Databases & e-resources
Most popular:
Legimus
If you have a disability, you may use Legimus to download and read talking books in your computer or smartphone. To download talking books you first need to get a user account, which the university library can set up for you. Our librarians will also give you an introduction to how to use Legimus. Legimus is hosted by MTM, a Swedish government agency for accessible media.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
App version
Legimus is available as a downloadable app on App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android).
Read by QxMD
Literature updating service that quickly discovers, and provides access to, new research.
Content personalization is enabled in two ways:
- The service communicates with PubMed and new research is filtered based on selected keywords or journal titles and is then “pushed” to your device.
- Featured articles, identified by algorithms, are brought to your attention.
Åtkomst
Freely available. It's free to sign up for the service/app, but to access paywalled articles you will need to state your KI credentials in the institutional access settings.
App version
The Read by QxMD app is available for download on App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android).
App instructions
- Download the Read app to your smartphone or tablet.
- Choose Karolinska Institutet in the institutional access settings.
- Sign in with your KI credentials to access paywalled articles via the Karolinska Institutet University Library.
Svenska skrivregler
Svenska skrivregler (2017, fourth edition) from Svenska språkrådet contains rules and guidelines for writing texts in Swedish.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Dictionaries by The Swedish Academy: SAOL, SO, SAOB (svenska.se)
Search three dictionaries by The Swedish Academy—SAOL, SO och SAOB—at once.
- Svenska Akademiens Ordlista (SAOL) from 2015 (14th edition) is considered the unofficial standard for spelling and inflection of modern Swedish words.
- Svensk ordbok, published by the Swedish Academy (SO) in 2021 (2nd edition), provides an in-depth description of the modern Swedish vocabulary. The focus is on the meaning of the words and how they are used, but you can also hear how they are pronounced.
- Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) is a historical dictionary and an important tool when reading older texts.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
App version
SAOL and SO are also available as downloadable apps on App Store (iOS) and Google Play (Android).
Swedish MeSH
Swedish MeSH (Svensk MeSH) may be of help if you need to find or translate medical search terms from Swedish to English, and vice versa. Swedish MeSH is a translation of MeSH (Medical Subject Headings), an English controlled vocabulary thesaurus produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, NLM.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Medical dictionary in English. Some entries are illustrated.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Oxford Reference
English encyclopedia and dictionary.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Terms of use:
- Print: yes
- Download: No
- Format: HTML
Oxford Dictionary (Lexico)
English dictionary and thesaurus. Also contains articles about grammar and quizzes.
The author for definitions, example sentences, and thesaurus content is Oxford University Press (OUP).
Åtkomst
Freely available.
NE Dictionaries
Dictionary that supports translation between Swedish and several different languages, including special lexicons such as a Swedish <> English Medical Dictionary and a Swedish <> English Technical Dictionary.
Among others, it contains the following dictionaries:
- Swedish dictionary
- Swedish synonyms
- Swedish <> Arabic
- Swedish <> Danish
- Swedish <> English
- Swedish <> French
- Swedish <> German
- Swedish <> Italian
- Swedish <> Norwegian
- Swedish <> Portuguese
- Swedish <> Russian
- Swedish <> Spanish
Åtkomst
KI only.
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Provides information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of academic philosophy.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Britannica Academic (Encyclopedia Britannica)
General knowledge English-language encyclopedia founded in the 18th century. Contains articles, images, videos and biographies.
Åtkomst
KI only.
App version
Also available as downloadable app on App Store (iOS).
App instructions
Download the app and access it automatically if you are connected to KI's wireless network.
CIA World Factbook
Basic intelligence on the history, people, government, economy, geography, international relations, etc, of all the countries in the world.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Visible Body
Anatomical 3D models, cross sections, MRI images and 3D moving images of muscles and bones.
KI affiliated users may access the following modules in Visible Body:
- Human Anatomy Atlas
- Muscle Premium
- Skeleton Premium
- Physiology Animations
- Heart & Circulatory Premium
Åtkomst
KI only.
