• Link to reference work
• Oxford Reference Online /ORO 
  E-book database from Oxford University Press within practically all fields – you may find ebooks and results that range from short-entries, general references to more in-depth articles on specialized subjects – fx:
  • Encyclopedia of Rhetoric
    Online edition (2009) of the reference work with the same name, ed. by Thomas O. Sloane (2001).
    Comprehensive survey of the discipline - 150 entries / articles concerning debate, feminist rhetoric, speech etc.
  • Encyclopedia of Aesthetics
    2^nd ed., 2014. Contains more than 600 articles on critical thought on art, culture, and society, from classical philosophy to contemporary critical. Articles about Platon, Heidegger, postmodernism, beauty and ugliness.
• Historisches Wörterbuch der Rhetorik Online
  This reference work is the most comprehensive in the field of rhetoric. The database contains about 1300 articles and it is possible to search by subject, keyword, people, authors of articles etc. Thematic linking between the articles.
• Sourcebook on rhetoric
  Key concepts in contemporary rhetorical studies / James Jasinski, 2001.
• Silva Rhetoricae: The Forest of Rhetoric
  Online reference work of rhetoric, edited by Dr. Gideon Burton of Brigham Young University. Alphabetical entries on the right side of the page and systematic entries, as a tree structure, on the left side of the page.
• New Pauly Online
  New Pauly Online contains both Brill’s New Pauly and Der Neue Pauly. It is a reference work that covers the classical ancient history from the earliest Aegean cultures to the late antiquity (2nd millennium B.C. to about 600-800 A.D.). It contains articles about people, places, events, objects, art, literature, etc.
• Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature
  The Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature (ORE) encompasses a wide range of literary topics from all over the world, as well as topics such as cultural studies, rhetoric, poetry, drama, film, media, literary concepts, comparative literature, etc. All articles are peer-reviewed and written by literary experts. Contains literature references for further reading.
• Lex.dk
  Danish national, comprehensive general encyclopda and website for communication of research results to the public. Includes many articles concerning specific Danish matters (in Danish).
• Medie- og Kommunikationsleksikon
  Digitized descriptions of central concepts in media theory and communication (in Danish).

• Communication & Mass Media Complete - CMMC
  The database consists of two joined bibliographies: CommSearch and Mass Media Articles Index. It also includes a number of full-text journals within the subject of communication and mass media. CMMC is directed at communication and media researchers within all subjects. At the moment, about 600 journals are being indexed. Access is granted to the full text of about half of those. There are about 30 journals specifically about rhetoric. 1915-.
• Bibliotek.dk
  National bibliography of all publications in Denmark dating back to 1841. Also contains catalogues of all Danish libraries (public and academic libraries).
• Research Portal Denmark
  Entry to search for Danish published research, i.a. articles, books, theses, conference contributions, book chapters and reports. The coverage report utilizes data from Danish research institutions but also from other higher educational establishments, sector research institutions, research councils etc. From 2011-.  Search results can be sorted by scientific level. The database is continuously updated and is the best covering collection of Danish research on all subjects.
• MLA International Bibliography
  References to articles and books in comparative literature and linguistics. MLA is one of the leading international bibliographies. More than 80 journals about rhetoric and argumentation are being indexed in MLA.
• ProQuest
  Collection of bibliographies that covers a variety of subjects within the scope of humanities, social studies, science, and medicine. It is possible to search across all of these – or to limit the search to e.g. ‘Arts’ or ‘Social sciences’.

• Article search (Bibliotek.dk)
  This Danish article database is a part of bibliotek.dk. Article search brings references to articles and reviews mainly from Danish publications and newspapers from 1945- (reviews from 1990-) There is only full-text access to articles from e-publications.
• Project Muse
  Journal database with full-text access to high quality journals within the humanities and social science. The database provides access to the most recent issues and often back issues as well.
• Scopus
  This is the largest database of abstracts and citations from peer-reviewed literature, covering scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings. It covers a large number of international journals within the social and natural sciences, but is also relevant for studies in the humanities and therefor in information- and media studies. Many of the articles are provided in full text. All abstracts and keywords are in English, regardless of the original language of the article. The entries contain references and citations. Dating from 1966 and forward.
• JSTOR
  Journal database with full-text access to the leading academic journals within all subject areas.
  NB! It is usually not possible to gain access to the most recent five volumes, but it is possible to access publications before that.
• Web of Science
  Multidisciplinary database of high academic quality.
  • Social Sciences Citation Index and/or
  • Arts & Humanities Citation Index
    on the bottom of the front page under “More settings”

• Loeb Classical Library
  The database gives access to the classical literature in Greek and Latin. The texts are printed in the original language and offers a parallel English translation.
• The Cambridge Companions Online The Cambridge Collections Online contains several works on rhetoric, but can also be used as a reference work when searching the entire collection. For example, limit to ‘Classical Studies’ under ‘Browse Subject’.
• Oxford Scholarship-online
  Oxford Scholarship Online provides access to thousands of books from scholarly list of Oxford University Press from 1965 today.  With literature references – which link to search in the library system via 'Find in my library'.
• Project Gutenberg
  International text archive that provides free access to a large number of e-books that are in the public domain. The archive covers many subject areas and contains a number of reference works and handbooks. The archive is not based on scientific text-critical editions; errors and omissions may therefore occur.

