Digitial reproductions

Tímarit.isTímarit.is
Newspapers and periodicals from Iceland, Faeroe Islands and Greenland
Handrit.isHandrit.is
Icelandic manuscripts catalog with digital reproductions
Bækur.isBækur.is
Digital reproductions of old Icelandic books
Íslandskort.isÍslandskort.is
Images of old maps of Iceland and their history

Icelandic digital archives

SkemmanSkemman
A digital repository of academic and research documents
RafhlaðanRafhlaðan
Electronic documents from institutions and companies in Iceland
Íslenska vefsafniðIcelandic web archive
Icelandic web material from 2004 to the present day
Leitir.isLeitir.is
Search portal for several Icelandic digital collections
GegnirGegnir
The OPAC for Icelandic public libraries

Foreign digital archives

Find JournalsFind Journals
Catalog of periodicals subscribed to by the National and University Library of Iceland
Hvar.isHvar.is
Iceland Consortium for e-journals and databases

Informational websites

DoktorsritgerðaskráDoctoral theses
A register of doctoral theses by Icelanders
Íslensk útgáfuskráNational bibliography
The Icelandic national bibliography and statistical database
KvennasögusafnWomen's History Archive
The Icelandic Women's History Archive
KvennasögusafnOral history
The Center for Oral History
Jónas HallgrímssonJónas Hallgrímsson
A website dedicated to the Icelandic poet Jónas Hallgrímsson and his works
Translated SagasTranslated Sagas
A bibliography with translations of the Sagas of Icelanders

Icelandic National Bibliography

National and University Library of Iceland
Access to Knowledge for Everyone

Statistical summary of material published in Iceland in the year 2011

General Overview

A general overview of Icelandic publications by year and by Dewey number. Books, audio books, sound recordings, maps and serials are included in the overview. The list of items in the table displays information from the library system, Gegnir at the time of last update.

DC Number Subject Headings Total Books Audio books Music Maps Magazines
000 Computer science Research 2 1 - - - 1
010-090 Bibliography 26 20 - - - 6
100-120 / 140 / 160-190 Philosophy 13 12 1 - - -
130 Paranormal phenomena 2 2 - - - -
150 Psychology 15 13 2 - - -
200 Religion 72 71 1 - - -
300-309 / 360 Sociology Social welfare 71 68 1 - - 2
310 General statistics - - - - - -
320 Political science 31 28 - - - 3
330 Economics Natural resources 132 108 - - - 24
340 Law 26 26 - - - -
350 Public administration 1 1 - - - -
370 Education 36 28 - - - 8
380 Commerce Communications Transportation 7 7 - - - -
390 Customs, etiquette, folklore 12 12 - - - -
400-409 / 420-490 Language Specific languages 17 15 2 - - -
410-419 Icelandic 29 29 - - - -
500 Natural sciences 3 3 - - - -
510 Mathematics 32 32 - - - -
520 Astronomy Chronology 3 3 - - - -
530-540 Physics Chemistry 8 8 - - - -
550-560 Earth sciences 25 25 - - - -
570-590 Biology Plants Animals 37 37 - - - -
600-609 / 620 Technology Engineering 23 23 - - - -
610 Medical sciences Medicine Pharmacology 69 68 1 - - -
630 Agriculture Commercial fishing 15 12 - - - 3
640 Home economics 51 49 1 - - 1
650 Management General management 9 7 - - - 2
660-680 Chemical engineering Manufacturing 9 9 - - - -
690 Buildings 3 3 - - - -
700-780 / 791-792 The arts 288 84 1 192 - 11
790 / 793-799 Recreational arts Sports and games 42 34 - - - 8
800-810 (-09) Literature and rhetoric 16 16 - - - -
[800] -1 Poetry 65 65 - - - -
[800] -2 Drama 1 1 - - - -
[800] -3 Fiction 385 358 27 - - -
[800] -4 -8 Other literary forms 23 22 1 - - -
819 Old Icelandic literature 5 5 - - - -
900-909 / 930-990 History 56 55 - - - 1
910 Geography Travel 36 30 1 - 5 -
920 Biography Genealogy 69 66 3 - - -
    1,765 1,456 42 192 5 70