App version
The modules are also available as downloadable apps for iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play).
App instructions
On campus
The first time you download and open a Visible Body app on your mobile device, the app checks that your device is on campus and logged onto KI's Eduroam network. When the apps are successfully downloaded you can start using them offline or off campus.
To continue using your app offline and off campus, open your Visible Body app while connected to the campus network at least once every 150 days.
Off campus
If you are off campus when downloading the apps to your mobile device, please use the following link https://login.proxy.kib.ki.se/login?url=http://ovid.visiblebody.com/mobile/ and follow the instructions for off campus download and activation.
VigiAccess
Information about reported potential side effects of medicinal products. VigiAccess was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2015 to provide public access to information in VigiBase, the WHO global pharmacovigilance database.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Världens länder - NE
Facts about countries world wide, maps, flags and more (in Swedish only).
Åtkomst
KI only.
UNSD (United Nations Statistics Division)
The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) collects, compiles and disseminates statistics in several subject areas. The website lists the databases provided by the UN in economic, financial, demographic and social statistics.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patents, patent applications and trademarks in the United States of America.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe)
UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) Statistical Database contains a wide range of statistics data.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Trip
Clinical search engine with references to journal articles, practice guidelines and other literature to support evidence-based practice. Provides a search interface option that helps you formulate your search question in accordance with the PICO model (Population Intervention Comparison Outcome).
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Synthetic Reaction Updates
Recent developments in synthetic organic chemistry. Produced by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR)
The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR) provides Swedish city and regional statistics (in Swedish only).
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Swedish Patent Database
Swedish patents, public patent applications and European patents (EP patents) validated in Sweden. Produced by the Swedish Intellectual Property Office (PRV).
Åtkomst
Freely available.
SveMed+
Articles in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish in medicine, dentistry, health care, nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy. Searchable with Swedish or English MeSH-terms. Hosted by the University Library at Karolinska Institutet. Please note that, as of January 2020, the database is no longer updated.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Statistical databases from the National Board of Health and Welfare
The National Board of Health and Welfare in Sweden (Socialstyrelsen) publishes statistics in the areas of health and medical care and social services. Mostly in Swedish, but via this link you'll find those of their statistical databases that are available in English. You can make your own tables, diagrams and maps.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Social Services Abstracts
References to articles in social work, human services and related areas, including social welfare, social policy and community development.
Åtkomst
KI only.
SGC Reagents & Resources
The Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC) is a public-private partnership between academia and pharmaceutical companies that supports the discovery of new medicines through open source research. All data are made publicly available. Reagents are available either directly from SGC or from their commercial partners. The outputs from the consortium include proteins, crystal structures, chemical tool compounds and antibodies.
KI is one of the members of SGC, and activities here are focused on generation of antibodies and translational medical research.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
SciFinderN
References, substances and reactions in chemistry and related sciences. International patent information in chemistry, biochemistry and chemical engineering.
Åtkomst
KI only.
New users will first have to register for an account with their KI e‑mail address.
Statistics Sweden's statistical database
Statistics from Statistics Sweden (SCB) and several other Swedish government agencies.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
SCB: International statistics
Links to international statistics, listed by country.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
SAGE Video - Counseling & Psychotherapy
Streaming psychotherapy videos in clinical training and education.
Åtkomst
KI only.
SAGE Research Methods Video
Videos covering every aspect of the research process and hundreds of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Please note that KI only has access to the video material and not to the other resources on the platform.
Research Professional
Funding opportunities and news about research policy and politics.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
Image database from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Åtkomst
Freely available.
PsycTherapy
APA PsycTherapy, produced by the American Psychological Association, is a streaming service containing over 500 psychotherapy demonstration videos. PsycTherapy is intended for educational purposes.
Åtkomst
KI only.
