Research at Royal Danish Library

We conduct research based on the library's collections and invite collaboration with other researchers to open the collections. We are happy to talk about our results and we publish them broadly.

Open archive capsule with documents

Photo: Laura Stamer

Research is one of Royal Danish Library's core tasks. With research, we boost the library's daily work and task solution. This is especially important in relation to the compilation, registration, preservation and availability, as well as communication of the library's national collections.

Among other things, we conduct research on the development of the Danish part of the Internet, the use of maps throughout history as well as artificial intelligence for use in the preservation of cultural heritage.

When we do research based on the collections, we also make them more accessible to the country's universities and other research and knowledge institutions. It allows us to create close collaborations across the country and the various institutions.

The communication and development activities that we carry out in connection with our research also help to support the library's function as Denmark's national library.

Research committee

Our research committee coordinates and develops the library's research. If you have questions regarding the committee's work or our research, you are welcome to contact the research committee.

You are also welcome to contact us to hear more on the possibility of entering into a research collaboration with the library.

Strategy for research

In our research strategy, we describe the overall framework for research at the library as well as define specific objectives for a select number of years.

  • We want to be an attractive collaboration partner
  • We want to shine a light on the potential of the collections
  • We want to improve the public debate

You are welcome to contact us if you have any questions about the research strategy.

Forskningsprogram: Kulturarv og erindringsteknologier

I 2023-26 arbejder vi især med forskningsprogrammet "Kulturarv og erindringsteknologier". 

"Kulturarv og erindringsteknologier" tager udgangspunkt i det faktum, at den digitale udvikling har skabt både nye muligheder og nye udfordringer for de kulturarvsinstitutioner, der indsamler dansk kulturarv. 

Forskningsprogrammet vil specifikt belyse samspillet mellem de teknologiske rammer for at studere erindring og bibliotekets aktive udvælgelse af, hvad der gemmes for eftertiden. Forskergruppen vil blandt andet se på, hvilken transparens indsamlingsarbejdet og samlingsopbygningen besidder, og hvilke muligheder og konsekvenser den igangværende digitale transformation har for brugen af såvel digitalt fødte materialer, materialer med fysisk fremtrædelsesform som hybride samlinger. 

Overordnet vil programmet belyse, hvad der sker, når en kulturarvsinstitution gemmer på vegne af samfundet. Hvad betyder de materialer, vi gemmer og de metoder, vi benytter, for fremtidens muligheder for at forstå fortiden?

Du er velkommen til at kontakte os, hvis du har spørgsmål til forskningsprogrammet.
 

Forskningsudvalget

Vores interne forskningsudvalg koordinerer og udvikler bibliotekets forskning. Har du spørgsmål om udvalgets arbejde eller forskningen, er du velkommen til at kontakte forskningsudvalget.

Du er også velkommen til at henvende dig for at høre nærmere om mulighederne for at indgå i et forskningssamarbejde med biblioteket.

Der er også knyttet et rådgivende forskningsudvalg til Det Kgl. Bibliotek. De eksterne medlemmer er: 

  • Lektor Charlotte Appel, Aarhus Universitet (forperson)
  • Professor Hans Dam Christensen, Københavns Universitet
  • Professor Mads Rosendahl Thomsen, Aarhus Universitet
     

Research report

We prepare a research report every year, which describes the previous year's projects, publications and other research-related activities. The report also contains information about the research organization at the library. 

Contact us, if you want to receive a copy of the report from previous years .