Scandinavian Reference Shelf

From Wess

Contents 1 Associations and Organizations 2 Dictionaries 3 Directories and Gateways 4 Encyclopedias 5 General Country and Tourist Information 6 Reviews 7 Other Web Gateways

Associations and Organizations

• American-Scandinavian Foundation

• Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies, University of Oslo

• Nobel Foundation - includes up-to-date information on prizes and events.

• Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study (SASSLink)

• Swedish Institute - with an excellent collection of links to Swedish sources.

Dictionaries

• YourDictionary.com

Danish
Finnish
Icelandic
Norwegian
Swedish

• bab.La Engelsk-svenskt lexikon - English-Swedish or Swedish-English or a host of other language possibilities, including phrase usage and contextual help.

• Folkets lexikon = The People's Dictionary - The dictionary is based on the Lexin Swedish-English dictionary. It is possible to download the whole dictionary. Users can contribute.

• Lexin Swedish-English Dictionary - same as the Folkets lexikon.

• Icelandic Online Dictionary and Readings - compiled by the University of Wisconsin for its Digital Collections.

• Svenska Akademiens Ordbok - Dictionary of the Swedish Academy.

• Retskrivningsordbogen på nettet (Dansk Sprognævn) - spell-checking service from the institute for the Danish language.

Directories and Gateways

• Finnbay - Gateway of Expats in Finland (media, events, dining, nightlife, attractions, travel, market)

• iceland.org - maintained by the Embassy of Iceland, Washington, D.C.

• Jubii! - index to Danish websites, with a search engine.

• The Nordic Pages - Country information, subject guides, news and media, and more.

• Norway.org - a site of the Norwegian embassy in Washingtonian D.C.

• startsiden.no - multidisciplinary gateway to Norway (in Bokmål)
  
• startsida.no - multidisciplinary gateway to Norway (in Nynorsk)

• Swedish Information Service (Consulate General of Sweden) - lots of information on Sweden and Swedish-American organizations, including Swedish Events, a monthly listing of Swedish events and visitors in the U.S.

• Virtual Finland - comprehensive index to Finnish web sites from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

• Yahoo Danmark

• Yahoo Norge

• Yahoo Sverige

Encyclopedias

• caplex.net (Cappelen) - the first open-access online Norwegian encyclopedia.

General Country and Tourist Information

• The Nordic FAQ - a very good source of information about the Nordic countries from the Usenet newsgroup soc.culture.nordic

• The Nordic Pages - a good start page for various topics

• CIA World Factbook - includes geographical, government, statistical information

• Faroe Islands Travel Guide

• Åland Internet Guide

Reviews

• H-NET Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences - reviews from the H-NET scholarly discussion networks.
  You can browse reviews by material format (books, multimedia), browse recent reviews, search for specific reviews,
  or view a list of reviews from the listserv H-SKAND.

Other Web Gateways

• Electronic Resources for the Scandinavian Scholar
  Through the Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies (SASS).

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