PsycArticles
The APA PsycArticles database contains full-text articles from more than 100 journals within behavioral science and related fields, published by the American Psychological Association, the Canadian Psychological Association, Hogrefe Publishing Group and the Educational Publishing Foundation from 1894 and onwards.
Åtkomst
KI only.
PTSDpubs
PTSDpubs, formerly known as PILOTS, contains international literature on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychological effects of trauma. Coverage from 1871 and onwards.
Åtkomst
KI only.
PEDro
Evidence-based physiotherapy. Randomised trials, systematic reviews and guidelines evaluating physiotherapy interventions.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Sällsynta hälsotillstånd
Knowledge database (in Swedish) produced by the National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen). Covers more than 300 rare diseases and diagnoses.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Our World in Data
Our World in Data provides global research, data and statistics about e.g. health, education, violence, political power, human rights, war, poverty, humanity’s impact on the environment. Produced by University of Oxford and the non-profit organization Global Change Data Lab.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
OTseeker
Evidence-based occupational therapy. Abstracts of systematic reviews and randomised controlled trials.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
OMIM - Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man
An online catalogue of human genes and genetic disorders.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
OECD Data
Statistical database with information about the member countries.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
NHS Economic Evaluation Database
Economic evaluations of health and social care interventions between 1994 and March 2015. No longer updated.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
NCBI Resource List (A-Z)
A gateway to resources from the National Center for Biotechnology Information, NCBI.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Natural Product Updates
Literature updating service covering new developments in natural products chemistry. References to articles, conference proceedings, editorials and expert opinions.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Natural Medicines
Dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary alternative and integrative therapies.
Åtkomst
KI only.
National clinical knowledge support system
Clinical knowledge support system jointly developed by the Swedish regions. Contains national and regional recommendations (in Swedish only) regarding the diagnostics, treatment and follow up of a wide range of diseases. The development of the website is ongoing.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
MetaCore
Manually-curated database of molecular interactions, molecular pathways, gene-disease associations, chemical metabolism and toxicity information. An integrated software for functional analysis of next generation sequencing, gene expression, CNV, metabolic, proteomics, microRNA, and screening data.
Åtkomst
KI only.
First-time users will have to register for a personal account. Register by sending an email to ts.websetups@clarivate.com. You must use your KI email address when registering.
Medorg - Bibliography of the Swedish history of medicine
References to articles and government documents related to the Swedish health care system. The database covers the period 1663-1967.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Sociological Abstracts
International literature of sociology, social work, and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences.
Åtkomst
KI only.
ERIC (ProQuest)
References to literature in education, leadership and management from 1966 and onwards. Some full text freely available. Links to subcribed content for KI users.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Ulrichsweb
Information on 300 000 periodicals of all types: academic and scholarly journals and e-journals with table of contents, popular magazines, newspapers, newsletters and more.
Åtkomst
KI only.
PsycInfo
APA PsycInfo contains references with abstracts to peer-reviewed literature in psychology and related fields such as psychiatry, medicine, physiology, sociology and linguistics from 1806 and onward.
Åtkomst
KI only.
MEDLINE (Ovid)
References to journal articles within science with focus on biomedicine, from 1946 to present. MEDLINE is the premier bibliographic database of the NLM (National Library of Medicine) and the primary subset of PubMed.
MedPix
Searchable online database of medical images, teaching cases and clinical topics, integrating images and textual metadata. More than 12 000 patient case scenarios and approximately 59 000 images.
MedPix images and case materials are curated free of charge for your personal use and for local teaching at your institution. For anything other than personal use, you should respect the original contributor and contact them for additional permission requests.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
LILACS
Latin American and Caribbean health information. Journals, books, congresses and conferences annals, scientific and technical reports in Spanish and Portuguese.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
LIBRIS
Union catalogue for Swedish research libraries and many public libraries. Books, journals and electronic resources.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
Librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more. Journals, books, research reports and proceedings.
Åtkomst
KI ony.
Laboratory Hazards Bulletin
Literature reports on safety measures, potential hazards and new legislation affecting workers in laboratories.
