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New e-resources and publishing agreements 2026
12 February 2026
The University Library's digital collections have been expanded with several new information resources and a number of new publishing agreements.
New e-resources
Communication & Mass Media Complete
A database of scholarly literature on all aspects of communication studies, including discourse, linguistics, media studies, and rhetoric.
More information and link to Communication & Mass Media Complete
Europa World
The online version of The Europa World Year Book and the nine Europa Regional Surveys of the World. It includes political, economic, and statistical information about more than 250 countries and territories, as well as international and regional organizations.
More information and link to Europa World
Kanopy
An on-demand video streaming platform providing high-quality fiction films, documentaries and educational films, covering subjects such as history, sociology, film studies, and environmental science.
More information and link to Kanopy
Nature Reviews Psychology
The journal publishes research that covers the entire field of psychology, from fundamental theories to practical applications, and highlights how psychological knowledge influences society at large. The journal is accessible from volume 1, 2022.
Journals in the Ovid platform
Ovid LWW Total Access Journal Collection
The collection provides access to over 300 medical, nursing, and healthcare journals.
Ovid AASLD Journal Collection
The collection covers four journals from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD):
- Hepatology
- Liver Transplantation
- Clinical Liver Disease
- Hepatology Communications
Oxford Scholarly Editions Classics
Digital editions of essential classical texts, including works by major Greek and Latin authors. The library provide access to the following sections:
- Herodotos
- Latin History
- Thukydides
More information and link to Oxford Scholarly Editions Classics
Springer e-book collections
The library has added the following e-book collections from Springer:
- Springer Behavioral Science & Psychology 2025
- Springer Biomedical and Life Sciences 2025
- Springer Business & Management 2025
- Springer Earth and Environmental Science 2026
- Springer Education 2026
- Springer Political Science & International Studies 2023
- Humanities Reference Module
New publishing agreements
European Respiratory Society
An international organization that supports research on respiratory medicine. The new publishing agreement grants unlimited publishing of open access articles in the following journals:
- European Respiratory Journal
- European Respiratory Review
- ERJ Open Research
More information about the agreement with European Respiratory Society
MDPI
Open access journals across a wide range of disciplines, primarily in the natural sciences, medicine, engineering, and environmental science, while the humanities and social sciences make up a smaller part of the portfolio. The new publishing agreement is funded by the research funders Swedish Research Council, Forte, Formas, and Vinnova, and grants unlimited publishing of all article types in all the publisher’s journals.
More information about the agreement with MDPI
Pensoft
Approximately 60 open access journals in disciplines like natural sciences, biodiversity, or environmental science. The new publishing agreement is funded by the research funders Swedish Research Council, Forte, Formas, and Vinnova, and grants unlimited publishing of all article types in all the publisher’s journals.