List of Danish online encyclopedic resources
This is a list of online encyclopedic resources from Denmark, mostly in Danish, which can be freely accessed on the internet. For those who have difficulty with Danish, the Google language tools provide facilities for translating from Danish into English. The English-language interface can be found here.
General purpose
- Den Store Danske Encyklopædi, a general purpose encyclopedia from the Gyldendal publishing house. The online start page is here.
- Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon is a general purpose encyclopedia published between 1915 and 1930. The online version from Project Runeberg is available here.
Biography
- Dansk biografisk leksikon, a large collection of Danish biographies. The first edition (1887-1905) from Project Runeberg is available online here.
- Kendtes Gravsted, a collection of over 3,600 short descriptions of famous people, mainly Danes, buried in Danish cemeteries.
- Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon, online version of the large collection of biographies of famous Danish women published in 2001.
Culture
- Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon, providing information on Danish artists and Danish and foreign artworks in Danish museums. There is also an English-language search page but the articles themselves are in Danish.
- Project Runeberg, digitising the full texts of Nordic books of historic, literary or cultural interest with online access here.
Architecture
- Dansk Architektur Center, online information about Danish architecture, architects and history of architecture.
- Selskabet for Københavns Historie, online version of Jens Fleischer's "København. Kulturhistorisk opslagsbog med turforslag" giving detailed descriptions of many of Copenhagen's historic buildings, streets and parks.
Library resources
- REX, the online database of the Royal Danish Library provides access to catalogues and digital resources including paintings and photographs. Some facilities are restricted by login (for Danish citizens only).
- Bibliotek.dk, providing access to the titles of books throughout the Danish public library system, sometimes with short descriptions.