Åtkomst
KI only.
KI Publications
KI Publications is based on the Karolinska Institutet bibliometric database and contains scientific articles from 1995 and onwards from Web of Science and/or Medline that have at least one author linked to Karolinska Institutet and/or Region Stockholm. Recently published articles can also be found in Recent KI Publications which is updated weekly.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
KI Open Archive
Articles, dissertations, theses and degree projects written at Karolinska Institutet.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
JoVE Science Education
Educational videos covering for example biology, chemistry and psychology. See which subject areas KI has access to.
Åtkomst
KI only.
JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments)
Scientific video journals covering for example biology, biochemistry, immunology and medicine. See which subject areas KI has access to.
Åtkomst
KI only.
IRIS: Institutional Repository for Information Sharing (WHO)
Online access to digitized publications from WHO.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Internetmedicin.se
Decision support system for physicians and nurses with prescribing rights (in Swedish).
Åtkomst
Freely available.
IndexCat
References to materials, including journal articles, in the National Library of Medicine (earlier) Library of the Surgeon-General's Office published from the 1400s through 1960.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
InCites Journal Citation Reports (JCR)
Impact factors and publishing trends for scientific journals.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Henry Stewart Talks: Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection
Audiovisual presentations within the subjects of medicine, internal medicine, biochemistry, pharmacology, biotechnology, and drugs and their actions.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Global Index Medicus (WHO)
The Global Index Medicus complements and provides an extended perspective to databases such as PubMed. It is produced by and within low- and middle-income countries. The WHO regional offices make biomedical and public health literature available from Africa (AFRO), Americas (AMRO/PAHO), Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO), Europe (EURO), South-East Asia (SEARO) and Western Pacific (WPRO). In addition to the general value of revealing this content to a wider audience, it is also important for the creation of systematic reviews.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Global Health Observatory provides health-related statistics of World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 194 Member States.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
GET Geodata
Geographical data from Lantmäteriet, The Swedish Maritime Administration, The Geological Survey of Sweden and Statistics Sweden.
Åtkomst
KI only.
MedlinePlus Genetics (Genetics Home Reference)
MedlinePlus Genetics (previously ”Genetics Home Reference”) describes the basics of human genetics and its effects on human health.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Public Health Agency of Sweden
Public health statistics and data (in Swedish only).
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Faculty Opinions (F1000 Prime)
Article recommendations from subject experts from around the world.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Face of AIDS
The Face of AIDS Film Archive is an online film archive consisting of almost 700 hours of documentary film material about the global HIV and AIDS epidemic.
Åtkomst
Partly open. Full access by application.
Eurostat
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union. Statistics provided on European level.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
European Patent Register
The European Patent Register contains information on all European patents applications.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Essential Science Indicators
Statistics and data about academic publishing. Provides information about trends and the impact of publications, countries, institutions and individuals. Based on citation data from Web of Science.
Åtkomst
KI only.
ERIC (free version)
References to literature in education, leadership and management from 1966 and onwards. Some full text freely available.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
EM-DAT
Validated data on human impact of disasters and disaster-related economic damage estimates.
Åtkomst
Freely available, but requires registration.
Dissertations and Theses (The Sciences and Engineering Collection)
International collection of abstracts to dissertations and theses in for example medicine, psychology, chemistry and physics. Some full text freely available.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Dimensions
Multidisciplinary database with references to articles, book chapters, conference proceedings and monographs. The database includes altmetrics data and citation analysis. Many of the articles are available as open access.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Cortellis Drug Discovery Intelligence
Biological, chemical and pharmacological data. Overviews of diseases, treatments & trends. Drug pipelines, patents, literature & conferences.
Åtkomst
KI only.
First-time users will have to register for a personal account. Register by sending an e-mail to ts.websetups@clarivate.com. Use your KI email address to register.
Cortellis
Data on diseases and opportunities for drug development within indications, drug profiles and data on clinical trials at various stages, biotechnology and medical device advances, patent information, IP opportunities, organizations associated with key patents, company information and profiles, conference reports, and drug regulatory data.
