This is the library’s old website, which has been replaced by ub.gu.se.
The website is used solely as reference material for the web and communications team and will be archived in the autumn of 2026.
KvinnSam's archives and databases
KvinnSam catalogues research and literature concerning gender issues, and we collect, organise and record archive materials pertaining to women’s history. You will find the material in our databases and archives.
KvinnSam's website
KvinnSam, National Resource Library for Gender Studies, is a university-wide research infrastructure at the University of Gothenburg. KvinnSam's website contains information on activities and services.
Databases and digital resources
KvinnSam produces and manages several databases and digital resources that highlights women's history and gender research.
The KVINNSAM database
KVINNSAM is an interdisciplinary database of literature, containing references to Swedish and international research within gender studies and women’s history. It is based on the holdings of the Gothenburg University Library, primarily its printed materials. The database is part of the Swedish national catalogue, Libris, and contains around 170 000 references, making it the largest database of its kind in the Nordic region.
Queerlit
The Queerlit database is a reference database for Swedish fiction including depictions of same-sex desire, LGBTQI individuals and narratives that challenge binary gender norms. Queerlit compiles first editions of fiction published in Sweden, in Swedish or in any of the Swedish national minority languages.
The database also contains references to autobiographical texts, letters, diaries and the like, which to a greater extent deal with the subject areas of the database.
- To Queerlit (Swedish interface)
- To the Queerlit subdatabase in Libris (English interface)
Historical Swedish periodicals for women
The first women's periodical, Tidskrift för hemmet (start year 1859), and its followers can be found among our digitized historical Swedish periodicals for women.
To our digitalized historical Swedish periodicals for women
The manuscript collection
KvinnSam's archives contain manuscripts and archive material from individual women, organizations and associations. The collections include letters, pictures, diaries and manuscripts. The focus of the material is on the first half of the 20th century and is available for scientific research.
About the manuscript collection
The Library
The KvinnSam library shares its facility with the Humanities Library at the Gothenburg University Library and is open to the public. We provide books, journals, and other printed materials focusing on women’s history and gender research.
Contact KvinnSam
Contact us if you need help finding material in women's studies and gender research.