• Infomedia
  InfoMedia is a large newspaper database with full-text access to a number of Danish newspapers, nationwide as well as local weekly newspapers, newsletters and magazines. The articles date back to around 1990.
  NB! Infomedia's material may not be downloaded, printed, stored, redistributed outside of Infomedia's systems or harvested via machine procedures or software.
• Mediestream
  Available in English. Mediestream provides radio- and TV-programs from selected Danish channels since December 2005.
  Mediestream is continuously updated with the most recent radio and TV, however with a delay of about two weeks. Broadcasts sent before December 2005 can be found on DVD through the library.
  You can get extended access to the content by using the computer at AU Library, Kasernen and at some of the other Royal Danish Libraries.
• Kulturmonitor
  Kulturmonitor is a digital news media which covers the news, the debates and the analyses within the area of film, performing arts, art, music, literature and cultural politics. Published by Monitormedier A/S.
• Altinget
  Online newspaper regarding Danish politics – news, backgrounds, analyses, and portraits. Also includes polls, press announcements, and other news from the Danish Parliament.

Nordic newspapers

• Retriever
  Articles from Norwegian and Swedish nationwide, regional and local newspapers, trade journals, magazines, websites, etc.
• Tímarit
  Database with access to digitized newspapers and periodicals from the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland.

Internationale media

• Factiva
  Access to global news from an extensive number of newspapers, newsletters, websites, company reports, etc.
  NB! Data mining, text mining or use of the trend analysis function is not permitted.

AI search tools

• Elicit
  Ask an academic question in ‘Quick search’ and get an answer based on selected sources from the open archive Semantic Scholar. The answer is supplemented by a table with key points from the sources. Requires a free user profile.
• Perplexity
  Ask an academic question and get an answer based on selected sources. Choose ‘Academic’ and search within academic sources from the open archive Semantic Scholar and the PubMed database. Create a free user profile to make ‘Pro’ or ’Deep Research’ searches.
• Ask.orkg.org
  Ask an academic question and get an answer based on selected sources from the open archive Core. The answer is supplemented by a table with key points from the sources.
• Inciteful
  Enter an article title or DOI and get a network of articles that share citations with the entered article. The citation network is based on content from the open archives OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Crossref, and OpenCitations.
• ResearchRabbit
  Enter one or more articles or DOIs and get a network of articles that share citations with the entered articles. The citation network is based on content from open archives such as OpenAlex and Semantic Scholar. Requires a free user profile.

Open archives

Open, scientific archives contain titles, abstracts, and sometimes the full text of a large number of articles, working papers, etc. The content in the open archives is not selected in the same way as in established scientific databases, so reflect critically on your search results. You can search the open archives either via an AI search tool or directly in the archive.

• OpenAlex
  Retrieves data from sources such as PubMed, arXiv, DOAJ, Unpaywall, Zenodo, and ORCID. 
• Semantic Scholar
  Retrieves data from sources such as PubMed, arXiv, and publishers like Sage, Springer, Wiley, and Taylor & Francis.
• Lens
  Retrieves data from sources such as PubMed, OpenAlex, Crossref, and Unpaywall.
• Core
  Collects metadata and, in many cases, the full text of scientific articles.
• Crossref
  Collaborates with a wide range of publishers and institutions to provide open metadata, e.g., on articles, books, preprints, datasets, etc.

• American Rhetoric
  Online Speech Bank
• Danske Taler
  Documentation centre for Danish oratory

• The Big Rhetorical Podcast (amerikansk)
  Hosted by Charles Woods professor, East Carolina University.
• Rhetoricity (amerikansk)
  Rhetoricity is a quasi-academic podcast that draws on rhetoric, theory, weird sound effects, and the insights of a lot of other people. Hosted by  Eric Detweiler, Department of English / Middle Tennessee State University.
• Rhetorical Leadership (norsk - engelsksproget)
  Hosted by David Erland Isaksen, USN University of South-Eastern Norway
• Mere Rhetoric (amerikansk)
  A podcast for beginners and insiders about all that have defined the history of rhetoric. Hosted by Mary Hendengren, Ph.D., University of Houston.

• Retorisk Arena 
  Popular science platform for rhetoric and communication.