Åtkomst
KI only.
First-time users will have to register for a personal account. Register by sending an e-mail to ts.websetups@clarivate.com. Use your KI email address to register.
Cochrane Library
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, clinical trials (Cochrane Trials), other reviews (DARE), methods studies (Cochrane Methodology Register), Health Technological Assessment Database and NHS Economic Evaluations Database.
Åtkomst
KI only.
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry and results database of publicly and privately supported clinical studies of human participants conducted around the world
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Google Scholar
A search engine for journals that are peer reviewed, essays, books and articles within the scholarly world of universities, publishers and scientific organisations within different subject areas. Google Scholar does not have it's own subject heading list, therefore you do free text searches. Unlike the bibliographic databases, with Google Scholar you search in entire articles, not just title and abstract.
If you get the error message ERROR for site owner: Invalid domain for site key while searching in Google Scholar, you can go to Google Scholar without going through the library's proxy server. Then you need to add the Get it!@ki.se links manually:
- go to the hamburger menu in the top left corner
- select Settings and then Library links
- search for Karolinska Institutet and check.
If you are an employee at KI, you can also use KI’s central VPN service to access the library's e-resources when searching Google Scholar.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
Chemical Hazards in Industry
Literature reports on safety and health hazards surrounding chemicals encountered in chemical and related industries.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Cabell's Predatory Reports
Cabell's Predatory Reports (formerly known as Cabell's blacklist) helps researchers identify questionable journals. Scientific journals are systematically evaluated on the basis of a number of criteria.
Åtkomst
KI only.
BrowZine
BrowZine gives you access to approximately 10 000 subscribed journals. Browse journal titles, read offline and collect favourite titles in your personal book shelf.
Åtkomst
KI only.
App version
Also available for download to iOS and Android devices.
App instructions
- Download BrowZine to your smartphone or tablet.
- Choose Karolinska Institutet under "Choose Library".
- Sign in with your KI credentials.
ARBLINE
References to articles and books about working life, work environment and labour market. Arbetslivsinstitutet's reports in full text and some e-books.
Åtkomst
Freely available.
AnthroSource
Full text articles in anthropology from journals, newsletters and books. Majority of articles available to KI users.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Web of Science
Multidisciplinary database with citation indexes covering sciences, social sciences, medicine and technology.
Åtkomst
KI only.
NE
Contains the entire Nationalencyklopedin in full text, including the National Encyclopedia Dictionary and Atlas.
Åtkomst
KI only.
App version
Also available for download to iOS devices.
App instructions
You must create a personal account on ne.se before you can log in to the app.
Analytical Abstracts
Literature updating service with recent developments in analytical science.
Åtkomst
KI only.
PubMed
The largest medical database with references to journal articles in medicine, nursing and odontology from the 1940s and onwards. Also includes biomedicine and health, covering portions of the life sciences, behavioural sciences, chemical sciences and bioengineering.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Searching this database is free for everyone via pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov, but to access KI's electronic journal subscriptions you need to sign in with your KI account. If you do not have a KI account, you may access subscribed content by visiting PubMed on the computers available in the physical library.
CINAHL
CINAHL contains references to articles in journals, books and dissertations in nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and medicine.
Do you get the error message ”DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN”?
- Go to Cinahl institutional login and sign in with your KI account.
(If you have a personal account you want to sign in to, then click on "Swith accounts" at the top right and use your personal credentials to log in.) - Other tips on the ”DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN” problem.
Åtkomst
KI only.
AccessMedicine
A resource containing medical textbooks (e.g. Harrison’s Principles of Internal medicine and Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment), procedural videos, images, a selection of cases, a drug database and study tools.
Åtkomst
KI only.
Britannica ImageQuest
Rights-cleared images (free to use for educational purposes in reports, papers and PPT presentations).
Åtkomst
KI only.