the authors' personal details and introduces their work.

SKS Database forTranslations

Database of Finnish books translated into other languages.

 

Music and art

Databases for library use

Name

Content

Right to use

Grove Art

Art encyclopedia in English.

Customers and staff / library computers

Grove Music

Music encyclopedia in English.

Customers and staff / library computers

The Jazz Discography

Jazz discographies in English.

Customers and staff / library computers

Rock’s Backpages Library

Archive of reviews, interviews and features on popular music. The material is from the most influential music publications.

Customers and staff / library computers

Databases for home and library use

Naxos Music Library

Online classical music catalogue service.  Further information

Customers and staff. You need a HelMet library card to use the service.

Databases available free on the Internet

Elonet

Elonet is a database containing information on films and other visual programs screened in Finland, and on the people and companies involved in making them.

Elävä arkisto

This website presents the visitor with a library containing hundreds of television programmes and thousands of radio programmes in both Finnish and Swedish. Further information

RikArt

RikArt introduces artists' books collected in Rikhardinkatu Library in Helsinki, Finland.  There is also information on the artists and pictures of their works.

The Visual Artists of Finland

The Visual Artists’ Internet Registry presents 2 300 professional artists, both Finnish artists and foreign artists living in Finland.

Viola

VIOLA is the Finnish national discography and national bibliography of sheet music. It also contains references to foreign materials in 13 Finnish music library collections.

  

Other

Databases for library use

Name

Content

Right to use

Elektra

The Elektra collection contains Finnish scientific journals in electronic form. Further information

Customers and staff / library computers

FinnBooks

FinnBooks Online is a database of Finnish books available for purchase.

Customers and staff / library computers

Global Books in Print

English books, audio books and videos. Further information

Customers and staff / library computers

Helecon Mix

Economic research catalogue. Further information

Customers and staff / library computers

Medic

Finnish medical reference database.

Customers and staff / library computers

WSOYpro.fi

Information on economics in Finnish.

Customers and staff / library computers

Databases available free on the Internet

Finlex

Electronic Statutes of Finland. Further information

Info Bank

The pages of the Info Bank contain important basic information for immigrants on the functioning of society and opportunities in Finland. In 14 languages.

Mikaela

Digitized materials from Finnish libraries, archives and museums. In Finnish.

Statistics Finland

Finland in figures.