New resources available on the Atiku portal

Atiku, the Northern and Arctic Knowledge Portal, offers the best international information resources for researching information on the North and the Arctic, divided into 3 thematic collections and 6 collections by document type. Content development is ongoing.

Here are some recent additions to the 'Studying the North', 'Archives and Primary Sources' and 'General Public' collections.

Studying the North

The 'Studying the North' series offers different perspectives on the issues and major themes of research on the North and the Arctic.

Géocultures : Méthodologies russes sur l'Arctique

We have little contact with Russian researchers in the context of research on the North and the Arctic, and even less with those who live in the cold territories of Siberia. This collective essay focuses on cultural methodologies on the Arctic in the Siberian context. Open access.

Qu'est-ce que l'imaginaire du Nord? Principes éthiques

How to define the North through the imaginary? This multilingual essay on the multidisciplinary methodology of the North and the cultural Arctic attempts to answer this question. Open access.

Archives and Primary Sources

The 'Archives and Primary Sources' collection presents web resources that disseminate archival documents (manuscripts, correspondence, maps, newspapers, photographs), but also artifacts and artwork related to the North and the Arctic.

Danish Arctic Institute digital collections

Discover four digitised collections from the same research platform of the Arktisk Institut. There are more than 175,000 photographs (fotografier), about 50 old maps (kort), more than 2,000 artifacts (kunst og genstande) and 445 audio recordings. An exceptional resource on the history of Greenland and the Arctic. Open access.

General public

The 'General public' selection includes documentary books, maps and geographical atlases, online films and websites of high quality, attractive and accessible to the general public.

Arctique, l'histoire secrète : de Pythéas à Poutine, une lutte de 2500 ans

Immerse yourself in this fascinating history of the conquest of the Arctic, from the first explorers to the present day, written by a leading expert in maritime history. Electronic format available to BAnQ subscribers.

Floating coast: An environmental history of the Bering Strait

A documentary history of the people, animals and the changing environment of the Bering Strait. The author explores the impact of the economy and the exploitation of natural resources on the ecological balance of this remote area. William Mills Award 2020. Electronic format available to BAnQ subscribers.

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